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Boyalife in China to launch biggest animal cloning factory in 2016
Livestock company Boyalife in China is nearing the completion of its giant animal cloning factory. It has the capacity to produce 1 million beef cattle per year.
Dec 11, 2015 1:05 AM EST
Half of the tenants are unable to afford their rents
According to a research, more than half of the US renters can not afford to pay their rents. Those people, who are paying more than 30% of their income has rose to 21.3 million people last year. Highrent rates have jeopardized other household budgets of low-income and middle-income housholds.
Dec 11, 2015 1:03 AM EST
Safest Cars of 2016: Did Your Car Make the List?
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has release its 2016 rankings. Toyota, Honda, and Volksawagen were among the big winners.
Dec 11, 2015 12:07 AM EST
SGN, Maker of "Cookie Jam", Acquires Rivals to Consolidate Market
SGN has bought Kiwi and Fat Rascal Games in order to take larger control of the mobile game market. SGN, makers of extremely popular match 3 game "Cookie Jam", has expanded their operations in a recent business move.
Dec 10, 2015 11:54 PM EST
20% of Consumers Likely to Move to Netflix, Hulu in 2016
According to a study done by PwC, 1 out of 5 US consumers will likely end their pay-TV services. According to a new survey done by accounting firm PwC called "Videoquake 3.
Dec 10, 2015 11:50 PM EST
Mystery of the Bitcoin Inventor Maybe Solved
Wired and Gizmodo have independently found evidence that links the pseudonym of Satoshi Nakamoto to an Australian named Craig Steven Wright.
Dec 10, 2015 11:39 PM EST
Boston Chipotle Location Gave 80 Students Suspected Norovirus
A Boston Chipotle restaurant is where 80 Boston College student got sick with what seems to be norovirus.
Dec 10, 2015 11:31 PM EST
HTC's Vive VR Delayed Again Till April
HTC's VR headset the Vive was originally schedule to be sold to consumers by the end of this year. Now the company has announced that they will start shipping in April.
Dec 10, 2015 11:25 PM EST
4,000 Miles Apart, Chilean Arsenic Found in Antarctic Ice
Scientists have discovered traces of arsenic in Antarctica's Ice from Chile's copper mining industry.
Dec 10, 2015 11:22 PM EST
Facebook at Work: A Facebook App that Your Boss Wants You to Use
Facebook has released details of its newest app called Facebook at Work. The app is focused on becoming the social network of the workplace.
Dec 10, 2015 10:59 PM EST
Samsung Electronics and Baidu to form auto team in search of growth driver
On Wednesday, Samsung announced to start a team to work on self-driving car technologies. It focuses more on car components rather than the whole of the vehicle. It was compelled to choose an alternative business due to its struggling company.
Dec 10, 2015 10:46 PM EST
This Ibuprofen can relieve pain for 12 hours and it comes in a patch
Scientists at the University of Warwick and Medherant have created a patch delivery system for ibuprofen that spreads the drug's effect for up to 12 hours.
Dec 10, 2015 10:14 PM EST
Google launched Cloud CDN to compete Akamai
Google launched a new content-delivery network service, Google Cloud CDN. The service will enable the independent developers to load their applications quickly. Google has done the partnership with world leading CDN provider, Akamai Technology Inc. and has become its competitor too.
Dec 10, 2015 10:02 PM EST
Flying High: Boeing's rating upgraded to 'Buy'
Several equity research firms upgraded ratings on Boeing. The timely deliveries are enhancing revenues for the aircraft maker. For the quarter ending October, its revenues surpassed market forecasts. Barring one equity research firm, 13 gave it 'buy' rating and three recommened for holding it.
Dec 10, 2015 9:51 PM EST
Finnish government is planning to give every adult citizen $800 per month
The Finnish government is planning to introduce a tax-free monthly payment of $865 to all adult Finns. The payment will be made regardless of their income or employment status and would replace other benefits.
Dec 10, 2015 9:46 PM EST
Man gets imprisoned for selling $18M worth of fake Detroit homes
A 38-year-old Frederick Haden, belonging to Florida will be imprisoned for defrauding people by selling $18M worth of fake Detroit homes. He played an initial role as 'fronter' by placing calls and trapping the victims. He pocketed $100,000 from hundreds of people nationwide.
Dec 10, 2015 7:54 PM EST
Kering, The Owner of Gucci Sold Sergio Rossi Luxury Shoes
Kering SA, reached an agreement to sell its luxury shoemaker Sergio Rossi to a private equity firm. Sergio Rossi, the famous brand for luxury women shoes now belongs to Investindustrial, a leading European investment.
Dec 10, 2015 7:41 PM EST
Flipboard’s Integration in Facebook Messenger Makes Article Sharing Easy among Friends
The tie-up between Flipboard and Facebook will offer easy and convenient sharing of articles. You can continue a conversation about the article or story on the Flipboard with your friends.
Dec 10, 2015 11:24 AM EST
Natixis Global Asset Management will pay $10,000 to its employees to pay off student loans
Natixis Global Asset Management carried out the research in its own firm. The study revealed that one-quarter of Americans and one-third of Millennial are not able to invest in their company-sponsored retirement plan due to student loan burden. It agrees to pay extra cash to pay off their debts.
Dec 10, 2015 10:49 AM EST
PlayStation Messages Coming to Android and iOS
Sony launches PlayStation Messages to enable people on PlayStation Network to communicate directly through Android and iPhone.
Dec 10, 2015 10:38 AM EST
Google Discontinued Nexus 6, Focus on Nexus 6P
Google announced to discontinue its Nexus 6 starting December 8. However, customers still be able to find the phablet in Amazon.
Dec 10, 2015 10:34 AM EST
Mozilla Stop Its Failed Firefox OS
Mozilla decided to stop its Firefox OS, after it is unable to compete in the market dominated by Android,
Dec 10, 2015 10:29 AM EST
Alphabet re-brands Google Life Sciences into Verily
Alphabet, Google's parent company, rebrands its Google Life Sciences division into Verily last Monday, which will continue to develop new technology that will enhance the health care industry and cure diseases.
Dec 10, 2015 10:22 AM EST
Wynn Resorts founder bought 1 million on own stock
After Wynn Resorts founder Steve Wynn bought an additional 1 million of the company’s shares, the shares of Wynn went up 15 percent Wednesday.
Dec 10, 2015 10:18 AM EST
Australian creates beer out of avocado
Daniel Wind, the owner of the Bushshack Brewery in Yallingup South West Australia has created a beer made out of avocado, and it is such a big hit.
Dec 10, 2015 10:16 AM EST
Audi, BMW and Daimler Finalizes the Acquisition Deal of ‘Here’, Nokia’s Digital Mapping Business
HERE is Nokia’s exceptional digital navigation business that is able to compile high-definition digital maps by collecting data from more than 80,000 sources in a regular basis. A syndicate of three largest automakers of Germany comprising Audi, BMW and Daimler (the parent house of Mercedes-Benz) finally agreed to purchase ‘Here’.
Dec 10, 2015 10:11 AM EST
German Exports Drops Bigger than Predicted by Experts
Exports from Germany dropped 1.2 percent on the month in October after a strong gain the previous month — a sharper decline than economists had expected.
Dec 10, 2015 8:13 AM EST
IBM Broadens Push in China, India to Predict Pollution Patterns
International Business Machines Corp., which has been developing artificial intelligence to help fight Beijing’s toxic air pollution by predicting pollution patterns, plans to work with other municipalities in China and India on similar projects to manage air quality.
Dec 10, 2015 7:58 AM EST
Microsoft is Volunteering Windows Open Live Writer (OLW): Open-Source Blogging Tool Revived
The once-famous Live Writer is revived by Microsoft and being released as open source Live Writer in version 0.5 format. However, if you are not comfortable with open-sourced software, you can download the conventional WLW too.
Dec 10, 2015 7:54 AM EST
Is Microsoft Stock Still Worth Buying
Whether to buy Microsoft stock is a question investors started thinking last year as the iconic tech company got rid of its decade-long status as a perennial straggler. Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) stock soared almost 40% from November 2013 to November 2014, investors were keen to jump on board. But since then, investors have had reason to wonder if it's still a good idea to buy MSFT stock
Dec 10, 2015 7:47 AM EST