Capable of spreading around the world, disrupting ecosystems and becoming a pest for humans, a species of ant in the forests of Ethiopia looks poised to become a globally invasive species. Signs that “supercolonies,” which are colonies comprised of more than one nest, are being exhibited by the species Lepisiota canescens. And a key step to…
As disagreements about how to share the burden of supply cuts stood in the way of a deal to boost prices just days before a make-or-break meeting in Vienna, Saudi Arabia pulled out of planned talks with non-OPEC nations including Russia. Before a ministerial meeting in Vienna two days later, OPEC officials were scheduled to…
There is some good news for every one – well almost everyone: The world’s poorest consumers will get richer. A top performing emerging markets fund in Norway is already being enriched by that as it bets on that assumption. Over the last five years, the Holberg Rurik has managed to get a return of 30…
The chief executive officer of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, Sergio Marchionne is of the view that the Italian automaker’s business in North America could get impacted by the critical stance toward free trade that President-elect Donald Trump had taken during his election campaign trail and now if he follows that up with action. Marchionne told…
Young bright minds can now hone their skills on cyber security guided by peers who are at the forefront of this industry. Bletchley Park is set to once again serve as a cryptographic centre for the UK: the country has schemed up a plan to create a “National College of Cyber Security” in a building…
Japan, where millennials rank as the gloomiest of those in the world’s biggest economies, youthful optimism can be hard to find. Young adults in Japan are the most pessimistic in 18 countries surveyed by ManpowerGroup, as fewer than 40 percent of young adults in Japan see bright futures and successful careers ahead compared with a majority…
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. believes that higher oil prices would be a boon for the global economy in complete contrast to the stagflation of the 1970s. The bank’s analysts Jeff Currie and Mikhail Sprogis wrote in a Nov. 22 research note said that asset values and consumer confidence would be boosted as financial markets…
It has the potential to revolutionise our way of life for the better by simplifying it and making it smarter. Although in the past researchers have put mind body and soul to figure out intricacies of building durable, low-cost synthetic muscles, it hasn’t resulted or pointed to any material progress. Either they have been too…
It would be smart to snag it on a deal on Black Friday or Cyber Monday. While for many clicking pictures is just a hobby, for a few, it is more than just that: it is a way of life. Twenty years back, in the days of the dinosaurs, by just placing a faster film…
If IoT device manufactures adhere to the best practices recommended by BITAG it could help mitigate DDoS attacks from script kiddies. In 2010, Time Warner Cable, Verizon, Comcast, Google, Microsoft and Intel along with a handful of other tech companies had collaborated forces with former FCC’s Chief Technologist, Dale Hatfield to form the Broadband Internet Technical…
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