TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government is set to tell Facebook Inc (FB.O) to better protect its users’ personal data after a leak involving British firm Cambridge Analytica that affected 87 million users globally, Kyodo News reported on Monday. The logo of Facebook is pictured during the Viva Tech start-up […]
Daily Archives: October 21, 2018
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Video screenshot by Bonnie Burton/CNET In celebration of the 10th anniversary of NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, NASA has named 21 new gamma-ray constellations. NASA has um… gone a bit off the reservation when it comes to naming them. Take “Hulk” for example, which is named for The Incredible Hulk! […]
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt managed to upstage the first weekend of Australia’s A-League season without kicking a ball after his agent said he had been offered a professional contract by the Central Coast Mariners. FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Central Coast Mariners v Central Coast Select […]
The EU is planning to scrap the annual hour change in April 2019, a month after Brexit. According to the EU, they decided on this proposal because the time change has a negative impact on people’s sleep, damages their health as well as inhibits productivity at work. The decision comes […]
Stephen Hawking’s Wheelchair and PhD Dissertation Are up for Sale More (LONDON) — Stephen Hawking was a cosmic visionary, a figure of inspiration and a global celebrity. His unique status is reflected in an upcoming auction of some of the late physicist’s possessions: It includes complex scientific papers, one of […]
(Reuters) – Australia’s competition watchdog said on Friday the High Court dismissed its special leave application to appeal a court’s decision on whether Pfizer Inc’s local unit used its market power to limit competition for its cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor. FILE PHOTO: A man walks past Pfizer’s world headquarters in New […]
With the NBA dissecting video from Saturday night’s game between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers like the Zapruder film, it was only a matter of time before we saw suspensions handed down for Chris Paul, Brandon Ingram, and Rajon Rondo. On Sunday, the league announced its decision. After […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Julia Louis-Dreyfus, an American comedian whose career on the improv stage led to iconic roles on shows such as Seinfeld, was honored on Sunday for contributing to the national culture. Comedian and actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus acknowledges applause as she arrives to be awarded the Kennedy Center’s 21st […]