In a new development in the increasingly competitive digital personal assistant industry, Cyanogen Inc., creator of the Cyanogen operating system or Cyanogen OS, wants to increase the presence of Microsoft’s digital personal assistant, Cortana. In […]
Day: September 14, 2015
An Epidemic Of Children Drinking Hand Sanitizer Is Sweeping The Nation And Parents Don’t Have Easy Answers
In a growing trend across the United States, parents, teachers and doctors are witnessing more and more children becoming drunk after ingesting just a few squirts of regular, over-the-counter hand sanitizer. In 2012, reports surfaced […]
Russia Rules Google Is Violating Antitrust Laws
The Russian Commission of Antitrust has ruled that Google has violated Russian antitrust law and recommended that Google “end [the] abuse of its dominant market position”, in what appears to be yet another instance of […]
Daring Prison Raid Sees 350 Afghan Inmates Freed By Taliban Commandos
Taliban insurgents daringly stormed a jail in Afghanistan killing several guards and freeing over 350 prisoners in a special forces-like raid. While ISIS continues to gain more ground in Northern Iraq and Al Qaeda makes […]
Apple Announces Record Iphone Shipments Yet Sales Slowdown May Be The Untold Story
In what has come to be a familiar pattern, Apple has announced that its first weekend of iPhone 6s model sales are off to the strongest start in iPhone history. Specifically, the company stated that […]
‘Snow Drought’ Results In California’s Mountain Peaks Having Lowest Snow Levels In 500 Years
California is facing major trouble and while its climate related it isn’t just wildfires. The snow from the Sierra Nevada Mountains is quickly disappearing. The state is dependent upon this snow for water, as more […]
Airbus Is Setting Up Shop In Alabama And Arch Rival Boeing Is Getting Nervous
In what aviation experts are calling an aggressive and calculated move, Airbus has announced plans to take on rival Boeing head to head by opening up a plant on the American company’s home turf. Fabrice […]
Phone Calls Home Led To First UK Drone Assassination Targeting ISIS
Phone calls by two British ISIS jihadists were enough to give away their location to intelligence sources, resulting in their assassination by drone. The British Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ) was able to locate the Jihadists […]
Raging California Wildfires Just Burned 180 Homes To The Ground Over The Weekend
Two of California’s largest fires ripped through the state’s northern towns completely destroying over 180 homes over the weekend. Highways lined with buildings, cars and telephone poles were left burnt to ashes in a raging […]
Denmark Says “Simply No Reason” To Take In Any Syrian Refugees
Denmark is standing firm on its anti refugee stance despite pressure from the European Union (EU) to take some of the thousands of asylum seekers that have been pouring into Europe over recent weeks. Inger […]
Scandal Plagued Deutsche Bank Closing Its Russian Operations
In its first move to reduce its global presence, Deutsche Bank has decided to close its Russian operations, with the exception of transaction banking services. Deutsche Bank recently announced its plan to transition from a […]
Political Chaos Sees Australia With Fifth Prime Minister In Five Years
Australia has a new Prime Minister following a dramatic and somewhat ironic leadership ballot today. Malcolm Turnbull has become the country’s 29th prime minister after he beat out controversial current Prime Minister Tony Abbott in […]
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Found To Significantly Lower The Risk Of Breast Cancer
It is generally well known that eating according to the principles of the Mediterranean Diet is a healthy life choice. Now there is evidence to show that eating a Mediterranean Diet supplemented with extra virgin […]
Google Hires Former Hyundai CEO To Lead Global Push Into Self Driving Cars
Advertising behemoth Google is continuing to show all the signs of a massive push into self-driving vehicles. The latest indication of just how large this project has become, the company has announced that it hired […]
Pressure Mounts On Assad’s Syrian Regime Amid Conflicting Signals Of Russian Intentions
Syrian president Bashar Assad is continuing to face mounting pressure to resign from office. This time it appears that the United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Syrian rebels have been talking about ideas for removing […]
Iranian President Takes To Twitter Offering Surprising Best Wishes To Israeli People
In a surprising gesture and rare display of humanity Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took to Twitter on Monday in order to send a New Year greeting to Jewish people, saying that he hopes they all […]
Japanese Volcanic Eruption Puts On Awe Inspiring Show While Causing Little Damage
Japan’s Mount Aso volcano, on the island of Kyushu, spontaneously erupted on Monday spewing a thick plume of black smoke two kilometers into the sky. According to reports inside the country the amazing spectacle did […]
Germany Reinstates Border Controls With Austria As Migrants Continue To Pour Into The Country
Germany is showing increased signs of losing its patience with migrants as it reinstated border controls with Austria in order to limit the number of refugees that enter the country. The move is in response […]
Google’s Secret Plan To Dominate Online Ads Is About Making The Web Radically Faster
Google is hard at work on a way to drop the current load time for websites from seconds down to milliseconds, according to a recent reports. Those few seconds can mean the difference between losing […]
Language Scholar Finds The ‘F-Word’ To Be Some 200 Years Older Than Previously Thought
Recently uncovered documents suggest that the “f-word” was first used all the way back to 1310. An English historian has found the earliest recorded usage of the curse word in the English language, found hidden […]
Scientists Discover That The Way You Walk Hints At How You’re Feeling
Researchers have discovered that by carefully analyzing the way a person walks that can give an accurate assessment of their emotional state. The study which unearthed the findings followed 59 people from the University of […]
Former Nazi Concentration Camp In Germany Is Now Housing Migrants
The infamous former Nazi Concentration Camp Buchenwald is being used to accommodate refugees seeking asylum in Germany according to media reports. The reports say 21 men are living in the barracks at the former death […]