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Day: January 18, 2017
3 Restaurant Stocks With the Best Comparable-Store Sales Growth
As restaurant investors probably already know, comparable sales are perhaps the single most important metric in determining a company’s success. The figure, which strips out the effect of sales at stores that have been opened or closed in the last year, probably provides the best snapshot of a brand’s current popularity.
Lawyer: Luckey not smart enough to create Oculus
Lawyer: Luckey not smart enough to create Oculus ZeniMax lawyers argue that the VR titan didn’t have the education to create $3B Oculus alone. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jAKo7B Consumers interested in the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset will be able to try them out at select Best Buy stores starting May 7. Palmer Luckey, 24, creator of VR google Oculus Rift, which he sold to Facebook in 2014 for around $3 billion.
Under Trump administration Qualcomm’s latest lawsuit could disappear
A Qualcomm Inc. baseband processor sits inside a smartphone sold as an Apple Inc. iPhone 4S in 2014. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ‘s decision to file a lawsuit against Qualcomm for anti-competitive tactics could end up being reconsidered with the transition to the Trump administration.
How years of wealth weakened Alaska’s spirit of innovation
Alaska’s decades of oil wealth atrophied our capitalistic muscles. Our business culture needs to learn risk-tolerance and aggressiveness to compete in America’s innovation economy.
Apple adds slew of new features to GarageBand for iOS and Logic Pro X
Apple earlier today announced a number of compelling updates to its suite of music creation software with the roll out of GarageBand for iOS 2.2 and Logic Pro X 10.3. Tackling GarageBand first, the latest update now includes the Alchemy synthesizer along with a new “sound browser” that promises to make it easier for users to search through instruments and find the exact type of sounds they’re looking for. Interestingly enough, the integration of the aforementioned Alchemy synthesizer comes about two years after Apple acquired the highly revered plug-in and sound library creator Camel Audio.
Global Smart Infrastructure – A Smart Approach to Smart Cities in 2016
In While it can be difficult for councils to obtain funding for Smart City projects i 1 2 there are many things that cities can do within their existing budget. Every city needs to develop its vision and leadership from the top down and requires a Smart Council to lead initiatives.
Conspiracies add to family’s grief. Or, no, Hillary…
Prove my boy died because he was some kind of a mole, an email hacker, a cog in a conspiracy, a patsy in an international political intrigue. Yet Joel Rich knew he wouldn’t get anywhere trying to knock down each new internet rumor about the death this past summer of his son, Seth.
Silicon Photonics Market Analysis By Component, By Product, By…
Silicon Photonics Market Analysis By Component, By Product, By Application , By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2014 – 2025 by 2025, according to a new report conducted by Grand View Research, Inc. The rapid emergence of commercial and consumer electronics applications is anticipated to revolutionize the market by 2025. The IT and telecommunication application segment would dominate the sector in terms of market size over the forecast period.
President-elect pays out $25-million Trump University settlement
Donald Trump, left, is introduced as an educational mentor by Trump University President Michael Sexton at its 2005 launch. Three days before his presidential inauguration, Donald Trump paid out $25 million in compliance with the settlement reached in three Trump University lawsuits.
Trump pays $25 million Trump University settlement
Students allege they paid up to $35,000 to attend seminars and learn inside secrets to success in real estate from mentors who were “handpicked” by Trump. Instead, they claim the program was nothing more than an infomercial trying to squeeze more money out of students and that they did not learn what was promised.
Cloud Security Market Growth Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts Report 2016-2021
The global Cloud Security Market increase inadoption of cloud computing, and growing demand for managed security services are playing a major role in shaping the future of cloud-based security services market. The global Cloud Security Market is driven by the rising demand for cloud computing by small and medium-sized businesses, the ease and flexibility in managing cloud security solutions and the proliferation of handheld devices.
Tyrant in the code
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Microsoft Adds Intel’s Clear Linux Open-Source OS To Azure Market
JG0LD quotes a report from Network World: Microsoft announced today that it has added support for the Intel-backed Clear Linux distribution in instances for its Azure public cloud platform . It’s the latest in a lengthy string of Linux distributions to become available on the company’s Azure cloud.
Huawei Releases the Huawei GR5 2017 – A Competitive Mid-ranger
Flat, plain photos become a thing of the past, thanks to the release of the Huawei GR5 2017. A mid-range phone that banks on its signature dual camera, Huawei brings a smartphone that produces vivid, detailed pictures.
Huawei Launches the Highly-Anticipated Huawei Mate 9
The Huawei Mate 9 embodies speed in both its performance and build. Optimized software and hardware reveal themselves through its Kirin 960 SoC chipset.
Earth sets heat record for third straight year
Earth sizzled to a third-straight record hot year in 2016, with scientists mostly blaming man-made global warming with help from a natural El Nio that’s now gone. Two US agencies and international weather groups reported Wednesday that last year was the warmest on record.
Machines for people who like doing things the hard way
ON, which stands for “Old/ New,” from GPinto is the first plug-and-play turntable, capable of managing all kind of audio sources, analog and digital. The turntable is designed for vinyl records, but it also has USB and Bluetooth support for digital music files.
Chewy’s customer service gets four paws
I would recommend that you have one description which you use on your own site and offer e-retailers an alternate description. E-commerce sales by region, sales by product category, holiday data, online spending by shopper and as percentage of household income, and more.
Marshmallow lovers still stuck on gooey cream 100 years later
Luca Duclos-Orsello and his mother, Elizabeth, compete in a Fluffernutter contest in 2013. : Union Square Main Streets – Union Square Main Streets A worker at the Durkee-Mower factory in Massachusetts helps make Marshmallow Fluff.
Robots and artificial intelligence set to upend the art of making a sale
Thanks to facial recognition capabilities, Pepper can determine your gender and age bracket. And as you begin asking her questions, she can draw from a vast volume of cloud-based information to give what she thinks are relevant answers.
NASA may pay Boeing as a middleman to launch 5 astronauts on…
When the space agency retired its last space shuttle in July 2011, it expected commercial carriers like SpaceX and Boeing to launch its astronauts into space by 2015. This left NASA with one option for getting astronauts to and from the International Space Station through 2018: a Russian spacecraft called the Soyuz.
A Devastating Secret Weapon Housed in the Gorge Can Protect Portland From Reds
In Portland, we sometimes joke about the constant siege of our city by throngs of invading hipsters and Californians who would like nothing more than to destroy our way of life and litter in our parks. But now as we prepare to enter a new world, with renewed Cold War tensions and attendant perils, jokes about invasions suddenly aren’t so funny.
Exiting rail safety chief looks to technology to save lives
The February 2015 crash highlighted a problem that has plagued the railroad industry since the invention of the automobile: the potential for danger wherever tracks and roads meet. Feinberg, a 39-year-old former Obama White House adviser whose lack of railroad industry experience initially drew criticism, sought a new approach.
Were Nazi Remains Found in the Stomach of a Giant Catfish?
A fake news story claimed that the remains of a Nazi soldier were found in the belly of a giant cat fish. In January 2017, old photographs of a giant catfish appeared on social media along with the claim that the remains of a Nazi soldier were discovered in its belly.
Oculus’ elusive founder tells court: We didn’t steal anything – CNET
The hit game Doom didn’t just change the computer industry when it debuted in 1993. It’s also become the center of a lawsuit in 2017.
Earth sets hottest year record for third-straight time
Earth sizzled to a third-straight record hot year in 2016, with scientists mostly blaming man-made global warming with help from a natural El Nino that’s now gone. Two U.S. agencies and international weather groups reported Wednesday that last year was the warmest on record.
NASA is in a strange and expensive pickle with the Russians
NASA, in dealing with Russia’s monopoly on human spaceflight , is hoping Boeing can help – that is, by buying tickets the company owns for rides aboard Russian rockets. When NASA retired its last space shuttle in July 2011, it expected commercial carriers like SpaceX and Boeing to launch its astronauts into space by 2015.
2016 hottest year on record
NASA and NOAA announced today that 2016 was the hottest year on record globally – and the 3rd year in a row of record warming – continuing a decades-long warming trend. Scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies analyzed measurements from 6,300 locations across the globe.
Proclaim DRG Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurostimulator for Chronic Pain Released in Europe
St. Jude Medical , now a part of Abbott , is making available in Europe its Proclaim DRG Neurostimulation System. The implant features 4-ports and 16-channels to help control chronic neuropathic pain by electrically stimulating the dorsal root ganglion , a body of neurons responsible for managing pain signals moving up the spine.
Look who tops the app market – how you like them AAPLs?
A new report suggests revenue from mobile app stores grew faster in 2016 than in 2015. Apple, aided by soaring Chinese sales, drove a large chunk of it.
VIDEO: Army’s ‘Hoverbike’ Prototype Takes Flight
The device could make it possible for soldiers on the battlefield to order and receive supplies in less than 30 minutes. The autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle, known formally as Joint Tactical Aerial Resupply Vehicle, or hoverbike colloquially, could someday make it possible for soldiers on the battlefield to order and receive necessary supplies in less than 30 minutes, according to Tim Vong, associate chief of the Army Research Laboratory’s Protection Division.
Calling All Pixel Owners: Google Daydream View Now Just $49
Google slashed the asking price of its Daydream View virtual reality headset to $49 this week in a bid to encourage more VR newbies to strap on the comfortable gateway to virtual worlds. The new price, a limited-time discount from the original $79 that ends Feb. 25, is half of what Samsung charges for its comparable Gear VR headset .
For the third time in a row, Earth has set a hottest year record
Earth sizzled to a third-straight record hot year in 2016, government scientists said Wednesday. They mostly blame man-made global warming with help from a natural El Nino, which has since disappeared.
Thrify mom: Time to declutter and donate
Around the holiday season, I wrote a lot about shopping at thrift stores, finding good deals on both gifts and decorations. But now it’s January, a time when a lot of people look around and say “where did all this stuff come from?” It’s a great time to take inventory and evaluate what you no longer need.
Structure of Atypical Cancer Protein Paves Way for Drug Development
A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has helped uncover the elusive structure of a cancer cell receptor protein that can be leveraged to fight disease progression. Previous studies have showed blocking the receptor can slow tumor growth and metastasis in certain cases.
VEX RoboSLAM tournament Jan. 28 at Miami-Dade County Youth Fair & Exposition
Jan. 18, 2017 – PRLog — More than 1,000 students and their VEX robots from across the state will converge Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair & Exposition’s Arnold Hall to compete in the RoboSLAM tournament. Teams of young robotic enthusiasts in programs at Miami-Dade County Public middle and high schools are tweaking and testing their machines for RoboSLAM, a qualifying tournament for the VEX IQ Robotics Competition.
The Limited Files for Bankruptcy, But May Live On – Online
After closing its stores nationwide and contending with rumors of bankruptcy, The Limited has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. But the iconic mall brand may not be dead yet: WWD reports that private equity firm Sycamore Partners has put a nearly $25.8 million bid on The Limited’s intellectual property, meaning the name itself could live on online.
Best Online Video Production Companies Chosen for January 2017 by 10 Best Production
Video production is in high demand in the internet marketing world. There are many companies available on the market to produce high quality videos to market businesses or products.
World temperatures hit another record high in 2016
World temperatures hit a record high for the third year in a row in 2016, creeping closer to a ceiling set for global warming with extremes including unprecedented heat in India and ice melt in the Arctic, U.S. government agencies said on Wednesday. The data, supported by findings from other organizations, was issued two days before the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who questions whether climate change has a human cause.