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Social Media Use May Be Factor In Rise Of Teen Mental Health Issues
The number of teens reporting mental health issues has risen significantly over the last decade and experts are pointing to social media use as one of the culprits. Recent studies have shown that higher rates of social media use... More of this article »
Fitbit Announces New Spring 2019 Models
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:... More of this article »
Study: Hookah Tobacco Not Safer Than Cigarettes
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... More of this article »
Alphabet’s Waymo To Begin Selling LIDAR Sensors
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... More of this article »
FDA Approves New Depression Drug
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... More of this article »
Scientists Give Rodents Infrared Vision
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... More of this article »
Gap Inc. To Spin Off Old Navy
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... More of this article »
New Method Turns CO2 Gas Into Solid Carbon
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... More of this article »
Israel’s Lunar Lander Successfully Launched
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... More of this article »
New Study Shows Dangers Of Kratom
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.... More of this article »
Walmart Posts Surprising Results For Fourth Quarter
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.... More of this article »
NASA Twins Study Sparking New Questions
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... More of this article »
New Software Writes Convincing Fake News Articles
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... More of this article »
Mass Insect Deaths Alarm Scientists
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,... More of this article »
Finland’s Basic Income Trial Produces Mixed Results
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... More of this article »
Johnson & Johnson Adding Prices To TV Ads
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... More of this article »
$190 Million In Clients’ Money Stuck After Crypto Exchange Founder Dies
In a bizarre turn of events, Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX says that most of $190 million in client holdings are stuck in cold storage after the exchange’s founder died without disclosing the only passwords to... More of this article »
FaceTime Bug Causing Big Problems For Apple
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... More of this article »
Weapons-grade Plutonium Shipped From SC To NV
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... More of this article »
Joshua Tree National Park Recovery May Take Centuries
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... More of this article »
YouTube Making Changes To Its Recommendation Algorithm
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.... More of this article »
Highly Sensitive Documents Exposed In Loan Data Leak
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... More of this article »
Study: Body Fat Storage Determined By Genes
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... More of this article »
Facebook Finds More Russian-linked Accounts To Block
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... More of this article »
Relativity Space Building Launch Facility At Cape Canaveral
Relativity Space has reached an agreement with the U.S. Air Force to create a launch facility for its rockets at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The company said it had received a “Statement of Capability” from... More of this article »
Newmont Mining Planning To Acquire Goldcorp
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... More of this article »
New Software Targets Streaming Service Password Sharing
Streaming service users who share passwords may soon be in for a rude awakening. A new service from U.K.-based software maker Synamedia has been unveiled that uses machine learning to detect shared passwords on these types of... More of this article »
Oceans Warming Faster Than Previously Thought
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... More of this article »
J.C. Penney Reports Disappointing Holiday Sales Numbers
J.C. Penney Co. (NYSE: JCP) announced that its holiday sales fell more than expected during the crucial holiday season period. The company reported that its same-store sales fell 3.5 percent on an adjusted basis for the nine weeks... More of this article »
Hundreds Of German Politicians Hacked
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... More of this article »
911 Call From Space Station Sparks NASA Response
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... More of this article »
Antarctic Lake Beneath 3,500 Feet Of Ice Subject Of Study
Scientists in Antarctica have accessed a lake buried under more than 3,500 feet of ice. The Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access (SALSA) researchers drilled into the Mercer Subglacial Lake on Dec. 26 after about two days... More of this article »
New Jersey Surgery Center Patients Potentially Exposed To HIV, Hepatitis
The HealthPlus Surgery Center, located in Saddle Brook, NJ, has been in contact with more than 3,700 patients to inform them that they may have been exposed to infections such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV at the center. Officials... More of this article »
Instagram Horizontal Scrolling Sparks Fierce Backlash
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... More of this article »
AT&T Facing Criticism For ‘5G E’ Plan
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... More of this article »
Scientists Make New Discovery On Tornadoes
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... More of this article »
Scientists Discover Saturn’s Rings Disappearing
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... More of this article »
LVMH Reaches Deal To Buy High-end Hotels
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... More of this article »
Virgin Galactic Reaches The Edge Of Space
Virgin Galactic’s milestone test flight for its supersonic space plane officially reached the edge of space before turning around and touching back down to Earth. The rocket-powered plane, VSS Unity, reached a maximum altitude... More of this article »
CDC Issues Annual Raw Cookie Dough Warning
It’s that time of year again, the time when many families break out their Christmas cookie recipes and make goodies for the ones they love. Sadly, many Christmas cookies never make it from the mixing bowl to the oven, eaten as raw... More of this article »
ISS Gets Christmas Delivery From SpaceX
A special delivery has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) just in time for the holidays. A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship delivered more than 5,600 pounds of fresh supplies, including a variety of holiday treats. The spacecraft... More of this article »
‘Adult Content’ No Longer Allowed On Tumblr
Tumblr, owned by Verizon (NYSE: VZ) subsidiary Oath, has announced that it will begin banning “adult content” from its service starting Dec. 17. CEO Jeff D’Onofrio said in a blog post that the site would no longer allow adult... More of this article »
Amazon Expands Cashierless Technology Testing
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has expanded the testing of its cashierless checkout technology. The online retail giant is reportedly experimenting with the technology in Seattle, Washington in a large space formatted like a big store.... More of this article »
Health Warning Issued For Male Enhancement Supplements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning users of a particular type of male enhancement supplement of potentially life-threatening health issues associated with the product. Users of Rhino male enhancement supplements... More of this article »
Abercrombie & Fitch Delivers Strong Results For Third Quarter
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) reported quarterly earnings and sales for the third quarter of its fiscal year that topped Wall Street expectations. CEO Fran Horowitz was happy with the results, saying during the earnings announcement,... More of this article »
Confirmed Cases Of Rare Condition Continue To Rise
Confirmed cases of a rare, polio-like condition called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) has now risen to more than 100 nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its latest update “So far in 2018, there are 116... More of this article »
Adenovirus Claims 12th Victim
A University of Maryland freshman has become the 12th victim to die of complications from Adenovirus. Olivia Paregol has been named in reports as the student who died. The University of Maryland issued a letter acknowledging the death,... More of this article »
‘El Chapo’ Guzman Trial Begins In Brooklyn Court
The trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera has begun in a Brooklyn court after the successful completion of the jury selection process. His day in court comes nearly two years after his extradition from Mexico. The trial... More of this article »