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Elon Musk To Resign From Trump Advisory Council If Paris Agreement Is Canned

Jun 01, 2017 07:22 am UTC| Technology

A lot of people have criticized Tesla CEO Elon Musk for remaining with the Trump administration even as the current presidency is marred by anti-environment policies. However, it seems President Trumps decision regarding...

Steve Wozniak Says Apple Lost Its Mojo, Tesla Is Boss Now

Jun 01, 2017 04:36 am UTC| Technology

While the majority of people might remember Steve Jobs as the founder of Apple, the maker of the iPhone, there was actually another who helped prop up the company. This would be Steve Wozniak AKA The Woz and according to...

Uber Loses $708M And Head Of Finance

Jun 01, 2017 04:36 am UTC| Technology

It seems Uber is finally getting a break from the string of bad luck that is continuing to pile up. Recently, the company had to fire Anthony Levandowski over his refusal to cooperate with a probe related to the companys...

Intel’s Credit Card-Sized PC Is Launching On August, World’s Smallest Computer

May 31, 2017 10:01 am UTC| Technology

People have had pocket-sized computers on their person since the late 2000s in the form of smartphones, so something like Intels Compute Card might seem unnecessary. However, its simply a fact that most smartphones are...

Petition To Cancel Far Cry 5 Is A Joke, Too Many Missed The Message

May 31, 2017 07:24 am UTC| Technology

When Ubisoft released the artwork and trailers for its newest entry into the Far Cry franchise, it naturally invited plenty of controversies. Someone even put up a Change.org petition for the games cancellation, which has...

Bastion And Transistor Maker’s Ambitious New Game Is PS4-Exclusive

May 31, 2017 07:23 am UTC| Technology

Supergiant Games is best known for making Bastion and Transistor, two titles that were praised for being some of the most atmospheric and beautiful games in the industry. Since 2014, the studio has been hard at work with...

Nintendo Switch Shortage Might Be Due To Greedy Apple Inc.

May 31, 2017 07:23 am UTC| Technology

As one of the premier video game products in the market right now, the Nintendo Switch is in high demand pretty much everywhere. This has led to considerable shortages, which the company has tried to address as discreetly...

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Economy

Oil Prices Edge Higher as U.S. Seizes Sanctioned Venezuelan Tanker

Oil prices climbed in Asian trading on Thursday after the United States seized a sanctioned crude tanker off the coast of Venezuela, escalating concerns about potential supply disruptions. The incident added fresh...

Japan Weighs New Tax Breaks to Boost Corporate Investment Amid Spending Debate

Japans government is preparing a new round of tax incentives aimed at accelerating corporate investment, according to a report from the Nikkei business daily. The initiative comes even as policymakers intensify discussions...

Wall Street Futures Slip as Oracle Earnings Miss Reignites AI Spending Concerns

Wall Street futures edged lower Wednesday evening as disappointing quarterly results from Oracle reignited concerns about the sustainability of artificial intelligence spending, overshadowing dovish signals from the...

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...

Politics

Trump Plans Call With Thailand and Cambodia to Ease Rising Border Tensions

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will hold a phone call Thursday with leaders from Thailand and Cambodia as Washington attempts to ease escalating tensions between the two Southeast Asian nations....

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...

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...