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Google Pay Is Now Rolling Out For The Web & iOS Devices

May 03, 2018

Product management director of consumer payments, Gerardo Capiel, announced this news in a blog post . " Google Pay helps you save precious time at checkout-and get rewarded for it, too". Yup, as per Google's announcement not only is Google Pay being made available for the web, but iOS users will also be able to take advantage of it.

BMW Adds Four-Cylinder Diesel to the 6 Series Gran Turismo

May 03, 2018

The 2.0-liter engine has a rated output of 190 horsepower and comes complete with variable turbine geometry and Common Rail direct injection. The turbocharged 2.0-litre unit produces 187bhp, with maximum 400Nm of torque available low down in the rev band, between 1,750rpm and 2,500rpm.

(NASDAQ:MSFT) Holdings Reduced by Howe & Rusling Inc

May 03, 2018

Day traders need to be able to get in and out of a stock quickly and easily, so they will want to trade stocks with high daily volume - typically 1 million shares at absolute minimum. Microsoft Corporation ( MSFT ) has an Analysts' Mean Recommendation of 1.8, according to data compiled by Finviz. Cornerstone invested in 75 shares or 0% of the stock.

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (MNR) EPS Estimated At $0.22

May 03, 2018

DA Davidson upgraded Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (NYSE:MNR) on Thursday, May 18 to "Buy" rating . As always, the values may need to be adjusted based on the specific stock and market. Having a well thought out investing plan may help ease the burden of day to day volatility. Jacobs Asset Management Llc acquired 222,082 shares as First Bancorp P R (FBP)'s stock rose 11.95%.

Irish High Court refuses Facebook bid to delay privacy case referral

May 03, 2018

Therefore, the issue can not be appealed, as the High Court has the ability to reference cases to the CJEU at will. She also criticizes Facebook for delaying tactics, and for not making it clear that its appeal against the referral - which Facebook still intends to pursue in the Irish Supreme Court - relates to a time-bound argument that the decision is moot because of an incoming update to European Union privacy law (the GDPR).

Google Building Social-Gaming Startup

May 03, 2018

This "very early experiment" is led by the now 21-year-old Michael Sayman who interned at Facebook at the age of 17. Being that Arcade is in an early experimental phase there's no telling how long it will be before it launches anything.

Natural disasters are coming soon to Cities: Skylines on consoles

May 03, 2018

With Great Power Comes Great Response Abilities: Plan for, and respond to, disasters using early warning systems, countermeasures, and new disaster responses such as helicopters and evacuations. Paradox Interactive's massively popular city builder sim title, Cities: Skylines , arrived for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 over a year ago, but, the ports are lacking on the expansions front, with still only After Dark and Snowfall available.

Governor signs distracted driving bill in Georgia

May 03, 2018

Craig and Kathy Clark advocated for the bill after their daughter Emily was one of five Georgia Southern nursing students killed in a vehicle accident by a distracted driver in April 2015. Some people are exempt from the hands-free requirement if they're performing official duties: police, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, ambulance drivers, other first responders and utility employees or contractors responding to a utility emergency.

Flat Earthers reveal just how insane they are at conference in England

May 03, 2018

This is never clearer with the folks who believe that the Earth is flat. And one controlled by giant magnets. There were a total of nine speakers on the docket, including a man named Dave Marsh who claimed that his research on the forces of the planet "destroys big bang cosmology".

Astronomers Detected Helium in Exoplanet Atmosphere for the First Time

May 03, 2018

Using spectroscopy, scientists were able to find helium in the escaping atmosphere of the planet - the first detection of this element in the atmosphere of an exoplanet. "The helium we detected extends far out to space as a tenuous cloud surrounding the planet. We know there is helium in the Earth's upper atmosphere and this new technique may help us to detect atmospheres around Earth-sized exoplanets - which is very hard with current technology".

Facebook employee fired over bragging about access to user information

May 03, 2018

Security researcher Jackie Stokes reported the issue to Facebook. In an excerpt of the Tinder logs, the Facebook employee jokingly called himself a "professional stalker" because of his profession. Facebook said it had a "zero-tolerance" approach to abuse and it fires anyone it deems guilty of "improper behavior". Pixabay/FirmBeeFacebook has been facing increased pressure to take off hate speech and inappropriate content off its platform, and is now dealing with accusations of misusing ...

Stephen Hawking's final research paper supports existence of multiverse

May 03, 2018

And that is what the paper is based on: Quantifying the background radiation from the beginning of time, which - if their theory is correct - should be measurable. "When we trace the evolution of our universe backwards in time, at some point we arrive at the threshold of eternal inflation, where our familiar notion of time ceases to have any meaning", says Hertog.

Researchers Uncover Some New Findings on Jupiter's Biggest Moon, Ganymede

May 03, 2018

When it was discovered, this was a major find-no known moon in our solar system had a magnetic field like Ganymede, and no one expected them to. Jupiter's moon Ganymede, as photographed by Galileo. Originally, astronomers thought the magnetosphere could be created by Ganymede's molten iron core. Scientists believe Ganymede's magnetic field looks like a giant bull horn, with the point stretching out in front of the moon's orbit.

Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN)'s CEO total compensation was $7.8 for 2017

May 02, 2018

The measure is commonly used to compare the performance of businesses within the same industry, since it is very hard for someone to obfuscate the cash flow figure. This stock's distance from its 20-day simple moving average is 1.20%, based on a recent bid, while its distance from the 50-day simple moving average is now 2.84%.

Brokerages AwaitMatch Group Inc (MTCH) Will Publish Quarterly Sales of $386.66 Million

May 03, 2018

It's up 0.36, from 0.64 in 2017Q3. When looking at the investment recommendation on say a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being a strong buy, 3 a hold, and 5 a sell), CLS is given a 2.70 while 2.40 placed for MTCH . Its brands include: Match, Tinder, PlentyOfFish, Meetic, OkCupid, Pairs, Twoo, OurTime, BlackPeopleMeet, and LoveScout24. About 21.35M shares traded or 800.13% up from the average.

After Facebook, Now Twitter Sold Users' Data?

May 02, 2018

The firm, according to Twitter was granted access to large-scale public Twitter data , covering months of posts , for one day in 2015. " Twitter added that it "did not find any access" to private information ". Most tweets are public but Twitter charges companies to collect them in bulk for research purposes. Facebook has said that as many as 87 million people could have had their data transferred to Cambridge Analytica via Kogan.

Mini Convertible 25th Anniversary limited-run model launched

May 02, 2018

MINI has taken a look back at the 1993 original convertible before introducing their anniversary edition. The idea had been trialled in 1991 by the German company Lamm Autohaus, which built 75 Mini Lamm Cabriolets, all of which sold immediately.

Maine Lawmakers To Determine Fate Of Bill Establishing Retail Marijuana Market

May 02, 2018

Lawmakers could vote again for five extra legislative days. The newspaper previously reported that senators believe they have the support to overturn a veto. ME is one of eight states that allows adult-use marijuana, according to Governing . Retailers would be allowed to sell to customers as early as next year.

Analysts Anticipate Nvidia (NVDA) to Publish $1.50 EPS

May 02, 2018

It has outperformed by 96.78% the S&P500. At present, 0 analysts call it Sell, while 10 think it is Hold. Therefore 67% are positive. Vetr lowered Nvidia from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $220.43 price target for the company.in a research report on Tuesday, December 26th.

Paytm Mall launches PoS solution; partners with Asus for exclusives

May 02, 2018

Paytm Mall further unveiled the exclusive online launch of Vivobook X507 on its platform that would be also available through Asus offline retail stores. Digitally interactive screens in Asus stores and partner retail stores will showcase the product catalogue available. It also supports fast charging, claiming to fill up to 60 per cent in 49 minutes.

Xiaomi launches two new services in India, Mi Music and Mi Video

May 02, 2018

The integration of Hungama Music in the app itself will be beneficial to users as they will be able to listen to their offline selections as well, without changing the app. The application will get new features such as music videos, personalised recommendations, themes and more tracks in coming months. The Mi Music now has Hungama Music integration, and the latter is South Asia's largest digital entertainment music streaming service with more than 400 content partners across geographies ...

Environmental group looks to carve Trump's face into arctic iceberg

May 02, 2018

Inspired by the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, which features the profiles of four U.S. presidents, the project has been dubbed Project Trumpmore . It can be made by talking, liking, sharing, funding, etc. "All possible help is more than welcome", the organization notes. During his presidency, Mr.

New Ninety7 Sky Battery Sleeve Makes Amazon Echo 2nd Generation Portable

May 02, 2018

Shipments are expected to go out in early June, and once the pre-order phase is over, the price will go up to its regular $59.95 MSRP. SKY was created to seamlessly integrate with the Amazon Echo 2. To install the Sky battery base you remove Amazon Echo 2's original factory sleeve and the rubber nub at the base to expose Echo 2 power pins. Ninety7 is a lifestyle company creating technology products that enhance the user's everyday life through unsurpassed design, function and quality.

There's a 'dead zone' in Gulf of Oman and it's growing

May 02, 2018

While scientists were alarmed by the survey results, published Friday in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, previous studies suggest dead zones and low-oxygen zones are likely to become larger and more common as the planet continues to warm.

Researchers Say They've Found the Longest Straight Path by Sea on Earth

May 02, 2018

It's an epic journey of 19,940 miles, traveling overseas from southern Pakistan to northeastern Russian Federation across the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean , the South Atlantic Ocean, and the entire Pacific. Under each branch is a subset of possible solutions, out of which comes the most optimal one. Their solution was the same as the one proposed by kepleronlyknows, and it validates what he found - presumably without the help of an algorithm.

Citrix Systems, Inc. (CTXS) Reached 12-Month High at $103.75

May 02, 2018

The company has market cap of $14.25 billion. The stock had previously closed at $102.91. CTXS hit $103.56 during the last trading session after $0.29 change.Currently Citrix Systems , Inc.is uptrending after 10.64% change in last April 30, 2017.

Apple Watch may have helped save the life of Florida teen

May 02, 2018

An 18-year-old Deanna Recktenwald of the Tampa area is praising the Apple Watch for saving her life when she suffered a medical episode at The Crossing Church in Brandon. Following the incident, Stacy mother wrote a letter to Apple thanking the company for the watch's life saving feature which saved Deanna's life."I honestly feel that your Apple Watch has saved my daughter's life.I am forever grateful to Apple for developing such an unbelievable life-saving product", she wrote in the letter.

Intel Discontinues Kaby Lake-X Processors

May 02, 2018

Because Kaby Lake-X only had two memory channels, half the DIMMs on a standard HEDT motherboard were useless, which is never a great way to position a product. A new item in Intel's document management system specifies the discontinuation of the Intel Core i5-7640X and Core i7-7740X in their tray and retail boxed forms.

Signal says Amazon, Google will no longer help it evade censorship

May 02, 2018

Amazon Web Services hasn't completely removed domain-fronting techniques and it still can be used, but only by domains owned by the same customer having the same SSL certificate. The most famous use of domain fronting for a malware operation was by APT29 , a cyber-espionage group suspected to be a branch of the FSB , one of Russia's intelligence agencies, according to cyber-security firm CrowdStrike.

Nokia close to a deal to sell its digital health venture

May 02, 2018

But it seems like the rebranded Withings products weren't making enough money for Nokia, so the company has made a decision to sell off its tech business back to Éric Carreel, the cofounder of Withings. Nokia's idea was to collect key health data like heartrate, blood pressure and weight from users and use it for its own medical business, WellCare. However, given that the Digital Health division posted revenues of around €52 million past year, the resulting amount could be a drop in the bucket ...

FTC Gives 30 Days to Get Rid Of Illegal Warranty Void Stickers

May 02, 2018

As you know, the consoles of Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft have a guarantee seal that covers, in majority, a screw, which prevents a user from opening the product if they want to keep its guarantee in force. You should review the Warranty and FTC Acts and if necessary, revise your practices to comply with the Acts' requirements. While none of these companies are in any legal trouble just yet, the FTC has given the companies 30 days to change their practices, with the letter stating " This ...

Airtel Rs 129 plan

May 02, 2018

As per a TelecomTalk report, the new Airtel Rs. 129 recharge comes bundled with Hello Tunes as part of the standard pack. However, the offer is only available in select circles. If you wish to check your eligibility for this plan, make sure you check the My Airtel app or Airtel's official website. For Rs 149 it offers unlimited calling, 100 SMS per day and 42GB of 4G data capped at 1.5GB per day for a period of 28 days.

Gronkowski (the horse) is out of the Kentucky Derby

May 02, 2018

However the horse's ownership group Phoenix Thoroughbreds said Tuesday that a sudden illness over the weekend meant he would not be fit to race. Gronkowski the horse, a 3-year-old colt, will resume training next week in preparation for his USA debut in June's Belmont Stakes, his owners announced.

Sea of Thieves Patch Adds New Weapon

May 02, 2018

The patch also includes an anniversary gift for players, but spoilers, it isn't flowers or a card. And for the next two weeks, to celebrate the game's first month, a limited edition "Launch Crew" Eye of Reach weapon will be available to pick up for 1 gold.

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (SEAS) Analysts See $-0.77 EPS as of May, 8

May 02, 2018

It has underperformed by 31.56% the S&P500. John Thiessen increased its stake in Franco Nevada Corp (FNV) by 4.06% based on its latest 2017Q4 regulatory filing with the SEC. Finally, B. Riley restated a "hold" rating and issued a $14.00 price objective on shares of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment in a report on Friday, December 8th.

Simmons' Sixers bounced by Baynes' Celtics

May 02, 2018

Don't be surprised if this one goes the same way as their last two playoff series. The total has gone over in nine of Boston's last 11 games. Both teams could conceivably win this series, but here are four (of the several) reasons why the Sixers ought to win.

A plan for studying the interior of Mars — NASA InSight

May 02, 2018

NASA is returning to Mars, and this time, the mission will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base. NASA says the mission will address questions "about the potential for life on Mars", as it will seek out any signs of habitable conditions on the planet.

Jeep powers Fiat to surprise U.S. sales gain

May 02, 2018

The stock closing price is now trading upward to its 50 day moving average with change of 2.79%, tumbled to its 20 day moving average with figure of -1.86% and above its 200 day moving average with value 22.11%. has shown a weekly performance of -4.66% and monthly performance stands at 12.89%. Developed by hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt, the intention of the formula is to spot high quality companies that are trading at an attractive price .

Icon Advisers Inc. Co. Decreases Position in The Walt Disney Company (DIS)

May 02, 2018

The firm has "Sell" rating by BMO Capital Markets given on Monday, November 13. The firm has "Buy" rating given on Thursday, March 15 by SunTrust. On Friday, October 27 the stock rating was maintained by Canaccord Genuity with "Hold". That's change of 0.01, from 2017Q3's 0.89. The ratio improved due to The Walt Disney Company positioning: 58 sold and 690 reduced. 162 funds opened positions while 508 raised stakes.

Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid unveiled

May 02, 2018

As expected, the new Cayenne E-Hybrid improves on its predecessor in every measurable aspect. Porsche has also added a new electromechanical clutch to the hybrid system, which allows it to engage or disengage the electric motor from the drivetrain quicker.

Facebook down vote button is spreading, here's where you can use it

May 02, 2018

Option allows the user of the social network to complain about the comments under the posts of a public page. In a move that could totally shake up its comments formula, Facebook says it will create more constructive dialogue-just don't call it a "dislike" button.

Microsoft Translator for Windows 10 gets Cortana integration and ink support

May 02, 2018

For end-user productivity, Microsoft has attempted to remove the annoying pop-up messages in Windows 10. Timeline replaces the Task View button, which shows what apps are now running on a system. With Focus Assist , Microsoft has added the ability to temporarily mute notifications. You can also set it for certain times of day and once it has been switched off, you will be brought up to speed on what you may have missed.

Nintendo faces Switch patent infringement investigation in the US

May 02, 2018

Today, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that it's going to take a closer look at " certain portable gaming console systems with attachable handheld controllers and components thereof" produced by Nintendo . Nintendo declined to comment on the investigation. The USITC's Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC's administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing.

Little leaguer touches home in slowest (and cutest) way possible

May 02, 2018

Salcedo had everyone watching the Walnut Valley PONY league baseball game in California cracking up when he "ran" like he was in a slo-mo montage from a sports movie. "[Lennox] was definitely trying to put on a show for everyone", his cousin Tabby Rodriquez told Today . His mother Leah Nunez captured the moment on video which has been watched a staggering 6.18 million times.

HyperX Announced as Official Headset Partner for National Basketball Association 2K League's Inaugural Season

May 02, 2018

In total there are 17 teams in the new league, each associated with an National Basketball Association franchise. The NBA 2K League is based on the best-selling basketball video game of the same name which has sold more than 60 million copies since its launch in 1999.

Facebook F8 Day 1: Instagram AR is here, VR roadmap revealed

May 02, 2018

So a company won't be able to message you to try out its new AR feature unless you've previously interacted on Messenger or you click on an ad from one of the participating brands from your News Feed. Nike is using it to give customers a sneak peek at new sneakers, and Sephora will use it to let customers "try on" make up. Marketers can place ads directly in the service, and Facebook sells ads in its News Feed that connect to Messenger conversations.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider's Story Deserves to be Prequel Trilogy's Best

May 02, 2018

More so when you consider that speculation is rife of Microsoft funding Shadow of the Tomb Raider to be on Xbox Game Pass from day one along with having the marketing rights to the game, which possibly means it would be optimised and possibly look better on the company's consoles - the Xbox One X and Xbox One S.

New Sonos Smart Home Theater Speaker With HDMI Coming Soon

May 02, 2018

Documents newly surfaced at the FCC indicate Sonos is preparing to launch a new smart speaker product for the home theater market. "We do not have any additional details to share". One notable visual element of the interface is a microphone symbol, lending credence to the rumor that the S14 will have voice control capabilities. Interestingly, the documents also mention a HDMI port, which would be a departure from the company's previous home theater design.

Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC)

May 01, 2018

Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Western Digital by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. The stock decreased 1.25% or $1.37 during the last trading session, reaching $108.42. A move above 70 is widely considered to show the stock as overbought, and a move below 30 would indicate that the stock may be oversold. The rating was maintained by Loop Capital Markets with "Buy" on Wednesday, December 13.

Orange Shirt Kid Gets Justice & Emote For Fortnite Battle Royale Season 4

May 01, 2018

The victor was Populotus on Twitter, bringing things home with a fine dance that makes for a fine emote. Among the many submissions for the promotion, one seemed to resonate with fans of Fortnite . It's not a hard one to unlock, either, available for reaching rank 26 on the free Battle Pass. Today's top post on the Fortnite subreddit proudly proclaims "Justice has been served!" Orange Shirt Kid spawned numerous memes since the Boogie Down contest.

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