Google’s plans for a mega-campus in San Jose lurk behind its recent $1 billion housing pledge
In June, when Google said it was investing around $1 billion for building 20,000 Bay Area homes over the next 10 years, it looked like a kind investment and contrasted to what other companies have given, it is.
CEO of Google Sundar…
Hubble Discovers Mysterious Black Hole Disc
Astronomers who are using the NASA or ESA Hubble Space Telescope have observed that at the heart of the spiral galaxy NGC 3147, there is an unforeseen thin disc of material encircling a supermassive black hole and is located 130 million…
GlaxoSmithKline builds AI team with another hire from biotech hotbed
GlaxoSmithKline lured one more from the biotech hotbed of California in a proposal to step up its artificial intelligence efforts and then rejuvenate drug research.
The London-based drugmaker said that Kim Branson will manage the use of…
Tech Pulls Stocks Higher on Eve of Powell Report
The stocks of the United States closed a whisker higher after treading water for most of the session since this week markets braced for an assault of central bank news. Since mid-June and Treasuries slipped the dollar get the string to its…
EU fines owner of Hello Kitty for limiting online sales
The top antitrust regulator of EU fined the owner of Hello Kitty Sanrio €6.2mil for unlawfully blocking retailers from selling merchandise across community borders.
Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said that the ‘Customers,…
Improved model can help scientists better predict crop yield, climate change effects
According to a study published in a July 2019 issue of the journal Photosynthesis Research, an innovative computer model incorporates how microscopic pores on leaves might open in response to light. This can help the scientists in creating…
Google Messages gets the open beta program, here’s how to join
It is not uncommon for Google to open public beta programs for its various applications, and nowadays it is being extended to Google Messages. As of today, there is an open beta version available for Google messages. Here is how to join.…
Elon Musk teases possible late July Starship presentation following engine test
On Sunday, Elon Musk answered a few questions from fans on Twitter and said that the presentation of Starship, a reusable rocket of the new generation of SpaceX and a key part of the company's plan to reach Mars, may appear soon.
The…
Japan, South Korea step up the trade dispute
The South Korean president said Monday that South Korea is committed to finding a political solution to a bitter trade dispute with Japan that has restricted its exports of high-tech materials that South Korean companies use to make…
SunTrust To Stop Financing Private U.S. Prison Operators
SunTrust Banks Inc. will stop funding private prison operators and immigrant retention centers, he said Monday, becoming the last lender to distance itself from a sector associated with Trump administration policies.
"This decision was…