SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean university is testing a sedan that can pick up and transport passengers without a human driver, giving a glimpse into the future of autonomous public transport. Seo Seung-Woo, director of the Intelligent Vehicle IT Research Center at Seoul National University, said the university has been testing the […]
We’re jumping for joy over this look. Caitlyn Jenner attended a screening for the film “Tangerine” in Los Angeles Monday looking as chic as ever in a plunging black jumpsuit with lace detailing. She paired the look with minimal jewelry, black pumps and her new fringed hairstyle. Jenner was on hand to support the film […]
* Canadian dollar at C$1.3938, or 71.75 U.S. cents * Bond prices higher across maturity curve TORONTO, Jan 5 (Reuters) – The Canadian dollar was little changed against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday… read more >>> Source : Reuters
Shares in Volkswagen AG are sliding after the U.S. Justice Department sued the German automaker over emissions-cheating software fitted to diesel vehicles. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
China will not require prospective parents to obtain approval to have two children under the new “two-child policy”, in what appears to be a further relaxation of reproductive controls in the world’s most populous country. A document released by the central government and ruling Communist Party on Tuesday said families would be able to “independently […]
There were more airline deaths worldwide due to deliberate acts in 2015 than from accidental air crashes, for the second year in a row, according to an industry tally. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
Hotel Features Rooftop Bar & One of Largest Hotel Ballrooms in the South Kansas City Metro Area read more >>> Source : HotelNewsresource.Com
Game publisher Activision Blizzard has acquired Major League Gaming (MLG) as part of its plan to create the “ESPN of e-sports.” read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. magistrate judge has ordered that a deposition of Bill Cosby’s wife in connection with sexual assault allegations against the comedian should be kept under seal. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Hawaii’s Haiku Stairs are not for the faint hearted read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Lower energy costs kept a lid on inflation across the 19-country eurozone economy in December, official figures showed Tuesday, in a development that could buoy consumers but frustrate policymakers at the European Central Bank eager to see more substantial price rises. In an initial estimate, the European Union’s statistics agency found that annual consumer price […]
A NEW mum was just minutes from DEATH after medics failed to notice a common, but lethal, infection that almost resulted in amputation. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
According to a statement released by his daughter, the legendary and iconoclastic Montreal-born jazz pianist and free thinker died Sunday. read more >>> Source : Canada.com
Stock futures were mixed Tuesday, but had improved sharply a half-hour ahead of the start of regular trade. Dow futures traded down 12.9 points, up from a 98-point loss an hour earlier. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures had reversed and climbed into positive territory, with S&P 500 futures up a fraction and Nasdaq 100 […]
Throughout the day, the world’s big automakers will announce their December US sales stats. Analysts estimate the pace of sales declined to an annualized rate of 18.0 million units. “Since bottoming in February 2009 at an annualized 9.04 million unit pace, total motor vehicle sales have consistently increased over the past 7 years, currently standing […]
“I have to do this the Zidane way,” new boss Zinédine Zidane said at his first Real Madrid conference, asking to be judged on results “regardless of what I did here as a player”. read more >>> Source : UEFA.Com
En-route to Hurghada, the pilot of flight EZY8861 took the decision to ground the plane in Dubrovnik, where the passenger was removed and arrested by Croatian police. read more >>> Source : DailyMail.Co.UK
On Tuesday, a huge, glistening tuna was auctioned for about 14 million Japanese yen at Tokyo’s Tsukiji market. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
AMD promises its new Polaris GPUs will deliver huge power efficiencies and expects them to begin shipping in mid-2016. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
More than 97 percent of freshmen at each of these schools returned for another year. read more >>> Source : USNews.Com
A major North American garbage collection business, Progressive Waste Solutions, has embarked on a review of its strategic options but is providing few details about the potential impact of the process. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
Jennifer Lopez’s 7-year-old twins are known in the scientific community as “double adorable.“ On Monday, the singer gave fans a peek at one of the two biological miracles by sharing a photo on Instagram of her sleeping son, Max. Favorite part of the day! #sleepyboy #coconuts #babylove #mamashome A photo posted by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) […]
MANUEL PELLEGRINI has criticised Real Madrid for their board room politics that has bred a policy of constantly changing their manager. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Happy New Year everybody. Denise and I have reached the halfway point in our yearlong adventure Down Under. We chose to live and work, not simply travel, in another country in order to really get to know another society. The Letter from Melbourne series has evolved into an examination of the differences between two very […]
Marc Ostwald, Market Strategist for ADM Investor Services, joined Nick Batsford and Zak Mir on the Tip TV Finance Show in order to discuss the breakdown in relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and the effect which low oil prices will have on the Middle East and this strained relationship. Topics Covered: Iran, Saudi Arabia, […]
It’s that time o’ year again. JetBlue has debuted its “BIG Winter Sale,” offering one-way flights as low as $34 to destinations all around the U.S. and beyond. Some of our favorite deals include a $59 flight from San Francisco to Las Vegas, a $99 flight from Boston to Florida, and a $104 flight from […]
Charlie Munger is a college-dropout who served as a meteorologist in the US Army Air Corps before graduating from Harvard Law. And then he met Warren Buffett. The rest is history. As vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Munger is Buffett’s right-hand man. He has an estimated net worth of $1.19 billion. Like Buffett, Munger’s wit […]
Forecast of strong December sales expected to take 2015 U.S. sales to 17.5 million vehicles, breaking 15-year record. read more >>> Source : CNN Money
Google has fixed a new batch of vulnerabilities in Android that could allow hackers to take over devices remotely or through malicious applications. read more >>> Source : PCAdvisor.Co.Uk
Low oil prices could spur further mergers and acquisitions (M&A) across the oil and gas sector in 2016, analysts told CNBC. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Global stocks dropped like a ‘lead balloon’ on Monday — never even looked back from the min the mkts opened……renewed worries over Chinese economic conditions — likely confirming a contraction and the way the mkts reacted it is expecting a ‘global contraction’….and this caused investors to ‘exit’ the Chinese mkt in droves — which then […]
* Police officer says was abducted by air base attackers (Updates toll, defence minister, Sharif-Modi call) read more >>> Source : Reuters
The rupee today recovered from its two-week low to end steady at 66.60 against the American currency, inching up by a paisa on the back of mild dollar selling. read more >>> Source : EconomicTimes.IndiaTimes.Com
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday she was not in Nigeria to negotiate a loan and urged Africa’s biggest economy to diversify its revenue to try and get out of an economic crisis fueled by the fall in oil prices. Lagarde was speaking at the presidential villa in the capital Abuja moments […]
Fewer than 16 percent of applicants were accepted at each of these schools, according to U.S. News data. read more >>> Source : USNews.Com
Small businesses in 2015 saw their softest year of employment growth since 2011, according to data released Tuesday. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Automotive giant wants in-car systems and smart home devices to play nicely together. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
Customers complain that VTech toys did not work fully on Christmas Day because the company’s systems were still down after it was hacked in November. read more >>> Source : BBC
(Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co said its Leaf and Infiniti models in Europe will sport Microsoft Corp’s telematics system, which allows drivers to remotely access their cars. read more >>> Source : Reuters
One of the less seen corners of the Caribbean, the British Virgin Islands are this sun-kissed region at its most quirky. Vincent Graff checks in – and soon slows down to the local pace of life. read more >>> Source : DailyMail.Co.UK
LONDON’s top stocks were back in the red today despite desperate efforts by the Chinese government to calm markets. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola says he is leaving the German club to manage in England. read more >>> Source : BBC
PEP GUARDIOLA has confirmed he is quitting Bayern Munich this summer to move to the Premier League. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s says it made an offer for Argos owner Home Retail Group in November, but that the offer was rejected. read more >>> Source : BBC
With an ‘enterprise edition’ of Google on the way and likely to be focused on healthcare, medics are already showing wearables have a future for teaching and more. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com