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Samurai Dark Souls Game Nioh Is Coming To PC, 4K And New Helmet

Oct 05, 2017 02:36 am UTC| Technology

Fans who have been asking Koei Tecmo to bring the dark and brutal action game Nioh to the PC just got their wish. The previously PS4-exclusive title will be available on Steam on November 7th with several neat little...

New Discovery Potentially Makes Moore’s Law Obsolete

Oct 05, 2017 02:36 am UTC| Technology

Moores Law is basically the concept of transistors inevitably hitting a wall in how small they can shrink and fit into a single space. Now, a discovery might blow that limitation to smithereens thanks to a particular kind...

Crowdfunders like novelty or usefulness, not both

Oct 04, 2017 09:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

This article was co-written with Anirban Mukherjee, Assistant Professor of Marketing at Singapore Management University; and Dr. Ping Xiao of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). One of the classic stories in the...

Ikea Now Has Indoor Vertical Farm, Huge Potential For Solar Partnership

Oct 04, 2017 05:19 am UTC| Technology Science

With the worlds climate constantly becoming hotter by the year, industries such as farming are going to experience massive problems such as drought and daylight heat thats too much for plants to handle. Thats why products...

Google And Facebook Spreads Fake News Again, This Time About Las Vegas Shooting

Oct 04, 2017 05:19 am UTC| Technology

Just to prove that tech companies have yet to get a handle on this whole fake news business, both Facebook and Google were once again complicit in spreading fraudulent information from dubious sources. This time, the fake...

Judge Calls Uber/Waymo Lawyers Untrustworthy, Trial Date Moved

Oct 04, 2017 04:20 am UTC| Technology

It seems like the longer the legal battle between Google self-driving car division Waymo and Uber go on, the more annoyed the judge is getting at both legal teams. Apparently, Judge William Alsup has grown frustrated with...

Samsung’s VR Headset Proves Marvelous Competitor To Oculus Rift

Oct 04, 2017 03:45 am UTC| Technology

When it comes to high-end virtual reality products that are within reach of the mass market, the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive have proven to be the most technologically powerful. Now, Samsung is joining the fray with its...

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Economy

Russia Stocks End Flat as Energy and Retail Shares Show Mixed Performance

Russian stocks closed mixed after Saturdays trading session on the Moscow Exchange, with the benchmark MOEX Russia Index finishing unchanged at 0.00%. Despite the flat headline performance, individual stocks showed varied...

Global Markets Slide as Tech Stocks Sink, Yields Rise, and AI Concerns Deepen

Global financial markets ended Friday on a weaker note as major stock indexes declined, led by a sharp selloff in technology shares amid renewed skepticism over artificial intelligence investments. Rising U.S. Treasury...

Fed Near Neutral Signals Caution Ahead, Shifting Focus to Fixed Income in 2026

The Federal Reserves latest policy signals suggest that interest rates are now close to neutral, raising the bar for additional rate cuts in 2025 and beyond. This shift implies restraint rather than rescue from the central...

S&P 500 Slides as AI Chip Stocks Tumble, Cooling Tech Rally

U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Friday as a selloff in technology shares, led by semiconductor companies, weighed heavily on broader markets and dampened enthusiasm around the artificial intelligence trade. The...

Fed Rate Cut Signals Balance Between Inflation and Jobs, Says Mary Daly

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said she supported cutting interest rates at this weeks Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, highlighting the central banks effort to carefully balance...

Politics

Hong Kong Democratic Party Disbands After Member Vote Amid Security Crackdown

Hong Kongs last major opposition party, the Democratic Party, has voted to disband, marking a significant moment in the citys political history and underscoring the impact of Chinas national security crackdown on liberal...

Ukraine’s NATO Concession Unlikely to Shift Peace Talks, Experts Say

Ukraines recent offer to abandon its long-standing ambition to join NATO is unlikely to have a major impact on ongoing peace talks with Russia, according to several foreign policy and security experts. During discussions...

Thousands Protest in Brazil Against Efforts to Reduce Jair Bolsonaro’s Prison Sentence

Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets on Sunday in major cities to protest a controversial legislative effort aimed at reducing the prison sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters for plotting...

Zelenskiy Signals Willingness to Drop NATO Bid as Ukraine, U.S. Hold Crucial Peace Talks in Berlin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has indicated a major shift in Ukraines long-standing foreign policy by offering to drop the countrys aspirations to join NATO, as part of renewed efforts to end the war with Russia....

Belarus Frees Opposition Leaders Maria Kalesnikava and Viktar Babaryka in U.S.-Brokered Deal

Two of Belaruss most prominent opposition figures, Maria Kalesnikava and Viktar Babaryka, have spoken publicly after being released from prison following a deal brokered by the United States, saying they have no regrets...

Science

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

Technology

SpaceX Insider Share Sale Values Company Near $800 Billion Amid IPO Speculation

SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk, has reportedly authorized an insider share sale that places its valuation at approximately $800 billion, according to a Bloomberg News report published Friday. The move...

Mizuho Raises Broadcom Price Target to $450 on Surging AI Chip Demand

Mizuho Securities has raised its price target on Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO), highlighting accelerating momentum in the companys artificial intelligence business and a rapidly expanding long-term backlog. The brokerage...

Trello Outage Disrupts Users as Access Issues Hit Atlassian’s Work Management Platform

Atlassian Corps popular work management software Trello experienced a service disruption on Friday, leaving a number of users unable to access the platform. The outage was flagged by internet monitoring service...

Intel’s Testing of China-Linked Chipmaking Tools Raises U.S. National Security Concerns

Intel has tested advanced chipmaking equipment this year from ACM Research, a semiconductor toolmaker with deep operational ties to China, according to sources familiar with the matter. The move has drawn scrutiny because...

Moore Threads Stock Slides After Risk Warning Despite 600% Surge Since IPO

Moore Threads Technology Co Ltd (SS:688795), a Chinese graphics chipmaker often described as Chinas potential rival to NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), saw its share price fall sharply on Friday after the company issued a...