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The International Maritime Organization may approve a new carbon tax on shipping.
The Trump administration argues the carbon tax will harm trade and cost jobs.
Australian businessman...
Lucasfilm wants to make it clear about the future of their Star Wars movies. In a press release on Friday, Lucasfilm announced that they will not be digitally recreating Carrie Fisher image, likeness or acting performance in future Star Wars movies.
"We want to assure our fans that Lucasfilm has no plans to digitally...
Weeks after Microsoft signed a $927 million contract with the US government, the tech company announced that they will be ending their security bulletins next month. Instead, Microsoft will be using Security Updates Guide, an online database featuring security guides.
Microsoft announced last November their move towards a Security Updates...
On Friday, Sony announced that Michael Lynton the Corporate Executive Officer of the Sony Corporation and the CEO of Sony Entertainment including their music and pictures division is stepping down from the company.
So where does one of the most powerful person in the entertainment industry go next? Apparently, Lynton is...
Microsoft announced on Friday their acquisition of an artificial intelligence startup, Maluuba.
Microsoft boasts in an announcement posted on their website that Maluuba is a "deep learning research" laboratory company with technology that can understand "natural language".
Microsoft reveals in a press release that the Maluuba specializes in artificial intelligence that...
More and more companies are starting to layoff their employees. Earlier this month, Macy's announced that 10,000 people are going to lose their jobs, Pandora Music reveals that they are firing 7% of their work force, and the hardware store Lowes revealed that they will be decreasing their workforce...
Since before Facebook existed, websites have existed on the inter-webs that compiled personal information and allowing users to search through it.
Nowadays, hackers work in groups to break into websites to collect personal information such as passwords, e-mail address and security questions. But, what if I told you that a...
Consumer sentiment is at an all time high just days before Donald Trump becomes inaugurated. In addition, Amazon revealed their holiday sales were a Christmas miracle as sales for the Amazon Alexa virtual assistants increased by over 900%. Now, a new report by the National Retail Foundation reveals a...
In an effort to make it easier for YouTube content creators to share and connect with their audience, YouTube has announced a new tool called Super Chat.
What is YouTube's Super Chat feature?
According to the website, Super Chat allows for anyone watching a live-stream broadcast the ability to purchase a...
Getting an Uber has just gotten a lot easier.
Google is not only working on self-driving cars, the company is also making it easier for people to use ride-sharing services via their Maps app.
On Thursday, Google announced on their website a new ride services mode on the Google Maps app. The...
Earnings season is in full swing and one company in focus is Netflix. The online entertainment company is scheduled to present its fourth-quarter results next Wednesday and consensus expectations point to earnings of 13 cents per share. If the company is able to meet or beat expectations, then it would make...
Pandora boasts themselves as the "world's most powerful music discovery platform" but, even the most powerful platform in the world has to cut employees.
On Thursday, Pandora announced on their website that their company will be reducing the number of U.S. employees by 7% in the next few months. In...
Researchers published a study in the journal of Nature Communications revealing why alcohol intake is linked to overeating.
Earlier this week, researchers discovered that going to the local bar is actually good for a person's health. Published in the journal of “Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology”, Oxford University scientists revealed that...
Here's some more bad news for sushi fans, scientists have discovered that a tapeworm known to infect fish found in Asia is now also in the United States.
Earlier this week, researchers found nearly 50% of sushi in Los Angeles is actually mislabeled. Researchers visited 20 sushi restaurants in L.A. from...
Stanford bioengineers have invented an inexpensive blood centrifuge.
On Wednesday, Stanford bioengineers announced a 20-cent hand powered device that can centrifuge blood. The device has the capability of rotating up to 125,000 revolutions per minute and can separate blood plasma from red blood cells in 1.5 minutes, without ever needing electricity.
The...
Researchers have discovered why stress is linked to heart attacks.
Earlier this month, scientists discovered alcohol abuse was linked to heart attacks. While other researchers later found a 'local' bar had health benefits, Harvard Medical School students published a study correlating stress to heart attacks.
A myocardial infarction or heart attack, is...
On Tuesday, Wingstop announced that customers will be able to purchase wings with their Amazon Alexa device.
Launched 22 years ago, Wingstop has over 949 stores across the US, Mexico, and even the United Arab Emirates. The home of the Lemon Pepper wing restaurant revealed a new voice-activated ordering menu with...
Los Angeles sushi restaurants are mislabeling fish, well at least according to a new UCLA study.
Researchers in UCLA and Loyola Marymount University published a new study examining the genetic types of the fish served at sushi restaurants. In the study, researchers visited over 20 sushi restaurants in Los Angeles...
James Cakmak an analyst at equity research firm Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co. really likes Google parent company Alphabet. In fact, he told CNBC that he believes the company is likely to outperform other tech stocks including the much-vaunted FANG’s – i.e. Facebook, Amazon (or Apple), Netflix, and Google.
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Amazon announced on Thursday that the company plans to hire more than a 100,000 new jobs in the next year in the half. In a press release, Amazon explained that they are taking job creation seriously by creating 100,000 new full-time benefit jobs in the United States. Ultimately, the...
A new study examining the benefits of mammograms have produced startling results.
One in eight women are going to develop breast cancer in their lifetime. To combat breast cancer, research has shown that breast cancer screening traditionally prevents the advancement of the disease. It is believed that breast cancer screening would...
