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Verizon considers buying Yahoo's internet business

Yahoo's CEO Marissa Mayer has been dealing with company's under pressured search and display ad businesses. It generates company's major percentage share of revenue. Verizon Communications Inc, U.S. number 1 wireless carrier company is considering to buy Yahoo's internet business.

Dec 10, 2015 2:15 AM EST

China's capital outflows tripling in November

China has been suffering from the increasing capital outflows, which tripled in November to $113biillion in November from $37 billion in October. The concerns about further depreciation in Yuan were the prime reasons behind the surge in capital outflows. The weaker Yuan will add competitiveness to exports, opine some economists.

Dec 10, 2015 1:57 AM EST

Jakarta greenlights Uber operations

Uber has received approval from Jakarta government to operate legally in the Indonesian capital, as long as it meets tax rules and other requirements from the government.

Dec 10, 2015 1:52 AM EST

Norovirus outbreak in Seattle sickens 200 people

About 200 people have become infected by norovirus after attended a catered event at a downtown Seattle's Russell Investments Center. The health officials have closed all food vendors in the Seattle office building.

Dec 10, 2015 1:48 AM EST

Airbnb confirms $1.5 billion fund raising round

The US-based home-sharing startup Airbnb has confirmed that it closed $1.5 billion fund-raising round in a filing to SEC. The latest round puts Airbnb's valuation at $25 billion. The home sharing services provider boosted its forecast for revenues to $900 million for 2015. Airbnb is planning to expand globally.

Dec 10, 2015 1:35 AM EST

South Africa's inflation up at 4.8% in November

South Africa's inflation rate was 4.8 percent in November from 4.7 percent in October. The inflation rate indicated its highest since July. The currency Rand continuous fall against the US dollar is further adding to inflation. South African economy narrowly missed the second recession in six years.

Dec 10, 2015 1:31 AM EST

Catholic Church Prelate Suggests Birth Control can be the Ultimate Solution to Climate Change

Have you ever thought that birth control or so-called family planning can help control climate change? Believe it or not, the truth is the larger the population will be, the tougher the life will become. Hence, Church authorities decided to join UN climate change meet to raise the voice.

Dec 10, 2015 12:40 AM EST

The Unapologetic Magic Mouse 2 – The Sad Reality of the Apple Design

Are you fond of Apple made products? Be sure enough whether you want to invest in some recent controversial Apple goods like magic mouse 2. Magic mouse 2 is one of the questionable accessories that Apple launched this year.

Dec 10, 2015 12:27 AM EST

Exxon refuses to share U.S. Tax information, hindering progress on energy transparency, says watchdog chief

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) head, Clare Short, said Exxon's refusal to share U.S. Tax information is hindering progress on the push for transparency in the energy business.

Dec 09, 2015 10:58 PM EST

Men have to cultivate a culture that encourage women in workplace, says Dell's CMO

Dell CMO Karen Quintos said that in order to remove gender bias in the work place, men must cultivate a culture that encourages women to think they can succeed

Dec 09, 2015 10:53 PM EST

Surface Book to replace the laptop and the tablets

Microsoft's first laptop, Surface Book is basically a laptop first, that can work as a tablet. Microsoft's first laptop, Surface Book, is a tablet that is connected to a keyboard.

Dec 09, 2015 10:47 PM EST

Conflict against Russia could lead to $9 billion loss for Turkey

Due to the conflicts with Russia, Turkey's economy is at risk of losing $9 billion. Turkey's economy is at risk of losing $9 billion as Russia imposes sanctions involving food imports and energy supplies.

Dec 09, 2015 10:41 PM EST

Aging population a drag on US labor force growth

With the number of ageing Americans increasing, the employment growth rate will be under pressure in the 2014-2024 decade, according to the US Labor Department. The US economy may generate 9.8 million jobs during the decade, but the work-age population growth is slowing down.

Dec 09, 2015 10:37 PM EST

Air France suffers €50-million loss after terror attacks on Paris

Air traffic was drastically hit by the terrorist attacks on Paris in November. Air France-KLM is believed to have suffered €50-million revenue loss for the month. However, the French-Dutch group is optimistic about recovery by the end of December 2015.

Dec 09, 2015 10:33 PM EST

T-Rex uses computer-aided design to create toys

Young Japanese toy design studio T-Rex brings uses computer-aided design (CAD) to design and create their products.

Dec 09, 2015 10:24 PM EST

Kyocera, Century Tokyo completes Japanese 10MW solar power plant

Multinational electronics company Kyocera Corp. and Century Tokyo Leasing Corp. recently finished a 9.9-megawatt photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in the Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

Dec 09, 2015 10:19 PM EST

Cadbury is tax-free even with a whooping £96.5M profit

Mondelez, the American owner of Cadbury, is facing controversy for allegedly avoiding its UK corporate taxes despite earning £96.5 million.

Dec 09, 2015 10:08 PM EST

The new DNA editing tool can modify human cells but is prohibited to be used in establishing pregnancy

Scientists from across the world gathered for the International Summit in Human Gene Editing in Washington, DC this week. The meeting discussed the new gene editing tool called CRISPR-CAS9 and its use in human gene editing.

Dec 09, 2015 9:25 PM EST

Civil suits vs Volkswagen will be heard in California

Hundreds of civil lawsuits against Volkswagen will be heard by a federal judge in California. The decision was made by a judicial panel despite a push from the automaker and the federal government to send the cases to different states.

Dec 09, 2015 9:23 PM EST

Teenagers Exploit the After School App Resulting to Harmful Results

The After School app allows teenagers in high school to posts anonymously about anything. This has caused an immense amount of cyberbullying and in some cases, threats to the students themselves.

Dec 09, 2015 8:32 PM EST

Big Tobacco vs UK Gov in Plain Packaging Hearing

A six day hearing will start Thursday between four major tobacco companies and the UK government over the legality of the plain packaging law to be put in effect next year.

Dec 09, 2015 8:19 PM EST

XSTAT-30 Gets FDA Clearance to Heal the Gunshot Injury Within Seconds

The XSTAT 30 is a special device created to offer instant treatment to the citizens during severe bleeding, shock, and trauma. The FDA has approved its use for civilians which were earlier used for the military purposes.

Dec 09, 2015 7:52 AM EST

HondaJet is Waiting for FAA Approval for Production This Week

After years in the making, HondaJet is now awaiting final process of full certification to enter the market. This will be the first of Honda Jet aircraft series.

Dec 09, 2015 7:45 AM EST

Target Launches the Future of Retail with the First Ever Cartless Shopping

An introduction of the first ever cartless shopping by Target in their Wonderland store situated in downtown Manhattan. This is an all new set up to help the customers with a trouble free shopping.

Dec 09, 2015 4:32 AM EST

Yahoo co-founder joins Didi Kuaidi

Didi Kuadi, largest car hailing app in China, has appointed Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang as a senior advisor and board observer to the ride-hailing app firm as it battles Uber technologies for market share in China. In a statement, the company said Yang’s experience will help it build its mobile platform, which is already used by 250 million people in China. Both companies have stepped up their plans to expand in China recently, signaling tougher competition in the years ahead.

Dec 09, 2015 4:04 AM EST

Australia's Huge $1.1 billion Innovation Fund to Help Startups and STEM

Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who has positioned himself as a leader in the innovation, has announced a huge investment of $1.1 billion innovation fund to help startups and STEM.

Dec 09, 2015 3:59 AM EST

Chronicle Survey: Salaries of Private College Presidents Continue to Rise

A chronicle survey conducted in 32 private-college presidents revealed that the maximum pay reached the level of $1 million in 2013. In 2013 the private college presidents' median total payment reached as high as $436,429. First two positions were assigned to Lee Bollinger, of Columbia University, and Amy Gutmann, of the University of Pennsylvania.

Dec 09, 2015 3:06 AM EST

Bewildered Police found Thousands of Euros Floating in Danube River

A mystified case happened in Vienna, Austria when some bystanders reported to the police about a boy jumping into the river Danube. Police were baffled to find out that the boy was actually trying to save more than 100,000 euro banknotes floating in the river water.

Dec 09, 2015 1:00 AM EST

IBM is unveiling its Object Storage Service through Bluemix Cloud

IBM is trying to hit the cloud service market by launching Bluemix object storage services. Would IBM make it through by outshining market biggies like Google, Amazon and Microsoft? Besides spreading its cloud service market in international level, IBM has also joined startup helping venture with NASSCOM.

Dec 08, 2015 10:04 PM EST

Newell Rubbermaid and Jarden’s Plan to Merge Can Lead to Growth

Newell Rubbermaid and Jarden Corp. are in talks to combine their businesses. WSJ first reported this speculative news by an anonymous source. Soon after this news, the stock and share market of these companies reached sky-high.

Dec 08, 2015 9:53 PM EST

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