Stocks of the ever-popular social networking company Facebook realized record performance on Thursday by soaring more than 30%. They approached closely to its IPO price of $38 to $34 per share. This represents the company’s best stock performance since it went public in May of 2012. Investor confidence in the company appears to be linked […]
This week, facial recognition technology comes under the spotlight after a manager in the Los Angeles boutique Tarina Tarantino recognized a celebrity in her store after the fact. The celebrity was Mindy Kaling who is one of the stars from the hit TV show “The Office”. It wasn’t until later that the manager Lauren Twissleman […]
At least six states – and over 250 people – have contracted some type of stomach bug that may be connected to foodborne illness. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the cyclospora infection produces flu-like symptoms and diarrhea and has been noted in Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Nebraska, Texas and Wisconsin. 10 people have been […]
American Graphite Technologies, Inc. realized higher share prices last week following its announcement of receiving the abstract for its P-600 Project. The project will explore the possibilities of using the carbon-based graphene as a material in 3D printing technology. The abstract was received from Mr. D.V. Vynogradov who is the project manager for the Ukraine-based […]
Earlier this month, the Thailand Public Health Minister, Mr. Pradit Sinthawanarong proposed at a meeting in Bangkok a scheme that would require the purchase of travel and health insurance for tourists to Thailand as well as those traveling on visas. This move is intended to improve the availability of healthcare for those traveling in the […]
LG Display introduced its new thin LCD display with HD quality and sporting a thickness of only 2.2 millimeters. The announcement came from the company during the week of 8 July, 2013. LG Display is based in Seoul, South Korea and is the world’s largest manufacturer of LCD panels. Although not yet available on LG […]
The Twitter application Vine on Android was recently given the most significant update since being released. The update brings the software in line with what has been available for those using it on Apple iOS devices. Vine is the Twitter-owned app available for creating short six-second video clips that can then be shared on its […]
At Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference held at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, Microsoft re-stated on July 8 its plan to release Windows 8.1 RTM (release to manufacturing) in late August of 2013. The company also projects that its downloadable Windows 8.1 release will occur in October or November. The release will roll out […]
Expert Global Solutions, Inc., a debt-collection firm that’s backed by JP Morgan Chase & Company, has agreed to pay $3.2 million to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after a complaint that it was illegally harassing consumers. It’s the largest FTC fine against a third-party debt collector and comes on the heels of charges that they […]
Climate change could cause more tropical storms and hurricanes to spawn by the turn of the century. That’s according to a recently released study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences from a Massachusetts Institute of Technology climate researcher. According to the researcher Kerry Emanuel, the world could see at least 20 more […]