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South African Hops Becoming More Popular With Craft Brewers
Craft brewers around the world are now feverishly seeking hops from South Africa’s Western Cape. But given the hot and dry climate of the region, growing hops in South Africa is a near impossibility. However, the odds have been thrown… Read More ›
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2017 Eurozone Growth Fastest In A Decade At 2.3 Per Cent
The economic growth rate for the 19-member eurozone saw a growth of 2.3 percent year-on-year for the fiscal year of 2017, according to official data which was released by the economic block earlier in the week. The registered rate of… Read More ›
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Massive Cyber Hack Forces Crackdown On Cryptocurrency Exchanges By Japan
Following a recent cyber heist of $530 million in Japan that has once again shaken the world of cryptocurrency, trading was halted at two cryptocurrency exchanges forcefully by the authorities in Japan as a part of its crack down on… Read More ›
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Levi’s Jean To Reach Markets Much Faster With The Use Of Lasers To Make Jean Instead Of People
The making jeans is getting automated and speeded up by the use of lasers and by Levi Strauss. The process of fading, distressing and ripping would be made more efficient and the use of chemical would be reduced by the… Read More ›
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Apple Hands Over Its iCloud Data To Chinese Firm Under Ne Cybersecurity Rules There
Human rights groups and privacy advocates have become worried by the latest move of Apple in China. The iCloud accounts that are registered in mainland China are being moved from the company servers to state run Chinese servers by Apple… Read More ›
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Robotics, Vision and Motion Control Industries Set New Growth Records in 2017
New records are being set by the North American robotics, machine vision and motion control markets according to the annual report of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) – an organization that advocates advantages of automation. “What I find most… Read More ›
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U.S. Study Claims Conception Rates Can Predict An Economic Recession
In a period of several months before a recession, there is a fall in the overall rates of women getting according to an academic research done in the US. Economic downturns and recessions can be helped to be predicted by… Read More ›
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Consumer Boycott Forces Firms To M Move Away From NRA As A Fallout Of The Florida Shooting
Following the tragic Florida school shooting, calls against companies that have businesses linked to the US gun lobby to be boycotted have been given in the country even as relationship with the National Rifle Association have been cut by an… Read More ›
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JPMorgan Survey Concludes Shortage Of Skilled Labor To Restrict U.S. Business From Growth In 2018
While there is a sense of hope for American business owners following partly due to the regulatory reforms done recently, a reduction in corporate tax and an economy that is steadily getting better, there are also concerns about the availability… Read More ›
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Gartner Report Notes First Y-O-Y Quarterly Drop In Global Smartphone Sale Since 2004
There has been a decline of 5.6 per cent year-on-year in the sales of smartphones to end users globally in the December quarter of 2017 at 408 million compared to 432 million in the same period a year ago according… Read More ›