Now one can also make money from Pornhub. The adult video site is offering up to $25,000 for anyone who can hck into its systems and help the site in finding security flaws which probably isn’t the first thing you… Read More ›
Month: May 2016
Social Media Outcry Sparked by a Report Claiming Bias in Facebook ‘Trending’ Topics
In a report by the technology news site Gizmodo that was published on Monday that sparked widespread comment on social media, it is alleged that workers at Facebook have often omitted conservative political stories from the website’s “trending” list to… Read More ›
U.S. Warship Sails Near Chinese-claimed Reef in South China Sea
Prompting anger in Beijing which denounced the patrol as illegal and a threat to peace and stability, a U.S. navy warship sailed close to a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a U.S. Department of Defense official… Read More ›
Top Economists say Tax Havens Have no Economic Justification
Demanding that the veil of secrecy that surrounds tax havens be lifted, world leaders at a London summit this week would be urged to recognize that there is no economic benefit to tax havens by more than 300 economists, including… Read More ›
Performance Materials from Air Products to be Bought by Evonik for $3.8 Billion
Strengthening its leading position on the high-margin specialty & coating additives market, the Specialty & Coating Additives business (Performance Materials Division) of the US company Air Products and Chemicals would be acquired by Evonik Industries AG for 3.8 billion US… Read More ›
As Evacuations Continue Canada Wildfire Could Double in Size
As authorities warn the blaze could double in size by the end of Saturday, more than 88,000 people have left wildfire-ravaged Fort McMurray in western Canada. As flames and smoke continued to play havoc with efforts to get to safety,… Read More ›
Approval of Charter, Time Warner Cable Merger Confirmed by FCC
Charter Communications Inc’s acquisitions of Time Warner Cable Inc and Bright House Networks were approved in a announcement by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission which confirmed the acquisition on Friday. Approval from regulators in California is the last approval that… Read More ›
Size of Telecom Bust Close for the U.S. Oil Industry Bankruptcy Wave
With 59 oil and gas companies now bankrupt after this week’s filings for creditor protection by Midstates Petroleum and Ultra Petroleum, the rout in crude prices is snowballing into one of the biggest avalanches in the history of corporate America…. Read More ›
Wolfgang Hatz leaves Porsche for greener pastures
Wolfgang Hatz has been Porsche’s top engineer in its R&D department. In the wake of the diesel emission scandal, Porsche’s top engineer has left the company for greener pastures, said Porsche, while clarifying that investigations so far have found no… Read More ›
Sprint’s see its losses widen by $554 million
In order to rein in costs Sprint has vowed to cut expenses by $2 billion for 2016-2017. Facing widening losses, and having added fewer subscribers than it initially expected, Sprint Corp has vowed to cut more than $2 billion in… Read More ›