Category: Science / Technology

Delta incident

Adam Saleh, a popular YouTube vlogger, says he was kicked off a Delta Air Lines flight on Dec. 21 because other passengers felt uncomfortable that he spoke to his mother on the phone in Arabic. An Arab American vlogger known for his YouTube pranks claimed he was kicked off a Delta Air Lines plane Wednesday morning because other passengers felt uncomfortable that he spoke to his mother on the phone in Arabic.

Tunnels, bunkers and non-conventional threats: Elite IDF unit prepares for battle

The Combat Engineering Corps’ elite unit, Yahalom, held a five-day large-scale drill last week in the Jordan Valley, in which both reserve and enlisted soldiers participated, a senior IDF officer said Wednesday. It was a full-unit drill in which members practiced all of their capabilities, with soldiers simulating raids against fortified bunkers, fighting in urban areas as well as in the field.

Tunnels, bunkers and non-conventional threats: Elite IDF unit prepares for battle

The Combat Engineering Corps’ elite unit, Yahalom, held a five-day large-scale drill last week in the Jordan Valley, in which both reserve and enlisted soldiers participated, a senior IDF officer said Wednesday. It was a full-unit drill in which members practiced all of their capabilities, with soldiers simulating raids against fortified bunkers, fighting in urban areas as well as in the field.

Oculus winter sale offers deep digital discounts on ‘Superhot VR,’ other titles

Oculus is hosting a catalog-spanning winter sale featuring several standout virtual reality games for the Oculus Rift VR headset, including highlights like Serious Sam VR, I Expect You to Die , and Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes . The limited-time sale also offers deep discounts for multigame bundles, giving VR fanatics a chance to catch up on many of the year’s biggest releases.

Oculus winter sale offers deep digital discounts on ‘Superhot VR,’ other titles

Oculus is hosting a catalog-spanning winter sale featuring several standout virtual reality games for the Oculus Rift VR headset, including highlights like Serious Sam VR, I Expect You to Die , and Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes . The limited-time sale also offers deep discounts for multigame bundles, giving VR fanatics a chance to catch up on many of the year’s biggest releases.

Nike kicks up 46% web sales growth this quarter

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.

Nike kicks up 46% web sales growth this quarter

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.

Impinj: Can A Chip Company Build A Competitive Moat?

It has recently attracted attention due to rumors regarding its involvement with Amazon and with the AmazonGo automated grocery store. Its product offering transcends chips and includes readers and gateways and an operating system to facilitate a complete end-user solution in many different use categories.

Impinj: Can A Chip Company Build A Competitive Moat?

It has recently attracted attention due to rumors regarding its involvement with Amazon and with the AmazonGo automated grocery store. Its product offering transcends chips and includes readers and gateways and an operating system to facilitate a complete end-user solution in many different use categories.

Zambian Miners Welcome Dropping of Planned Copper Import Duty

Zambia’s decision to drop a proposed import duty for semi-processed copper materials will help stabilize smelters in Africa’s second-biggest producer of the metal, the Chamber of Mines said. Finance Minister Felix Mutati’s announcement that the government will abandon plans to charge a 7.5 percent levy on copper concentrates from Jan. 1 is “reassuring,” said Talent Ng’andwe, the acting chief executive officer at the industry body.

Zambian Miners Welcome Dropping of Planned Copper Import Duty

Zambia’s decision to drop a proposed import duty for semi-processed copper materials will help stabilize smelters in Africa’s second-biggest producer of the metal, the Chamber of Mines said. Finance Minister Felix Mutati’s announcement that the government will abandon plans to charge a 7.5 percent levy on copper concentrates from Jan. 1 is “reassuring,” said Talent Ng’andwe, the acting chief executive officer at the industry body.

Morgan Stanley Says Don’t Believe Hype Over Trump and Le Pen

Trumponomics may promise more than it delivers, says Morgan Stanley, while investors steering clear of Europe may find it delivering more than it promises. The dollar’s surge to 14-year highs against the euro, while the S&P 500 Index scales new records, shows traders are underestimating the risk that Donald Trump will adopt more protectionist policies if U.S. economic growth fails to live up to his campaign pledges, according to Morgan Stanley’s head of cross-asset strategy Andrew Sheets.

Ranking Hollywood’s holiday offerings

Seven big movies open between now and Christmas Day. What to see? Our critics rank them in order – from one powerful must-see Oscar contender to a few that will appeal mostly to cult or kid audiences, with two terrific biopics in between.

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Calithera Biosciences Announce Clinical…

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Calithera Biosciences , Inc. , a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing novel small molecule drugs directed against tumor metabolism and tumor immunology targets for the treatment of cancer, today announced a clinical trial collaboration to evaluate Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo in combination with Calithera’s CB-839 in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma . CB-839 is an orally administered glutaminase inhibitor currently in Phase 1/2 clinical studies.

SP3T Antenna Switch

The SKY13586-678LF is a single-pole, triple-throw antenna switch for 2.4 GHz WiFi applications. Switching between the antenna and the RF1, RF2, and RF3 ports is accomplished with two control voltages .

Acorn International Wins Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Following…

Acorn International Wins Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Following Establishment of IP & Brand Protection Unit to Defend Its Proprietary and Licensed Brands in China the Company, received the final judgement from Shanghai Pudong People’s Court that Yongkang Jinqiu Fitness Equipment Co., Ltd had infringed the Company’s trademark for its Oukai BBJ products and must pay Acorn monetary damages.

3D IC and 2.5D IC Packaging Market Worth 170.46 Billion USD by 2022

The growth of this market is mainly driven by the increasing need for advanced architecture in electronics products, trend of miniaturization of electronic devices, and growing market for tablets, smartphones, and gaming devices. 3D WLCSP is one of the most compact package types with increased functionality and improved thermal performance in printed circuit boards compared to 3D TSV and 2.5D IC.

UBTECH Introduces TankBot: the First Jimu Robot that Runs on Treads

UBTECH Robotics, the company that created the cutting-edge Alpha Series of humanoid robots, today introduced TankBot, the latest addition to its line of STEM-friendly Jimu Robots for kids and teens. TankBot is the first Jimu Robot to run on tank treads for unprecedented mobility and features an infrared sensor that allows it to follow commands to detect, pick up or manoeuvre around objects.

LOCATOR Invented by InventHelp Client

“We thought there needed to be a quick and easy way to locate missing items like keys and the remote control,” said one of two inventors, from Greeneville, Tenn., “so we invented the LOCATOR.” The LOCATOR provides a convenient way to locate a lost or misplaced item.

Who Owns Blockchain? Goldman, BofA Amass Patents for Coming Wars

In the headlong rush to revolutionize modern finance, blockchain enthusiasts are overlooking one potentially costly problem: their applications, built on open-source code, may actually belong to someone else. Recently, some of the biggest names in business, from Goldman Sachs to Bank of America and Mastercard, have quietly patented some of the most promising blockchain technologies for themselves.

China Demands Emission Cuts as Year’s Worst Smog Chokes Beijing

China called for better coordination to cut emissions after a sixth day of heavy smog engulfed much of the northern part of the country and spurred the year’s highest alert. With the toxic haze shrouding the capital Beijing, coastal Tianjin, and surrounding Hebei province, the environmental protection ministry called for cities to coordinate anti-emission measures such as halting industrial production and banning vehicles from roads.

DOAS Dehumidifier Has Smallest Refrigerant ChargeSeresco USA

The Outdoor Air Series, an indoor split dedicated outdoor air system dehumidifier featuring the smallest refrigerant charge in the HVAC industry, according to the company. The OA Series uses Seresco’s Protocol Technology, which substitutes HFC refrigerant with less expensive and environmentally-friendly glycol for heat rejection to an outdoor dry cooler in all commercial applications.

Robot gives rare glimpse under Antarctic sea ice

An underwater robot has captured a rare glimpse beneath the Antarctic sea ice, revealing a colourful world filled with coconut-shaped sponges, dandelion-like worms, pink algae and spidery starfish. This undated screen grab taken from handout video received from the Australian Antarctic Division on December 21, 2016 shows a rare glimpse beneath the Antarctic sea ice, revealing a colourful world The Australian Antarctic Division took footage on a camera attached to a Remotely Operated Vehicle sent down by scientists through a small hole drilled in the ice as they recorded the acidity, oxygen, salinity and temperature of the seawater.

FedEx Profit Disappoints as Ground-Delivery Spending Rises

FedEx Corp.’s second-quarter profit fell short of analysts’ estimates as the operator of the world’s biggest air-freight carrier boosted investment in a complementary business: ground delivery. Operating income fell 12 percent in the ground operation as spending on network expansion fueled a rise in costs, FedEx said in a statement Tuesday.

Trudeau Joins Obama in Freezing Arctic Offshore Oil Drilling

President Barack Obama banned new offshore oil and gas drilling in more than 100 million acres of the U.S. Arctic and undersea canyons in the Atlantic Ocean, a move certain to provoke a fight with the Republican-led Congress and his successor in the White House. In an announcement coordinated between two of the world’s biggest oil producers, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also committed to freeze new offshore leasing in his nation’s Arctic waters and review the matter every five years.

U.K. Said Set to Agree on GIB Sale to Macquarie in January

The British government is set to agree to a deal to sell U.K. Green Investment Bank Plc to Macquarie Group Ltd. in early January, according to a person familiar with the process. The sale of the Edinburgh-based bank is on track to be completed before the end of March, in line with the deadline the government set when it announced the privatization this year, the person said, asking not to be identified because discussions are confidential.

Mistry Taps Court in Feud With Tatas After Quitting Units

Cyrus Mistry, the ousted chairman of Tata Sons Ltd., filed a case in an Indian court against his abrupt removal as head of India’s biggest conglomerate. Mistry, who also resigned as a director in six group companies on Monday on the eve of shareholder meetings to remove him, filed the case at the National Company Law Tribunal, according to a statement from Tata Sons, which said “it will contest the allegations.”

Obama Said to Use 1953 Law to Restrict Offshore Oil Drilling

President Barack Obama is preparing to block the sale of new offshore drilling rights in most of the U.S. Arctic and parts of the Atlantic, a move that could indefinitely restrict oil production there, according to people familiar with the decision. Obama will invoke a provision in a 1953 law that gives him wide latitude to withdraw U.S. waters from future oil and gas leasing, said the people who spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been announced.

NASA orbiter detects infant versions of Martian ‘spiders’

Washington, Dec 21 : Using NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data, researchers have detected cumulative growth of erosion-carved troughs that may be infant versions of larger features known as Martian “spiders,” which are radially patterned channels found only in the south polar region of the Red Planet. [NK US] The troughs are resulting from the same thawing-carbon-dioxide process believed to form the spider-like features, the researchers said.