Astronomers have discovered one of the smallest black holes to date, sitting just 1,500 light-years away which also makes it the closest one to Earth found so far. And they have called it “the Unicorn.” The black hole was given the nickname in part because it’s so rare but also because […]
Asian stock markets are mostly higher on Monday, following broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday, with upbeat earnings news and strong economic data from the U.S. and China generating continued buying interest and boosting optimism about a solid global economic recovery. However, traders in the region continue to […]
A mural of George Floyd by artist Daniel Anguilu and others in Houston's Graffiti Park. (Photo: Provided by Daniel Anguilu) A mural of George Floyd in his hometown of Houston was vandalized with a racist message this week, police said – the third time the artwork has been defaced since its creation […]
The number of colleges and universities that will require students be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 is growing and now includes two of the nation’s largest university systems. Here is a running list of the more than 30 schools that will require vaccinations. In this article .COVID19 It is increasingly likely […]
Researchers found that 21 days after a single dose of either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, new Covid infections — both symptomatic and asymptomatic — had fallen by 65%. A second vaccine dose reduced the overall infection rate by 70%, with symptomatic Covid infections down by 90% and asymptomatic […]
After reporting a substantial rebound in U.S. consumer sentiment in the previous month, the University of Michigan released a report on Friday showing sentiment has continued to improve in April but by much less than anticipated. The preliminary report showed the consumer sentiment index rose to 86.5 in April after […]
Facebook said it is planning to seek direct user feedback to prioritize the contents in the News Feed, the primary system through which users are exposed to content posted on the network. Starting this spring, the company will incorporate this feedback into its News Feed ranking process. With the planned […]
Revolut hired Paroma Chatterjee as the India division’s CEO. Chatterjee is tasked with gradually rolling out the neobank’s local presence and making a play for what could be a large addressable market. Insider Intelligence publishes hundreds of research reports, charts, and forecasts on the Banking industry. Learn more about becoming […]
Stocks have moved modestly higher in morning trading on Friday, extending the rally seen in the previous session. With the continued upward move, the Dow and the S&P 500 have once again reached new record intraday highs. Currently, the Dow and the S&P 500 are hovering in positive territory, while […]
Gymnast Simone Biles is departing Nike to partner with Gap's Athleta brand. Biles is going to have her own performance wear line, the company said Friday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. In this article GPS NKE Gymnast Simone Biles is departing Nike to partner with Gap's Athleta […]
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