Jury Says Apple Owes Qualcomm $31M

Jury Says Apple Owes Qualcomm $31M

Posted by on Mar 16th, 2019

Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) has won a significant victory in its ongoing legal battles with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), after a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California found that Apple had infringed... 
Social Media Use May Be Factor In Rise Of Teen Mental Health Issues

Social Media Use May Be Factor In Rise Of Teen Mental Health Issues

Posted by on Mar 14th, 2019

The number of teens reporting mental health issues has risen significantly over the last decade and experts are pointing to social media use as one of the culprits. Recent studies have shown that higher rates of social media use... 
Fitbit Announces New Spring 2019 Models

Fitbit Announces New Spring 2019 Models

Posted by on Mar 12th, 2019

Fitbit Inc. (NYSE: FIT) is taking steps to get more users on its platform and one of those steps is to give customers more options. As part of that goal, the company has announced the launch of four new devices for Spring 2019:... 
Study: Hookah Tobacco Not Safer Than Cigarettes

Study: Hookah Tobacco Not Safer Than Cigarettes

Posted by on Mar 9th, 2019

A recently released scientific statement says that smoking tobacco in windpipes, water pipes or hookahs is not safer than smoking cigarettes. In fact, the statement’s authors say that hookah smokers may be inhaling toxic chemicals... 
Alphabet’s Waymo To Begin Selling LIDAR Sensors

Alphabet’s Waymo To Begin Selling LIDAR Sensors

Posted by on Mar 7th, 2019

Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) self-driving car unit, Waymo, has announced plans to begin selling its laser-mapping sensors to other companies. According to a Waymo spokesperson, the company is now in talks with dozens... 
FDA Approves New Depression Drug

FDA Approves New Depression Drug

Posted by on Mar 5th, 2019

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug to treat depression that is derived from an old and widely used anesthetic, ketamine. The new nasal spray treatment, called esketamine, was developed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals... 
Scientists Give Rodents Infrared Vision

Scientists Give Rodents Infrared Vision

Posted by on Mar 3rd, 2019

Scientists have discovered a way to give ordinary rodents the ability to see infrared light. The experiments were led by two researchers in the U.S. and China: Tian Xue of the University of Science and Technology of China and... 
Gap Inc. To Spin Off Old Navy

Gap Inc. To Spin Off Old Navy

Posted by on Feb 28th, 2019

Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) has made the surprising announcement that it will soon break into two companies. The Old Navy brand will be spun off as a separate company from Gap’s remaining brands, which will be held under a yet-to-be-named business... 
New Method Turns CO2 Gas Into Solid Carbon

New Method Turns CO2 Gas Into Solid Carbon

Posted by on Feb 26th, 2019

In a new breakthrough discovery, scientists have found a way to turn CO2 gas into solid flakes of carbon. A research team led by RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, created a method that uses liquid metal electrolysis as... 
Israel’s Lunar Lander Successfully Launched

Israel’s Lunar Lander Successfully Launched

Posted by on Feb 23rd, 2019

Israel’s privately-built Beresheet lunar lander has entered space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The launch from Cape Canaveral Florida was successful and the lunar lander is scheduled to reach the Moon on April 11. The four-legged... 
New Study Shows Dangers Of Kratom

New Study Shows Dangers Of Kratom

Posted by on Feb 21st, 2019

A new study is raising troubling questions about the safety of the herbal supplement kratom. The supplement is primarily sold through smoke shops and supplements websites which advertise it as a way to relieve pain and anxiety.... 
Walmart Posts Surprising Results For Fourth Quarter

Walmart Posts Surprising Results For Fourth Quarter

Posted by on Feb 19th, 2019

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) posted surprisingly strong results for its holiday quarter. For the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018, the company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.41, ahead of analysts’ estimates of $1.33.... 
NASA Twins Study Sparking New Questions

NASA Twins Study Sparking New Questions

Posted by on Feb 16th, 2019

The results of a NASA study involving twin astronauts are allowing scientists to formulate new questions about the impact that traveling in space has on the human body. The NASA Twins Study, involving NASA astronaut Scott Kelly... 
New Software Writes Convincing Fake News Articles

New Software Writes Convincing Fake News Articles

Posted by on Feb 14th, 2019

A new software program has been developed that can produce authentic-looking fake news with just a few pieces of information. Created by OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research group co-founded by billionaire Elon Musk, the software... 
Mass Insect Deaths Alarm Scientists

Mass Insect Deaths Alarm Scientists

Posted by on Feb 12th, 2019

Insect populations are plummeting worldwide, sparking alarm amongst scientists studying the problem. According to the first global scientific review of insect population decline, more than 40 percent of insect species are dwindling,...