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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...
On Monday, Donald Trump met with China's Alibaba Group's executive chairman Jack Ma.
Following a 40 minute meeting with President-elect Donald Trump, Jack Ma revealed his plan to create one million jobs in the U.S. in the next five years. How does Ma plan on doing this? The executive chairman explained...
Facebook may start sharing advertising revenue with publishers.
Watch out YouTube, Facebook is reportedly considering testing mid-video advertisements and sharing the revenue with Facebook users. According to multiple reports, instead of playing an advertisement at the beginning or the end of the video, Facebook will release "mid-roll" ads that will...
Researchers discover the benefits of being a weekend warrior.
Published in JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday, Hannah Arem from Milken Institute of Public Health at George Washington University, discovered "weekend warriors" benefited from working out once or twice per week.
In fact, Arem and her team of researchers explained that weekend warriors...
In an effort to expand into China, McDonald's has given up their majority share in their company to a major a Chinese financial company.
Along with The Carlyle Group, Citic will be purchasing a majority stake in the fast food giant for approximately $2 billion. In fact, at the end of...
IBM and Illumina announced on Monday a new partnership to use Watson's technology to analyze and understand genomic data derived from Illumina's cancer profiling system. The goal of the partnership is to "simplify genomic data interpretation" or in other words, make it easier to understand the genes within cancer cells.
In...
As Razer's new three monitor laptop, "Project Valerie", made headlines at the CES 2017 show, the company's CEO Min-Liang Tan revealed on Facebook that two of their prototypes were stolen.
Tan explained on Facebook, "I've just been informed that two of our prototypes were stolen from our booth at CES today."
Tan added,...
It did not take long for Google spinoff Waymo to hit the ground running as the company announced plans to add an additional 100 hybrid Chrysler Pacifica’s to its autonomous fleet be the end of the month. The move follows an agreement between the two companies last.
While Google has been...
A new study by researchers at Oxford University have found going to the bar may actually be good for your health.
Published in the journal of "Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology", Oxford University scientists discovered that a few drinks at the bar may actually improve an individual's well being. Why?...
Uber announced a new website on Sunday that will share their data with the public. Called "Movement", the new tool will allow for researchers, scientists and government agencies the ability to discover patterns and analyze Uber's traffic data.
Uber explains that the company decided to share the data with the public in order...
Scientists are predicting that by 2022 two stars will collide together creating a light show.
Calvin College astronomer, Larry Molnar, is doing something no astronomer has ever done before, predicting a star collision.
Researchers explain that the star collision will create a massive explosion. The explosion will be so bright that...
Taco Bell announced their New Year's resolution and the home of the chalupa revealed their plan to provide healthier food options.
Taco Bell shared in a press release that the company is going to get rid of XL soda, remove antibiotics, preservatives and additives select items and, serve 100% cage free egg...
While smartphone users are still reeling from the release of exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7s, the Korean tech giant announces the iOS compatibility with Samsung's wearable devices.
Last year, Samsung announced that their wearable devices will become compatible with Apple's iPhone. Months later, Samsung has followed through on their promise with a...
Amazon's Alexa was so popular that sales increased by 900%. In fact, the product was so well-liked among holiday shoppers that the e-commerce giant had trouble successfully filling orders. But, new Amazon Alexa users may need to pay closer attention to their new toy.
Earlier this week, San Diego station CW6...
As Apple's iPhone continues to dominate smartphones and Google's Pixel is slowly inching into the industry, HMD Global announces their very first Nokia smartphone, Nokia 6.
HMD announced the news after securing brand licensing agreement in 2016. The company will exclusively launch the the new Nokia 6 smartphone in China....
New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that cell phones in underground subway stations will soon be able to pick up Wi-Fi and cell phone coverage.
In a press release, the NY governor revealed that cellular connectivity in the busy NYC underground subways will be working sooner than originally...
As the CES 2017 draws to a close, one of the stand-out releases at the convention comes from Razer, inc. The company released two major products including Project Valerie, a three monitor gaming laptop, and Project Ariana, a virtual reality projector.
What is Project Valerie?
Called "Project Valerie" it's a one...
While obesity is a major epidemic in America especially, among children and young adults, not too much is known about the impact of bariatric surgery on teens. However, a new study published in "The Lancet: Diabetes & Endocrinology" examined the impact of bariatric surgery on adolescents.
Dr. Thomas H. Inge,...
While the recently released movie Hidden Figures cinematically recreated the early days of NASA and space exploration, the government space program is now working on their next space mission: Lucy and Psyche.
NASA announced in a statement their plan on to explore our solar system. The first mission is called "Lucy"....
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Thursday several companies will soon be able to receive food stamps as a form of payment. One of these companies involved in the pilot program includes the online mega retailer, Amazon.
While, Amazon is working on delivering cashier less grocery stores,...
In an effort to take the rise of false news stories, Facebook has decided to hire Campbell Brown to head its newly created news division. The decision to hire Mrs. Brown, who had previously worked for NBS news and is currently a host on CNN, was announced on Friday.
The...
