The US is heading towards the potential drama of an election recount in Wisconsin after Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Saturday joined a process initiated by a third-party presidential candidate. Donald Trump won Wisconsin by about 27,000 votes and Mrs Clinton’s campaign lawyer, Mark Elias, said she would join recounts in Michigan and Pennsylvania if they were initiated too. But he said he did not expect Mr Trump’s […]
Saudi Arabia pulled out of planned talks with non-OPEC nations including Russia as disagreements about how to share the burden of supply cuts stood in the way of a deal to boost prices just days before a make-or-break meeting in Vienna. OPEC officials were scheduled to meet with non-members including Russia on Monday before a ministerial meeting in Vienna two days later. The meeting was later canceled […]
Squeezing a platinum catalyst a fraction of a nanometer nearly doubles its catalytic activity, say researchers, a finding that could lead to better fuel cells and other clean energy technologies. (via WSJ)
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is undoubtedly one of the best smartphones of 2016. Reports suggest that the mobile phone is also at the top of the list for emitting the lowest electromagnetic radiation level. Electromagnetic Radiation Specific absorption rate (SAR) is an indication that establishes the amount of radiation absorbed by humans while using a cell phone. Higher SAR indicates that the device is emitting more electromagnetic […]
26 November 2016 The Information & Communication Technology Fund (ICT Fund) signed a sponsorship and collaboration agreement with the American University of Sharjah to provide 15 scholarships for distinctive students. This agreement coincides with the UAE Innovation Week, which takes place from 20-26 November 2016. The offered scholarships fund the bachelor studies of programs related to the ICT sector, including Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Computer Science. […]
newslide Marianne Faithfull pays homage to Paris attack victims at Bataclan British singer and 1960s icon Marianne Faithfull paid homage to the victims of last year’s Paris attacks in a concert at the Bataclan on Friday (November 25) singing a song she wrote about the tragedy. “For me, this is an important concert, there are lots of things which I must mourn – through music and through […]
By Rachael King Pacific Gas and Electric said it has cleared a new hurdle toward meeting government safety recommendations issued in the wake of a deadly pipeline explosion in September 2010. Many of the steps the company took in meeting those safety recommendations were accomplished with the help of the utility’s IT department, says Karen Austin, PG&E’s CIO. PG&E received a letter from the National Transportation Safety […]
By Alexandria Sage | LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES Volvo’s North American CEO, Lex Kerssemakers, lost his cool as the automaker’s semi-autonomous prototype sporadically refused to drive itself during a press event at the Los Angeles Auto Show. “It can’t find the lane markings!” Kerssemakers griped to Mayor Eric Garcetti, who was at the wheel. “You need to paint the bloody roads here!” Shoddy infrastructure has become a […]
Last month, Google officially introduced Android 7.1 Nougat, which, at that point, had already been running on its pair of Pixel phones and other handsets via developer previews. At the same time as the announcement, Google also included a December rollout schedule for Android 7.1 Nougat to Google’s somewhat overlooked flagships. Now, to the delight of Nexus owners, the exact release date has been confirmed. Android 7.1 Release […]
Professor Stephen Hawking, David Coulthard and Lily Cole supported the event that looked into the changing perceptions towards wealth 26 November 2016 Abu Dhabi – UNLIMITED, a new platform powered by UBS, hosted an exclusive event at New York University Campus in Abu Dhabi today that explored changing attitudes towards wealth. UNLIMITED is a content partnership with the aim of deepening and amplifying public understanding of what […]
By Lisa Lambert | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Lender GE Capital asked the U.S. government on Thursday to stop designating it as “too big to fail,” saying it had shrunk to the point where it would not pose a major threat to the nation’s financial stability if it experiences distress. Chief Executive Officer Keith Sherin said in a statement that the General Electric Co (GE.N) unit no longer met […]
In Pokémon Sun and Moon, there are several popular Pokémon that aren’t naturally found in the Alola region, including but not limited to Charmander, Squirtle and Bulbasaur. However, that doesn’t mean you don’t have a chance to capture them. How To Catch Rare Pokémon Step 1: Progress in the game far enough that you unlock the QR Scanner option in the menu, which doesn’t take that long at all. […]
Quite aside from the head-spinning speeds that Formula One cars reach around the Yas Marina Circuit, the numbers behind staging the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix are staggering. More than 500 tonnes of team equipment has been flown into Abu Dhabi from the previous round in Brazil; a total of 8,550 litres of paint are used to get the track up to scratch; 30 hectares of landscape grass […]
Updated Nov. 25, 2016 4:08 p.m. ET Black Friday and Thanksgiving are continuing to gain on Cyber Monday as online shopping bonanzas. On Friday, Amazon.com Inc. said that Black Friday and Thanksgiving orders are on pace to surpass the same two days last year, thanks to more mobile shopping and a surge of discounts. While online retail used to be focused on Cyber Monday, “this is not […]
Updated Nov. 26, 2016 2:23 a.m. ET Fidel Castro burst on the world scene in 1959, spawning the very image of a revolutionary with his scruffy beard, rifle and cigar, ruling Cuba for a half-century while rankling 11 U.S. presidents and helping bring the world to the brink of nuclear war. Mr. Castro, who was suffering from undisclosed illnesses, died at 90 years old, his brother, President […]
Updated Nov. 25, 2016 8:52 p.m. ET The most valuable U.S. financial-technology startup is extending its lead. Stripe Inc., whose software is used by businesses to accept and track digital payments, will be valued at $9.2 billion in a new funding round that is being completed, the company said. That valuation, which includes roughly $150 million in new cash being raised, nearly doubles the privately held company’s […]
Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest healthcare group, confirmed on Friday it is in preliminary discussions with Actelion, Europe’s largest biotechnology company, over a potential deal. Its statement came after days of speculation among investors that J&J had been preparing a bid for Actelion, although the Switzerland-based biotech had earlier warned “there can be no certainty that a transaction will result” from the J&J approach. People close […]
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By Sam Forgione | NEW YORK NEW YORK Key stock indexes on Wall Street swept to record intraday and closing highs on Black Friday thanks to gains in consumer staple and technology shares, while European stocks climbed and a stabilization in U.S. Treasury yields promoted investors to sell the dollar. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes, as well as the small cap Russell 2000 , hit […]
Black Friday is highly anticipated nowadays due to the huge discounts it brings, but the history of Black Friday is actually a bit darker and more complex. Over the years, Black Friday has become one of the biggest shopping days of the year, as huge crowds of shoppers flood stores the day after Thanksgiving to buy loads of heavily discounted stuff. However, the real story behind the term “Black […]
The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is called Giving Tuesday, and T-Mobile is feeling generous, so T-Mobile Tuesday is turning into #GivingTuesday next week. The weekly giveaways called T-Mobile Tuesdays have proved widely popular so far, and next week, T-Mobile is taking things to the next level. For #GivingTuesday, the Uncarrier plans to use its weekly giveaway for charity. As part of the promotion, T-Mobile will donate up to $500,000 […]
Scientists reported that they have detected a signal faster than seismic waves in sending out warning that an earthquake is on its way. In a study published in the journal Nature Communications, the researchers described a method that involves tracking the subtle changes in Earth’s gravity that immediately occur after an initial rupture. The researchers studied the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake in Japan and found that gravity signal […]
No Man’s Sky is getting its first major update since its release back in August, as Hello Games has officially announced that the Foundation Update is “coming soon.” The game stirred immense hype before it launched, but once it was released, many fans felt like they were cheated, and No Man’s Sky was not all they expected it to be. No Man’s Sky took years to develop, and the small […]
The unlocked Sony Xperia X is now available at an attractive price point on Amazon, shedding 25 percent off its regular price to retail at $299.99. The smartphone launched back in June as a capable midranger, promising a more-than-decent performance without breaking the bank. At that point, the Sony Xperia X launched at a $549.99 price point, but it got more affordable in the meantime. Amazon is […]
