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Results Of NASA Twins Study Published
Posted by Toi Williams on Apr 11th, 2019 //
The results of the NASA Twins Study have been published in
the journal Science, nearly three years after the experiments for the study
were completed. The goal of the study was to determine what changes the human
body experiences...
Several Changes Coming To The Tax Filing Process
Posted by Toi Williams on Apr 9th, 2019 //
Several changes to the tax filing process will be coming in
the next year. The reforms are the result of changes to the tax code
implemented by the Trump Administration for the 2018 tax year. The rollout of
the tax reforms has...
Astounding Fossil Find Made In North Dakota
Posted by Toi Williams on Mar 31st, 2019 //
Researchers have unearthed an astounding collection of
fossils that appear to date from the very day a meteor hit Earth millions of
years ago, wiping out nearly all life on the planet. The collection was discovered
at a site called...
Some Taxpayers Getting Penalty Relief From The IRS
Posted by Toi Williams on Mar 28th, 2019 //
Taxpayers facing unexpected penalties following the implementation
of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are getting some relief from the Internal Revenue
Service. Typically, taxpayers pay fines if they don’t pay at least 90 percent
of...
New Rule Makes Pass Interference Reviewable
Posted by Toi Williams on Mar 26th, 2019 //
NFL owners have voted to now allow replay reviews on pass
interference calls as well as non-calls. Both offensive and defensive pass
interference calls will now be challengeable, making them the first penalties
in the history...
Levi Strauss & Company Goes Public Once Again
Posted by Toi Williams on Mar 21st, 2019 //
Levi Strauss & Company has started trading publicly
again, listing its shares under the ticker LEVI on the New York Stock Exchange.
Shares opened at more than 30 percent above the company’s IPO price of $17,
setting the...
Jury Says Apple Owes Qualcomm $31M
Posted by Toi Williams on Mar 16th, 2019 //
Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) has won a significant victory
in its ongoing legal battles with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), after a jury in
the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California found that Apple
had infringed...
Fitbit Announces New Spring 2019 Models
Posted by Toi Williams on Mar 12th, 2019 //
Fitbit Inc. (NYSE: FIT) is taking steps to get more users on
its platform and one of those steps is to give customers more options. As part
of that goal, the company has announced the launch of four new devices for
Spring 2019:...
Study: Hookah Tobacco Not Safer Than Cigarettes
Posted by Toi Williams on Mar 9th, 2019 //
A recently released scientific statement says that smoking
tobacco in windpipes, water pipes or hookahs is not safer than smoking
cigarettes. In fact, the statement’s authors say that hookah smokers may be inhaling
toxic chemicals...
Alphabet’s Waymo To Begin Selling LIDAR Sensors
Posted by Toi Williams on Mar 7th, 2019 //
Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) self-driving car unit,
Waymo, has announced plans to begin selling its laser-mapping sensors to
other companies. According to a Waymo spokesperson, the company is now in
talks with dozens...
FDA Approves New Depression Drug
Posted by Toi Williams on Mar 5th, 2019 //
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new
drug to treat depression that is derived from an old and widely used
anesthetic, ketamine. The new nasal spray treatment, called esketamine, was developed
by Janssen Pharmaceuticals...
Scientists Give Rodents Infrared Vision
Posted by Toi Williams on Mar 3rd, 2019 //
Scientists have discovered a way to give ordinary rodents the
ability to see infrared light. The experiments were led by two researchers in
the U.S. and China: Tian Xue of the University of Science and Technology of
China and...
Gap Inc. To Spin Off Old Navy
Posted by Toi Williams on Feb 28th, 2019 //
Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) has made the surprising announcement
that it will soon break into two companies. The Old Navy brand will be spun off
as a separate company from Gap’s remaining brands, which will be held under a yet-to-be-named
business...
New Method Turns CO2 Gas Into Solid Carbon
Posted by Toi Williams on Feb 26th, 2019 //
In a new breakthrough discovery, scientists have found a way
to turn CO2 gas into solid flakes of carbon. A research team led by RMIT
University in Melbourne, Australia, created a method that uses liquid metal
electrolysis as...
Israel’s Lunar Lander Successfully Launched
Posted by Toi Williams on Feb 23rd, 2019 //
Israel’s privately-built Beresheet lunar lander has entered
space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The launch from Cape Canaveral Florida
was successful and the lunar lander is scheduled to reach the Moon on April 11.
The four-legged...
New Study Shows Dangers Of Kratom
Posted by Toi Williams on Feb 21st, 2019 //
A new study is raising troubling questions about the safety
of the herbal supplement kratom. The supplement is primarily sold through smoke
shops and supplements websites which advertise it as a way to relieve pain and
anxiety....
Walmart Posts Surprising Results For Fourth Quarter
Posted by Toi Williams on Feb 19th, 2019 //
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) posted surprisingly strong results
for its holiday quarter. For the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018, the
company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.41, ahead of analysts’
estimates of $1.33....
NASA Twins Study Sparking New Questions
Posted by Toi Williams on Feb 16th, 2019 //
The results of a NASA study involving twin astronauts are
allowing scientists to formulate new questions about the impact that traveling
in space has on the human body. The NASA Twins Study, involving NASA astronaut
Scott Kelly...
New Software Writes Convincing Fake News Articles
Posted by Toi Williams on Feb 14th, 2019 //
A new software program has been developed that can produce
authentic-looking fake news with just a few pieces of information. Created by OpenAI,
an artificial intelligence research group co-founded by billionaire Elon Musk, the
software...
Mass Insect Deaths Alarm Scientists
Posted by Toi Williams on Feb 12th, 2019 //
Insect populations are plummeting worldwide, sparking alarm
amongst scientists studying the problem. According to the first global
scientific review of insect population decline, more than 40 percent of insect
species are dwindling,...
Finland’s Basic Income Trial Produces Mixed Results
Posted by Toi Williams on Feb 10th, 2019 //
A two-year government experiment in Finland has found that
giving residents a guaranteed income produces mixed results. The trial found
that the guaranteed money made the recipients happier, but didn’t make them more
likely...
Johnson & Johnson Adding Prices To TV Ads
Posted by Toi Williams on Feb 8th, 2019 //
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) will begin adding pricing
information for its medicines to television commercials by next month. Ads for
the popular blood thinner Xarelto will be the first to display the new
information. The...
FaceTime Bug Causing Big Problems For Apple
Posted by Toi Williams on Feb 3rd, 2019 //
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has issued a statement saying that
it is fixing a bug in FaceTime that allows eavesdroppers to listen in on calls
and see through front-facing cameras secretly. The issue was brought to the
public’s...
Weapons-grade Plutonium Shipped From SC To NV
Posted by Toi Williams on Jan 31st, 2019 //
Reports have emerged that the Department of Energy (DOE) has
shipped about a half-ton of weapons-grade radioactive plutonium from a site in
South Carolina to a new location in Nevada. The disclosure was made as part of
a federal...
Joshua Tree National Park Recovery May Take Centuries
Posted by Toi Williams on Jan 29th, 2019 //
Joshua Tree National Park in Southern
California may take hundreds of years to recover from damage sustained during
the partial government shutdown. The country’s many national parks were left
open during the shutdown, but they...
YouTube Making Changes To Its Recommendation Algorithm
Posted by Toi Williams on Jan 26th, 2019 //
After years of being accused of exposing people to
misleading information, YouTube – a division of Alphabet Inc.’s Google – has announced
that it is retooling its recommendation algorithm to prevent the promotion of false
information....
Highly Sensitive Documents Exposed In Loan Data Leak
Posted by Toi Williams on Jan 24th, 2019 //
A massive data leak of mortgage and loan data has exposed
highly sensitive information from tens of thousands of people who obtained
loans and mortgages over the past decade. The leaked documents include
financial agreements between...
Study: Body Fat Storage Determined By Genes
Posted by Toi Williams on Jan 22nd, 2019 //
Swedish researchers claim to have found genetic factors that
determine whether you store your fat around the trunk or in other parts of your
body. After conducting a study of more than 360,000 volunteers, the researchers
reportedly...
Facebook Finds More Russian-linked Accounts To Block
Posted by Toi Williams on Jan 19th, 2019 //
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has announced the removal of
hundreds of Russia-initiated accounts from its platform after the social
network detected “coordinated inauthentic behavior” from them. The social media
company wrote...
Newmont Mining Planning To Acquire Goldcorp
Posted by Toi Williams on Jan 15th, 2019 //
Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) has announced its intentions to
buy smaller rival Goldcorp (NYSE: GG) in a deal valued at $10 billion.
According to published reports, Newmont is offering 0.3280 of its shares and
$0.02 for each Goldcorp...
Oceans Warming Faster Than Previously Thought
Posted by Toi Williams on Jan 10th, 2019 //
Scientists have released some alarming new findings that the
world’s oceans are warming far more quickly than previously thought. According
to a new analysis published in the journal Science, researchers have found that
the...
Hundreds Of German Politicians Hacked
Posted by Toi Williams on Jan 6th, 2019 //
The data of hundreds of Germany’s most powerful leaders was posted
online in the days before Christmas. Some of the stolen information was freely
available online for weeks before the attack came to prominence. Politicians...
911 Call From Space Station Sparks NASA Response
Posted by Toi Williams on Jan 4th, 2019 //
A 911 from space had security teams at NASA’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas in a scramble to respond. Dutch astronaut André Kuipers accidentally called 911 from the International Space Station when making a call...
Instagram Horizontal Scrolling Sparks Fierce Backlash
Posted by Toi Williams on Dec 27th, 2018 //
Facebook Inc’s (NASDAQ: FB) photo-sharing social network Instagram was pilloried online after a bug fix switched its scrolling feature to horizontal instead of vertical. The momentary change sparked widespread outrage among users...
AT&T Facing Criticism For ‘5G E’ Plan
Posted by Toi Williams on Dec 22nd, 2018 //
AT&T (NYSE: T) phones will start showing a controversial “5G E” icon in the coming months. The company announced that it will be replacing the LTE indicator on its smartphones with a 5G E symbol in markets that support...
Scientists Make New Discovery On Tornadoes
Posted by Toi Williams on Dec 20th, 2018 //
Scientists researching the formation of tornadoes have made a surprising discovery. They found that instead of funnel clouds gradually descending until they make contact with the ground, tornadoes may form from the ground up. The team...
Scientists Discover Saturn’s Rings Disappearing
Posted by Toi Williams on Dec 18th, 2018 //
One of the most impressive features of Saturn is its iconic rings, icy bangles that stretch nearly 175,000 miles. Unfortunately, those rings won’t be around forever, according to new research released by NASA. In fact, the rings...
LVMH Reaches Deal To Buy High-end Hotels
Posted by Toi Williams on Dec 16th, 2018 //
One of the largest luxury brands has announced plans to buy some of the world’s most luxurious hotels and restaurants. French luxury-goods company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE has agreed to acquire London-based Belmond...
