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New Board Game For Future Engineers Available, Teaching Kids To Build Computers

Jun 07, 2017 07:21 am UTC| Technology

In a world full of virtual products and toys for children to play with, a crowdfunded contender enters the ring to teach children how to create mechanical computers called Turing Tumble. Involving complex puzzle solving...

‘Overwatch’ Sacrificial Lamb ‘Battleborn’ Is Free To Play, Comeback Ploy

Jun 07, 2017 07:20 am UTC| Technology

Before the world was absolutely floored by the launch of Blizzards Overwatch, it was treated to Battleborn by GearBox. This MMO FPS game basically follows the same formula as its bigger, more successful counterpart,...

US under Trump Series

Palmer Luckey Shows True Colors, Takes Up Trump Border Wall In Virtual Form

Jun 07, 2017 07:19 am UTC| Technology

Tech industry pariah Palmer Luckey was placed in a corner a few months ago for his support of then presidential candidate Donald Trump before he was finally fired from Oculus. Now that he is free of corporate suppression,...

Global Leaders Criticized President Trump’s Withdrawal From Paris Accord

Jun 06, 2017 07:52 am UTC| Technology

Although everyone knew what to expect when President Trump decided to back out of the Paris Climate Agreement, knowing that Americas standing in the world dropped several notches is still a blow to the country. World...

Startup Warms Homes With Cloud Storage And Cuts CO2 Emissions

Jun 06, 2017 07:51 am UTC| Technology

The modern world has given way to many wonders, but it has also brought about climate change via substantial CO2 emissions. One startup company wants to address these issues by using one of the biggest technological...

5NM With 30 Billion Transistors Developed By IBM

Jun 06, 2017 07:51 am UTC| Technology

Moores Law is pretty clear when it comes to the implications of limited space in the tech industry. However, there appears to be quite some time before developers hit that wall since IBM just made history with its new...

Toyota Breaks Up With Tesla, Relationship Was Going Nowhere

Jun 06, 2017 07:51 am UTC| Technology

Electric car giant Tesla and Japanese auto company Toyota have had a relationship for quite a while, but it seems thats all over now. Both companies have apparently split up and according to reports, its because the...

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Economy

US Signals Openness to New Trade Deal as Brazil Shows Willingness, Says USTR Greer

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said President Donald Trump has held several constructive discussions with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, signaling renewed momentum toward improving U.S.-Brazil...

Brazil Holds Selic Rate at 15% as Inflation Expectations Stay Elevated

Brazils central bank left its benchmark Selic rate unchanged at 15% on Wednesday, marking the fourth straight meeting without a policy shift as inflation expectations continue to exceed the official target. The monetary...

Gold Prices Hold Firm as Markets Await Fed Rate Cut; Silver Surges to Record High

Gold prices held steady during Asian trading on Wednesday, maintaining a positive tone ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserves widely anticipated interest rate cut. Both spot gold and gold futures saw mild gains, with spot...

Asian Stocks Slip Ahead of Fed Decision as China Deflation Concerns Deepen

Asian stock markets retreated on Wednesday as investors turned cautious ahead of a closely watched U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate decision. Markets across the region tracked mild overnight losses on Wall Street, where...

ADB Approves $400 Million Loan to Boost Ease of Doing Business in the Philippines

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400 million policy-based loan designed to support the Philippines push to improve its business environment and attract more foreign investment. Although the country remains...

Politics

U.S. Bombers Join Japan in Show of Force Amid Rising China-Russia Military Activity

The United States and Japan conducted a powerful joint air exercise this week as regional tensions escalated following increased Chinese and Russian military operations near Japan and South Korea. According to Japans...

Venezuela Condemns U.S. Seizure of Sanctioned Oil Tanker as Tensions Escalate

The Venezuelan government has sharply criticized the United States after U.S. authorities seized a sanctioned oil tanker operating off the Venezuelan coast, calling the move an act of blatant theft. In an official...

U.S. Condemns Houthi Detention of Yemen Embassy Staff

The United States has strongly denounced the continued detention of current and former Yemeni employees of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen by the Houthi movement, calling the arrests unlawful and politically motivated. In a...

Bolivia’s Ex-President Luis Arce Detained in Embezzlement Probe

Bolivias former President Luis Arce, who stepped down last month, was taken into police custody on Wednesday as part of an expanding corruption investigation, according to Attorney General Roger Mariaca. Authorities say...

U.S. Pressures ICC to Limit Authority as Washington Threatens New Sanctions

The Trump administration is demanding that the International Criminal Court (ICC) amend its founding treaty to block any investigation into President Donald Trump and senior U.S. officials, warning that Washington could...

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

Nvidia Develops New Location-Verification Technology for AI Chips

Nvidia has confirmed the development of a new location-verification technology designed to help identify the country where its AI chips are being used, a move aimed at curbing the smuggling of advanced processors into...

EU Court Cuts Intel Antitrust Fine to €237 Million Amid Long-Running AMD Dispute

The General Court of the European Union has significantly reduced Intels antitrust fine, lowering it from the previously imposed 376 million to 237.1 million ($438 million to $276 million). The ruling, issued Wednesday,...

China Adds Domestic AI Chips to Government Procurement List as U.S. Considers Easing Nvidia Export Curbs

China has taken a major step to reinforce its domestic semiconductor industry by adding locally developed artificial intelligence chips to an official government procurement list for the first time, according to a report...

EssilorLuxottica Bets on AI-Powered Smart Glasses as Competition Intensifies

EssilorLuxottica is doubling down on smart eyewear innovation, with its Ray-Ban Meta glasses delivering their first meaningful revenue boost since launch. These AI-powered frames, developed with Meta, aim to redefine...

Microsoft Unveils Massive Global AI Investments, Prioritizing India’s Rapidly Growing Digital Market

Microsoft has announced more than $23 billion in new global artificial intelligence investments, with the majority directed toward India as the tech giant accelerates its presence in one of the worlds fastest-growing...