Catalogue albums, or more commonly called old music, have outsold modern music by 4.3 million copies, according to a report. This is the first time in history that this phenomenon happened.
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Over 1 million residents in 21 states with low-income, may lose their food stamp benefits if they will not be able to meet work requirements which implementation starts this month.
It seems that the time has come when computers can outsmart humans in video games. This was recently proven when the Go champion in Europe was beaten by a program created by Google.
In your work life, you will certainly have your share of dealing with difficult workmates. As if having a difficult boss is not enough! That’s really a part of an employee’s life, therefore you just have to accept it – unless you plan to start your own business.
Chinese authorities have recently apprehended 21 individuals, including Ding Ning, the ringleader, for perpetrating a scam from an online financing scheme. They are charged with defrauding 900,000 people of approximately 50 billion Yuan or $7.6 billion.
Credit Suisse Group AG and Barclays Plc have recently agreed to settle the charges against them lodged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and New York’s Attorney General.
After rumors and spoilers have circulated, Netflix has officially announced that the Gilmore Girls TV series are coming back this season. The largest provider of on-demand Internet streaming media is reviving the popular series and it will still be the original cast who will play their roles.
Zika has spread rapidly in Brazil, and now, it seems going the way of Colombia. The South American country has announced that there is currently over 2,000 pregnant women infected with the virus.
Facebook has recently prohibited the buying and selling of guns in its website. The move forbids users of the online social network and its Instagram service to coordinate person-to-person private sales of guns and other firearms.
Nokia and Samsung are set to announce a settlement regarding the dispute over their two-year patent. Analysts are predicting that the settlement may involve hundreds of millions of Euros in one-time payment for the Finland-based company.
There is an ongoing rumor that Apple Inc. is assembling a big team of virtual and augmented reality technology experts. This team is supposed to build prototypes of headsets that will rival Hololens of Microsoft and Oculus Rift of Facebook.
Facebook has recently expanded its “Live Video” service which enables real-time video streaming for all its users. This service will be available for those living in the United States.
Japan recently unveiled its first ever stealth fighter jet, the X-2, on Thursday. According to government officials, the plane’s test flight is scheduled on February 2015.
Xerox announced Friday that it is splitting the company into two. One will be a $7 billion business services entity, and the other will be an $11 billion document technology firm.
With the release of the new ‘X-Files’ TV series last week, the CIA is also offering tips to UFO investigators on how they can find their own unidentified flying objects or similar things.
Joseph Fiennes was recently tapped to play Michael Jackson on the upcoming comedy feature “Elizabeth, Michael & Marion.” Since he is white and Jackson is black, it appears that this is one of the most intriguing casting announcements this year. And Fiennes has something to say about this.
The World Health Organization has recently warned that the Zika virus is spreading fast in South America and approximately 4 million people could be at risk when the XXXI Olympics is held in Brazil on August this year.
The United States Federal Reserve is not about to change the interest rates despite Euro Bonds falling on Thursday. But Fed officials said the financial institution is closely monitoring international financial and economic developments.
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran recently invited American investors to put their money in his country as he ended his three-day deal-making in Italy. He stated that the lifting of sanctions by European countries opened a new era of ‘win-win’ collaboration.
BlackBerry has recently unveiled its latest mobile device, the Priv in certain countries. This phone now runs on Google Android and is slated to be launched in India on Jan. 30.
