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How wireless recharging works – and doesn't, yet

Dec 15, 2018 10:20 am UTC| Technology

Though the days of hardwired wall-mounted phones are ending and wireless internet connections are common at home and on the go, people are still dependent on cords to charge their mobile devices. My research, and that of...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Blockchain media firm PUBLISH launches end-to-end publishing software ‘PUBLISHsoft’

Dec 15, 2018 06:33 am UTC| Digital Currency Technology

PUBLISH Inc., the company behind PUBLISH Protocol, has announced the launch of a blockchain-based end-to-end publishing system. Dubbed PUBLISHsoft, the solution combines state-of-the-art digital newsroom software and...

‘Final Fantasy VII: Remake’ Release Date, Features: Is 2019 Launch Possible With ‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ Now Finished?

Dec 14, 2018 09:59 am UTC| Technology

Tetsuya Nomura is credited as the director and character designer for Kingdom Hearts 3, which has gone gold for some weeks now. Does this mean the Final Fantasy VII: Remake development, where Nomura is credited for the...

‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ Release Date, Features: Is PC Port Launch Possible?

Dec 14, 2018 09:48 am UTC| Technology

One of the biggest news that arrived for the gaming community in 2018 is the official release date of Kingdom Hearts 3. But that does not answer everything for the series dedicated fans as some of them are still hoping...

‘GTA 6’ Release Date, News & Update: Top 3 Rumors in 2018 for Sixth Installment

Dec 14, 2018 07:42 am UTC| Technology

News about GTA 6 is scarce at the moment as Rockstar Games remains reticent about everything that has to do with the next installment. So far, all fans have on their hands are rumors and speculations with some of them...

Torrent Latest News & Update: The Reason Why Popular Tracker Server is Shutting Down for Good

Dec 12, 2018 08:52 am UTC| Technology

While torrent sites like ThePiratebay are still up running today, governments across the world are busy putting up more and more restrictions that are slowly suffocating the piracy network. Its latest victim is the...

Jailbreak Latest News & Update: The Bug that Could Provide Pathways for Researchers to Jailbreak iOS 12.1

Dec 12, 2018 08:52 am UTC| Technology

A jailbreak process that would see the unlocking of the latest iOS 12.1 has yet to make its way to public knowledge. In the past few months, a lot of researchers and developers have been trying to bypass the security...

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Economy

U.S. Treasuries climb ahead of November retail sales, December manufacturing PMI data

The U.S. Treasuries climbed during late afternoon session Friday ahead of the countrys retail sales data for the month of November, scheduled to be released today by 13:30GMT. The headline retail figure is likely to come...

German bunds jump after December manufacturing PMI disappoints investors

The German bunds jumped during European session Friday after the countrys manufacturing PMI for the month of December disappointed market expectations, amid a muted trading session that witnessed data of little economic...

Brent crude oil likely to reach USD75/bbl in Q1 2019; U.S. shale output seen rising over next 18 months: ANZ Research

Brent crude oil is expected to reach USD75/bbl by the first quarter of 2019, while the year-end target stands at USD65/bbl; further, the United States shale oil output is seen to keep rising over the next 18 months,...

JGB yields bruised by weak Chinese economic data; Nikkei 225 down nearly over 2 pct at close

The Japanese government bond yields were bruised by weakness in the Chinese economic data, released early today, as investors sentiments were hurt, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 down over 2 percent at the time of closing...

Australian bonds gain amid hopes of Sino-U.S. trade resolution; weak Chinese data support debt-buying

Australian government bonds gained across the curve during Asian session Friday as investors remain cautious ahead of any breakthrough in U.S.-China trade deal. Global equity and bond markets had a mixed performance...

Politics

The John Birch Society is still influencing American politics, 60 years after its founding

The retired candy entrepreneur Robert Welch founded the John Birch Society 60 years ago to push back against what he perceived as a growing American welfare state modeled on communism and the federal governments push to...

Liberals adopt new rule to stop the revolving prime ministership

Scott Morrison has announced a major change in Liberal party rules to ensure a prime minister who wins an election serves the full term, unless two thirds of the party decides otherwise. Morrison said the Liberal party...

New hope in Nigeria, but Zimbabwe struggles with the same old problems

There has been a sense of transition in both Nigeria and Zimbabwe recently. In Nigeria, Obiageli Oby Ezekwesili launched her presidential election campaign. She is not expected to win in the 2019 election. At best, she...

Why France's ‘gilets jaunes’ protesters are so angry

Frances gilets jaunes protests of December 1 were marked not only by their anger and violence, but also by the variety of those taking part. The violence of the protests named after the yellow bibs worn by those on the...

How the neoliberal obsession with valuing nature changes our understanding of it

Over the last decade, an industry has developed that values different aspects of nature in different ways. Its growth has been underpinned by the argument that, in a neoliberal world where the market is the dominant...

Science

Scientist at work: To take atomic-scale pictures of tiny crystals, use a huge, kilometer-long synchrotron

Its 4 a.m., and Ive been up for about 20 hours straight. A loud alarm is blaring, accompanied by red strobe lights flashing. A stern voice announces, Searching station B. Exit immediately. It feels like an emergency, but...

There's no simple answer to what counts as 'science' in teaching reading

What is the best way to teach children to read? This apparently simple question has, in fact, has been the subject of robust and often polarised debate. Recently the New York Times ran an opinion piece titled Why are we...

New detections of gravitational waves brings the number to 11 – so far

Four new detections of gravitational waves have been announced at the Gravitational Waves Physics and Astronomy Workshop, at the University of Maryland in the United States. This brings the total number of detections to...

Worms in space: why we are launching them

Space launches are some of the most spectacular and nerve wracking events you can witness. And when you are actually involved in one, you realise just how much can go wrong. We are currently in Florida, nervously counting...

Women have been written out of science history – time to put them back

Can you name a female scientist from history? Chances are you are shouting out Marie Curie. The twice Nobel Prize-winning Curie and mathematician Ada Lovelace are two of the few women within Western science to receive...

Technology

‘Final Fantasy VII: Remake’ Release Date, Features: Is 2019 Launch Possible With ‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ Now Finished?

‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ Release Date, Features: Is PC Port Launch Possible?

‘GTA 6’ Release Date, News & Update: Top 3 Rumors in 2018 for Sixth Installment

Jailbreak Latest News & Update: The Bug that Could Provide Pathways for Researchers to Jailbreak iOS 12.1

'Fortnite' Latest News & Update: Epic to Make Dogfights More Dangerous; To Add Exploding Plane Damage

Adding flyable planes in Fortnite has made the game a thousand times more fun for a lot of players, but there appears to be an issue with the balance. While players can cause damage by using the planes weapons, opponents...

Digital Currency

FxWirePro: Crypto arbitrage opportunity for the day

French Authority’s Actions on Crypto and Binary Options to Prevent frauds

Aelf associates with Cred for holistic crypto-driven ecosystem

Law

Fracking policies are wildly inconsistent across Australia, from gung-ho development to total bans

Married by default? Why Alberta's proposed new law is misguided

'Compliant environment': turning ordinary people into border guards should concern everyone in the UK

Life

Wizard of Oz: why this extraordinary movie has been so influential

Why UNESCO was right to add reggae to its cultural heritage list

Escher x nendo will surprise, delight and challenge

Nature

The more male gorillas look after young, the more young they're likely to have

COP24: time is running out on climate change, but geoengineering has dangers of its own

Curious Kids: what would happen if the Earth's core went cold?

Sports

Michael Schumacher 2018: German Legend’s Half-Brother Speaks About Their Relationship With Each Other

Trevor Ariza 2018: Is Former Houston Rockets Guard Coming to the Lakers? Is He a Good Fit?

Michael Schumacher Health Update: FIA President Jean Todt Revealed New Information About German Icon’s Recovery

Technical Analysis

FxWirePro: USD/CHF Trade Idea

FxWirePro: EUR/USD gravestone doji, shooting star and engulfing patterns develop sloping channel – Trade one touch put

FxWirePro: USD/CAD trades higher on broad-based US dollar buying, good to buy on dips

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CHINA NOV 2018 CHINA HOUSE PRICES YY INCREASE TO 9.3 % VS PREV 8.6 %

BRAZIL’S CENTRAL BANK SAYS AUCTION TO ROLL OVER EXISTING CONTRACTS

BRAZIL CENTRAL BANK TO AUCTION ON MONDAY AS MANY AS 13.83 K TRADITIONAL CURRENCY SWAPS

BRAZIL’S CENTRAL BANK SAYS AUCTION TO ROLL OVER EXISTING CONTRACTS

BRAZIL CENTRAL BANK TO AUCTION ON MONDAY AS MANY AS 13.83 K TRADITIONAL CURRENCY SWAPS

S&P 500 FINANCIAL INDEX CONFIRMS BEAR MARKET, ENDS DOWN MORE THAN 20 PCT FROM JAN. 26 CLOSING HIGH

FITCH SAYS TURKEY IS SET FOR PROLONGED PERIOD OF BELOW TREND GROWTH AGAINST A BACKDROP OF TIGHT DOMESTIC POLICY SETTINGS AND TOUGH EXTERNAL CONDITIONS

FITCH SAYS TURKEY'S MONETARY POLICY HAS LONG PROVED UNABLE TO ANCHOR INFLATION IN SINGLE DIGITS

FITCH ON TURKEY SAYS IT PROJECTS THAT 2018 AND 2019 TARGETS WILL BE MISSED DUE TO IMPACT OF WEAK ECONOMY ON REVENUES

S&P SAYS SERBIA OUTLOOK REVISED TO POSITIVE ON STRONGER GROWTH AND IMPROVED MONETARY FLEXIBILITY; 'BB/B' RATINGS AFFIRMED

DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE CONFIRMS CORRECTION, ENDS DOWN MORE THAN 10 PCT FROM OCT 3 CLOSING HIGH

FITCH ON TURKEY SAYS NEGATIVE OUTLOOK REFLECTS SIGNIFICANT & MULTIFACETED RISKS TO ADJUSTMENT PATH POSED BY ECONOMIC POLICY SETTINGS, DOMESTIC POLITICAL & GEOPOLITICAL RISKS & GLOBAL FINANCING CONDITIONS

BRAZIL'S BOVESPA CLOSED AT 87,449.50, DOWN -0.44%

CANADA'S S&P/TSX COMPOSITE CLOSED AT 14,595.41, DOWN -1.05%

NASDAQ UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 160.79 POINTS, OR 2.27 PERCENT, AT 6,909.55

S&P 500 UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 50.50 POINTS, OR 1.91 PERCENT, AT 2,600.04

DOW JONES UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 495.82 POINTS, OR 2.02 PERCENT, AT 24,101.56

CFTC-SPECULATORS INCREASE CBOT US 10-YEAR TREASURY FUTURES NET SHORT POSITION BY 100,616 CONTRACTS TO 393,802 IN WEEK ON DECEMBER 11

CFTC-SPECULATORS INCREASE CBOT US 2-YEAR TREASURY FUTURES NET SHORT POSITION BY 55,677 CONTRACTS TO 417,237 IN WEEK ON DECEMBER 11

CFTC-SPECULATORS TRIM CBOT US TREASURY BONDS FUTURES NET SHORT POSITION BY 10,391 CONTRACTS TO 62,194 IN WEEK ON DECEMBER 11

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Role reversal: China cites human rights in spat with Canada

Ontario's new climate plan is far from conservative

How people seeking asylum in Australia access higher education, and the enormous barriers they face

Native cherries are a bit mysterious, and possibly inside-out

Wonder and wisdom in a children's forest nature program

Women don't speak up over workplace harassment because no one hears them if they do

Disappointment about gifts is good for kids who have enough

It's not so easy to gain the true measure of things

Economics Monitor

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