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Microsoft says its Teams app is bigger than Slack and growing faster
The success of Teams, in relation to Slack, is an example of how Microsoft can make hits out of young products by distributing it to existing customers....
Microsoft Teams is now officially bigger than Slack Enlarge / A Microsoft office (not to be confused with Microsoft Office). (credit: Julien GONG Min / Flickr) Microsoft Teams may have only been around for two years, but the group-chat platform is already larger than one of its main competitors. Mic...
Microsoft Teams has 13 million daily active users, beating Slack Microsoft Teams has 13 million daily active users and 19 million weekly active users, more than Google's Hangouts Chat, Facebook's Workplace, and Slack.Read More...
Microsoft's using Office 365 to push Teams as a Slack killer, survey claims Microsoft Teams is on the up-and-up with some impressive growth, primarily driven by being bundled with Office 365, and that comes at the expense of rival chat and collaboration service Slack, according to a new survey.This comes from ETR, a market r...
Amazon Music is growing faster than Spotify Sure, Spotify has 100 million paid subscribers, and Apple Music has 60 million. But Amazon won't be left in the dust. According to Financial Times, the number of people subscribing to Amazon Music Unlimited grew roughly 70 percent in the last ye...
Microsoft Bans Employees From Using Slack, Has AWS and Google Docs on a 'Discouraged' List PC giant Microsoft has informed its staff not to use popular chat app and competitor Slack, adding it to a list of "prohibited and discouraged technology" comprised of software and services that it does not want employees using outside of specific ci...
Amazon Music Unlimited is growing faster than Apple Music or Spotify, report says Enlarge / An Amazon Echo smart speaker. (credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Amazon grew its Music Unlimited streaming service by more than 70% in the past year, according to data by Midia Research published by the Financial Times. The serv...
Tesla posts bigger-than-expected loss, bigger-than-expected revenue [Updated] Tesla's Model 3 page in July 2018. Tesla expects to be "cashflow positive every quarter from here on out, absent paying down a big loan," said Elon Musk during a Wednesday financial call. The CEO was contrite when he came to the call. He apologized...
Microsoft wants to start marketing Microsoft 365 as a single product in its new fiscal year Microsoft is stepping up its efforts to market Microsoft 365 -- its subscription bundle of Windows 10, Office 365 and Enterprise Mobility + Security -- in a more integrated way. And it's reorganizing internally to try to do so....
Factbox: What is Slack? Slack Technologies Inc, whose instant messaging app has taken workplaces by storm, is scheduled to go public via a direct listing on June 20, instead of the more popular initial public offering route....
Microsoft ships antivirus for macOS as Windows Defender becomes Microsoft Defender Microsoft is bringing its Windows Defender anti-malware application to macOS—and more platforms in the future—as it expands the reach of its Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) platform. To reflect the new cross-platform nature, the suite is al...
Slack Set for Its Trading Debut Slack Technologies is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, jumping into an initial-public-offering market that has been hot for technology companies....
Slack Goes Wonky, Gives Millions the Day Off If you woke up Friday morning, logged into Slack, only to find it a hellhole of bugs—it's not just you. Users all over the world have been reporting outages, repeating messages, and errors with the popular workplace communication tool.Read more......
Slack Wants to Replace Email. Is That What We Want? As the office chat start-up prepares to go public, some of us are still figuring out how available we want to be — and whether it's O.K. to ping the C.E.O....
Slack is ruining my life and I love it In the time it took me to type this sentence about Slack, I received more than a dozen messages in a private Slack group and more posts than I can count in several team channels. I typed many words in response to those messages — some of them even bo...
Slack's Ascent Could Face Some Bumps Slack will be the next U.S. unicorn to go public, opting for a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. But while the market has given other cloud-based unicorns this year a raucous welcome, neither Slack's financials nor its first-...
Slack: Direct listings are a bit more like IPOs than you think A lack of underwriting or stabilization certainly makes Slack's route to market different to the norm, but don't be fooled into thinking there's no old-fashioned art behind it....
Slack going public in a red-hot IPO market, with a twist Workplace messaging firm Slack is about to go public in a red-hot IPO market, but it's approach to going public--using a "direct listing"--is slightly different than an IPO....
Slack Technologies down 1% after service outage Shares of Slack Technologies were down about 1% in extended trade on Friday after the messaging software company said it was still working to resolve reports of downgraded performance from some users....
Slack IPO Reference Price Set at $26 a Share Slack Technologies Inc. is set to make its trading debut Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange at a valuation of about $15.7 billion, the second major company to go public through a so-called direct listing....
Slack valued at over $20bn after going public When companies do decide to go public they often do so with an initial public offering (IPO) as the added help from Wall Street and the financial sector can help boost their valuation. However, Slack Technologies, the company behind the popular workp...
Here's why your Slack messages are double-posting. Here's why your Slack messages are double-posting. Users of Slack, the hugely popular messaging platform, are reporting a weird glitch that's resulting in messages being duplicated multiple times, or simply refusing to send. To give you a sense of what that looks like, check out this screenshot from ...
Slack's Reference Price Set at $26 in Direct Listing Slack Technologies is set to make its trading debut Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange at a valuation of about $15.7 billion, the second major company to go public through a so-called direct listing....
Black voters are cutting Biden some slack — for now The former vice president's talk of working with segregationists has not torpedoed Biden's strong support among African Americans. But they warn their patience is not unlimited....
Slack Co-Founder on the Power of Emoji at the Office Colleagues that Slack each other smiley-face emojis stay together. That was the message from the chat platform's chief technology officer, Cal Henderson, speaking about how greater connectivity among co-workers is changing the way people do their job...
Slack starts trading on NYSE with $23B valuation The initial public offering of Slack Technologies, the fast-growing workplace messaging and communication platform, opened at a price of $38.50 per share, valuing it at more than $23 billion, well above the $16 billion reference point set by the New ...
Slack reference price for direct listing set at $26/shr Slack Technologies Inc's direct listing price is set at $26 per share, according to a notice https://www.nyse.com/trader-update/history#110000137618 on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday....
Here's who will get rich from Slack's stock market debut Accel's public market debut on Thursday will generate billions for venture firm Accel and healthy returns for Andreessen Horowitz and Social Capital...
Slack IPO starts trading at $38.50 for $23 billion valuation Slack's IPO started with a bang as the first trade was priced at $38.50, giving the company a $23 billion valuation, well above the expected $16 billion.Read More...
Slack registers 117 million shares for direct listing Slack Technologies Inc, the owner of the workplace instant messaging app, said https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1764925/000162828019007058/slacks-1a2.htm on Monday it had registered about 117 million of its Class A shares, which is an estimate...
Slack IPO dares investors to bet the company can stop hemorrhaging red ink The cultish devotion to Slack in offices around the world is about to propel the workplace collaboration platform to a $16 billion IPO today.Read More...
UPDATE 3-Slack sees FY 2020 revenue rising by as much as 50% Slack Technologies Inc said on Monday it expects fiscal 2020 revenue to grow as much as 50% but the owner of the workplace instant messaging app anticipates a loss for the year, ahead of its listing this month....
Slack Skyrockets to $21 Billion Valuation After Unusual Listing (Bloomberg) — A parade of initial public offerings from Silicon Valley this year have garnered mixed receptions from investors. Slack Technologies Inc. took a different route on Thursday, and saw its shares soar as it went public without an IPO...
As Warriors' injuries mount, Stephen Curry is picking up more of the slack In response to a rash of injuries to his Golden State teammates, Curry has shouldered an increasingly heavy workload against the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals....
Slack stock surges at debut, values company at more than $23 billion Shares of Slack Technologies Inc, the fast-growing workplace messaging and communication platform, soared nearly 50% in their public trading debut on Thursday, valuing the company at more than $23 billion....
Slack Is Heading to the Stock Exchange With an Unusual — and Risky — Strategy As 2019's bumper crop of initial public offerings either languishes or wildly exceeds expectations, Slack Technologies Inc. is taking a route to the trading floor that it hopes will yield a much more boring outcome. Following in the footsteps o...
How to mute noisy conversations (and accounts) on Twitter, Gmail, Slack, and more! Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Smartphone apps have seemingly combined forces, each seeking to hijack our attention and leave us longing for a ...
Slack surges 50% in unusual listing, grabs $23 billion valuation Shares of Slack Technologies Inc surged 50 percent in their debut through a direct listing on Thursday, giving the workplace messaging app owner a valuation of about $23 billion....
Slack will make its public debut by going off-script with direct offering The strategy is a possibly risky alternative to an initial public offering. Spotify is the only other major company to go the direct listing route recently....
Slack Stock Soars, Putting Company's Public Value at $23.1 Billion The workplace messaging company's shares rose in early trading on the stock market on Thursday, and by the afternoon its value was more than triple its valuation as a private firm....
Slack patches vulnerability in Windows client that could be used to hijack files Enlarge / Strangers in your Slack channel could have messed with Slack for Windows' download settings, redirecting files to a malicious shared folder. It's fixed now. (credit: NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images) On May 17, researchers at Tenable reveale...
Slack to take unusual route to public markets, likely valuing it around $16 billion Slack Technologies, the fast-growing workplace messaging and communication platform, is poised for an unusual public listing on Thursday that will see it trade on the New York Stock Exchange and could value it at around $16 billion, according to a pe...
Slack IPO: stocks sell at 50% higher than expected as company's value tops $20bn San Francisco-based company sold shares in direct listing, following Spotify's method, potentially ushering in new era of stock market salesWorkplace messaging service Slack became the latest hot technology company to sell its shares to the public on...
Mattermost raises $50 million to advance its open source Slack alternative Mattermost, a startup developing an open source alternative to Slack, HipChat, Microsoft Teams, and Google's Hangouts Chat, has raised $50 million.Read More...
Slack's Direct Listing Makes Uber and Lyft Look Like Absolute Chumps In its first day on the New York Stock Exchange, workplace messaging company Slack leapt over 50-percent above its reference price of $26 per share despite employing an unusual, less costly strategy to debut on the market. The past few hours of tradi...
Firefox is about to get much, much faster Firefox got speedy last year when its Quantum browser rolled out -- now it's set to get even faster. The latest release prioritizes its performance management "to-do" list with a set of features that'll load pages up to 40-80 percent quicke...
I have $200,000 to Spend on Something Faster Than My Audi RS7! What Car Should I Buy? Robert has an Audi RS7 which is a very fast car but better suited as a daily driver, he wants a weekend toy and maybe some track days. It needs to be quicker than his current ride. He has a pretty healthy budget and a lot of options to consider, what...
Peak SUV Isn't Here Yet But It's Coming Ever Faster The SUV boom: Where and when might it end? Because it will end, and it probably has to end. A new report in The Wall Street Journal suggests that that end might be closer than we think....
The Raspberry Pi 4 brings faster CPU, up to 4GB of RAM The Raspberry Pi 4. [credit: Raspberry Pi ] Today, Raspberry Pi is introducing a new version of its popular line of single-board computer....
Real 5G is nearly three times faster than LTE, but not everywhere Carriers will tell you that 5G is a huge leap over LTE, but how much better is it in the real world? According to Opensignal's crowdsourced data, it's indeed a lot faster -- but mainly in the US. The research firm has found that peak down...
How did AMD make its Zen processors faster? Welcome to the latest episode of Upscaled, our explainer show where we look at the components and parts that make our favorite tech better. In this episode we're checking out AMD's new Zen 2 processors. These chips are crazy fast, and pack ...
Battlefield V's Latest Map Is Faster And Furiouser Thus far, Battlefield V's post-release content has included an extra story mission and tank-focused multiplayer map. That map released in December, leaving players waiting eagerly for months for new battlefields. Last week, Battlefield V sneakily rel...
Put a Price on Your 'Free' Stuff to Get Rid of It Faster When you're making an effort to rid your home of all the things that no longer bring you joy, you may not want to bother trying to make money in the process. "Oh, this isn't worth anything" you might think about an old table or chair. "I'll just give...
Gigabyte's new SSD is over 40% faster than previous technology Gigabyte had plenty to show off over at Computex, including a blazing fast new solid-state drive (SSD), alongside new high-end motherboards and a number of interesting looking gaming monitors.Let's start with that Aorus NVMe SSD, which is an M...
iOS tip: How to clear your iPhone's RAM and make it faster Finding that your iPhone is feeling a little slow? Here's a quick and easy trick to help speed it up without having to restart it or delete any apps or data....
New BAC Mono R is lighter, faster and more advanced BAC's 'Gen2' single-seater, with 340bhp naturally aspirated engine and 555kg kerb weight, lands at the Goodwood Festival of Speed BAC has used the Goodwood Festival of Speed to unveil its first new model since 2011: the new Mono R. Described as "Th...
UK relationship with US 'bigger than any PM' - Downing St Britain's relationship with the US is "bigger than any prime minister", Downing St has insisted as Theresa May prepares to host the American president, in her final weeks in office....
Groningen gas production to drop 20% faster than planned - gov't Next year's output at the Groningen natural gas field in the north of the Netherlands looks set to drop 20% more than previously announced, the Dutch government said on Monday....
911 Response Times Get Faster Thanks to Data Integration Taking a page from corporate-technology managers, 911 emergency call centers are tapping new software tools to share data generated by hundreds of computer-aided dispatch systems across the country....
The World's Fastest Lawnmower Can Get to 100 MPH Faster Than a McLaren F1 Honda, as you might remember, spent an unspecified amount of time building and perfecting a super lawn mower that it believes could cut grass at 50 mph, probably for no reason other than giggles and a little press. That lawn mower, as it turns out, c...
Measles is killing more people in the DRC than Ebola—and faster Enlarge / A man receives a vaccine against Ebola from a nurse outside the Afia Himbi Health Center on July 15, 2019 in Goma. (credit: Getty | PAMELA TULIZO ) As the world anxiously monitors the outbreak of Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo...
College costs rising faster than inflation College costs are about to get even higher. The Higher Education Price Index is forecasting inflation for U.S. colleges and universities to increase by 2.6% for this fiscal year. The forecast takes into consideration the average relative price of goo...
French Tech has made big strides but wants to go faster and further France's image has improved when it comes to startups and innovation, but it is not yet seen as the place for launching an international company.Read More...
Hasselblad's X1D II mirrorless camera is faster and more affordable Most of the recent updates from Hasselblad have had to do with the cameras popping up on drones or costing $48,000. But the company is still working on the mirrorless medium-format cameras and accompanying lenses that built its reputation. Today, it....
See how much faster Sony's next PlayStation can load Spider-Man Sony's official video comparing performance of PS4 Pro vs next-gen PlayStation pic.twitter.com/2eUROxKFLq — Takashi Mochizuki (@mochi_wsj) May 21, 2019 Last month, Sony showed Wired a demo highlighting how the PS4's successor would utilize SSD stora...
How to paint your way to a profitable, faster home sale Painting a home before putting in on the market can be critical to selling it faster and for a better price. A fresh coat can add 1-3% to the price. ...
A web browser you forgot existed might soon be faster than Chrome Mozilla has dramatically changed the look and feel of its browser since the introduction of Firefox Quantum two years ago now — a release that prefaced the arrival of other new features that promote privacy and speed, like an extension that mak...
Huawei founder says his new OS is faster than Android, but that's still not good enough Huawei is readying its own operating system that could launch as soon as October alongside the Mate 30 Pro flagship smartphone, according to recent reports. Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said in an interview that the new operating system, which is base...
Dutch minister: cut gas production at Groningen faster Gas production at the Groningen field must be cut more quickly than planned after a relatively large earthquake struck in the far North of the Netherlands, the country's economic affairs minister Eric Wiebes said on Wednesday....
iOS 13: Apple launches faster iPhone software with more privacy Update opens apps twice as fast, includes Sign in with Apple to protect personal dataWWDC Apple developer conference keynote – live!Apple's latest next version of its iPhone software, iOS 13, will speed up phones, the company has claimed, saying apps...
Apple, Amazon, YouTube: Safer, faster & less annoying The much hyped iTunes demise doesn't matter; what does is moves made by Apple and YouTube to better lives, by taking on robocalls, hate speech and more. ...
Defense Department Works to Develop Software Faster The Pentagon is taking a page from tech companies, pushing its software developers to release code faster and with a sharper focus on users—in this case, members of the armed forces....
Faster BAC Mono heading to Goodwood Festival of Speed BAC will "turn the dials up a notch" on road-legal single-seater, and previews new model in first images Cheshire-based Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) is set to unveil a new version of its Mono single-seater at next month's Goodwood Festival of Spe...
Godzilla grew 30 times faster than any organism on Earth. Here's why. If Godzilla were a real creature, his incredibly rapid growth spurt on the big screen would be off the charts, even setting evolutionary records, a new report finds....
More mangroves? Economies recover faster after tropical cyclones Enlarge / Dark green mangroves along Senegal's Casamance River as it meets the sea. (credit: NASA Earth Observatory) Where humans have the money, we sometimes build storm defenses like seawalls to protect our coastal cities. But coastal development...
Railroads Want to Move Faster. Shippers Are Paying a Price. As Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific switch to fewer, longer trains and tighter schedules, many freight shippers are struggling to meet tight deadlines for emptying railcars—and racking up late charges....
U.S. proposes rules that could cause faster destruction of national forests U.S. environmental groups are sounding the alarm that one of the oldest environmental laws in the United States is being weakened on several fronts by the Trump administration....
FCC vote next month could lead to faster 5G rollout in the states Looking to help speed up the rollout of nationwide 5G service in the U.S., the FCC said yesterday that it will be voting next month on a plan that would allow the agency to auction off some mid-band spectrum. To allow this auction to proceed, the FCC...
U.S. proposes rules to allow faster destruction of national forests U.S. environmental groups are sounding the alarm that one of the oldest environmental laws in the United States is being weakened on several fronts by the Trump administration....
Dutch regulator wants Groningen gas output cut faster than planned Production at the Groningen natural gas field in the Netherlands needs to be cut faster than planned, the Dutch gas sector regulator SodM said on Tuesday....
Xiaomi says the Redmi K20 Pro, with 388,803 AnTuTu score, is faster than the OnePlus 7 Pro On the cusp of its Indian launch, Xiaomi has revealed that the Redmi K20 Pro has received the highest score on AnTuTu benchmarks. The Redmi K20 Pro dethrones OnePlus 7 Pro with a score of 388,803 and takes the numero uno position in the AnTuTu listin...
UPDATE 1-Groningen gas production to drop 20% faster than planned - gov't Next year's output at the Groningen natural gas field in the north of the Netherlands looks set to drop 20% more than previously announced, the Dutch government said on Monday....
Charge Your iPhone Faster With This $9 USB-C to Lightning Cable [Exclusive] Third party USB-C to Lightning cables can finally get Apple's MFi blessing for faster charging speeds (50% in 30 minutes on the latest iPhones!), and we've got an exclusive deal that brings one down to $9, the best price we've ever seen for any of th...
Modern Formula 1 drivers too fit to be exhausted by faster cars Making Formula 1 cars more physical would not guarantee modern drivers end races exhausted because they are so much fitter than those in previous decades, reckons Franz Tost...
New Alpine A110S: faster, more hardcore flagship revealed S version of Alpine's Porsche Cayman rival gets more power and bespoke suspensions settings for a more focused feel Alpine says the new high-performance A110 S is a true "focused sports car" with a "very different character" from existing versions o...
Himalayan glaciers melting far faster this century: study Himalayan glaciers have been melting twice as fast since the start of this century, underscoring the threat the climate crisis poses to water supplies for hundreds of millions of people across Asia, according to a study published on Wednesday....
Twitter's faster, redesigned site starts rolling out to everyone It took quite some time, but the new Twitter.com is finally here. Months after teasing parts of it, Twitter has announced that it is now rolling out its redesigned site globally, which will bring people a web experience that's faster, easier to ...
World's biggest cave is even bigger than we thought Thanks to discoveries made during a recent expedition in Vietnam, it appears the world's largest cave, Son Doong, is even bigger than previously thought....
Are bigger wheels really ruining ride quality? We pitted a sporty supermini against a big-rimmed, and theoretically more comfortable, premium SUV to find out You'll have read plenty on these pages over the years about how a car's wheel size affects how it drives. There's a reason why we bang on ...
Jeremy Lin, 'Reppin' Asians With Everything I Have,' Is Bigger Than an N.B.A. Title The Toronto Raptors guard became the first Asian-American to win an N.B.A. championship, but the moment meant more than the sport or its trophy. Lin always has....
Bigger and better becoming theme in defense sector, analyst says Dow component United Technologies and Raytheon announced an all-stock merger on Monday. Sheila Kahyaoglu, aerospace and defense analyst for Jefferies, and Ron Epstein, Bank of America, discuss the deal....
'They don't get bigger than this': Fans gear up for France-USA showdown Paris' Parc des Princes stadium can hold 48,000 people at full capacity and every seat is expected to be taken on Friday night as hosts France take on the U.S. defending champions in a highly anticipated women's World Cup quarter-final....
Auto workers want bigger slice of profits Contract talks between the United Auto Workers union and Detroit's three automakers are kicking off with the union taking a far less conciliatory stance than past years (July 15) ...
It would have been a bigger disrespect if USA had not celebrated all 13 goals | Eni Aluko Criticism of the World Cup defending champions has been widespread since they thumped lowly Thailand by a record score in Tuesday's group gameI have to say I've been surprised to see some of the reaction to the USA team's celebrations during the 13‑0...
Bezos Says Amazon Will Bet Even Bigger Despite Antitrust Probes In a speech at an Amazon conference, CEO Jeff Bezos sounded unconcerned by reports that regulators are eyeing the company, potentially for a break-up....
'Stranger Things' Season 3 looks bigger and crazier than ever These kids just can't catch a break. The final trailer for Season 3 of Netflix's "Stranger Things" dropped Thursday night, and once again the children of Hawkins, Indiana, are getting a less-than-relaxing summer. "You let us in," begins Dacre Montgom...
Ekow Essuman destined for bigger things Ekow Essuman becomes the first man to stop William Warburton since 2010. David Wainwright reports from the Harvey Hadden Sports Village The post Ekow Essuman destined for bigger things appeared first on Boxing News....
California could be hit by even bigger quake in coming days Reeling from its worst earthquake in two decades, California could be rocked by an even bigger one in the coming days, experts warn. Southern California has already been rattled by aftershocks, some as big as 4.7-magnitude, following the 6.4-magnitud...
ARM's latest chip designs promise 60 percent faster AI on phones ARM isn't boasting about PC-crushing performance like it did in 2018, but it still has plenty of swagger going into Computex 2019. The designer has unveiled two new chip architectures that promise giant strides in performance, especially for AI...
13 small but cool new iOS features, from faster scrolling to permanent hotspot It took Apple nearly two and a half hours to go through all the new developments in its walled software garden during the WWDC 2019 keynote, and for a good reason. This is one of the biggest new iOS releases in recent memory, complete with both user-...
Two-thirds of Britons want faster action on climate, poll finds Research suggests support for urgent measures to tackle crisis is becoming mainstreamNearly 70% of British people want urgent political action to tackle climate change and protect the natural environment, according to research by a coalition of green...
'It's getting warmer, wetter, wilder': the Arctic town heating faster than anywhere In the world's northernmost town, temperatures have risen by 4C, devastating homes, wildlife and even the cemetery. Will the rest of the planet heed its warning? Continue reading......
A weird Pacific cycle could make the Arctic warm up even faster The Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) is cyclical, switching from warm to cold phases every 20 years or so. When it switches again it could speed up Arctic warming...
UPDATE 1-Groningen gas output needs to fall faster, regulator says after quake Production at the Groningen gas field in the Netherlands needs to be cut faster than planned, regulator SodM said on Tuesday, after a 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit the region last week....
Lewis Hamilton's Record-Setting Monaco Pole Lap Could Have Been Even Faster In qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix Saturday, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton took the pole position with an incredible record-setting lap time of 1 minute 10.166 seconds. This time was less than a tenth of a second quicker than teammate Valtteri ...
New kind of light is a vortex beam that twists faster as it moves A laser beam can be twisted and move like a vortex, and for the first time researchers have made one that has different twists along the length of the beam...
Oil group Total hopes new supercomputer will help it find oil faster and more cheaply Energy major Total said its new supercomputer - which has propelled it to a world ranking as the most powerful computer in the sector - will enable its geologists to find oil faster, cheaper and with a better success rate....
Pixel handsets will soon receive an update to make the phones run faster Earlier this month there was talk that the Digital Wellbeing feature was causing Google's Pixel handsets to slow down. Digital Wellbeing is an application that measures how much time a user spends on each app every day, and how many times he or she u...
Google Voice for web update makes it much faster to place calls Google is making it much easier to place calls through its Voice service's web interface, adding an always-visible call panel that shows your number and suggested contacts. The panel will remain on the screen whatever it is you're doing, wh...
Punching Iran Over Its Foreign Policy Could Lead to a Faster Path to War Wrestling with Iran's diplomacy and military activity could prompt a confrontation between Washington and Tehran well before any showdown over a nuclear program....
Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei Claims Hongmeng OS Faster Than Android, macOS Huawei's founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei has told in an interview that the in-house Hongmeng operating system is 'very likely' faster than Android and macOS....
Make 'Harry Potter: Wizards Unite' Run Faster With This Hack Game developer Niantic officially dropped Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Thursday afternoon for iOS and Android, which means people like me (and maybe you) spent their lunch break playing wizard and collecting magical creatures, things, and people scatt...
Bethesda says its Orion tech can make all cloud gaming better, faster It's Doom, only streamed more efficiently to your phone thanks to Orion. LOS ANGELES—Bethesda Softworks announced Sunday that it is getting involved in the increasingly competitive field of cloud gaming. But rather than announcing a service to compe...
Boost your speeds with these 6 excellent faster fibre broadband deals With broadband deals usually being split into two categories - fibre and ADSL - there is one area that tends to be easily forgotten, faster fibre broadband packages. You might now be thinking, isn't that just fibre? Well, technically not. M...
This Spring's Flooding Crisis Is Part of a Bigger Pattern for the U.S. The United States has faced historic flooding this spring. From the Midwest to California to the Southern Plains, record precipitation has begotten both slow-moving and flash floods. Read more......
The second annual By The People festival aims to be bigger, better and barge-ier An art barge on the Anacostia and a highbrow video installation in a hotel are just two examples of how Halcyon's festival is bringing art and civic dialogue to every corner of D.C....
ASUS' redesigned touchscreen trackpad is bigger and more intuitive It's only been about a year since ASUS introduced the ZenBook Pro with a touchscreen trackpad called a ScreenPad, and the company is already back with an updated version. To celebrate its thirtieth anniversary, ASUS unveiled a slew of intriguin....
Predictive policing AI is a bigger scam than psychic detectives Law enforcement agencies around the world have recently begun extricating themselves from expensive, ineffective predictive policing systems. The machine learning equivalent of psychic detectives, it turns out, simply doesn't work. AI can't predict c...
'If All of Us Come Out, We Can Win.' Hong Kong Protesters Call for Even Bigger March Hong Kong activists are calling for renewed protests with an even bigger turnout this weekend after police yesterday fired tear gas and rubber bullets in an attempt to quell demonstrations amid a spiraling political crisis. A leading pro-democracy or...
Could Jeopardy! episode be bigger than biggest sports upset? Two sports analytics professors studied James Holzhauer's win streak and say a loss would be more unlikely than Buster Douglas beating Mike Tyson. ...
CONCACAF's New World Cup Qualifying Format Is Bigger (And Dumber) Than Ever CONCACAF's convoluted World Cup qualifying format has always been tilted in favor the big boys at the expense of the teams in the confederation's bottom tier, making it so the dozens of small nations had essentially no hope of ever playing in the Wor...
Huge T. rex fossil suggests many dinosaurs were bigger than we thought The discovery of a T. rex that was 400 kilograms heavier than any other found so far suggests we may have underestimated the size of this and other dinosaurs...
Uber's COO and CMO to step down as CEO Khosrowshahi takes on bigger role Khosrowshahi said he will take on a more involved role in the company, with the heads of core businesses such as Ridesharing and Uber Eats now reporting directly to him....
China's Factories Take a Bigger-Than-Expected Hit From U.S. Trade Battle Activity in Chinese factories slumped in May, as new orders for goods fell in response to uncertainties created by the escalating trade dispute with the U.S....
After 'Fortnite,' Giving Developers a Bigger Share of the Revenue Pie Every time a videogame is purchased from a digital store like Google Play, its creator typically has to give up nearly a third of the sale to the retailer. Tim Sweeney, leader of the cultural force "Fortnite," thinks that's unfair, and he's pushing f...
After Hurricane Irma, St. Maarten resorts have rebuilt to become bigger and better After extensive and expensive rebuilding, the beachfront resorts are bigger, better and armed with an array of vacation must-dos. ...
Trona, California, was trying to bounce back. Then an earthquake hit. Then a bigger one. "If we have another quake, I am not going to have a house," said a resident coping with damage in the 1,500-person town of Trona, California. ...
A-Rod takes bigger swing at residential real estate in NYC Yankee legend Alex Rodriguez is continuing his apartment buying spree in New York City — just not with Barbara Corcoran. Earlier this month, The Post exclusively reported that the retired third baseman had teamed up with the "Shark Tank" judge to buy...
New, confusing W-4 form is coming for 2020: What to do now to get bigger tax refund Taxpayers still can file the old W-4 form to have more money withheld from their paychecks. A new W-4 is expected to roll out late this year for 2020. ...
Fears of bigger California tremors after quake and 'swarmaggedon' The strongest earthquake to hit Southern California in 20 years came after a "swarmaggedon" of 1,000 small tremors last month - and experts warn an even bigger quake could hit the US state....
Roborock S6 robot vacuum review: Faster, quieter, and more efficient than its predecessor The most reliable and best performing robot vacuum I have ever tested was the Roborock S5. That title now passes to its successor, the Roborock S6, that improves in a couple of key areas along with continued smartphone app updates....
Trump administration moves to release migrant children faster from U.S. custody The Trump administration is again changing the way it vets people who want to sponsor minors who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone in an effort to speed up the release of thousands of migrant children currently in U.S. custody....
Twitter launches its faster, cleaner design, including new color themes We've been hearing rumblings of a redesigned Twitter.com for months, but it's finally here. The social network today revealed its new look – designed to better line up with its mobile apps – is rolling out to users today. Woah, what's this? A shiny n...
Brett Gardner thriving in unexpected bigger role for Yankees For a guy who didn't know how he would fit in at the beginning of the year, Brett Gardner has certainly found his place once again with the Yankees. Gardner had his three-game home run streak come to an end Friday night, but he showed no signs of fal...
Beavers bigger than Justin Bieber used to roam the Earth: study Before the end of the last Ice Age, giant beavers roamed the wetlands of North America. Scientists are now speculating why a species considered highly successful for its time — much like superstar Justin Bieber is today — would have died ...
Fury, Wilder building heavyweight rematch into bigger blockbuster Tyson Fury put on a masterful performance on Saturday to raise his profile with fans and generate excitement for a second fight with Deontay Wilder. Both men have more work to do, but so far, so good....
A second earthquake hit Southern California in as many days. It's five times bigger than Thursday's A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake swayed buildings and cracked foundations in Southern California on Friday night, sending terrified residents sleeping on the streets a day after another temblor hit....
Hack of U.S. Border Control Contractor Is Way Bigger Than the Government Is Letting On Even as Homeland Security officials attempted to downplay the impact of a security intrusion that reached deep into the network of a federal surveillance contractor, secret documents, handbooks, and slides concerning the nation's border control oper...
Bigger cuts expected: 23,000 more Ford layoffs needed, analysts say Ford CEO Jim Hackett plans for layoffs won't deliver savings the company has said it wants. An analyst says another 23,000 layoffs are needed. ...
2019 iPhone XR May Feature Bigger Battery Than Last Year's Model The 2019 version of the iPhone XR is expected to feature a 3,110mAh battery, which is bigger than the 2,942mAh battery that the company added in original iPhone XR....
Mammals evolve bigger brains when dads take on parenting duties The parents of mammals with larger brains tend to share parenting duties, according to a new study, with both mom and dad involved in raising offspring....
Stunning but Deadly, China's Bioluminescent Algal Blooms Are Getting Bigger Satellite imagery taken over the past two decades shows that the toxic bioluminescent microorganisms responsible for China's sparkling blue seas are becoming increasingly abundant.Read more......
Oil prices rise amid bigger-than-expected fall in US stockpiles Oil prices rose on Wednesday, led by U.S. crude after an industry group reported that U.S. stockpiles fell for a fourth week in a row, alleviating concerns about oversupply amid global trade tensions....
Estonia PM says EU leaders will seek bigger majority to agree on top jobs Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas on Monday said there was enough backing for an agreement on how to allocate the European Union's top jobs, but that it was the right decision to pause talks between national leaders until Tuesday because opposition ...
The bigger they are, the harder they fall — WeWork and Uber's fight against reality We now know that Uber is worth one of two amounts: precisely $68.95bn or absolutely anything. Never before has a company both been a worthless empty assetless cathedral to hope over unit economics and an invaluable first mover stake in the future of ...
'It's much bigger than abortion': five state lawmakers who fought against six-week bans A wave of Republican-backed laws severely restricting abortions has swept statehouses this year – but not without voices raised in oppositionSo far in 2019, nine states have voted to ban or restrict abortion after six weeks, which is before many wome...
An Ambitious Search for Aliens Came Up Short—so Astrobiologists Are Thinking Bigger The Breakthrough Listen project has completed a sweeping search of over 1,700 nearby stars for signs of alien technology. Sadly, no evidence of extraterrestrials was found, but the $100 million project took a major leap forward in terms of its abilit...
iPhone users can now download bigger apps & games over cellular Apple has never been a fan of large file downloads over data, but this week the Cupertino giant has unexpected upped its cellular download limit for iPhones and iPads to 200MB from the previous cap of 150MB.The move means iOS users are now free to do...
The Englishman looking to make football bigger than cricket in Bangladesh | Ben Fisher Jamie Day, a former Arsenal trainee, goes into World Cup qualifiers aiming high as manager of BangladeshSouth Korea, Indonesia, Cambodia and then Thailand, for a training camp. The past 12 months read like a backpacker's paradise but, for Jamie Day, ...
Uber Comfort launches with bigger cars and 'no conversation' option Uber is rolling out a new service level for riders today, one that offers additional "comfort" features such as extra leg room and quiet time. Read More...
The Two Disappointing Cadillac V-Series Cars Are Just Part of a Bigger Letdown When you consider everything that Cadillac has gone through in the last 14 months—an ousted CEO in part over the company's failure to build SUVs quickly enough, leaving Manhattan for beautiful Warren, Michigan, cancelling its subscription service, t...
'Ghost' Fishing Gear Is a Bigger Threat to Sharks Than We Realized Not even the oceans' top predators can escape the ruinous embrace of humanity's plastic waste, suggests new research. The study indicates that over recent decades, many hundreds of sharks have been reported falling victim to entanglement in fishing g...
Bryan Habana: 'World Cup win for Siya Kolisi would be bigger than Mandela' In Manhattan, the Springbok great discussed retirement, race and how the Rugby World Cup in Japan could eclipse the events of 1995Lunch with Bryan Habana happens in New York, which is not where one would usually find a great South Africa wing. Not lo...
World's first countrywide 5G test returns 5x faster real-life speeds than the US LTE average A recent news out of Korea stated that the country's three main carriers already have a million 5G subscribers between them. Despite Verizon's bragging that it managed to execute the first commercial 5G network connection with a phone (Moto Z3 with t...
Qualcomm reportedly tests faster, smaller Wear OS-ready Snapdragon CPUs New Snapdragon Wear processors are said to be en route, including power and energy improvements, plus enhanced wireless features for Wear OS watches.Read More...
After Jacob deGrom and Corey Kluber, Stetson University Dreams Even Bigger With the pair of Cy Young Award winners among its alumni, the small college in Central Florida has a potent recruiting pitch as it eyes the national stage....
In Egypt's Nile Delta, fishermen's families hope for a bigger catch In Egypt's Nile Delta, Om Ahmed ponders how her two sons will be able to marry and build new homes when they only earn about 70 Egyptian pounds ($4.10) from a day's fishing....
National Karting Championship Gets Bigger For 2019; JK Tyre Back As Sponsor JK Tyre will once again back the National Karting Championship in 2019 after a hiatus of two years. For the 2019 season though, the Karting Championship is all set to become bigger than ever with more......
Ask The Salty Waitress: Know any Jedi mind tricks for servers to get bigger tips? Dear Salty: I just graduated from college and I'm waitressing this summer. I'm good at serving (at least that's what my boss says), I enjoy the customers, and I consider my job fun. So please know I'm slightly embarrassed to ask this question: Do you...
Oil prices rise as data shows bigger-than-expected fall in U.S. stockpiles Oil prices rose on Wednesday, led by U.S. crude after an industry group reported that U.S. stockpiles fell for a fourth week in a row, alleviating concerns about oversupply amid global trade tensions....
Many Americans Believe Fake News Is a Bigger Problem Than Racism, New Poll Finds Before an orange-tinged carnival barker began waging a war with the news media and Russian troll farms began spewing misinformation across social media to help said carnival barker ascend to the White House, the quality of news probably ranked fairly...
Bigger, slow-breeding species need extra protections, conservationists claim To better protect larger, slow-breeding species, conservationists, biologists and other decision makers rethink the "endangered species" definition, the authors of a new study suggest....
ANZ, Citi and Deutsche cartel case heads for 'bigger courtroom' in Australia A criminal cartel case against Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and the local units of Citigroup and Deutsche Bank was adjourned on Tuesday for further legal arguments ahead of a possible trial....
Global Economy Cools Faster Than Expected as Trade Tensions Rise, World Bank Says The global economy has stumbled sharply in the first half of the year with trade and investment flows between countries falling faster than expected, according to semiannual forecasts released by the World Bank....
Peace dividend palpable in South Sudan, but 'grassroots' are moving faster than elites, says Shearer The peace dividend from last year's ceasefire in South Sudan is palpable, but political elites need to follow the example set by local communities on the ground if lasting progress is to be achieved, said the top UN official in the country on Tuesday...
Here's who is getting rich from Slack's stock market debut Workplace messaging service Slack made its stock market debut Thursday, to the financial delight of these top investors. ...
Worried that popcorn ceiling is hiding bigger problems? Here's how to renovate on a budget Taking on a home renovation can be costly, stressful and time-consuming. Here are tips to keep your budget under control and your sanity intact. ...
Arsenal youngsters to play bigger role in first team with Freddie Ljungberg set for senior job Freddie Ljungberg is set to be handed a prominent role within Arsenal's first-team setup as the club look to improve the pathway between the academy and the seniors....
Harley-Davidson fights for a bigger slice of India's huge motorcycle market Harley-Davidson is trying to expand its international presence to offset a declining market at home. Big opportunity lies in India, the world's largest motorcycle market. But 95 percent of Indian customers can't afford a Harley....
More Than Half a Million Corals Died to Bring Bigger Ships Into Miami Port Off the coast of Miami, corals are dying. Why? Because of a 16-month-long project to expand the harbor channel. A new study shows how the project killed over half a million corals between 2013 and 2015.Read more......
Soccer: Beyond World Cup, U.S. team eyes bigger trophy - support for women's game The U.S. women's national soccer team on Tuesday launch their bid for a fourth World Cup, but beyond lifting the trophy the squad are also aiming for a cultural breakthrough for the game....
Mortgage lenders finally see bigger profit margins ahead, as demand surges The mortgage application numbers this week just put an exclamation point on an already positive trend for mortgage lenders. Consumer demand for mortgages, both to purchase a home and to refinance, is way up....
Brutal Sudanese Militia Leader Plays a Bigger Role in War-Torn Nation Some analysts call Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo—a former camel herder with no formal military training who has become rich with interests in gold mining and other sectors—the most powerful of the generals now ruling Sudan....
The Muse Game of Thrones Just Needed a Bigger Budget | Splinter Fox & Friends Has a Little Meltd The Muse Game of Thrones Just Needed a Bigger Budget | Splinter Fox & Friends Has a Little Meltdown About a Democrat Getting Applause on Fox News | Deadspin Well, That Was A Disaster For The Sharks | The Root Transgender Woman Found Dead 1 Month ...
Divers discover world's biggest cave is even bigger than previously thought A team of divers has discovered that the largest cave in the world is even bigger than anybody previously thought. ...
The Google-Genius copyright scandal reveals a much bigger problem for the internet giant A report earlier this week revealed how Genius, a site filled with song lyrics, was able to catch Google copying its content to display directly on the main Search results page. Google, meanwhile, explained what happened, placing the blame on the lyr...
Rand Paul wants Congress involved in Iran decision, says war would be 'a bigger mistake' than Iraq Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky, said a war with Iran would be an even bigger mistake than the war with Iraq, and pushed for Congress to get involved in the process of approval. ...
QBs Are Getting More Expensive. Here's How NFL Teams Can Pay Them And Still Win. Quarterback is the one NFL position that has seen consistent, top-of-the-market contract growth in recent years. This offseason, Russell Wilson and Ben Roethlisberger pushed that to new heights, with respective deals from the Seahawks and Steelers th...
Bigger and better: New England Patriots unveil Super Bowl LIII ring, the largest in history At 9.85 carats, the New England Patriots' Super Bowl LIII ring, commemorating the team's sixth championship, is the largest ever made. ...
Jordan Pickford gets England over the line but Gareth Southgate sets eyes on far bigger prize The reaction to Jordan Pickford's match-winning penalty shoot-out save said it all. By that point, most of the England players had stopped linking arms — the standard show of determined unity — and when Pickford flung himself to his right to keep out...
California earthquake: Fears even bigger quake could strike in next three days after largest tremor in 25 years California could be hit by an even bigger earthquake in the next three days after a powerful 6.4 magnitude tremor hit the region - the largest in 25 years....
Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Law on Fetal Remains, but Dodges Bigger Abortion Debate (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court is upholding an Indiana law that requires abortion providers to dispose of aborted fetuses in the same way as human remains. But the justices are staying out of the debate over a broader, blocked provision that ...
How Yankees have become one of deepest teams in MLB The Yankees had a player make the final three for All-Star voting at each infield position as part of the new system. There will be a second election now to determine a starter from the top three at each spot. The Yankees who advanced are: Gio Urshel...
How Kimbrel, Keuchel can help their new teams Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel finally have jobs, and each also has a chance to affect the playoff race in the National League ...
Stoudemire: Still 'have a lot to offer' NBA teams Amar'e Stoudemire, who is attempting to make a return to the NBA, told MSG Network that 15 teams attended his private workout in Las Vegas on Monday....
The NHL offseason begins: Where 31 NHL teams go from here Now that the NHL has crowned its Stanley Cup champion, here's what's next for the 31 teams as the offseason begins: ...
Should I buy a TCL TV? A look at one of the fastest growing TV brands 'Should you buy a TCL TV?' It's a question that might be hard to answer when you're in the midst of shopping for your next television. With so many TVs around these days, making head or tail of all the names on the market can ...
The growing potential of e-Signatures The value of global exports has almost doubled since 1996, driven significantly by the internet. Today it is easier than ever to quickly generate global exposure for a brand. In fact, some of the world's most famous and globally su...
Red Sox know this series is about more than just growing the game LONDON — In his book "Francona: The Red Sox Years," written with Dan Shaughnessy, former Red Sox skipper and current Indians manager Terry Francona recalled his dread in taking the team to Japan to open the season with a two-game series against the A...
The Rolling Stones 2019 tour: Bigger, better video screens bring Mick & Keith up close Improved video technology used on the Rolling Stones' current U.S. tour makes the stage cleaner and puts the focus on the band, not props. ...
NBA announces the 2018-19 all-defensive teams Three of the four finalists for the 2018-19 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award were among those named Wednesday to the 2018-19 NBA All-Defensive First Team....
Adorable Baseball Fans Just Want Both Teams To Have Fun About a million different things that happened in the 12-run first inning of the Yankees-Red Sox game in London, but one of the more remarkable moments that went unnoticed happened because of an Andrew Benintendi foul ball....
NBA Awards: League announces All-NBA teams Houston Rockets guard James Harden, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Oklahoma City forward Paul George were named to the all-NBA First-Team on Thursday afternoon....
NBA teams moving away from 'owner' title The NBA may be backing down from using the word "owner" due to racial insensitivity. After Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green argued against using the term on LeBron James' HBO show "The Shop" late last year, the ...
These pro sports teams are running out of fans 24/7 Wall St. analyzed a decade of data from ESPN to identify pro sports franchises with declining attendance, a sign they may be running out of fans. ...
The MLB teams making bettors the most money Sharps often pass on the Major League Baseball All-Star Game (Fox, 7:30 p.m.) because it's such a crapshoot. VSiN's Wes Reynolds already covered options and strategies in Tuesday's special feature, so let's devote "Bet Smart" to studying teams that w...
MLB division records will tell you how good teams really are Divisional strengths and weaknesses often get lost in the shuffle when analyzing Major League Baseball. It's easy to zoom in too tight when handicapping game-by-game, day-by-day through the season. Bettors can miss out on big-picture dynamics that ar...
| S15: Toughest route looms for SA teams A lot of South Africans will become unexpected, temporary fans of the Reds next weekend when they entertain the in-form Jaguares, explains Rob Houwing...
Wagering on these MLB teams has proven costly Yesterday, VSiN looked at the biggest money makers so far in the 2019 Major League Baseball season. Today, it's time to study the biggest losers. According to results on the standings page at sports betting website covers.com, the biggest market issu...
Cubs, Red Sox uncertainty: The most curious teams right now There is cake. And there is eating it too. Having both Aroldis Chapman and Gleyber Torres named to the past two AL All-Star teams is the Yankees not only being served dessert, but enjoying it. The flip side is the Cubs, who in July 2016 dealt Torres ...
NBA Teams Shouldn't Be Allowed To Even Think About 2026 Daryl Morey and the Houston Rockets pushed the absolute limits of the NBA's rules on trading draft picks to dump Chris Paul in Oklahoma City and bring in a slightly younger ball-dominant point guard—one who's only two years removed from his last All-...
Kevin Durant will talk with four teams New York City appears to have a 50 percent chance of landing Kevin Durant. The prized free agent has narrowed his list of summer suitors down to four and the Knicks and Nets are two of them, according to ESPN. The two New York clubs, along with the W...
Is #KawhiWatch almost over? How 3 teams have been trying to woo Kawhi Leonard The Toronto Raptors, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers are all anxiously awaiting a decision from the basketball star on the 2019-20 season....
Census: Big cities in US aren't growing like they used to ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Big cities in the U.S. aren't growing like they used to. New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday show most of the nation's largest cities last year grew by a fraction of the numbers they did earlier...
Countries with the fastest-growing populations 24/7 Tempo reviewed the 2018 World Population Data Sheet produced by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB). ...
The artificial glacier growing in the desert In the far north of India, a cold mountain desert is the stunning backdrop to an unprecedented icy structure. This is a land of extremes, where rainfall is scarce and temperatures range wildly from torrid to far below freezing. The locals say it's th...
He didn't have a computer growing up. Now he's CEO of Google Google CEO Sundar Pichai grew up in Chennai, India, with little access to a phone -- let alone a computer or the internet. But it was this upbringing that helped show him just how powerful technology could be....
Countries with the top 20 fastest-growing populations 24/7 Tempo reviewed the 2018 World Population Data Sheet to identify the countries with the fastest growing populations. ...
Growing scam uses law enforcement as bait TUCSON – Carson Noel says he's received at least 30 of the phone calls. Each one, incredibly believable. "It's a really well prepared script and it's just one of those things where if you are caught off guard you might f...
So the Cast of Vanderpump Rules Is Growing Up--Now What? They grow up so slow, don't they? It's hard to believe but Vanderpump Rules just finished its seventh season in particularly dramatic fashion on Monday night, once again leaving......
Facebook and Twitter are growing into the mainstream The row over a fake Nancy Pelosi video shows platforms are no longer disruptors, but incumbents, gatekeepers and publishersIn the first three months of 2019, Facebook removed about 2bn fake accounts from its servers. This is roughly equivalent to all...
LA and Minnesota are getting 'Call of Duty' esports teams Activision Blizzard has revealed the next two teams for its upcoming Call of Duty esports League, bringing the total franchises announced so far to seven. The latest squads will represent Los Angeles and Minnesota....
Window or aisle, Zlatan? Why MLS teams still fly commercial MLS players have complained about flying cross country with little legroom and plenty of layovers. Others says the league has more pressing problemsThere are a few different categories of Airport People. There are the holidaymakers, often already in ...
NFL teams up with NCAA for next round of safety improvements The NFL's top medical experts believe they can take the knowledge of college football physicians and trainers and the research from the NCAA to make football safer — together....
Sources: Durant to engage four teams in talks Kevin Durant plans to engage in discussions with the Nets, Clippers, Knicks and Warriors once free agency begins on Sunday, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski....
Women's World Cup Preview: Meet the Teams There will be 552 players representing 24 countries at the World Cup in France. Some are household names. Many are not. Here's a primer before the tournament begins Friday....
NFL notebook: DT McCoy reportedly to pick from 3 teams After finishing his latest free-agent visit with Carolina on Friday, six-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy will reportedly decide on his 2019 team among three final suitors: the Panthers, the Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns....
If only the snap of a finger could solve our teams' problems Here's today's game: You get a chance to snap your fingers and one aspect of your team will be changed. There are no guarantees to the change. There is no insurance that, by making the change, things will get better. But let's be honest: If you're mo...
The Canucks are now among the NHL's 2 oldest existing teams without a Stanley Cup The Canucks and the Sabres don't have the league's longest cup drought. But they are the only two of the NHL's original 14 teams not to capture the silverware....
World Cup: Five teams that could stand in the way of US title hopes France has been the second-strongest team at the World Cup, and it could meet the Americans in the quarterfinals. ...
Waymo teams up with Renault, Nissan on robotaxis outside US SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Self-driving car pioneer Waymo is teaming up with automakers Renault and Nissan to make its first journey outside the U.S. with a ride-hailing service that will dispatch a fleet of robotaxis in France and Japan. The partnership a...
Wirecard teams up with India to issue tax ID cards German payments company Wirecard said on Wednesday it would work with India to simplify the process of issuing tax identity cards required to open bank accounts, transfer money or complete business transactions....
Offensive fireworks: 5 NFL teams that will be explosive in 2019 The NFL world is quiet around the Fourth of July, but several teams will put on quite the display of offensive fireworks when the season starts. ...
Hamilton says F1 should level playing field between teams Reigning champion Lewis Hamilton believes returning to an old-school style of racing would solve Formula One's ongoing problem with parity ...
NFL asks teams to stop Oklahoma drill, others In response to data that showed a high rate of concussions during the early part of training camp in recent years, the NFL has asked teams to eliminate some high-impact drills during practices....
Notable NFL players changing teams in 2019 These are some of the biggest and most significant names changing teams throughout the NFL landscape for the 2019 season. ...
NHS teams up with Amazon to bring Alexa to patients Voice assistant enlisted to aid elderly and blind patients who cannot easily search for adviceThe NHS has teamed up with Amazon to allow elderly people, blind people and other patients who cannot easily search for health advice on the internet to acc...
ChargePoint teams up with MVV Energie to expand in Germany Silicon Valley-based ChargePoint, one of the world's largest operators of charging stations for electric vehicles, said it had teamed up with local German utility MVV Energie to further expand in Europe's largest economy....
FIFA: Only 32 teams in Qatar World Cup 2022 World football's governing body was hoping to expand the competition to include 48 countries. However, that would have needed another Gulf country to host games along with Qatar, amid deteriorating ties in the region....
NFL training camp dates for all 32 teams in 2019 Training camps are almost here in the NFL world. Check out when all 32 teams will be getting back in action during this summer. ...
No, Teenagers Are Not Growing 'Skull Horns' Because of Smartphones More than a year ago, a pair of Australian researchers published a paper in Scientific Reports to little fanfare. In it, they noted that a surprising number of young people were developing bone growths on the backs of their skulls. The researchers po...
US gov't growing a record 2-ton cannabis crop—but still won't let others grow Enlarge / Marijuana plants grow in a greenhouse in Colorado, not for research. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) With the recent explosion of cannabis access and CBD products, federally funded scientists are craving more research on the potential risks a...
If Netflix wants to keep growing, it has to keep making content like 'Rim of the World' Screenwriter, producer, and director Drew Pearce once lamented to me that Hollywood has basically given up on the idea of making anything but blockbusters with insane budgets and then small art house films on the other end of the spectrum that tend t...
GM: Expectations 'growing' for talent-laden Nets In the wake of an eventful free-agency period that saw the Nets add Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan, GM Sean Marks spoke to the need to "stand true to who we have been for three years."...
Using innovative technology to feed our growing population If you've seen Netflix's new series, "The Society" then you'll know it follows a group of highschoolers coming to terms with the sudden disappearance of all adults. With no explanation as to how their parents disapp...
Pay packet inequality growing worldwide, says new UN report Top earners around the world have seen their share of national income rise in the last decade and a half, while everyone else has seen their pay packets shrink by comparison, UN economists reported on Thursday....
Chefs are now growing seeds specifically for different tastes These chefs are taking the farm-to-table trend to a whole new level. Instead of just buying fresh fruits and vegetables straight from the nearest farm, a growing group of top chefs are also raising their own produce with seeds developed specifically ...
NBA really wants to stop growing free agency trend LAS VEGAS — The NBA knows its rules about when teams can negotiate with free agents are not being followed. So expect changes on that front for 2020. The NBA's board of governors discussed ways Tuesday to fix that process — either by changing r...
UK has growing list of candidates trying to succeed Theresa May It's not quite as crowded as the Democratic presidential primary, but the number of contenders to succeed Theresa May as the UK's prime minister is growing. British Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Saturday became the latest candidate for the job to ...
Piola: F1 teams' low-downforce changes for high-speed Silverstone As the journey to Silverstone is short for most Formula 1 teams, bringing new parts is not nearly as complex as shipping them to far-flung corners of the Earth...
At Black Colleges, the Baseball Teams Increasingly Aren't As the number of African-American baseball players continues to decline, black players are often surprised to find themselves in the minority even at historically black colleges....
In the Western Conference, Teams Known for Heartbreak Seek Glory The St. Louis Blues are the only "Expansion Six" team left without a Stanley Cup. The San Jose Sharks came later, but have endured similar heartbreak....
EU's Frontex deploys border guard teams in Albania Teams of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, or Frontex, are joining Albania's police to patrol its land and sea borders for migrants and crime....
FIFA president wants to expand Women's World Cup to 32 teams FIFA President Gianni Infantino will need quick approval from ruling bodies to enlarge the Women's World Cup, with bidding already underway for the 2023 edition....
Who makes our Football League teams of the season for 2018-19? We select an XI from the Championship and Leagues One and Two, plus a manager for eachGoalkeeper: Dean Henderson (Sheffield United) The Manchester United loanee is on Gareth Southgate's radar after a league-high 21 clean sheets. Another outstanding s...
Free agent Amar'e Stoudemire says he has 'a lot to offer' NBA teams Former NBA big man Amar'e Stoudemire, who hopes to make an NBA comeback after spending the last two seasons in Israel, says he still has "a lot to offer" prospective NBA teams....
Fantasy Football: Five teams set to pass more in 2019; five ready to run Ben Gretch continues a review of his projections, discussing five teams set to pass more in 2019 and five likely to run more, plus the Fantasy implications of those shifts....
Minnesota, Oklahoma among teams vying for WCWS title OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two years ago, Minnesota was ranked No. 1 in the USA Today/NFCA softball poll heading into the NCAA Tournament. Somehow, the Golden Gophers weren't even a national seed and got sent to Alabama for regional play. It was a ha...
Seidl: F1 teams, drivers can't complain about rules they pushed for McLaren boss Andreas Seidl says teams and drivers cannot complain that there are too many rules in Formula 1, because they pushed for them in the first place...
Bobby Portis Is A Lesson In The Cost Of Doing Business With Bad NBA Teams A crappy side effect of the NBA's salary cap is it's usually better business for your favorite team to have a cheap good player than an expensive one, so you are conditioned to think of cheap contracts for good players as "good" and pricier contracts...
Tigers edge Royals 3-2 before teams head to Omaha KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brandon Dixon broke an eighth-inning tie with a sacrifice fly that sent the Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night. Miguel Cabrera also had a sacrifice fly for the Tigers, and Ronny Rodriguez hit an ...
NHL free agency: Expect these teams to be active July 1 Joe Pavelski, Artemi Panarin, Sergei Bobrovsky, Matt Duchene and Jake Gardiner are among the many UFAs who will likely find new teams. ...
Non-conference schedule pits UA against 4 NCAA tourney teams TUCSON – With the month of March done and over with, many people might think it is time to put away the University of Arizona basketball gear and paraphernalia. Well hold on to your shorts – Wildcat basketball may be closer than you think...
FIFA keeps 32 teams for 2022 World Cup, scrapping expansion FIFA scrapped plans to expand the 2022 Qatar World Cup to 48 nations, deciding Wednesday to stick with 32 countries due to the political and logistical complexities of using another Persian Gulf nation ...
EU's Frontex deploys border guard teams in Albania TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Teams of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, or Frontex, are joining Albania's police to patrol its land and sea borders for migrants and crime. European Union Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos and Fron...
IKEA teams up with Ori on robotic furniture to help you save space IKEA has teamed up with U.S startup Ori for the development of a robotic piece of furniture aimed at helping people make more efficient use of tiny living spaces....
Aston Martin set to give WEC hypercar to customer teams too Aston Martin looks likely to produce customer versions of its forthcoming Valkyrie World Endurance Championship contender to race alongside the factory team in the future...
Walmart teams up with Big Pharma to track drugs on the blockchain Global retail Goliath Walmart has joined a consortium that's attempting to build a blockchain for tracking pharmaceutical supply chains. A spokesperson representing the firm confirmed to CoinDesk that Walmart has joined MediLedger, but they did not p...
England to train with Boothroyd's under-21s as teams get ready for June • Under-21s include Gibbs-White of Wolves for Euro training• Southgate's depleted squad prepare for Nations League finalsEngland will begin preparations for the European Under-21 Championship by training with Gareth Southgate's senior squad on Tuesda...
W2W4 this week: Top teams in action at ICC Cricket World Cup Ten teams. Forty-eight matches. Forty-six days. The 12th ICC Cricket World Cup kicks off this week. Here's what you should be paying attention to on Week 1....
Gobert, George, Giannis headline NBA All-Defensive teams NEW YORK (AP) — Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert and MVP finalists Giannis Antetokounmpo and Paul George were the leading vote-getters for the All-Defensive first team. Boston's Marcus Smart and Milwaukee's Eric Bledsoe rounded ou...
England soccer teams tie up $76 million sponsorship deal with BT The English Football Association (FA) signed a five-year deal with telecoms firm BT Tuesday to become the exclusive lead partner for all England soccer teams and its Wembley Stadium home....
Ferrari among teams fitting new F1 engine parts for Canadian GP Ferrari has introduced a new turbocharger and MGU-H for the Canadian Grand Prix following the fast-tracking of its upgraded Formula 1 engine two race ago...
Memorial Day standings check: Teams to watch, worry about and more An Astros-Dodgers World Series? Will the hobbled Yanks hold up? Who's for real, and who's rotten? Buster Olney, Jeff Passan and Sam Miller make sense of the season so far....
Teams suspect initial 2021 F1 rules will be nowhere near final Formula 1's final 2021 car regulations will be "nowhere near" what is expected to be signed off this month, according to Red Bull boss Christian Horner...
IPL Franchises Discuss New Teams, BCCI Wants Stability First: Reports The BCCI officials want all bases covered first and don't wish for a repeat of the 2011 fiasco when the league had to go back from 10 to 8 teams due to certain issues....
MLB-best Twins rally, beat Rays 5-3 in matchup of hot teams ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Eddie Rosario hit a tiebreaking two-run single off Adam Kolarek in the ninth inning after a pair of batters were hit by pitches, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 Friday night in a matchup of two of the m...
Field favored vs. Cali teams in NBA title prop bet Caesars Sportsbook posted a unique proposition on whether a team from California will win the 2019-20 NBA championship. That includes the Lakers, Clippers, Warriors and Kings (Yes +165)....
Houston Rockets among teams who see Twitter accounts suspended The Houston Rockets were the most notable team to have their Twitter account suspended Monday, reportedly due to DMCA takedown notices. ...
Facial Recognition Tech Is Growing Stronger, Thanks to Your Face Large databases, built with images from social networks and dating services, contain millions of pictures of people's faces. Some are shared worldwide....
More than a third of Europe's fastest-growing tech firms are in UK – study Government research suggests British tech 'unicorns' are only surpassed by US and ChinaBritain is creating more technology companies worth at least $1bn (£786m) than any other company in Europe, according to government research.It found that UK-based...
For U.S. Military Drones, Airspace Is Growing More Congested, Dangerous Unmanned U.S. surveillance aircraft, with their suites of advanced technology, are the high-price product of years of domestic drone development during an era of nearly uncontested airspace....
Dr. Siegel on why teens are 'growing horns' from prolonged cellphone use New research suggests that teens are sprouting horns on the back of their heads, and Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel argued that it's likely connected to prolonged cell phone use....
Facebook says its YouTube competitor is growing, but advertisers want more details The company said Wednesday that Watch now has more than 720 million people monthly and 140 million people who spend at least one minute on the service per day. By way of comparison, YouTube says more than 1.9 billion watch video every month....
British Gas owner to cut 700 jobs amid 'growing challenges' British Gas owner Centrica plans to cut around 700 management and back office jobs under previously announced reductions, as it faces "growing challenges."...
Farmers Anxious After Late Start to Growing Season LEXINGTON, KY (Lex 18) – Wet weather has a number of Kentucky farmers feeling anxious about their corn crops this spring. Experts say some farmers may make it out of the summer ok, but others could see major losses at the fall harvest. By now, ...
Timeline: A growing unease in Hong Kong about the future A series of steps by the Chinese and Hong Kong governments in recent years have prompted a growing uneasiness among Hong Kong residents about their future, a concern that burst out in a protest by hundreds of thousands of people last weekend....
Young people are growing horns from cellphone use: study Are smartphones turning us into monsters? In a BBC report about the changing human skeleton published last week, biomechanics researcher Dr. David Shahur of the University of The Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, says he's noticed an inc...
U.S. factory activity growing at weakest pace since 2016 Growth in U.S. manufacturing activity slowed in May to its weakest pace in over two years as factory managers raised concerns about a trade war between the United States and China, a national survey showed on Monday....
Growing evidence suggests Parkinson's disease starts in gut Research shows key proteins in disease can spread from gastrointestinal tract to brainEvidence that Parkinson's disease may start off in the gut is mounting, according to new research showing proteins thought to play a key role in the disease can spr...
Jordan buckling under pressure of growing refugee crisis Jordan's dangerous geopolitical position, surrounded by civil wars and taking in overwhelming amounts of foreigners, could seriously threaten the survival of one of the only stable regimes left in the Middle East....
Ocasio-Cortez likens growing cauliflower to colonialism She promised grassroots activism, but this is ridiculous. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has taken aim at cauliflower, claiming that growing the vegetable in community gardens in non-white neighborhoods is an act of colonialism. "When someone says tha...
U.S. defense bill takes aim at China's growing influence The Senate Armed Services Committee unveiled a draft bill on Thursday that targets China on several fronts, from stemming the erosion of the U.S. military advantage against Beijing to countering the growing Chinese influence around the world....
Zachary Levi's nerves growing before MTV Movie & TV Awards LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Shazam!" star Zachary Levi says his nerves are building each day leading up to the MTV Movie & TV Awards in what he calls the "biggest thing" he's ever hosted. Levi knows those feelings will be amplif...
US growing largest crop of marijuana for research in 5 years The federal agency said it plans to grow 4,409 pounds this year at the University of Mississippi to explore recent interest in CBD as a potential medicine for a number of medical conditions....
Amazon's music service is actually growing more quickly than Spotify Spotify and Apple Music are the two music streaming services that tend to get the lion's share of attention — partly because of the obvious fact that they also have the lion's share of paying subscribers and arguably a better produc...
Marijuana-related jobs growing but largely hidden A hidden U.S. cannabis job boom is not showing up in official employment data, leaving American workers in the dark about high wages and job opportunities in the marijuana industry....
Virat Kohli's fan club: 103 million followers -- and growing Virat Kohli is already adored by millions across India and around the globe -- but the nation's cricket captain can now add one of the sport's greatest ever players to his ever expanding fan club....
Fed says contacts worry about trade war; economy growing modestly The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday reported that its contacts at companies across the country were worried that international trade tensions could weigh on business even as economic activity picked up....
Blockchain is the fastest growing skill in Singapore, says LinkedIn Blockchain is one of the fastest growing skills among workers in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, according to a LinkedIn report published Wednesday. LinkedIn analyzed the skills listed by its members from the APAC region over the last five years to i...
Boring but necessary: 4 budgeting mistakes to avoid when growing your company It may sound boring, but careful and sensible budgeting is crucial to every growing company. Not only does successful budgeting save time and energy, but it also allows you a more thorough understanding of what about your offering and process works a...
Russian defenseman is growing into Rangers' big trade steal One of the operable words in rebuilding a team is flexibility. And what helps create flexibility is depth. So as the Rangers continuing juggling a handful of scenarios in the lead-up to Monday's start of free agency — including the possibility of sig...
Moms welcome 'faster relief' of new postpartum depression drug, but access and $34K may hold them back New FDA-approved postpartum depression drug Zulresso carries a hefty price tag and it's unclear how many hospitals will offer the treatment. ...
Pirelli warns unhappy F1 teams that returning to 2018 tyres won't help Pirelli Formula 1 boss Mario Isola says it is wrong to assume that switching to last year's tyres would help teams struggling with the 2019 specification...
NFL bets: Browns have better postseason odds than eight 2018 playoff teams The New England Patriots have an NFL-best 84.2 percent chance of making the playoffs, while the Miami Dolphins have just an 8.6 percent change of appearing in the 2019 postseason, according to an online sports book....
New tech helping search teams find people in the wilderness HONOLULU — Yesenia D'Alessandro loaded a GPS tracking app on her cellphone and trudged into a remote Hawaii forest, joining more than 100 other volunteers looking for a missing hiker. She climbed through muddy ravines, crossed streams and faced steep...
Antetokounmpo and Harden head All-NBA teams as LeBron's streak ends Steph Curry, Paul George and Nikola Jokic also in first teamLeBron James missed first team for first time since 2007Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden got the most votes, and Damian Lillard and Kemba Walker were also big winners when the All-NBA ...
Letting teams trade picks is MLB Draft's ticket out of obscurity Imagine in the days leading to the MLB draft word surfaced that the Dodgers and Padres were maneuvering to try to acquire the No. 1-overall pick from the Orioles. Both NL West clubs are well positioned for the next few years and saw the chance to obt...
Tim Tebow gets in the middle of skirmish between Mets, Yankees Triple-A teams New York's baseball rivalry trickled down to Class AAA over weekend, with the Syracuse Mets and Scranton RailRiders having multiple incidents. ...
Why some teams aren't aiming to win the Le Mans Esports Super Final While the biggest share of the $100,000 prize pot and a place on the real-life podium awaits the winners, some teams competing in the Super Final for the Le Mans Esports Series don't have their eyes set on the biggest prize...
Varjo teams up with Volvo to enable safe driving with AR headsets Varjo has announced a partnership with Volvo to enable safe driving with an augmented reality headset that you could eventually wear while driving.Read More...
Schwarzenegger teams up with activist Greta Thunberg at climate summit A top climate summit organized by Arnold Schwarzenegger's environmental organization has opened in Vienna. Swedish youth activist Greta Thunberg spoke at the opening of a failure by the leaders in attendance to act....
Verstappen: F1 teams shouldn't make 2021 rules decisions Red Bull's Max Verstappen says there is too much self-interest from teams in Formula 1 and there needs to be "one person in charge" to sort the rules out properly...
NBA free agency: Which teams have money to spend on All-Star talent? Several NBA teams, including the Knicks, Nets, Clippers, Lakers and Kings, have plenty of cash to spend in free agency, which opens Sunday. ...
Zendesk's new Duet platform unites sales and support teams The new offering is designed for businesses that want to provide customers with a personalized experience that spans pre- and post-sale interactions....
Trump says U.S., Chinese teams to restart trade talks ahead of G20 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping and that the two leaders' teams would restart trade talks after a long lull in order to prepare for a meeting at the G20 summit later this month....
Campenaerts hits back at Wiggins over claims he should swap teams "Victor Campenaerts has hit back at claims made by Bradley Wiggins that he should swap teams by stating he is very happy to remain with Lotto Soudal."...
How Kevin Durant's injury could change the fate of five NBA teams When Kevin Durant went down with a torn Achilles, the future became murky. Not only for Durant and the Warriors, but for the rest of the NBA. ...
The history of works teams: from Atlético Madrid to British Airways FC Manchester United, Arsenal, PSV and Civil Service FC were all started to give staff some exercise and entertainment By Chris Evans for The Set PiecesOn the face of it, Atlético Madrid have little in common with an amateur club in the 10th tier of Eng...
Giorgio Piola: How Formula 1 teams are changing wings for Canada Multiple Formula 1 teams have redefined their rear wing designs ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix in a quest to find more straightline performance at the Montreal circuit...
Greg Johnson, who played for Nashville Predators and three other NHL teams, dies at 48 Greg Johnson, 48, was taken by the Nashville Predators in the expansion draft and was their captain from 2002-06. ...
Formula E Teams Have Been Using Secret Illegal Traction Control Systems The FIA, Formula E's regulating body, is finally taking steps to better regulate racing teams suspected of using software curiously similar to traction control, which is against the rules and rather surprising given how tightly controlled the cars ar...
Jaguar Land Rover teams up with BMW to produce electric cars Partnership between UK and German firms created to lower costs for volume productionJaguar Land Rover is teaming up with BMW in a partnership designed to lower costs and try to get ahead in the race to produce electric cars for the mass market.The UK...
NASA Selects Teams to Study Our Moon, Mars' Moons, and More NASA has selected eight new research teams to collaborate on research into the intersection of space science and human space exploration as part of the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI)....
2019 Women's World Cup: Which teams pose biggest U.S. threat The Post's Brian Lewis breaks down the teams, players and games to watch for in the 2019 women's World Cup. Five Favorites United States: The Americans' three Women's World Cups are more than any other country, and a successful title defe...
China Claims It Will Restrict Its Technology in Growing Trade Dispute With U.S. (BEIJING) — China is creating a system to protect its technology, according to state media, as the U.S. restricts the access of Chinese companies to American technology in a spiraling trade dispute. The People's Daily newspaper said Sunda...
Pokémon Sword And Shield Director Says It's About 'Growing And Evolving'—For The Trainer, Too For Pokémon producer Junichi Masuda and Pokémon Sword and Shield director Shigeru Ohmori, the spirit of Pokémon is all about metamorphosis....
Target Outages Illustrate Retail's Growing Tech Complexity The technical problems at Target stores over the weekend illustrate the challenge of unifying a large retailer's technology infrastructure with its bricks-and-mortar presence and underscore the importance of having trusted vendors and backup plans....
As homeless are suffering, risk of hepatitis, typhus and other diseases is growing The rise in homelessness is creating public health risks across the USA. Los Angeles, Louisville and Seattle have all had Hepatitis A outbreaks. ...
Boris Johnson faces growing pressure to comment on row with partner Tory frontrunner's silence over issue threatens to derail campaign to become PMBoris Johnson is under pressure from a Conservative cabinet minister to explain why police were called to his home after a row with his partner as the issue threatens to d...
S. Korea, Japan fail to resolve growing trade dispute South Korea and Japan have failed to immediately resolve their dispute over Japanese export restrictions that could hurt South Korean technology companies...
U.N. World Population Prospects: Nations not growing as quickly, getting older The world population is expected to climb to just under 10 billion over the next three decades -- a rise of nearly 20 percent over the current population, a United Nations report said Monday....
Iran shows growing fury in the Gulf. It really is desperate to talk The British Heritage super tanker is owned by BP, under a British flag, and on charter to an Anglo-Dutch company, so it's unsurprising that the ship appeared to abandon suddenly its plans over the weekend as it sailed within sight of Iran....
Google Axes Lobbyists Amid Growing Government Scrutiny Google has fired several of its largest lobbying firms as part of a major overhaul of its global government affairs and policy operations amid the prospect of greater government scrutiny....
In Stranger Things 3, the Hawkins Crew Feel the Pain of Growing Up In Stranger Things season 3, set in the summer of 1985, the Hawkins crew are full-fledged teenagers dealing with new romances and threats old and new. Stranger Things 3 release date in India is July 4......
USDA identifies unapproved GMO wheat growing wild in Washington The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified the unapproved, genetically modified wheat found growing wild in Washington state as Monsanto's "Roundup Ready" variety....
UK flower-growing industry in full bloom and worth £121m Homegrown stems accounted for 14% of £865m worth of flowers sold in Britain last yearThe British-grown flower industry is now worth £121m – up from £82m in 2015 – following years of decline owing to imported stems, figures reveal.Last year homegrown ...
Farmers Stockpiling Corn in Response to Tough Growing Conditions Following a spring planting season of relentless rain, some farmers are opting to sit on their unsold grain, banking it against a potentially diminished harvest this fall—and the possibility of still-higher prices ahead....
Joe Hill dishes on 'NOS4A2' series and growing up with dad Stephen King When your dad is Stephen King, it makes for an unusual childhood. So it's no wonder that Joe Hill's novel about a killer who feeds off children's souls has been adapted into AMC's new horror series "NOS4A2." "When I was 8 years old, my dad did a film...
Government Bond-Market Measure Says Recession Risk Growing The yield on three-month bills has exceeded that of the benchmark 10-year Treasury note by as much as 0.259 percentage point, the most since May 2007....
OIC notes with concern growing Islamophobia in many parts of the world: statement The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Mecca said on Saturday that it noted with concern growing Islamophobia in many parts of the world, according to the summit's final statement....
Amid growing tensions with Russia, Poland says it's going to buy 32 F-35 fighter jets U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman R. Alex Durbin Poland's defense minister says his country will buy 32 F-35A fighters to replace Soviet-era jets. Warsaw is one of a number of European countries bulking up its defenses amid heightened tensions with...
A 'Dark Lord' Falls in Russia's Growing Power Struggle The arrest of a powerful law enforcement official highlights the deepening rivalries of the country's security services as President Vladimir V. Putin approaches another term limit....
YouTube's cesspool of anger and hate faces growing scrutiny Facebook and Twitter have drawn the lion's share of scrutiny for hosting objectionable content. But YouTube now occupies its own circle of internet hell.Read More...
China growing at slowest pace in decades not a sign of weakness China's economic growth slowed to 6.2% in the second quarter — the weakest pace since 1992. But the numbers may not be as gloomy for the world's second-largest economy as they appear, says Wang Tao from Swiss bank UBS....
Trump's escalating trade war gives heat to Putin and Xi's growing bromance It's time for Western leaders to abandon their wait-and-see attitude toward the evolution of Chinese-Russian relations and work out common strategies now to respond to this deepening relationship....
Slovenia to cull growing bear, wolf population after attacks Slovenia's government has approved the culling of dozens of bears and wolves to curb the animals' growing population following a sharp increase in attacks on domestic animals....
No room for cheats in Jim Ratcliffe's growing sports empire Jim Ratcliffe will pull the plug on Team Ineos or Eliud Kipchoge's sub-two-hour marathon record attempt with immediate effect if either is caught up in cheating....
Nationwide Injunctions Speak to Judiciary's Growing Power, Barr Says The broad use of such injunctions illustrate how the federal district courts have undermined executive authority, the attorney general said in a speech on Tuesday evening....
Motorola India to Focus on Growing Business in Online Space Motorola that saw its India shipments decline a whopping 70 percent year-on-year (YoY) in 2018, is re-energising its focus on growing business in the online space, a key company official has stressed....
Wide Sargasso seaweed: 5,500-mile algae belt keeps on growing 'Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt' now appears almost every year, forming largest record bloomIt weighs 20m tonnes, stretches from west Africa to the Gulf of Mexico, and washes up on beaches creating a malodorous stench. Now scientists say a vast swathe...
U.S., Japanese military leaders address growing 'number of challenges' The Japanese minister of defense and the commander of U.S. Forces Japan met Wednesday at Yokoto Air Base to discuss bilateral cooperation and the complex security challenges in the region....
I tried out a vegetarian diet for 21 days. Here's what I learnt about the growing meatless movement. Meatless alternatives are on the rise, fueled by startups and companies. CNBC's Uptin Saiidi tried out 21 days as a vegetarian and explores whether this is a fad or the future of food....
Horns Are Growing on Young People's Skulls Due to Phone Use: Research New research in biomechanics suggests that young people are developing hornlike spikes at the back of their skulls - bone spurs caused by the forward tilt of the head....
Trade Risks Prompt Growing Predictions for Fed Rate Cuts Economists are projecting that uncertainty created by the Trump administration's actions on tariffs will prompt the Fed to cut rates later this year....
UN highlights need to solve growing burden of forcibly displaced Africans With 24.2 million Africans forced from their homes in 2017 ̶ 4.6 million more than the previous year ̶ the UN is hosting a three-day event at UN headquarters, focusing on finding durable solutions to the problem, which is a growing burden on the ...
Pak-Origin UK Minister Is Latest In Growing List To Replace Theresa May UK interior minister Sajid Javid became the ninth candidate Monday to enter the race to replace Theresa May as premier, promising to "deliver Brexit" after repeated delays....
India Just Lost Its Title as World's Fastest-Growing Big Economy India's gross-domestic-product expansion dipped below 6% last quarter, forcing it to surrender its title as the world's fastest-growing large economy as citizens and companies held back on spending....
Train Yourself to Read Faster (And Comprehend What You Read) With This Site Being able to read things quickly is great, but only if you're able to comprehend what you're reading. Blazing through 200 pages of reading in an hour or two is certainly impressive, but if you don't remember anything you've read then it's also kind ...
Formula 1 bosses and teams agree 2021 rules publication delay Formula 1 teams and series chiefs have agreed to delay the presentation of the 2021 regulations until October, following a summit meeting on Thursday joined by world champion Lewis Hamilton...
NBA teams discussing nixing term 'owner' over racial connotations: report NBA teams reportedly have had multiple conversations over the last year about moving away from the term "owner" when describing the person who controls the majority of the franchise....
Bayer teams up with biotech firm Arvinas in deal worth up to $750 million German drugmaker Bayer has signed an alliance with Arvinas Inc to gain access to the U.S. biotech firm's experimental protein drugs and crop protection technology in a deal worth up to $750 million....
Michelin-starred chef teams up with vegan food delivery service There's a new top chef in haute vegan cuisine — and he likes to get his ideas while hiking in the mountains. Whether he's foraging for berries, herbs and flowers in the Himalayas or combing the busy markets of Bombay and Kashmir for spices and currie...
Adam Silver: Smart teams like Nets rewarded in free agency LAS VEGAS — There has always been a concern about big market-small market disparities in the NBA, and five of the league's superstars ended up in either New York or Los Angeles this offseason. But NBA commissioner Adam Silver isn't concerned after wa...
Major Formula 1 timetable change proposed for 2021; teams wary Formula 1 teams will face major restrictions on making car changes after practice begins under a new schedule proposed for 2021, a move Mercedes believes does not make sense...
Azerbaijan's Europa League final complex for teams, fans Azerbaijan hoped Wednesday's Europa League final would mark its emergence as an international football power off the field but it has instead found itself in a storm of bad PR ...
Samsung teams with Disney and Pixar to hide the punch-hole on the Galaxy S10 Many smartphone users prefer having a punch-hole on the display rather than a notch. And with cleverly designed wallpaper, the punch-hole can be practically hidden or disguised. With that in mind, Samsung recently announced special wallpaper based on...
F1 teams to formally meet Pirelli/FIA over switch back to 2018 tyre Formula 1 teams will meet with the FIA and Pirelli on Friday morning in Austria to formally discuss going back to the 2018 tyre construction, Autosport has learned...
Men's Pro Teams Express Support For USWNT By Reminding Everyone That Guys Also Play Sports Twitter user Malinda has done excellent work curating a delightfully ill-advised collection of nearly identical tweets sent from the accounts of men's pro sports teams, all of which attempted to express support for the USWNT while also making sure th...
UN aid teams scramble to reach 'most remote places' cut off by Cyclone Kenneth in Mozambique With heavy rains expected to continue in the coming days across northern Mozambique, access to the most remote areas affected by Cyclone Kenneth "remains difficult" the UN warned on Tuesday....
Giants' special teams eying dynamic boost from Jabrill Peppers Leading into the start of training camp (rookies report July 22, veterans July 24) The Post will provide Giants fans with a position-by-position look at the roster. Taking everything into consideration, the Giants graded out as the best special teams...
BT sponsors England: FA signs £60m five-year deal for football teams and Wembley BT have agreed a deal with the Football Association worth in the region of £60million to become the new main sponsor of all 28 England football teams....
German football teams smash world record for longest match Two teams from southwestern Germany played a 168-hour game from May 29 to June 5 that ended in a draw. The match already surpassed the previous record holder on June 3....
England teams across sports finally value rewards that come with risk | Andrew Anthony Gareth Southgate has led a revolution that has produced better results and entertainment while England's cricketers have also benefited from a more aggressive attitudeAmong the myriad skills that are employed in different sports one that is shared by...
FIFA keeps 32 teams for 2022 World Cup in Qatar, scrapping plans for expansion to 48 FIFA scrapped plans to expand the 2022 Qatar World Cup to 48 nations, deciding to stick with 32 due to the political and logistical complexities. ...
Why F1 teams blocked risky "knee-jerk" bid to revert to 2018 tyres The failed bid to change Formula 1's tyre specification mid-season to try to end Mercedes' domination has been described as a "significant risk" and a "knee-jerk reaction"...
Nestle Waters teams up with Ocean Legacy for plastic waste cleanup Nestle's bottled water division Nestle Waters, owner of Perrier and Vittel, said it would team up with Canada's Ocean Legacy Foundation to help to clean up plastic pollution....
India's largest 4G network teams up with Facebook on a digital literacy program India's second biggest network provider, Reliance Jio, has teamed up with Facebook to launch a digital literacy program for people coming online for the first time. Jio, which has over 300 million subscribers in the country, will launch this program...
Teams 3D Print Planetary Habitats, Awarded $700K in NASA Challenge After 30 hours of 3D printing over four days of head-to-head competition, NASA and partner Bradley University of Peoria, Illinois, have awarded $700,000 to two teams in the final round of the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge....
EU's Frontex border force deploys teams to Albania to halt migrants The EU's border protection agency has deployed teams to Albania to support police there in stopping illegal immigration. This is Frontex's first mission outside EU territory, with Brussels dubbing it a "game changer."...
2019 N.H.L. Playoffs: In the Western Conference, Teams Known for Heartbreak Seek Glory The St. Louis Blues are the only "Expansion Six" team left without a Stanley Cup. The San Jose Sharks came later, but have endured similar heartbreak....
Joseph Haydn teams up with Nelson Mandela at the Rheingau Music Festival A mass composition by Haydn interspersed with South African freedom songs? As part of the "Long Walk to Freedom" program at Rheingau, a youth orchestra from South Africa delivers an emphatic yes....
Dart frustrated as mixed doubles partner Clarke teams up with Gauff "British youngster Harriet Dart was left frustrated after she was dumped by her Wimbledon mixed doubles partner Jay Clarke for American teenager Cori Gauff."...
Opinion: It's up to baseball fans to demand MLB teams add more protective netting After a 4-year-old girl was hit in the head by a foul ball on Wednesday, it's time for fans to demand that MLB teams add more protective netting at ballparks. ...
Senator Manchin introduces bill to enforce equal pay for U.S. national teams Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) introduced a bill Tuesday preventing the federal government from providing funding for the 2026 FIFA World Cup until the United States Soccer Federation agrees to equal pay for its men's and women's national teams....
India Seen Losing Fastest Growing Major Economy Spot To China A Reuters survey of economists forecast growth slipped to 6.3 per cent annually in the three months ending in March, its slowest pace in six quarters...
General's growing political clout poses a risk to Sudan's transition Six weeks after a coup d'etat in Sudan, high-profile military leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is evolving into an increasingly influential political force....
Europe's 'green wave' signals growing climate change concern BERLIN — Green parties in Germany, France, Britain and elsewhere celebrated big gains in elections for the 751-seat European Parliament amid growing voter concerns over climate change, expressed in large-scale student protests over recent months. Pro...
Brunswick News responds amid growing fervor over cartoonist's dismissal Brunswick News Inc., has attempted to push back against what they call "false information" about their decision to end Michael de Adder's freelance contract....
European Election Results Show Growing Split Over Union's Future As both pro-E.U. and anti-E.U. forces seemed likely to claim some victories, the vote made clear that arguing over the future of the bloc would intensify....
5G smartphones will remain a rare sight this year, growing to dominance by 2023 It's no secret that the global smartphone market is in bad need of a major growth driver after several years of stagnation at both the industry innovation level and in terms of actual sales numbers. It's also no secret that mobile device vendors and ...
Uber targets expansion in fast-growing West African markets Global ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc is in talks with regulators over plans to expand into two West African countries and provide a boat service in Nigerian megacity Lagos, a company executive said on Thursday....
Chandrayaan-2 Moon Mission a Signal of India's Growing Space Ambitions Chandrayaan-2, whose launch is set to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, will attempt to soft-land onto the moon's uncharted south pole region in the first week of September....
Hong Kong Leader Faces Growing Pressure to Resign After Protests Pressure mounted on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam as protesters called for her to step down and members of her cabinet urged her to personally respond, a day after a mass rally triggered by her handling of a contentious extradition bill....
Google, Facebook have tight grip on growing U.S. online ad market - report The U.S. internet advertising industry is projected to hit $160 billion by 2023 from $107 billion last year, led by fast-growing categories like mobile video with Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc firmly controlling the market, consultancy PwC s...
Google, Facebook have tight grip on growing U.S. online ad market: report The U.S. internet advertising industry is projected to hit $160 billion by 2023 from $107 billion last year, led by fast-growing categories like mobile video with Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc firmly controlling the market, consultancy PwC s...
The world's population could stop growing by 2100, UN report finds We're getting older, and the global population is expected to peak at about 11 billion, the U.N. Population Division found. ...
U.N. Atomic Watchdog Reports Iran's Stockpiles of Low-Enriched Uranium are Growing (VIENNA) — The U.N. atomic watchdog said Friday that Iran continues to stay within the limitations set by the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, but reported its stockpiles of low-enriched uranium and heavy water are growing and raised questi...
Trade War Fight Song Shows Growing Anti-U.S. Sentiment in China Perhaps nothing captures the growing anti-U.S. sentiment in China better than a song about the trade war that is going viral in Beijing: "If the perpetrator wants to fight, we will beat him out of his wits." This privately-produced song h...
Clint Frazier's silence is loudest alarm in growing Yankees problem Now Clint Frazier, normally chattier than a candy-stuffed kindergartner, has nothing to say? In that case, now the Yankees have a situation on their hands. One that will require an apology, at least, and a trade, at most. (I wouldn't trade Frazier ju...
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