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EU Slaps Qualcomm With $1.2 Billion Fine For Bribing Apple

Jan 27, 2018 08:41 am UTC| Technology

The tech industry can be a ruthless environment, where companies regularly try to outdo each other to stay on top. Apparently, chip maker Qualcomm was so desperate to retain its crown that it bribed Apple to use only its...

Trump’s New Tax Plan Could Destroy Leading Job Producer In The US, Solar Energy

Jan 27, 2018 03:57 am UTC| Technology

According to recent data, the U.S. solar energy market is the fastest growing jobs sector in the country. In fact, the solar industry is hiring 17 faster than the economy. Unfortunately, the new tax plan that President...

Smartphones Make Teens Sad And Depressed, Researchers Found

Jan 27, 2018 03:57 am UTC| Technology

Modern technology has given way for children and teenagers to insulate themselves from the world, and smartphones are apparently among the biggest culprits. According to a recent study, teens who are always glued to their...

Google Hiring Former Xbox And PlayStation Exec Could Hint At Bigger Video Game Ambitions

Jan 27, 2018 03:56 am UTC| Technology

Google cant really be accused of having a huge stake in video games as far as production and publishing is concerned. The closest that the search engine company ever came to making video games is YouTube Lets Plays. This...

What The ‘Flick’ Is Facebook Doing With Time?

Jan 27, 2018 03:55 am UTC| Technology

Facebook likes to brand itself as a technology company and with that in mind, it also likes to invent new things. One of its latest and most bizarre inventions is apparently a new unit of time called Flick, which the...

Chinese Man Bites iPhone Battery And It Exploded, Literally

Jan 27, 2018 03:53 am UTC| Technology

Chinese knockoffs are a major concern among western consumers, but it seems the countrys local customers also have the same misgivings. This is apparently why a Chinese man bit an iPhone battery to see if it was the real...

God Of War To Launch On April 20th, 4/20 Is Going To Be Even More Epic

Jan 27, 2018 03:52 am UTC| Technology

The God of War franchise has been one of the most beloved video game properties in modern history and the latest iteration titled God of War is officially set to be released on April 20th. This date is also notable to a...

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Economy

Ukraine Sanctions Chief Heads to Washington to Push Russia Bill

Ukraines top sanctions official will visit Washington this week to press U.S. lawmakers to approve sweeping new Russia sanctions legislation that has already cleared the Senate but faces resistance in the House of...

Canada Backs €100 Billion Global Defence Bank

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is backing a proposed global defence bank designed to help allied nations finance military expansion, although several major economies have yet to join ahead of a planned charter signing...

Brazil, US Resume Tariff Talks as Trade Tensions Persist

Brazilian and U.S. officials resumed discussions over trade tariffs on Monday, agreeing to continue negotiations in the coming weeks as both countries seek to address tensions stemming from duties imposed by the Trump...

Dollar Holds Near Two-Week High as Fed Rate Hike Bets Rise

The U.S. dollar held close to a two-week high on Monday as investors increased bets on a Federal Reserve interest rate hike following hawkish comments from Chair Kevin Warsh, while renewed tensions in the Gulf boosted...

Asian Currencies Mixed as Yen Nears 160, Oil Surges

Asian currencies traded mixed on Monday as the Japanese yen remained close to the critical 160-per-dollar level, while escalating U.S.-Iran tensions pushed oil prices higher and fueled risk aversion across financial...

Politics

Trump Says ExxonMobil Among Oil Majors Planning Venezuela Return

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that ExxonMobil is among several major energy companies preparing to pursue business opportunities in Venezuela as Washington pushes to revive the countrys oil industry. The...

Augusto Cury Surges in Brazil Presidential Polls

Brazilian psychiatrist and best-selling author Augusto Cury has emerged as an unexpected contender in the countrys 2026 presidential election, gaining sharply in opinion polls and challenging a race largely dominated by...

Trump Reviews U.S. Position on Falkland Islands

U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration is reviewing Washingtons position on the Falkland Islands, potentially putting renewed attention on the long-running sovereignty dispute between Britain and Argentina...

Zelenskiy, Trump Envoys Discuss Ukraine Peace Push

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Monday that he held a detailed and constructive discussion with U.S. President Donald Trumps envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, as Washington continues efforts to advance...

Top US General Says No Troops Planned at Polling Places

The U.S. military has no plans to deploy federal troops or National Guard personnel to polling locations during the November 2026 midterm elections, according to General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff....

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Apple’s Phil Schiller Steps Back as Leadership Shake-Up Accelerates

Apple veteran Phil Schiller has stepped away from overseeing the App Store and the companys high-profile product launch events, marking another major leadership change as the iPhone maker prepares for a new era under...

SpaceX Mobile Network Could Cost Up to $130 Billion, Bernstein Says

SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) could spend between $50 billion and $130 billion, including spectrum costs, to develop a standalone terrestrial network supporting its direct-to-device mobile service, according to Bernstein analysts....

Faraday Future Delivers First Robots in Middle East, Plans September Launches

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFAI) has completed its first robotics sale and delivery in the Middle East, marking an early milestone in the electric vehicle and AI technology companys regional...

Pinterest Stock Falls as CFO Julia Brau Donnelly Resigns

Pinterest Inc. (NYSE: PINS) shares fell sharply in after-hours trading on Friday after the social media company announced the resignation of Chief Financial Officer Julia Brau Donnelly, prompting investor attention on the...

PayPal Shares Sink as $50 Billion Takeover Bid Collapses

PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) shares plunged in extended trading after a consortium led by private equity firm Advent International and payments giant Stripe reportedly ended its pursuit of the digital payments company....