Fake news targeting well-established brands pose little threat
Fake news stories targeting well-established brands don’t pose a significant threat, according to a new study published in the Journal of Product & Brand...
Astronauts pay a high physical price for being in space
When astronauts spend six months in space, they pay a high physical price, from a stretched-out spine, weakened skeletal muscles, a puffy face, reduced...
Milky Way core drives wind at 2m mph Hubble Space Telescope discovers
The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered that a gigantic eruption occurred at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy about 2 million years ago,...
Alibaba acquired $56.2 million of stock in US online retailer Zulily
Alibaba Group acquired $56.2 million of stock in US online retailer Zulily Inc.
According to a regulatory filing, Alibaba spent millions of dollars buying Zulily...
Canada spurs clean innovation with nearly $1.8bn investment
The government of Canada has announced it is planning to invest nearly $1.8 billion to spur clean innovation in developing countries.
The announcement, made...
Cancer immunotherapy is the breakthrough of 2013
Cancer immunotherapy, a groundbreaking treatment that stimulates the patient's own immune system to reject cancer, is the breakthrough of the year, according to the...
Sony abandons electronic readers
After failing to gain a decent market share, Sony abandons electronic readers, saying it has no plans to develop a successor model. PRS-T3, the...
Netflix algorithm update cuts data consumption by 20 percent
Netflix has spent years working on a way to reduce the data consumption of its streaming content.
The company finally announced in an official blog post that...
Canadian investor sentiment largest improvement in five years
Canadian investor sentiment saw its largest improvement in five years – since 2011 – increasing by six points overall to +22 in May 2016...
Solar eclipse on March 20 – mixed forecasts regarding cloudy or clear skies, UK
As solar eclipse frenzy hots up, Britons are wondering anxiously what the weather will be like on Friday morning, March 20th. Early forecasts point...