Archive du mois : mars 2018

It remains to be seen how easily the administration will be able to launch its latest tariff salvo. Dozens of U.S. business groups have expressed alarm at reports of the potential new tariffs on China of as much as $60 billion. On Sunday, 45 American trade associations representing some of the largest companies in the…

West Indies 198 (Lewis 66, Samuels 51, Sharif 3-27, Wheal 3-34) beat Scotland 125 for 5 in 35.2 overs (Berrington 33, Munsey 32*, Roach 2-20, Nurse 2-35) by 5 runs (DLS method) Highlights – West Indies book World Cup spotWest Indies will be heading to the 2019 World Cup after rain washed out their close-fought…

However, it might also be important to take a look at the ways in which cultured meat strays from what’s considered normal. « Cultured meat just isn’t normal, » said Ben Wurgaft, an anthropology postdoctoral fellow at MIT. « It’s not. There are all kinds of technical reasons why this is not normal. » Wurgraft believes that it’s important…

After several days of scandal surrounding Facebook’s data policies, Mark Zuckerberg has finally released a statement to address users’ concerns about third-party access to data. In the statement, Zuckerberg admitted that the company’s protections for user data had been too weak prior to 2014, when apps were allowed to access data on users’ friends. A…

Ready for glitz, glamour, and drama? The Daytime Emmys are ready to bring it all, with the announcement of this years nominees and hosts. Mario Lopez of Extra and Sheryl Underwood of The Talk are set to host the awards ceremony, which hosted a record-breaking number of entries this year, according to David Michaels, the…

Facebook-Chef Marc Zuckerberg hat in einem Posting auf seiner Facebookseite eingeräumt, dass sein Unternehmen Fehler gemacht habe. Damit nahm er erstmals Stellung zu den Vorwürfen, wonach Daten von rund 50 Millionen Nutzern ohne deren Zustimmung an die Analysefirma Cambridge Analytica weiterverkauft worden seien. Mehrere Parlamente hatten ihn bereits aufgefordert, sich zu erklären. In den USA…

The body of an 87-year-old obsessive hoarder has been found underneath a mountain of clutter at the cottage she shared with her daughter.  Reclusive Gaynor Jones died up to four years ago but her body has only just been found in the 19th century stone cottage which was full of hoarded possessions. Her daughter Valerie…

Authorities on Wednesday identified the man they say is responsible for the Austin package bombings as Mark Anthony Conditt, a 23-year-old from Pflugerville, Texas. Authorities said Conditt died when he detonated an explosive during a confrontation with police. Texas Gov. Greg Abott told KVUE Conditt appeared to have no military or criminal background and that…