Maryam Durrani is a typical American teenager with a wild imagination and a knack for telling stories about dungeons, dragons, kingdoms and young girls. She wrote her first book in …
your ads here!Month: March 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Kaspersky Lab Plans Swiss Data Center to Combat Spying Allegations: Documents
Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab plans to open a data center in Switzerland to address Western government concerns that Russia exploits its anti-virus software to spy on customers, according to internal documents …
your ads here!New Technology Being Developed for Pacemakers
When you are watching a television show and see someone get their heart shocked back into a rhythm, you will see their entire body rise up in the air. That’s …
your ads here!In Lab, 3-D Printing Cuts Costs, Manufacturing Time of Heat Exchangers
Heat exchangers are some of the most widely used energy-transfer devices, helping cool everything from car engines to power plants. At the recent ARPA-e conference, organized by the U.S. Department …
your ads here!Weinstein Co. Tosses Nondisclosure Agreements, Could Bring New Wave of Accusers
Is #MeToo part two on the way? With its bankruptcy, the Weinstein Co. has tossed out the nondisclosure agreements that officials say its co-founder and former CEO Harvey Weinstein wielded …
your ads here!China Tests Unmanned Tanks in Modernization Push
China is testing unmanned tanks that could be equipped with artificial intelligence, a state-run newspaper said Wednesday, as the country continues with its military modernization program. State television showed images …
your ads here!Peter Peterson, Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies at 91
Peter G. Peterson, a billionaire and business executive who became one of the most prominent voices to argue for entitlement reform and reducing the U.S. national debt, died of natural …
your ads here!Can Self-Driving Cars Withstand First Fatality?
The deadly collision between an Uber autonomous vehicle and a pedestrian near Phoenix is bringing calls for tougher self-driving regulations, but advocates for a hands-off approach say big changes aren’t …
your ads here!Report: Women Short-Changed on Commercial Land Deals in Africa
Women are often short-changed compared to men when communities are compensated or resettled during commercial land deals in Africa, and governments should take action to rectify that, researchers said Tuesday. …
your ads here!Breaking Up With Facebook Harder Than It Looks
Facebook’s latest privacy scandal, involving Trump campaign consultants who allegedly stole data on tens of millions of users in order to influence elections, has some people reconsidering their relationship status …
your ads here!Hawaii Campus Joins US Trend to Go All Green
A campus in Hawaii is joining a handful of U.S. colleges and universities aiming to use 100 percent renewable energy, it said Tuesday, part of a growing nationwide trend of …
your ads here!Trump Tariffs Set Off Industry Scramble for Exemptions
When Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross held up a can of Campbell’s soup in a CNBC interview to make the case that the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs were “no …
your ads here!UN Agency: Water-Smart Agriculture Could Cut Migration Risk
Water stress is increasingly driving migration around the world, but efforts to adapt to worsening shortages could help, a new U.N. study suggests. Water stress — not just shortages, but …
your ads here!Zuckerberg Asked to Testify in UK; Data Firm’s CEO Suspended
A British parliamentary committee on Tuesday summoned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to answer questions as authorities stepped up efforts to determine if the personal data of social-media users has been …
your ads here!G-20 Sees Need for ‘Dialogue,’ Fails to Defuse Trade War Threat
The world’s financial leaders rejected protectionism Tuesday and urged “further dialogue” on trade, but failed to blunt the threat of a trade war days before U.S. metals tariffs take effect …
your ads here!US-Russia Tensions Not Felt in Space
Despite tensions, sanctions and recriminations between the United States and Russia, two American astronauts will join a Russian cosmonaut blasting off Wednesday from Kazakhstan for the International Space Station. Even …
your ads here!Brazil to Vaccinate Entire Country Against Yellow Fever
Brazil’s health minister says the country is expanding its campaign to vaccinate people against yellow fever to cover the entire country. Ricardo Barros says that by including the final …
your ads here!Border Wall, Tunnel Tussle Hold Up Sweeping US Spending Bill
President Donald Trump will reap a huge budget increase for the military while Democrats cement wins on infrastructure and other domestic programs that they failed to get under President Barack …
your ads here!Implantable Heart Defibrillators Deliver Shock in More Ways Than One
A resting heart rate of more than 100 beats per minute can be life-threatening. It means the heart is beating too fast to pump blood to the rest of the …
your ads here!Twitter: ‘Black Panther’ Most Tweeted-About Movie Ever
The pop culture sensation Black Panther has set another record: most tweeted-about movie ever. Twitter said Tuesday that Ryan Coogler’s box-office smash has been tweeted about more than 35 million …
your ads here!‘The Crown’ Producers Apologize to Stars After Pay Dispute
Producers of the Netflix drama The Crown apologized Tuesday to actors Claire Foy and Matt Smith over the revelation that Foy was paid less than her male co-star. A producer …
your ads here!Google Launches News Initiative to Combat Fake News
Alphabet’s Google is launching the Google News Initiative to weed out fake news online and during breaking news situations, it said in a blog post Tuesday. Google said it plans …
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