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Canada's real estate provider, Royal LePage, announced on Friday that American interest in Canadian real estate has surged following the U.S. Presidential Election that named Donald Trump the next president of the United States. Researchers analyzed web traffic to the Royal LePage and linked recent U.S. political events with the...

It is clear that the Internet of Things (IoT) is quickly gaining popularity and steam in the tech industry. It is evident with Amazon's announcement that their Echo and Dot product sales increased over 900% over the holidays. In addition, Microsoft and Google's decisions to implement new Internet of...

War is a business and business is apparently booming. Well, at least for global attack helicopter manufacturers. Research and Markets released a new report this week revealing that the global attack helicopter market is expected to have a compound annual growth rate of 5.21% in the next four years. Attack helicopters and gunships are...

On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Uber has agreed to pay the federal government $20 million after the ride-sharing company recruited potential drivers with "exaggerated earnings claims". The Federal Trade Commission argued that Uber overestimated the potential yearly and hourly income an Uber driver could earn in certain...

Western Union announced on Thursday that the company will $586 million to the federal government following an investigation with the United States Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission following. Western Union explained that after a previously reported investigation focusing on the company's anti-fraud program, anti-money laundering operations, and misconduct, the...

Internet connections have come a long way since the mid-1990s. High speed internet connections allow for websites to load in a matter of seconds instead of minutes. But, there are times when internet connections are less than optimal making it difficult for users to search for the latest trending...

The rise of technology has transitioned people from working in factories and farms to sitting in front of computers. In fact, recent research has shown that more and more teenagers are spending nearly their entire day in front of some sort of screen. But, new research from the University...

NASA announced on Tuesday the discovery of possible mud cracks on Mars. Researchers using NASA's Curiosity Mars rover announced that they found pieces of rock with shallow ridges that resembles dried mud that you would see on planet earth. If true, NASA reports that this will be the first observation of...

Donald Trump maybe having the best month ever. The President-elect and 2016 U.S. Presidential election winner is only a few weeks away from becoming the 45th President of the United States. But, that is not the only honor being bestowed on the next president of the free world. Scientists...

Biologically, primates are the closest relatives humans have to the animal kingdom. They play a key role in research, religions, and societies around the world. However, a new study reveals that the future of our nonhuman cousins are in jeopardy. Researchers from the National Autonomous University of New Mexico and...

In Atlanta, Georgia the temperature is a warm 73 degrees, which is over 10 degrees higher than 50 years ago. Now, new research by NASA reveals that the world is getting warmer every year. A new research report by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reveals that 2016...

Twitter has suffered several quarters of losses and a new acquisition by Google shows how not only how the Twitter corporation plans to stay alive but, how Google plans to profit off of Twitter. The day after Twitter shut down their Vine app, Twitter's developer program Fabric is going...

Earnings season is officially here and many analysts have their eye on Netflix. The streaming entertainment company published their fourth-quarter results today and the company reported continued growth. Netflix revealed that the company's global streaming revenue has grown 41% from 2015 to 2016 to over $2 billion. In addition, operating...

Airbnb's start to 2017 is getting a major boost thanks to the U.S. Presidential Inauguration. Donald Trump is only a few days away from becoming the 45th President of the United States and the leader of the free world. But, a new analysis report by Airbnb reveals that the...

The New York Times has been a leader in the news media industry for decades. But, as news transitioned from print to digital, The New York Times was at the front line of the digital revolution. As part of their examination of the digital revolution and how it impacted their...

Technology is being introduced to change the way people shop. Intel's CEO, Brian Krzanich, announced on Monday a way for companies to collect data on shoppers visiting their stores in real time. Called the Intel Responsive Retail Platform, the new program allows for companies to understand how people interact with their...

Google is still working and developing their social network platform, Google+. Google+'s product manager, Danielle Buckley, posted a blog post illustrating the new changes for the social network. The new changes include hiding low-quality conversations, improving UI/UX, and the introduction of events. Buckley explains that Google+ is focused on creating good...

YouTuber reveals how to crash any iPhone with only a text message. YouTube channel EverythingApplePro revealed a text message that features a list of characters that has the capability of freezing an iPhone. Apparently, when someone sends a white flag emoji, the number "0" and a rainbow emoji, the iOS...

A report by the Guttmacher Institute has found that the abortion rate in the United States has hit a new historic low point. Researchers explain that this drop in abortions is credited to improvements in contraceptive use but, analysts also point out that abortion restrictions may also be causing the decline...

Facebook launches their first startup program with Station F in Paris, France. While the social media company is facing an Oculus lawsuit and Facebook executives are leading a war against fake news, Facebook's COO, Sheryl Sandberg announced a new program with Station F to help data focused startups in the home of...