(Reuters) – Payments processor PayPal Holdings Inc said on Friday it decided to end its business relationship with popular U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s Infowars website after finding instances of hate speech and discriminatory content on the site. The move makes PayPal the latest tech company to take action against […]
Daily Archives: September 21, 2018
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina is launching a new microwave imaging satellite to monitor natural disasters and soil moisture, in a long-term bid to bolster the farm sector, an industry that has historically been the backbone of the country’s economy. A man walks past a scaled-down replica of the SAOCOM […]
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s Versace played with bold prints, patchwork and leather in its spring/summer 2019 women’s collection in a star-studded show on Friday, the third day of Milan’s fashion week. Models present creations at the Versace show during Milan Fashion Week Spring 2019 in Milan, Italy, September 21, 2018. […]
PARIS (Reuters) – Robots can do many of the jobs previously performed by humans, but could they ever replace artists? A team of French entrepreneurs who believe so have written a computer algorithm that can create original paintings with some resemblance to works by Old Masters such as Rembrandt. The […]
This op-ed originally appeared in the Sept. 10, 2018 issue of SpaceNews magazine. As an adviser and director of space companies, including several system manufacturers and logistics providers, I’ve had the opportunity to see a bit of how the space economy works, both good and bad. There’s technical brilliance on […]
(Reuters) – Olympians and Paralympians from the United States will now earn equal payouts for winning medals with payments retroactively distributed to include this year’s Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, the U.S. Olympic Committee said on Friday. FILE PHOTO – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Paralympics – Opening ceremony – Pyeongchang Olympic […]
Mariska Hargitay has spent 19 seasons busting perps as Olivia Benson rose through the ranks from detective to lieutenant on Law & Order: SVU—and with season 20 on the horizon, there’s no end in sight for both Hargitay and the long-running drama. NBC boss Robert Greenblatt said the show will […]
(Reuters Health) – Homeowners in North Carolina and South Carolina who lost electricity in the wake of Hurricane Florence need to realize that backup generators and other temporary power sources can cause carbon monoxide poisoning, scientists warn. People sit at a bar that has no power and drink during a […]