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Facebook turns to real people to fix its violent video problem

May 04, 2017 12:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Facebook has recently been under fire for not doing enough to keep disturbing content out of our newsfeeds. It hopes a hiring spree will fix the problem. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, company founder and CEO Mark...

How robots can help us embrace a more human view of disability

May 04, 2017 11:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Health

When dealing with the otherness of disability, the Victorians in their shame built huge out-of-sight asylums, and their legacy of them and us continues to this day. Two hundred years later, technologies offer us an...

Electric Vehicle Series

India Aims For Complete Electric Car Domination By 2030

May 04, 2017 11:36 am UTC| Technology

The world might be heading towards a more electric car-centric mindset, with more car companies producing excellent examples as a good indication, but India wants to be ahead of every other country in this regard. As a...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Can blockchain, a swiftly evolving technology, be controlled?

May 03, 2017 09:22 am UTC| Technology

The headlong pace of technological change produces giant leaps forward in knowledge, innovation, new possibilities and, almost inevitably, legal problems. Thats now the case with blockchain, todays buzziest new tech...

Facebook Says It’s Not Profiting From Suicidal Teenagers

May 03, 2017 08:40 am UTC| Technology

Yesterday, news broke out that Facebook could identify users that were going through a difficult emotional stage and used this information to help banks make a buck. The social media company has since been on damage...

The Media Is Dying To Know What Apple Will Buy With Its $250B Reserve

May 03, 2017 08:36 am UTC| Technology

It would appear that a company having a quarter of a trillion dollars in cash reserves is worthy enough of a media frenzy since this is exactly whats happening to Apple right now. News organizations are absolutely dying to...

Apple Watch Could Be Worth $5B According To Tim Cook Hint

May 03, 2017 08:35 am UTC| Technology

While Apple has always been a secretive company, this hasnt prevented a few leaks and accidental hints from coming out. The latest to detail to be revealed came from CEO Tim Cook himself who may have just told the world...

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Economy

Oil Prices Hold Near Two-Week Highs as Markets Await Fed Rate Cut and Monitor Geopolitical Risks

Oil prices hovered near two-week highs on Monday as global markets anticipated a possible U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut that could boost economic growth and strengthen energy demand. Brent crude futures edged up 4...

Japan’s Q3 Economic Contraction Deepens as Revised Data Signals Stronger Headwinds

Japans economy shrank more sharply in the third quarter than previously reported, according to revised data released by the Cabinet Office. The updated figures show the countrys annualised GDP contracting by 2.3%, steeper...

U.S. Stock Futures Hold Steady Ahead of Key Fed Decision

U.S. stock futures were steady on Sunday evening as investors looked ahead to this weeks Federal Reserve meeting, where policymakers are widely expected to deliver another interest-rate cut. As of 20:15 ET (01:15 GMT), SP...

U.S. Defense Bill Sets Record $901 Billion Budget, Includes Ukraine Aid

U.S. lawmakers have introduced a sweeping annual defense policy bill that authorizes a historic $901 billion in national security spending for fiscal year 2026surpassing President Donald Trumps original budget request. The...

Global Currencies Steady Ahead of Key Central Bank Decisions

The U.S. dollar held firm on Monday after two weeks of declines, as traders prepared for a busy stretch of central bank meetings led by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Markets have largely priced in an interest rate cut from the...

Politics

Trump Signals He May Influence Netflix–Warner Bros Merger Decision

U.S. President Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he expects to play a direct role in determining whether the proposed merger between Netflix and Warner Brothers will move forward, raising new questions about regulatory...

Trump Hosts Kennedy Center Honors for First Time as President Tightens Grip on Iconic Arts Institution

U.S. President Donald Trump took center stage at Washingtons John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, hosting the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors for the first time and signaling his deepening influence...

Hong Kong Election Sees Low Turnout Amid Public Anger After Deadly Fire

Hong Kongs latest Legislative Council election recorded one of the lowest turnouts in the citys history, reflecting widespread frustration following the regions deadliest fire in nearly eight decades. Despite extended...

Benin Thwarts Coup Attempt as President Talon Vows Accountability

Benin President Patrice Talon announced on Sunday that government forces successfully foiled a coup attempt after hours of gunfire and unrest in Cotonou, the countrys largest city. The attempted takeover began early Sunday...

Netanyahu Says Second Phase of U.S. Gaza Plan Nearing but Key Issues Remain

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the second phase of the U.S.-backed plan to end the war in Gaza is approaching, though major issues still need to be resolved before progress can be made. Speaking in...

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

U.S.-EU Tensions Rise After $140 Million Fine on Elon Musk’s X Platform

A growing rift between the United States and Europe deepened after the European Union issued a $140 million fine against Elon Musks social media platform X under the Digital Services Act. The penalty, which EU regulators...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Denies Reports of $800 Billion Valuation Fundraise

Elon Musk has publicly refuted recent media claims suggesting that SpaceX is seeking to raise new capital at an $800 billion valuation. In a post shared on X, Musk clarified that the reports circulating online were...

Taiwan Opposition Criticizes Plan to Block Chinese App Rednote Over Security Concerns

Taiwans political landscape heated up after the government announced a plan to suspend access to the Chinese social media platform Rednoteknown as Xiaohongshufor one year. The interior ministry said the proposed ban stems...

EU Prepares Antitrust Probe Into Meta’s AI Integration on WhatsApp

The European Commission is reportedly preparing to launch a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) over the companys recent rollout of artificial intelligence features within WhatsApp....

Sam Altman Reportedly Explored Funding for Rocket Venture in Potential Challenge to SpaceX

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly explored raising significant capital to acquire or partner with a rocket company, a move that could have created direct competition with Elon Musks SpaceX. According to a report from the...