Food and beverage company Pepsi is planning to release a Pepsi-branded smartphone in China. The smartphone will be called the “Pepsi P1”, and it will reportedly have price tag of $205. It is expected to […]
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General Motors Is Quietly But Aggressively Moving Into Self Driving Vehicle Market
General Motors (GM) is planning to introduce a self driving Cadillac to the market in 2016, according to the company’s CEO Mary Barra. She says the car will feature “Super Cruise” a semi-autonomous feature that […]
New Exchange Traded Fund Lets Twitter Users Pick Your Investments
There is a newly proposed exchange-traded fund that would be created out of stocks for companies that are trending heavily on social media. The ETF would use stocks for the 25 companies that make up […]
Netflix Investing In More Original Content Will Probably Mean A Price Hike For Subscribers
Netflix’s trend towards creating more original content as part of its lineup is only going to grow. On Wednesday, the company’s executives confirmed this theory. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said that the service’s original shows […]
Prominent New York Restaurant Owner To Eliminate Tipping From His Restaurants
On Wednesday, one of New York’s most prominent and famous restaurateurs announced plans to eliminate tipping in his restaurants, a move that could inspire other companies to follow suit. All of the 13 restaurants in […]
Fantasy Sports Sites Under Scrutiny By FBI And Justice Department
Unless you live under a rock, chances are that you have seen (several) commercials for the fantasy sports operators FanDuel and DraftKings. The ads feature testimonials from “real” players who happily report that they have […]
Toyota Says That It Will Produce Almost No Gasoline Powered Vehicles By 2050
By 2050, Toyota says that it will produce almost zero vehicles powered by gasoline. Instead, Toyota will manufacture hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. Interestingly, electric vehicles were not mentioned by the Japanese auto manufacturer. […]
Walmart Shares Plummet After Company Announces Low Earnings For Next Fiscal Year
Shares for Walmart experienced a huge decline in value on Wednesday, and the effect is being felt by the family owners of the massive American retailer. Walmart is controlled by four members of the Walton […]
Boeing Creates Lightest Metal Ever And Could Save Airline Companies Millions Of Dollars
Scientists at Boeing say that they have created the lightest known metal in the world. The metal, which consists of micro-lattice material, is reportedly 99.99% air. Boeing hopes that it will be able to use […]
Consumers Hanging Onto Petrol Pump Savings Instead Of Spending Them
Consumers have been pocketing instead of spending savings from lower fuel costs, which according to the U.S Commerce Department has made for a sluggish end to third quarter retail sales figures. September figures show a […]
Customers Can Now Purchase Company Stock At The Store While Shopping
Consumers will soon be able to purchase company stock at retail stores, as chains such as Kmart and Office Depot are planning to offer cards that give purchasers a small amount of stock in some […]
At Least 30 Managers Were Involved In The Recent Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
Investigators have found that at least 30 managers from Volkswagen were involved in the company’s recent emissions scandal. Volkswagen placed cheating devices into 11 million of its diesel vehicles worldwide in order to trick regulators […]
Google Works With NASA and FAA To Bring Delivery Drones Testing To The United States
Last year, Google announced its plans to get in the drone delivery game and joined the likes of Amazon in the quest to make such drones a reality. Google has been testing its Project Wing […]
This New Investment Fund Will Focus On Companies Fighting Against Cancer
One investor has launched a new equity trading fund (ETF) that focuses on investing in pharmaceutical and biotech companies that are striving to develop immunities to cancer. Biotech blogger and investor Brad Loncar is offering […]
U.S. Airline Passengers Will No Longer Be Permitted Lithium Batteries In Checked Baggage
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says that airline passengers in the U.S. will no longer be permitted to pack lithium batteries in their checked baggage. The ban follows an incident on Monday when an Alaska […]
InStyle Sets The Scene For Magazine Readers’ Virtual Reality Experience
Virtual reality has entered the lifestyle magazine market with InStyle launching what it calls its first virtual reality (VR) cover, featuring Drew Barrymore. Readers with a smartphone and VR headset will be able to access […]
Oil Companies Start To Recognize That Concern Over Global Warming Will Affect Their Bottom Lines
It is becoming more apparent that governmental policy geared towards fighting climate change is only going to get more restrictive over time. And oil companies are finally taking notice. Oil company BP recently admitted that […]
This Company Sued For Patent Infringement And Ended Up Being Fined $1.4M In Legal Fees
The top patent court in the United States has approved a fine of $1.4 million in legal fees against the Acacia Research Corporation. The court referred to the corporation as the largest publicly traded “non-practicing […]
Singapore Airline Will Offer The World’s Longest Non-Stop Flight Service Of 19 Hours
Singapore Airlines is planning to offer the world’s longest nonstop flight, as the airline will offer service from Singapore to New York City. The company has not announced when service for the flight will begin. […]
Chocolate Producers Share Key Information To Help Combat Climate Change Side Effects
One of the world’s largest chocolate companies is making some key secrets about chocolate public in order to protect the world’s supply of chocolate that is being threatened by climate change. Companies such as Mars […]
Google Announces That Street View Will Be Arriving For Virtual Reality On Google Cardboard
Google’s Street View program will soon be available as a virtual reality app for its virtual reality headset, Google Cardboard. This latest news, along with sales figures recently unveiled by Google, suggests that the budget […]
Volvo To Accept Responsibility For Any Crashes Involving Its Driverless Vehicles
In order to plan for any possible crashes involving its driverless vehicles, Volvo has announced that they will accept full liability in the event of an incident. The announcement was made by CEO of Volvo […]
Google Says Their Broadband Balloon Initiative Project Loon Is Nearly Perfect
Google says it is all systems go for its Project Loon balloon-broadband initiative and that it soon hopes to announce its first African operating partners, with India and rural US waiting in the wings. Project […]
Ferrari Is Set To Make Its IPO And Its Owners Will Become More Ridiculously Rich
The famous luxurious sports car producer Ferrari is set to make its initial public offering. Top executives of the company will become even richer than they already were, with some of them reaching billionaire status. […]
Dell To Purchase Data Storage Company EMC In Largest Tech Corporate Takeover
Major computer company Dell has agreed to purchase EMC for nearly $67 billion, in what will become the largest technology takeover of all time. With the transaction, Dell will look to use the dominance of […]
Facebook Paid A Laughable Amount Of $6,100 In Taxes In The United Kingdom
The taxes for Facebook in England are extraordinarily small, as the social networking website only had to pay a little over $6,100 to the British tax agency of HM Revenue and Customs this year. It’s […]
An Innovative New Concept Combines An Electric Vehicle With Modern Housing
A sleek new vehicle that is accompanied by a small modern house has been created at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory by the United States Department of Energy. The vehicle resembles a rugged jeep, while […]
Lyft Is Offering New Features And Driver Perks In An Effort To Beat Its Rival Uber
Ride-requesting service Lyft is offering new services and features in an effort to better appeal to consumers and attract more drivers. Lyft is the primary rival of Uber in the United States. These new services […]
Swiss Banks Disclose Their Secretive Techniques To Avoid Paying Fines
Swiss banks are starting to reveal how exactly they have been able to assist wealthy Americans in avoiding taxes thanks to a forgiveness program from the Justice Department. Such tactics used to be kept in […]
Cinemagraphs Are Becoming Creative Commodity As Stock Photography Sites Compete
Although having been around for years, cinemagraphs are quickly becoming one of the hottest commodities in the creative community, with both start-ups and established stock photo sites jumping on the wagon. Cinemagraphs are still photographs […]