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Best Places in Japan this Autumn Season

It's autumn season in Japan this month of November. Tourists all over the world definitley don't want to miss autumn viewing in the country. Here's a round up for the best places in Japan perfect to view the season of fall's wonder.

Nov 04, 2015 8:31 AM EST


Disney World To Open Star Wars Theme Land in Holidays

Disney World will open its Star Wars Theme land in Holidays, month of December. The Star Wars will also release its latest film same month.

Nov 04, 2015 8:15 AM EST


Borneo Travel Adventures: Wildlife Species, Swampy Forest and Cave Exploring

The third largest island in the world, Borneo has the best place for travel adventure and wildlife viewing activities in all of Asia. Check out this spectacular wild places in Borneo and discover a brand new traveling adventure.

Nov 04, 2015 8:06 AM EST


U.S. Ranks Third in the Global Tax Havens List

The United States now ranks third in the list of top tax havens in the world for foreign companies on Tax Justice Network's biannual Financial Secrecy Index.

Nov 04, 2015 5:01 AM EST


Tesla hires Google's former VP

Tesla Motors announced the company has named a new CFO, Jason Wheeler who was vice president of finance for Google and has been working there for 13 years. The announcement was done during a conference call for its third-quarter earnings report.

Nov 04, 2015 3:36 AM EST


Four of 10 products sold online in China are fakes, shoddy

China has released a report saying more than 40% of products sold online are fakes or shoddy, dealing a big blow to the credibility of e-commerce giants like Alibaba. But the report itself is under scrutiny, as it based upon only a limited data.

Nov 04, 2015 3:35 AM EST


Target launches Instacart delivery service for its shoppers in San Francisco

Target has expanded its Instacart delivery service to San Francisco. The service is following the success collaboration in Minneapolis market.

Nov 04, 2015 3:34 AM EST


Drilling activity in Canada set to slow down

The continuous fall in oil price is forcing many drilling companies to reduce rig output in Canada. The oil rigging companies have already been slashing budgets and cutting down jobs to weather the lower oil price regime. The drilling activity is poised for a further drop in next year.

Nov 04, 2015 3:31 AM EST


From online to offline: Amazon is opening its first physical bookstore in Seattle

Amazon is opening its first bookstore in the University Village shopping center, Seattle. Amazon Books will sell about 6,000 titles of high rating books in Amazon.com.

Nov 04, 2015 3:29 AM EST


Chipotle responds to the 35 cases of E. coli infection

Chipotle restaurant chains announced to improve food safety amid E. coli infection cases in Washington and Oregon. The company is hiring two food safety consultant firms to perform batch testing the food ingredients.

Nov 04, 2015 3:27 AM EST


Windows 10 Market Share Increased by 7.94 in October

Microsoft's latest Windows 10 had a significant growth in market share by 7.94 percent in October, up from 6.63 percent in September.

Nov 04, 2015 2:57 AM EST


HSBC Pre-Tax Profit grew more than expected due to lower regulatory fines cost

Lower cost of regulatory fines led to an increase in HSBC's pre-tax profit, beating analysts' expectations of $5.2 billion.

Nov 04, 2015 2:37 AM EST


American Tech Giants Increasing Partnerships with Chinese Companies Impose Threat to US National Security

Critics fear that the growing number of United States giant tech companies partnering with Chinese firms connected with the Asian country's military may improve Chinese military technological capabilities and could even harm US national security.

Nov 04, 2015 2:20 AM EST


Energy, healthcare triggers Wall Street gains; Nasdaq 100 hits 15-year high

US stocks climbed across sectors Monday adding to the momentum of its growth from the August 25 drop. Thanks to the increases in the energy sector and the growing acquisition activities in healthcare.

Nov 04, 2015 2:13 AM EST


Asian stocks follow gains on Wall Street

Taking cues from overnight rally on Wall Street, Asian stocks also surged. However, China markets slipped into presure owing to investigations over financial scam and illegal future trading dampened the market sentiment. Japan markets were closed on account of a holiday. Remaining Asian stocks were in positive mode and looking to cues from US Fed Reserve and European Central Bank.

Nov 04, 2015 2:09 AM EST


Vegetarian Destinations: Top 5 Cities For Vegan Travelers

Many vegans find it hard to find a meal without animal products in it. Vegetarian eating is continuously growing as many cities all over the world are now offering vegan food on their menu.

Nov 04, 2015 1:55 AM EST


Twitch Install's Social Experiment Failed to Accomplish Goal

Twitch Install, a social experiment to crowsource Linux installation based on a keystroke press in chat room has failed due to a botnet hijacking the chat. The Botnet managed to install other distro of Linux partially.

Nov 04, 2015 1:51 AM EST


Virgin America teams up with AirBnb partnership for New Hawaii Flights

Airbnb and Virgin America colaborate for the Hawaiiscape and debuted the first-of-its-kind partnership. Moreover, Virgin America introduced its new route from San Francisco to Honolulu with special low fares.

Nov 04, 2015 1:41 AM EST


Oil price continues to slump after weak data from China

Crude-oil prices dropped in early Asia trade on Monday as lackluster Chinese factory activity data widened fears that demand from the world’s second-largest economy is likely to stay low.

Nov 04, 2015 12:45 AM EST


Github Released Atom 1.1 and Continues To Grow

Github, a San Fransisco startup, released its new version of text editor Atom. After more than a year of dealing with harrasment crisis, they are now ready to grow bigger.

Nov 04, 2015 12:24 AM EST


Michael Curry Appointed as First black Bishop of US Episcopal Church

The US Episcopal Church has appointed its first black bishop, Michael Curry, who encouraged the members to spread the good news by crossing divides of race, wealth, and education.

Nov 03, 2015 10:47 PM EST


Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport's Gift of Convenience in Orlando, Florida

Looking for a hotel near the prime Entertainment spots of Orlando, Florida? The Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport is located within the Orlando International Airport and it is the most convenient hotel to stay in as it is just a few miles away from city's hottest Entertainment spots.

Nov 03, 2015 10:43 PM EST


AppDynamics Raises Fresh $83.4 Million after hiring former Adobe Digital chief

AppDynamics raised $83.4 million in funding just a few weeks after former Adobe digital chief David Wadhwani joined the company as its new CEO.

Nov 03, 2015 10:37 PM EST


Tahiti Tourism to Launch Smart Tourism Approach with Tahiti Innovation Labs and Travel Startups Incubator

The French Polynesia Ministry of Tourism announce the partnership of Tahiti Innovation Labs and the Travel Startups Incubator to create a new tourism project. The project is called Smart Tourism initiative and its goal is to make French Polynesian Islands a smart tourism destination.

Nov 03, 2015 10:31 PM EST


Luxury Cruise ship Silver Muse Set to Debut in 2017, Silversea Now Accepting Bookings

The latest luxurious cruise ship, Silver Muse is scheduled to sail on 2017. The Cruise line brand Silversea Cruises is also now opened for reservations.

Nov 03, 2015 10:19 PM EST


Russian Passenger Plane Crashes Down in Sinai, Egypt, Terrorist Group ISIS Claimed they are Responsible

A Russian passenger plane carrying 224 passengers were reported killed after the plane crash down in Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. The terrorist group ISIS claimed they shot down the plane, however, officials from Moscow and Cairo its impossible.

Nov 03, 2015 10:10 PM EST


Evidences show Egypt plane crash more on terrorists attack

Terror experts are pointing their fingers on ISIS for the Russian plane crash in Egypt; while Russian authorities say that it is too early for the claim.

Nov 03, 2015 10:02 PM EST


S&P 500 earnings parade may slip on energy companies

Surprisingly the ongoing quarterly season has been positive for the Wall Street as it recorded gains in October. But, the expected bleak earnings from the energy sector may discourage the market sentiment and slow down the S&P 500 index gain.

Nov 03, 2015 9:48 PM EST


English Wikipedia hits 5-Million articles milestone

The English-language version of Wikipedia has reached five million articles, but they say 104 million more are needed to cover human knowledge.

Nov 03, 2015 9:42 PM EST


HTC releases Virtual Reality headset, but would take 3-5 years to take off

HTC Vive will release its virtual reality headset later this year, but says it will take three to five years before it goes mainstream.

Nov 03, 2015 9:37 PM EST


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