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Google, Facebook among Silicon Valley majors to lead India's broader free internet

India is poised to receive broader free internet shortly as several US technology majors are working on their projects to bring over a billion people online. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met top officials from US technology firms and sought their cooperation in making India online.

Nov 26, 2015 12:39 AM EST


Are smartphones the new killing machine? Road accidents caused by not-so-smart phone users

US officials announced that deadly traffic accidents have risen to 8.1% in the first half of 2015. The official stated that smartphones are the largest cause of increasing deadly accidents numbers.

Nov 26, 2015 12:29 AM EST


5 charged in $580M medical kickback scheme

Five people including a former executive and two surgeons were charged over a medical kickback scheme worth almost $600 million. The kickback scam in the medical sector is putting more pressure on the US healthcare system.

Nov 25, 2015 11:52 PM EST


Strong quarter growth makes Walmart still a big threat to Kroger and Whole Foods

Walmart reported a $3.3 billion third quarter earnings and its strongest quarter of food sales growth in a year.

Nov 25, 2015 10:15 PM EST


Most restaurants are not familiar with the protection Food Donation Act gives

A lot of donors are not familiar with the protection that the Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act can give, which is why there still are not many food donors.

Nov 25, 2015 10:11 PM EST


Medicines Patent Pool signed agreement with Bristol-Myers to lower Hepatitis C in 112 Developing Countries

Medicines Patent Pool signed an agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co to bring down the price of hepatitis C drug in 112 developing countries by allowing global drug manufacturers to develop Daklinza, which is chemically known as daclatasvir.

Nov 25, 2015 09:58 PM EST


Google features 'Star Wars' themes, making users choose to join "Dark side," "Light Side"

Google lets its users pick to both be in the Dark side or Light side, and turn their profiles into Star Wars themed sites.

Nov 25, 2015 09:51 PM EST


MIT's snake-like robot can serve multi-purpose simply by changing shapes

MIT, the Media Lab developed a new snake-like gadget, LineFORM. It has an ability to transform itself from a straight black line into various shapes, serving different purposes. it can change into almost everything a mobile phone, a wearable watch or a lamp.

Nov 25, 2015 09:37 PM EST


6 tips to avoid over spending

Special holiday occasions bring merriment and happiness. But at the same time it results in overspending, mostly jeopardizing household budget. There are few tips to avoid overspending over the gifts and other unnecessary tasks.

Nov 25, 2015 09:29 PM EST


Hera Systems to Launch It's First Satellites to Capture Earth Images and Video

Soon, nearly-time images and videos of Earth's activities will be captured by Hera Systems' spacecraft. This will greatly help to monitoring crops and infrastructure as well as evaluate national security.

Nov 25, 2015 08:50 PM EST


How to talk about money with your children

When talking about money to the children, it is best to start early, and start with values first, before delving into specifics.

Nov 25, 2015 09:15 AM EST


How to Deal with the 'Employee Seeks Greener Grass' Dilemma

When nothing goes well for employees, it is obvious for them to search and leave for greener grass elsewhere. Why not employers should cultivate the ‘greener grasses’ in their place only? Find out more on the employer-employee equation.

Nov 25, 2015 07:02 AM EST


Google launches Star Wars VR experience on Cardboard

Google teams up with Disney and verizon to launch a Star War's VR experience for Cardboard on December 2. The VR experience will live in the official Star Wars app that will be available on iOS and Android devices.

Nov 25, 2015 04:09 AM EST


Stockpiles help US growth beat forecast in Q3

The US economy grew 2.1 percent during the third quarter as against the forecast of 1.15 percent. However, the growth rate slowed down when compared to 3.9 percent in the second quarter.

Nov 25, 2015 04:06 AM EST


Carl Icahn picks 7.13% in Xerox, says it's undervalued

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn picked 7.13 percent stake in Xerox Corp paving his way to the company's board. Icahn gave a statement that Xerox shares are undervalued as the stock fell over 20 percent this year so far.

Nov 25, 2015 03:50 AM EST


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