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If AI Is Already Writing Code, Will Programmers Lose Their Jobs?

Sep 11, 2018 15:24 pm UTC| Business

Artificial intelligence is coming to take peoples jobs. According to one Oxford study 47% of all jobs in the USA is likely to be automated by 2030. Even programmers the people who actually build intelligent algorithms ...

What Nestlé's attempt to trademark the shape of a KitKat teaches us about design

Sep 10, 2018 13:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

For many people there is something irresistible about chocolate. But in the hungry rush to make it part of our bodies there is a missed opportunity to meditate on the different gestural experiences chocolate affords. We...

Why Unsecured Loans are Perfect for Smaller Businesses

Sep 09, 2018 23:39 pm UTC| Business

One of the many struggles of opening a small business is securing capital. Most entrepreneurs with small enterprises rely on bootstrapping to get the business up and running. In some instances, they request personal loans...

Interview with Peter Krumins, CEO of Browserling

Sep 09, 2018 23:34 pm UTC| Business

Today, were talking with Peter a blogger, author of Perl One-Liners and other One-Liner books, open-source developer, and co-founder and CEO of Browserling. Hello Peter. Its great to have you with us. Can you give us a...

We've crunched the numbers in McDonald's Monopoly challenge to find your chance of winning

Sep 09, 2018 20:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

McDonalds Monopoly competition is back this month offering a chance to win expensive prizes, all for the price of a Big Mac. Given you could become tens of thousands of dollars richer by simply going on a Maccas run,...

Google hits 20 but will struggle to become a trillion dollar company like Apple

Sep 06, 2018 00:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

Memory often plays strange tricks, embellishing past facts while ignoring the unpleasant details that were then so vivid. As George Orwell observed: One way of feeling infallible is not to keep a diary. As Google marks...

When Should You Opt For Loan Against Life Insurance?

Sep 05, 2018 23:59 pm UTC| Business

Most people usually get confused regarding what is meant by a loan against life insurance. When people are facing some short-term financial crisis, they usually consider Personal loans in order to get through the...

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Economy

Gold Prices Slip as Stronger Dollar, Fed Rate Outlook Weigh on Bullion

Gold prices edged lower on Thursday as a stronger U.S. dollar and renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment. Rising concerns that higher energy prices could keep inflation elevated and...

Asian Stocks Slip as Iran Tensions, Samsung Weakness and Fed Caution Weigh on Markets

Asian stock markets mostly declined on Thursday as renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, higher oil prices and cautious signals from the U.S. Federal Reserve weakened investor sentiment. Concerns over Samsung...

Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Climbs to 3,811 as Government Seeks Sanctions Relief

Venezuelas devastating twin earthquakes have claimed at least 3,811 lives, according to updated figures released Wednesday by National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez. Authorities said the June 24 earthquakes also left...

China Inflation Cools in June as Producer Prices Hit Four-Year High

Chinas consumer inflation slowed in June while producer prices climbed at their fastest annual pace in four years, highlighting uneven inflation trends and reinforcing expectations that policymakers may introduce further...

Oil Prices Rise as U.S.-Iran Conflict Fuels Strait of Hormuz Supply Fears

Oil prices extended their rally on Thursday as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran heightened concerns over potential disruptions to Middle East crude supplies, with renewed security risks in the Strait...

Politics

Houston ICE Shooting Sparks Protests, Demands for Independent Investigation

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Houston on Wednesday to protest the fatal shooting of a Mexican national by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, intensifying concerns over the Trump...

US Reaffirms Support for Tibetan Rights After Self-Immolation Near UN

The United States has reaffirmed its support for the Tibetan peoples human rights and cultural identity following the death of a Tibetan man who set himself on fire near the United Nations headquarters in New York,...

Trump Approves Patriot Missile License for Ukraine, Boosting Air Defense Efforts

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States will grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors, marking a significant shift in U.S. support for Kyiv and strengthening the...

Russia Strikes Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles as Ukraine Seeks More Air Defense Support

Russia launched a fresh wave of ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones against Kyiv on Wednesday, killing at least three people and injuring 13 others, as Ukraine continues to struggle with a shortage of U.S.-made air...

Trump Moves to Remove Syria From U.S. Terrorism List, Paving Way for Investment

President Donald Trump announced that he has decided to remove Syria from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, marking a major step toward restoring the countrys economic ties and encouraging foreign investment...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Bain Capital Exits Kioxia After AI-Fueled Valuation Surge

Bain Capital has fully exited its investment in Japanese flash memory manufacturer Kioxia, marking the end of a highly profitable private equity deal driven by the rapid expansion of the artificial intelligence (AI)...

SK Hynix’s $28 Billion U.S. Share Sale Draws Massive Demand Amid AI Chip Boom

SK Hynixs planned $28 billion U.S. share sale attracted demand worth more than seven times the number of shares available, highlighting strong investor confidence in the South Korean memory chip maker and the rapidly...

Zhipu AI Raises HK$31.37 Billion in Discounted Share Sale to Accelerate AI Growth

Chinese artificial intelligence company Zhipu AI, listed in Hong Kong as Knowledge Atlas Tech Joint Stock (HK:2513), has raised approximately HK$31.37 billion (US$4 billion) through a discounted share sale, strengthening...

Nvidia Invests $500M in Firmus Technologies Ahead of Planned ASX IPO

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has agreed to invest approximately A$720 million (US$500 million) in Australian cloud infrastructure startup Firmus Technologies, becoming the largest participant in the companys planned A$2 billion...

SK Hynix’s $28B U.S. IPO Draws Strong Demand as AI Chip Boom Fuels Investor Interest

SK Hynix Inc. is seeing overwhelming investor interest in its planned $28 billion U.S. listing, with demand reportedly exceeding the number of shares available by several times, according to a Bloomberg News report on...