High-fat, High-sugar Diet Can Change Your Brain

High-fat, High-sugar Diet Can Change Your Brain

Posted by on Feb 19th, 2020

Researchers in Australia have found that a high-fat, high-sugar ‘junk food’ diet can change the brain and reduce your appetite control. A team from Macquarie University and Griffith University in Australia determined that... 
Medtronic Insulin Pumps Recalled Over Incorrect Dosing

Medtronic Insulin Pumps Recalled Over Incorrect Dosing

Posted by on Feb 15th, 2020

Medical device company Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) is recalling several types of insulin pumps because of a dangerous flaw. According to an announcement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the devices in question are being... 
Merger Of T-Mobile And Sprint Approved By Judge

Merger Of T-Mobile And Sprint Approved By Judge

Posted by on Feb 13th, 2020

A U.S. district judge has ruled in favor of Sprint’s $26 billion deal to merge with T-Mobile. The merger would form a wireless giant with 126 million customers. T-Mobile said after the verdict that it expects the deal to close... 
NASA Team Fixed Voyager 2 In Interstellar Space

NASA Team Fixed Voyager 2 In Interstellar Space

Posted by on Feb 11th, 2020

A team from NASA has managed to fix the Voyager 2 space probe even though the spacecraft is nearly 11.5 billion miles (13.5 billion km) from Earth. The craft is so far away that it takes more than a day and a half for mission... 
Facebook Fighting Coronavirus Misinformation

Facebook Fighting Coronavirus Misinformation

Posted by on Feb 9th, 2020

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is fighting misinformation about China’s fast-spreading coronavirus by taking down misleading posts and ads. The company said in a blog post that it’s working to help limit the spread of misinformation... 
Ukraine Angered By Iran’s Denials In Jet Crash

Ukraine Angered By Iran’s Denials In Jet Crash

Posted by on Feb 7th, 2020

Iran’s government is accused of knowing immediately that it shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet last month. Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was flying from Tehran to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on January 8 when... 
Forever 21 To Sell Retail Business

Forever 21 To Sell Retail Business

Posted by on Feb 5th, 2020

Forever 21 has reportedly reached a deal to sell its retail business for $81 million. The sale would include all of Forever 21’s assets, including its remaining stores and its beauty line RileyRose. According to the bankruptcy... 
FCC Going After Wireless Carriers For Selling Location Data

FCC Going After Wireless Carriers For Selling Location Data

Posted by on Feb 3rd, 2020

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is planning to go after wireless carriers that have violated federal law by selling consumer location data. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wrote in a letter to lawmakers that one or more “Notice(s)... 
Airbus To Pay Record $4 Billion Fine

Airbus To Pay Record $4 Billion Fine

Posted by on Feb 1st, 2020

European planemaker Airbus is set to pay a record $4 billion fine to settle charges that it bribed public officials and hid the payments as part of a pattern of worldwide corruption. According to the U.S. Department of Justice,... 
Ring Under Fire For Sharing Customers’ Data

Ring Under Fire For Sharing Customers’ Data

Posted by on Jan 30th, 2020

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published a report disclosing that Amazon-owned company Ring shares tons of users’ personal information with lots of different sources. The non-profit found that the Android version... 
U.S. Ramps Up Fight Against Counterfeit Goods

U.S. Ramps Up Fight Against Counterfeit Goods

Posted by on Jan 28th, 2020

New measures to fight against the vast amounts of counterfeit goods flooding into the U.S. have been announced by the Trump administration. Chad Wolf, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced new... 
Huawei And TomTom Partner On New Map App

Huawei And TomTom Partner On New Map App

Posted by on Jan 26th, 2020

Chinese smartphone giant Huawei has partnered with Dutch location technology provider TomTom for the navigation company to build map services for Huawei phones. The deal TomTom will allow it to use the company’s maps, traffic... 
Bose Closing Every Store In North America

Bose Closing Every Store In North America

Posted by on Jan 22nd, 2020

Audio equipment maker Bose Corporation is closing all of its brick-and-mortar retail stores across several global markets, including every retail location in North America. The company announced that it is about to close 119 stores,... 
Target Misses Expectations For Holiday Season

Target Misses Expectations For Holiday Season

Posted by on Jan 18th, 2020

Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) has joined a growing list of retailers reporting meager performances during the critical holiday shopping season. The company reported same-store sales were up just 1.4 percent during November and December, compared... 
Ukrainian Gas Company Associated With Impeachment Hacked

Ukrainian Gas Company Associated With Impeachment Hacked

Posted by on Jan 16th, 2020

The Ukrainian gas company at the center of President Trump’s impeachment scandal has reportedly been breached by Russian military hackers. Area 1 Security, a Silicon Valley company that specializes in e-mail security has published...