- Engadget•15 minutes ago
Aerospace firm wants to send an inflatable habitat to orbit the moon
Bigelow Aerospace has been working on inflatable space habitats for a while now.
Reuters•33 minutes agoChina's President Xi says will build a 'clean and clear' internet space
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will build a "clean and clear" internet space, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday at the opening of a key Communist Party congress.
Associated Press•55 minutes agoParts of unmanned Russian spaceship burn up over Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Parts of an unmanned Russian cargo spaceship burned across the night sky of the Arabian Peninsula, drawing gasps from Dubai to Riyadh before breaking up in the Earth's atmosphere and scattering in the Indian Ocean.
Reuters•58 minutes agoAmazon to ship electronics in Brazil from third-party sellers
Amazon.com Inc began offering electronics from third-party sellers to Brazilian shoppers on Wednesday, expanding beyond books in the fiercely competitive e-commerce market in Latin America's largest economy. The long-awaited move will offer televisions, cell phones and laptops from hundreds of independent
- HuffPost CA•59 minutes ago
Canada Winter Forecast Predicts Lots Of Snow, Arctic Blasts
Skiers, rejoice! Canada's winter forecast is here and it's snowy. Both the Rockies and much of eastern Canada can expect plenty of powder this year, according to AccuWeather in a press release. "Compared to last winter, the upcoming winter is expected to be colder from the eastern Prairies
- Engadget•1 hour ago
AI-powered app finds and locks away your racy photos
Hiding racy photos on your phone can be a tedious, manual affair.
- HuffPost CA•2 hours ago
Fernie Memorial Arena Ammonia Leak Kills 3 People
Three people are confirmed dead after an ammonia leak at the Fernie Memorial Arena in southeastern B.C.
Reuters•2 hours agoAmazon to ship electronics in Brazil from third-party sellers
Amazon.com Inc began offering electronics from third-party sellers to Brazilian shoppers on Wednesday, expanding beyond books in the fiercely competitive e-commerce market in Latin America's largest economy. The long-awaited move will offer televisions, cell phones and laptops from hundreds of independent
Reuters•2 hours agoAmazon to ship electronics in Brazil from third-party sellers
Amazon.com Inc began offering electronics from third-party sellers to Brazilian shoppers on Wednesday, expanding beyond books in the fiercely competitive e-commerce market in Latin America's largest economy. The long-awaited move will offer televisions, cell phones and laptops from hundreds of independent
- Engadget•2 hours ago
Intel proposes a mathematical formula for self-driving car safety
As autonomous vehicles become a part of the landscape, there are more questions than ever about their safety, and how to determine responsibility when they get in an accident.
- Reuters•2 hours ago
BRIEF-Guangdong Guoli Sci & Tech issues prospectus for initial Shenzhen share offering
Oct 18 (Reuters) - Guangdong Guoli Sci & Tech Co Ltd
- Reuters•2 hours ago
BRIEF-Chengdu Haoneng Technology issues prospectus for initial Shanghai share offering
Oct 18 (Reuters) - Chengdu Haoneng Technology Co Ltd
Reuters•3 hours agoAckman, ADP board nominees to discuss plans for company Thursday
(Reuters) - Activist investor William Ackman's dissident director candidates for board seats at Automatic Data Processing Inc will answer questions about their plans for the company on Thursday ahead of November's proxy vote. Sanford C Bernstein & Co investment analyst Lisa Ellis will interview
Reuters•3 hours agoAckman, ADP board nominees to discuss plans for company Thursday
Sanford C Bernstein & Co investment analyst Lisa Ellis will interview director candidates Veronica Hagen and Paul Unruh as well as Ackman at an event organized by Bernstein, Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management said.
- Engadget•3 hours ago
Samsung believes 'programmable objects' will blanket your home
While Samsung continues to reap the rewards of being the world's largest Android partner, it also has its eyes set on the future of the connected home. "Samsung is very focused on the internet of things," said David Eun, the president of Samsung Next, the company's investment arm.
- Reuters•3 hours ago
Opposition grows to Bain's bid for Japanese ad agency Asatsu-DK
(Corrects typo in headline)
- Reuters•3 hours ago
BRIEF-Pegasus Entertainment says trading in shares of co will be halted on Oct 18
Oct 18 (Reuters) - Pegasus Entertainment Holdings Ltd:
Reuters•4 hours agoGM's Ammann says company moving 'really quickly' on autonomous cars
After a series of acquisitions, General Motors Co has the building blocks it needs to deploy a large-scale fleet of robot cars, the automaker's president said on Tuesday. GM's acquisition earlier this month of LIDAR technology company Strobe may have been the final missing piece, GM President
- Engadget•4 hours ago
Indiegogo created a marketplace for successfully-funded projects
Indiegogo has become a viable alternative to Kickstarter for crowd-funding projects in the last few years.
Reuters•4 hours agoIBM beats revenue estimates; hints at sales growth
IBM has been focusing on cloud, cybersecurity and data analytics, or what the company calls its "strategic imperatives", to counter a slowdown in its legacy hardware and software businesses. Revenue from these businesses climbed 11 percent to $8.8 billion in the third quarter ended Sept. 30
Reuters•4 hours agoVerizon to pay $17.7 million to resolve school broadband probe
Verizon Communications Inc said on Tuesday it will pay $17.7 million to resolve a probe by U.S. regulators and the Justice Department into potential payment violations related to a federal school broadband program. The Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. telecoms regulator, and the Department
Reuters•4 hours agoJPMorgan to buy online payment provider WePay
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Tuesday it would acquire online payment provider WePay as the bank looks to integrate payments into software used by small businesses.
Reuters•4 hours agoJPMorgan to buy online payment provider WePay
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Tuesday it would acquire online payment provider WePay as the bank looks to integrate payments into software used by small businesses. WePay's technology, popular among small businesses, helps online software service providers like FreshBooks and crowdfunding
Reuters•4 hours agoSnap and NBCUniversal launch studio to produce shows for Snapchat
Snap Inc, parent company of messaging and video app Snapchat, and NBCUniversal launched a joint venture studio on Tuesday to produce scripted shows and other genres to air on Snapchat. NBCUniversal, part of Comcast Corp, made a $500 million investment in Snap as part of the company's initial public
Reuters•4 hours agoSnap and NBCUniversal launch studio to produce shows for Snapchat
Snap Inc, parent company of messaging and video app Snapchat, and NBCUniversal launched a joint venture studio on Tuesday to produce scripted shows and other genres to air on Snapchat. NBCUniversal, part of Comcast Corp, made a $500 million investment in Snap as part of the company's initial public
