Online retailer Amazon has long been working on taking shipping into its own hands so that the company can end its dependence on third party shipping companies such as UPS. The latest rumored shipping venture […]
Month: December 2015
Caffeine Could Give Boost To Athletic Endurance
A review study from the University of Georgia has shown that caffeine from coffee could help to improve athletic endurance. The study focused on more than 600 scholarly articles, screening for those that exclusively focused […]
EFF Demanding Free Speech Be Upheld In Posting 3D Files Online
In a recent court argument, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) said that the government should not mandate that Americans go through an export licensing scheme before posting and sharing 3D printer design files on the […]
CISA Just Passed, Heralded As Second Patriot Act
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) has been passed into law by President Barack Obama, and many security experts are calling it the second coming of the Patriot Act. The act includes provisions that essentially […]
Facebook Post Reveals Secret U.S. Mission In Libya
Pictures posted on Facebook by the Libyan Air Force have revealed that the United States is conducting a secret commando mission to Libya. The Libyan Air Force stated that 20 United States soldiers arrived at […]
Turing Pharmaceuticals Canning Martin Shkreli As CEO
Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli has resigned from his position, putting an end to his troubled tenure as head of the company. The news comes after Shkreli was arrested on Thursday for his corrupt practices […]
Apple Pay Taking On Chinese Giants Alibaba And Tencent
Apple has announced that it is planning to launch its payment service in China, possibly as early as sometime next year. The move will put Apple in competition with Chinese companies Alibaba and Tencent. Apple […]
This Year, Congress Gave The Gift Of Tax Extensions
A tax bill from the United States Congress that is expected to be passed just in time for the holidays contains several permanent extensions of various tax benefits that have long been only temporary. The […]
Black Box Of Russian Plane Shot Down By Turkey Is Too Damaged To Retrieve Info
According to Russian investigators, the memory card in the flight recorder of the Russian fighter jet that was shot down by Turkey near the Syrian border last month has been damaged. The “black box” of […]
AT&T, Comcast And T-Mobile Facing FCC Free Data Questioning
U.S. provider giants AT&T Inc., T-Mobile US Inc., and Comcast Corp are under fire from regulators over dangling free data for viewing Web videos carrots in front of customers. The regulators say the offers raise […]
Someone Is Gunning For The Head Of The IMF
A French court has demanded that International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Christine Lagarde face trial for her reported role in a scandal involving famous financier Bernard Tapie. The scandal dates back to Lagarde’s time as […]
China Looking For More Free-Trade Pacts To Counter U.S. TPP
In an effort to compete with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), China has been working to reach free trade agreement (FTA) deals with more countries, particularly its neighbors. In guidelines that were released on Thursday, China […]
Trump, Putin Bromance Continues To Blossom
While most American’s would shy away from praise handed out by Russian leaders, controversial U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is lapping up the praise he received from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Yesterday Putin described […]
‘Excessively Thin’ Models Just Banned In France
The French Parliament has adopted a new bill that will forbid the use of fashion models who have been determined to be “excessively thin”. The law will require that models obtain a certificate from a […]
Driverless Cars Are Getting Into Accidents Over This Unexpected Flaw
Driverless vehicles, which haven’t even hit the market yet, have managed to rack up a crash rate that is double than that of human drivers. This has led many people to question the safety of […]
Glencore Receives Investment Score One Level Above ‘Junk’
Moody’s Investor Service has cut the credit rating of commodities trading giant Glencore to the lowest investment grade possible. The credit rating for Glencore is now just one notch above junk status. Moody’s has said […]
Google Spent More Than Any Other Corporation On Political Lobbying In 2014
Fears are growing that Google is buying increasing influence among U.S. politicians and political groups, following revelations that the internet giant made political donations to 162 congressmen in the latest election cycle. Documents obtained by […]
Genetically Modified Salmon Coming To A Store Near You
An “all-encompassing” federal spending bill was unveiled this week on Capitol Hill, and tucked away in the legislation includes a few small provisions that may have a big impact on the food industry. Essentially, federal […]
Dollar Shave Club In Hot Water Over Gillette Patent Infringement
Online razor supplier The Dollar Shave Club is being sued by Gillette in federal court for alleged patent infringement. The lawsuit was filed on Thursday in the United States District Court in Delaware. Gillette is […]
China’s Air Is So Polluted People Are Importing ‘Mountain Air’
With air pollution in China reaching disastrous levels, many Chinese have turned to a new breathing source in bottled air. A company from Edmonton is selling canned “Rocky Mountain Air” that is largely being exported […]
Judge Smacks Down Uber’s Attempt To Force Employees To Agree Not To Sue
A federal judge has prevented Uber from imposing a new contract on its drivers. According to United States District Judge of San Francisco Edward Chen, the new contract was written in a way that made […]
Hillary Isn’t The Only Official Who Uses Personal Email For Government Work
It turns out that Hillary Clinton isn’t the only federal official to have used a personal email address for government business. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has apparently made use of a personal email account […]
Google Bankrolling Politicians To Lobby On Its Behalf
According to an investigative report by the U.K. newspaper, the Guardian, Google has been bankrolling United States politicians to lobby on its behalf to nudge members of the European Parliament (MEPs) into looking favorably upon […]
Tap Water In This City Turned Bright Green After Chemical Factory Spill
Reports stating that green colored water flowing from taps in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin is safe are being questioned by environmentalists. A deadly chemical disaster took place in the city over the summer. […]
The Market Chose To Ignore Something In Yesterday’s Fed Announcement
As was widely expected, the United States Federal Reserve (the Fed) raised interest rates on Wednesday – thereby ending a seven-year period during which government intervention held the benchmark federal-funds rate near zero. The Fed […]
This Internet Data Map Tracks NSA Spying Vulnerabilities
A mapping tool that shows how internet data is transported has been developed by researchers at the University of Toronto. The map also shows that the National Security Agency uses just a small number of […]
Privacy Protections Stripped From CISA Bill
The strongly-disliked Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) will most probably become law this week – with language “worse” than originally feared. The legislation was passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, but […]
Banks Warming Up To Online Lending Upstarts
It appears that big banks are finally starting to warm up to online lending upstarts. The aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis resulted in big banks being very hesitant to take risks on high-tech lenders, […]
Putin And Trump Would Be Cozy Bedfellows
Controversial Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump has received an endorsement from the person many in the U.S. and the free world see as the biggest threat to world and political stability – Russia’s leader […]
Gun Supplier In San Bernardino Shooting To Face Charges
The man who investigators believe supplied firearms to the married couple who committed the recent mass shooting in San Bernardino, CA will soon face federal charges. Enrique Marquez, who is a friend of the couple […]