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Sense Brings the Smarts to Smart Home Automation at CES® 2017

Jan 05, 2017 16:00 pm UTC| Business

BOSTON, Jan. 05, 2017 -- Sense, the home intelligence platform that interprets the power usage and activity of devices in the home, today announced an additional investment from a new investor, iRobot Ventures (IRBT),...

Imagination appoints industry expert to lead PowerVR business unit

Jan 05, 2017 16:00 pm UTC| Business

EVP Mark Dickinson to build long-term growth LAS VEGAS, Jan. 05, 2017 -- International CES --Imagination Technologies (IMG.L) announces the appointment of industry expert Mark Dickinson as executive vice president of...

Nozomi Networks Showcases New Advancements in ICS Security at Fortinet Accelerate 2017

Jan 05, 2017 16:00 pm UTC| Business

MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 05, 2017 -- Nozomi Networks, the pioneer in cyber security and operational visibility for industrial control systems (ICS), today announced that it will be at Fortinet Accelerate next week to...

Imagination collaborates with Socionext on advanced video and display technologies

Jan 05, 2017 16:00 pm UTC| Business

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 05, 2017 -- International CES --Imagination Technologies (IMG.L) announces it is collaborating with Socionext Inc., a leader in advanced system-on-chip (SoC) technology for video and imaging systems, on...

Gentex to Offer Unique Three-Camera Automotive Rear Vision System

Jan 05, 2017 16:00 pm UTC| Business

Rear Vision System Highlights The Gentex rear vision system, also known as a...

Gentex Introduces Biometric Authentication System for Automotive Use

Jan 05, 2017 16:00 pm UTC| Business

Biometric System Highlights Gentexs new biometrics mirror authenticates the...

Blake Shelton and Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. Unveil Plans for Ole Red

Jan 05, 2017 15:55 pm UTC| Business

Shelton-Inspired Brand to be Anchored by Ole Red Nashville, An Entertainment Venue on Lower Broadway Ole Red Tishomingo Planned for Shelton’s Hometown to be Operated by Ryman Hospitality Properties’ Entertainment...

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Economy

Asian Stocks Drop as Trump Signals Iran War Escalation

Asian equity markets retreated sharply on Thursday, erasing earlier gains as U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to intensify military operations against Iran within the next two to three weeks. The remarks sent...

Asian Currencies Weaken as Dollar Rebounds Amid Middle East Escalation

Most Asian currencies declined on Thursday as the U.S. dollar staged a recovery, driven by renewed safe-haven demand following President Donald Trumps comments signaling a further escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict....

U.S. Stock Futures Steady Amid Iran Ceasefire Talks and Trump Address

U.S. stock index futures held steady Wednesday evening as investors turned their attention to a primetime address from President Donald Trump regarding a possible military de-escalation with Iran. The cautious tone in...

Trump Claims Iran Sought Ceasefire as Middle East War Escalates

Tensions in the Middle East reached a new flashpoint this week as U.S. President Donald Trump publicly claimed that a senior Iranian official requested a ceasefire, a statement Tehran swiftly and firmly rejected. The...

Oil Prices Slide as Iran Tensions Ease and U.S. Crude Stockpiles Swell

Oil prices continued their downward trend during Asian trading hours on Thursday, pressured by fading geopolitical risk and a larger-than-expected rise in American crude stockpiles. Brent crude futures for June delivery...

Politics

Trump Administration Plans 100% Tariffs on Pharmaceutical Imports

The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to impose tariffs as high as 100% on pharmaceutical imports, according to a Financial Times report citing sources familiar with the matter. The levies could be...

Trump Defends U.S.-Israel War on Iran in Prime-Time Address as Public Support Wanes

President Donald Trump took to prime-time television Wednesday night to defend the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, now entering its second month. In a 19-minute White House address, Trump claimed...

Congress Eyes Two-Bill Strategy to Resolve DHS Funding Crisis

Republican congressional leaders have unveiled a two-pronged legislative strategy to end the ongoing Department of Homeland Security funding deadlock, aiming to reopen the agency, ensure federal workers receive back pay,...

Trump's Claim That the U.S. Can Cover Global Jet Fuel Shortfall Doesn't Add Up

President Donald Trump urged nations facing jet fuel shortages caused by Irans blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to simply purchase their supply from the United States. We have plenty, Trump posted on Truth Social. But...

FBI Launches Independent Cuba Probe After Deadly Speedboat Shootout

A team of FBI agents traveled to Cuba this week to conduct an independent investigation into a deadly maritime confrontation involving ten Cuban exiles who attempted to infiltrate the island by speedboat under cover of...

Science

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Technology

SpaceX Eyes Historic IPO at $1.75 Trillion Valuation

Elon Musks aerospace giant SpaceX has quietly filed a confidential IPO registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Bloomberg News sources familiar with the matter. The move signals that the...

Annie Altman Amends Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Annie Altman has filed an amended civil lawsuit against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, accusing him of sexually abusing her over a span of nearly a decade. The amended complaint was submitted Wednesday in St. Louis...

TSMC Japan's Second Fab to Produce 3nm Chips by 2028

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker, has confirmed plans to begin equipment installation and mass production of 3-nanometre wafers at its second fabrication plant in...

Apple Turns 50: From Garage Startup to AI Crossroads

In early 1976, engineer Steve Wozniak finished designing a computer circuit board he planned to share with fellow hobbyists at a local California tech club. His friend Steve Jobs recognized a commercial opportunity, and...

Rubio Directs U.S. Diplomats to Use X and Military Psyops to Counter Foreign Propaganda

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has instructed American diplomats to leverage social media platform X and collaborate with Pentagon psychological operations units as part of a broader strategy to combat foreign...