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World Stocks Hit All Time High, S&P Futures Rise To Within 1% Of Record

After yesterday's violent gap up in stocks across the globe in response to the "expected" outcome from the French election, today the risk on sentiment has continued if to a lesser extent, with stocks in Europe, Asia all rising while S&P futures point to a higher open. Yen, gold decline, while the euro traded as high as 1.09 this morning before fading some gains; oil is up [...]

Elites Are Orchestrating A Global Catastrophe: “There Are Many Things The President Does Not Know”

Authored by Jeremiah Johnson (Nom de plume of a retired Green Beret of the United States Army Special Forces) via SHTFplan.com, Following the money is always the key and crucial element to determining the “probable cause/modus operandi” regarding to globalist actions.  Although there are many who believe that President Trump is the panacea to all our problems, even they may perhaps admit that there are forces other [...]

Inside the car-eat-car world of self-driving technology

The finalized prototype of Google self-driving car. First, it was just a dream. Then it became a quirky research project undertaken by a handful of the nerdiest engineers in the robotics industry. Now self-driving cars are on the brink of transforming transportation. The industry creating the technology for autonomous vehicles has morphed from a collaborative space of free-flowing ideas into a high-speed road race where the winners [...]

ARM builds its first image signal processor for the automotive market

ARM on Monday unveiled the Mali-C71, its first image signal processor (ISP) built from the ground up for the automotive market. ISPs process raw pixel data so it can be displayed to a driver or used for further processing by computer vision algorithms. ARM's ISPs already offer high dynamic range, noise reduction and other features for devices like smartphones and videoconferencing systems, but cars require higher performance [...]

Open-source EdgeX Foundry seeks to standardize Internet of Things

Security is the Internet of Things' (IoT) Achilles heel. One reason that's so is there is a lack of common IoT development standards. The Linux Foundation, along with 50 companies, is addressing this by building a common open-framework for IoT edge computing and an ecosystem of interoperable components under a new open-source consortium: The EdgeX Foundry.EdgeX is seeking a common open-source framework for the IoT. The new [...]

UAE firm plans electronics recycling plant in Dubai – Technology

Enviroserve UAE has signed an agreement with Dubai Wholesale City for the construction of a 228,000 sq ft electronics and specialised waste recycling plant at Dubai Industrial Park. Backed by the Swiss Government Export Finance Agency, the AED120 million project represents one of the largest foreign direct investments in the field of environmental management in the UAE, a statement said. It added that the facility will serve [...]

UK and US share a similar mindset when it comes to horizontal drilling for shale energy: study

UK and US share a similar mindset when it comes to horizontal drilling for shale energy, say Cardiff University researchers and colleagues While an entire ocean separates the UK from the US, when the issue of fracking arises, the great divide—philosophically speaking—narrows considerably. Concerns about short-term and long-term impacts of horizontal drilling for shale energy are prevalent in both countries. According to a new study by Cardiff [...]

Euphoria Returns: European Stocks Soar, Dax Hits Record; S&P Futs Surge In “French Relief Rally”

Risk is definitely on this morning as European shares soar, led by French stocks and a new record high in Germany's Dax, after a "French relief rally" in which the first round of the country’s presidential elections prompted investors to bet that establishment candidate Emmanuel Macron will win a runoff vote next month, and who is seen as a 61% to 39% favorite to defeat Le Pen [...]

Pianist Ivana Gavric on why she picked 19th-century composer Chopin as the focus of her new album

The refugee crisis might seem a world away from the glamour of the concert hall but musicians, like all of us, are not immune to the horrors of war. This is something 36-year-old pianist Ivana Gavric knows only too well. This month she releases a new album, Chopin, the fourth in a series that so far has drawn warm praise from critics and audiences. In 1992, however, [...]

Lenovo adds $279 Flex 11 to its Chromebook laptop lineup

Lenovo Flex 11 ChromebookLenovo has expanded its lineup of Chromebooks with the introduction of the Flex 11, a 2-in-1 laptop that may have a slightly higher price tag than competing models, but brings plenty of extras to justify the added cost. As with other Flex convertibles, this Chromebook version features a 360-degree hinged design that allows the 11.6-inch touchscreen display to switch easily from laptop mode to [...]

High-flying careers put UAE cabin crew at risk of osteoporosis, research shows

DUBAI // High-flying careers could be putting pilots and cabin crew at an increased risk of osteoporosis after new research found a link between sleep deprivation and bone loss in young adults.A University of Colorado study found sleep-deprived younger men (aged 20-27) have reduced levels of a bone formation marker in blood when compared to older males.Researchers claimed the continuous limitation on good sleep and disturbances to [...]

Find your happy place: Where UAE residents go in the Emirates to lift their spirits

The UAE has a Minister of Happiness. It also has a happiness rating, and for three years running has been the highest-ranked Arab country on the global Happiness Index, an annual list compiled by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, under the General Secretariat of the United Nations. It also ranks 21st globally.A recent YouGov survey revealed that more than three-quarters of new arrivals in the UAE believe [...]

Toyota shows robotic leg brace to help paralyzed people walk

A model demonstrates the Welwalk WW-1000, a wearable robotic leg brace designed to help partially paralyzed people walk at the main system with treadmill and monitor, at Toyota Motor Corp.'s head office in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Toyota Motor Corp.'s Welwalk WW-1000 system is made up of a motorized mechanical frame that fits on a person's leg from the knee down. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Toyota is [...]

Chinese firm plans tourism, retail project in Ras Al Khaimah – Travel & Hospitality

A Chinese investment firm has signed an agreement with Al Marjan Island (AMI) Company to acquire a plot of land on Ras Al Khaimah's man-made island. Novel International Group has bought the 720.000 sq ft plot, with plans to develop a tourism and retail project, a statement said. The project involves a mixed-use development hotel, hotel apartments and shops, it added. Alan Feng, director, Novel, said: “The [...]

10 things to do: See a screening of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, register to attend Rooftop Rhythms #48, and more

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for April 24, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE.Want to see your event listed here? Email us with the details and contact information at [email protected] DhabiFilm screening Register now to attend tonight’s [...]

The death of the smartphone is closer than you think. Here’s what comes next

Each technology rises, and then falls and finds a niche. Soon it will be the turn of the smartphone.The arrival of the original iPhone back in 2007 heralded a revolution in how we use computing power, transforming it from something that sat on a desk in a PC that got used nine-to-five, to something that we carried in our pockets and accessed all the time. And now, [...]

Giddy Up! Automakers raise horsepower, speed to new heights (Update)

The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is unveiled during a media preview for the New York International Auto Show, Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) Fred Croatti often drives his silver Dodge Charger Hellcat to the grocery store, turning heads as he rumbles through the parking lot with a supercharged 6.2-Liter 707-horsepower engine. Although Croatti's car sounds like a NASCAR racer, the retired [...]

Ex-AFP chief Cimatu reappointed Middle East envoy – BusinessWorld Online Edition

Manila BulletinEx-AFP chief Cimatu reappointed Middle East envoyBusinessWorld Online EditionPRESIDENTIAL Spokesperson Ernesto C. Abella on Sunday announced the appointment of retired Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Roy A. Cimatu as “Special Envoy for OFW (overseas Filipino workers) refugees” in the Middle East. But according ...Duterte names ex-AFP chief Cimatu as newest Cabinet memberManila BulletinDuterte taps Cimatu as envoy for OFW refugeesInquirer.netall 3 news articles » (via Google [...]

Dogs, ranked

Image: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesBy Chloe Bryan, Tricia Gilbride, and Laura Vitto2017-04-23 13:09:48 UTC All dogs are good, but some dogs are the best. Using a unique and complex algorithm that we cannot disclose (just kidding, we picked 50 dogs from the American Kennel Club website, gave each a score out of 10, then argued with each other in the case of a tie), we have ranked 50 [...]

Holly to Bolly: James Cameron confirms Avatar sequels coming in 2020, Happy Days star Erin Moran dies aged 56, and more

newslideJames Cameron confirms Avatar sequels coming in 2020James Cameron has set the release dates for the next four Avatar sequels, with the first coming in 2020.The movie’s Facebook page posted a photo of Cameron and his massive film crew, who have been working on all four films simultaneously. The post said Avatar 2 will hit theaters December 18, 2020, and Avatar 3 comes a year later, on [...]

Hydrogen fuel cell cars face obstacle: few fueling stations (Update)

The hydrogen fuel cell Genesis GV80 concept SUV is shown during a media preview at the New York International Auto Show, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York, Thursday, April 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Hydrogen fuel cell cars could one day challenge electric cars in the race for pollution-free roads—but only if more stations are built to fuel them. Honda, Toyota and Hyundai have leased [...]

Governance, succession issues still hound GCC family firms – Banking & Finance

Family businesses in the GCC region face serious challenges in a highly competitive modern-day business environment, according to a new report. Orient Planet Research's study said key issues such as corporate governance and succession continue to stalk family-led enterprises in the region. According to the report, governance, financial and succession concerns are turning into challenges due primarily to the force of globalisation, the rising number of family [...]

Einstein: the fact and the theory

Long before "Einstein" became an adjective to denote genius, it was simply the name of a scientist whose vision upended our view of the universe and matter itself.But a shroud of mystery continues to surround the man, especially regarding his volatile, passionate and complex personal relationships.Starting today, Genius, National Geographic Channel’s first scripted series, pulls back the curtain to reveal how Albert the man became Einstein the [...]

Aspiring tech prodigy tries to re-route self-driving cars

In this photograph taken on Monday, April 10, 2017, Luminar CEO Austin Russell gestures while looking at a 3D lidar map on a demonstration drive in San Francisco. Russell, now 22, was barely old enough to drive when he set out to create a safer navigation system for robot-controlled cars. His ambitions are about to be tested five years after he co-founded Luminar Technologies, a Silicon Valley [...]