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Dr. Paulo Viana of Viana Dental on How Dentistry has Changed in the Last 20 Years

Mar 09, 2021 07:46 am UTC| Business

Dentistry has come a long way from what it used to be. In just one century, it has changed drastically, especially within the last 20 years with the introduction of new technology. To show you how the dental industry...

4 Ways Business Leaders Can Work Smarter & Not Harder

Mar 09, 2021 07:43 am UTC| Business

Running a business is, admittedly, a lot of work under the best of circumstances. Yet, while business leaders certainly have to work hard to achieve success, they can also utilize certain techniques to improve business...

What are the Call Center Trends For 2021?

Mar 09, 2021 07:42 am UTC| Business

The call centres using VoIP technology are expanding quite rapidly, as businesses are going through a digital transformation. This year, new trends are entering the market as AI takes more place and customers are at the...

EZ Lynk sued by U.S. government for manufacturing and selling emissions defeat device

Mar 09, 2021 06:29 am UTC| Business

EZ Lynk has been sued by the US government due to the companys sale of defeat devices that allowed owners to deactivate their vehicles computerized emission controls. According to the filing, disabling the said function is...

Panasonic acquiring software firm Blue Yonder for $6.5 billion

Mar 09, 2021 06:17 am UTC| Business

Panasonic Corp is buying Blue Yonder, an American software, and consultancy company, for $6.5 billion or 700 billion. It was said that this would be the Japanese electronics companys biggest purchase since 2011. The...

Online Business Ideas for a Post COVID19 World in 2021

Mar 09, 2021 04:58 am UTC| Business

Being amidst a global pandemic heavily affected most businesses and industries throughout 2020. Large numbers of people lost their jobs as companies were forced to downsize, and many small business owners had to face a...

How to Know If You Have a Medical Malpractice Case

Mar 09, 2021 04:43 am UTC| Business

Over the past several years, medical malpractice has risen to become one of the major causes of mortality in the United States. This is quite unfortunate, given that medical practitioners are the experts who are supposed...

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Economy

Gold Prices Rise in Asian Trade Amid U.S.-Iran Tensions, Weekly Losses Loom

Gold prices moved higher in Asian trading on Friday, extending gains for a third consecutive session as investors reacted to escalating U.S.-Iran tensions and positioned themselves ahead of key U.S. inflation data. Despite...

Oil Prices Climb Amid U.S.-Iran Tensions and Declining Global Crude Supplies

Oil prices moved higher on Friday as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran heightened fears of potential supply disruptions in global energy markets. Investors reacted after Washington warned that Tehran...

Dollar Posts Strongest Weekly Gain Since October on Hawkish Fed and U.S.-Iran Tensions

The U.S. dollar is on track to record its strongest weekly performance since October, supported by upbeat economic data, a hawkish Federal Reserve outlook, and rising geopolitical tensions between the United States and...

Indonesia–U.S. Reciprocal Trade Agreement Signals New Era of Economic Partnership

Indonesia and the United States have officially signed a reciprocal trade agreement, marking a significant step forward in strengthening bilateral economic ties. The Indonesian Ministry of Economic Affairs confirmed that...

Kim Jong Un Claims Economic Recovery as North Korea Opens Ninth Party Congress

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared that the country has overcome recession and achieved major economic goals over the past five years as he opened the Ninth Party Congress, according to state media KCNA. The...

Politics

Pedro Sanchez Challenges U.S. Policy as Spain Navigates Tensions with Trump Administration

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has adopted an increasingly defiant stance toward U.S. policy, a move that resonates with many Spanish voters but risks straining SpainU.S. relations. As one of Europes few prominent...

Yoon Suk Yeol Apologizes After Life Sentence for Martial Law Decree in South Korea

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has issued a public apology following his life sentence for orchestrating what a Seoul court described as an insurrection linked to his brief declaration of martial law in...

Trump Proposes Ban on Large Investors Buying Single-Family Homes

The White House has formally outlined President Donald Trumps proposal to restrict large-scale real estate investors from purchasing additional single-family homes, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. In a...

Trump Orders Release of UFO and UAP Government Files on Alien Life

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will instruct Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other relevant federal agencies to begin identifying and releasing classified government files related to alien life,...

Alberta Referendum on Immigration Sparks Debate Over Provincial Control and Population Growth

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced a province-wide referendum this fall that will ask residents whether the provincial government should limit the number of new international students, temporary foreign workers,...

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

Alibaba, Baidu, BYD Shares Slide After Pentagon Military List Update

Alibaba Group, Baidu, and electric vehicle giant BYD saw their Hong Kong-listed shares fall sharply on Friday after the companies were briefly included on a U.S. Pentagon list of firms allegedly linked to the Chinese...

Nvidia Nears $30 Billion Investment in OpenAI, Replacing Previous $100 Billion AI Partnership

Nvidia is reportedly close to finalizing a $30 billion investment in OpenAI, marking a major shift in the companies artificial intelligence partnership. According to a Financial Times report published Thursday, the new...

Meta Platforms Cuts Equity Awards Again Amid Massive AI Investment Push

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) has reduced equity-based compensation for most employees for the second consecutive year, according to a report by the Financial Times. The tech giant has trimmed its annual stock option...

Bill Gates Pulls Out of India’s AI Impact Summit Amid Controversy and Event Mismanagement

Bill Gates withdrew from Indias AI Impact Summit just hours before his scheduled keynote address, dealing a major setback to the high-profile artificial intelligence event in New Delhi. The Gates Foundation confirmed that...

OpenAI Nears $100 Billion Funding Round at $850 Billion Valuation: Bloomberg Report

OpenAI is reportedly close to completing the first phase of a massive new funding round expected to raise more than $100 billion, according to a Bloomberg report citing sources familiar with the matter. The deal could push...