Google is trying to eliminate public fears about its Android Auto platform after a magazine stated that it was an invasion of privacy. The automotive magazine Motor Trend recently published an article that stated that […]
Day: October 7, 2015
Americans Drinking More Sophisticated And Healthier Options
The drinking trends of Americans seem to include both drinking healthier choices as well as drinking those that taste like deserts. And some trends fall somewhere in the middle. America is continuing its war on […]
One Woman Works To Ensure That Other Planets Remain Clean
Dr. Catharine A. Conley works for NASA as a planetary protection officer. In others words, her job is to keep planets, particularly Mars, clean. With all the human activity that is starting to take place […]
University of Cincinnati Hosts One Of The Largest Collegiate E-Sports Tournaments Ever
Over the weekend, the University of Cincinnati hosted a two-day gamer tournament which ended up being one of the largest collegiate e-sports events ever. College teams from around the country gathered in UC’s basketball arena […]
Clinton’s String Of Appearances On NBC Denied As An Orchestrated Effort
During a 72 hour period that started on Saturday evening, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made four appearances on NBC and NBC-related properties. The Democratic front-runner appeared during “Saturday Night Live,” “Politics Nation with Al Sharpton”, […]
Doctors Without Borders Demanding An Investigation Into Its Bombed Hospital
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), which is commonly known in the United States as “Doctors Without Borders”, wants an investigation to be conducted on the deadly bombing of its hospital located in Kunduz, Afghanistan by the […]
China’s Use Of Surveillance Cameras Prompts Concerns For Spying On US
The Chinese capital of Beijing has been completely covered by surveillance cameras to watch over the city during the Chinese National Day holidays, which run from October 1st through October 7th. Citizens will be happy […]
Chinese Fisherman Catches Rare Taisui Organism Purported To Grant Longevity
A Chinese villager recently caught a strange-looking and mysterious creature during a routine fishing trip at the Tuo River in Sichuan province. The organism is believed to be “tasui,” a type of fungus that is […]
Climate Change Is Causing Butterflies To Shrink And It Could Prove Disastrous
In Greenland, butterflies are shrinking because of the effects of climate. Researchers are very concerned about the trend, as it could severely harm the well-being of the butterflies in the future. According to researchers, species […]
Israel Joins Google’s Lunar X Prize Competition
Israel is the latest entry in the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize (GLXP) contest, bringing the number of teams to 16. Each team is vying to be the first privately funded team to successfully […]
Company Planning On Spending $1 Billion In Creating A Town That No One Will Live In
Telecommunications and tech firm, Pegasus Global Holdings, is planning to build a full-scale American town in the New Mexico desert that can house 35,000 people. Except – no one will ever live there. The 15-square […]
JFK Airport Creating Its Own Farm To The Delight Of Commuters
JetBlue Airways, which knows all about transporting people from the city to the country and vice versa, is now embarking on a project which will quite literally bring a little bit of the country to […]
African Countries Using Insurance To Deal With Natural Disaster
African countries are trying to figure out ways to better handle natural disasters, and they may have found a solution in insurance policies, which can change the way that they prepare for events of nature. […]
United States And Pakistan May Reach Civil Nuclear Deal
According to a report published by the Washington Post, the United States and Pakistan are quietly negotiating an agreement which may result in a civil nuclear deal between the two countries. David Ignatius, an opinion […]
Dirty Volkswagen Vehicles Set To Be Recalled In January
The 11 million vehicles affected in the recent emissions scandal by Volkswagen will start being recalled in January. The news comes after Volkswagen admitted to using cheating devices in order to trick regulators in the […]
New York Prison Inmates Are Champions Of Words And Reasoning
Over the last two years, a debate team made up of New York prison inmates has outsmart some of best debating teams in New England. Now they have proven they are world class, having defeated […]
Sex Scandal Rocks Stanford’s Graduate School Of Business
The scandal seems like a business management case study that would be taught at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business (GSB). However, the drama GSB now faces is real and played out by the school’s dean, […]
Banks Heavily Affected By Glencore’s Severe Financial Troubles
Financial firms are extremely concerned about their heavy involvement with struggling commodity trader and mining company Glencore. Banks from across the world have approximately $100 billion invested into the company, and most of its trade […]
Small Ecuadorian Town Forever Changed By Influx Of Foreigners
Vilcabamba is a small town in the mountains of southern Ecuador that has recently been attracting many tourists, much to the displeasure of local residents. The locals say that the town used to be isolated […]
ISIS Is Buying Dangerous Radioactive Material And Authorities Are Unable To Stop Them
In Eastern Europe, criminal organizations with Russian connections have been selling radioactive material to ISIS extremists. Authorities working in conjunction with the FBI have prevented four such transactions from occurring in the past five years. […]
Researchers Discover Several New Endangered Species In Himalayas
The World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) has discovered several new species in the eastern Himalayas, including a new species of monkeys. The region is becoming widely recognized by researchers for its outstanding biodiversity. Altogether, researchers have […]
Ruling Over Bank Of China In Gucci Case Aimed To Reduce Counterfeiting
It is a victory for companies who have been fighting Chinese counterfeiters for years. A New York judge has ordered that the Bank of China must hand over specific detailed information about Chinese bank accounts […]
Study Shows That Bach Is A Big Hit With Unborn Babies
You can expect sales and downloads of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Partita in A Minor for Flute Alone – BWV 1013 to dramatically increase following news of research findings of how unborn children first begin to […]
Resetting Your Old Smartphone To Factory Settings Won’t Protect You
A new study conducted by data recovery experts has found that many problems related to data storage on cell phones – and PCs – are still the same as they were 15 years ago. Despite […]
Toyota Under Investigation After Their Vehicles Appear In ISIS Propaganda Videos
U.S. officials are investigating how Islamic terror groups got their hands on a large quantity of Toyota SUVs and pick-up trucks that appear not only in TV news reports of conflict in the middle east, […]
SABMiller Rejects Latest Offer In Potential Landmark Merger Of Beer Companies
SABMiller rejected the latest proposal from Anheuser-Busch InBev. This time, the offer to purchase the company was for $100 billion. This offer represents the latest development in the ongoing saga for the world’s largest producer […]
US Defense Department To Decide If Russian Rocket Engines Can Be Used On US Spacecraft
The United States Defense Department will make an important decision in the near future which will determine whether or not a major spacecraft launching service in the United States will be allowed to continue using […]
ESPN Distancing Itself From Fantasy Sport With Show Segment Sponsorship Removal
ESPN announced last week that it would not be accepting fantasy sport advertising on some of its college sports related partnership stations and will also no longer be accepting sponsorships from the industry for show […]
Maldives Current President Abudullah Yameen Unharmed In Bomb Attack
In the aftermath of the September 28th bomb attack on Maldive President Abudullah Yameen, two security personnel have been arrested. Yameen was unhurt during the attack, which took place on his speedboat during its approach […]
New Study Shows That Arabic Is America’s Fastest Growing Language
The two fastest growing foreign languages in the United States are Arabic and Urdu. Arabic is the most popular language in the Middle East and Urdu is the native language of the Pakistanis and is […]