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Apple demos its latest self-driving tech, reports MIT Technology Review

December 11, 2017

These included researchers from big tech firms, including Google and Facebook. At a recent talk, Apple's director of AI research, Ruslan Salakhutdinov , actually gave some insight into what kind of capabilities this software might have and various projects that have been worked on in recent years.

Manny Pacquiao, Conor McGregor in talks for April showdown

December 11, 2017

The UFC has finalized a heavyweight title fight between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou to headline UFC 220 on January 20 in Boston. "If we can negotiate it, I have no problem", said Pacquiao. Still, the fight was not a total loss for the UFC giant. Meanwhile, UFC president Dana White has also downplayed the rumors. At the UFC Fight Night 123 post-fight press conference, White threatened Manny Pacquiao if his team decides to push the said fight.

CBN resuscitates N500bn export stimulation facility

December 11, 2017

The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, who briefed the press after the 9th Bankers Committee Retreat in Lagos yesterday said, " it is a shame that we could not disburse anything from that fund in one years. "That means the fund would continue to grow", he added. Emefiele said the disbursement of the funds would start January 1, 2018. "Under the direct SME disbursement, we said banks must set up MSME desks".

Netflix For OnePlus 5, 5T Can't Play Videos In HD (For Now)

December 11, 2017

To be specific, this isn't a OnePlus exclusive problem, there are other devices at the similar price tag which doesn't support anything beyond Level 3 either. OnePlus 5T now comes with Widevine Level 3 support which only streams standard definition videos and doesn't support HD streaming. It seems really odd that the phone that has the hardware to support it, did not provide required Widevine Level 1 DRM out of the box.

Dollar Tree INC (DLTR) Stake Held by Riverpark Capital Management Llc

December 11, 2017

During the same period last year, the company posted $0.72 earnings per share. analysts predict that Dollar Tree, Inc. will post 4.85 EPS for the current fiscal year. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group upped their target price on Dollar Tree from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 25th.

In The Last Of Us 2 "No One Is Safe", Director Says

December 11, 2017

The panel for The Last of Us Part II opened with an emotional and impactful duet between Ashley Johnson (Ellie) and Troy Baker (Joel) as they sang "Wayfaring Stranger". Overall, the game tells a story about "pursuing justice; the positive and the negative and the really messy grey area that can occupy that", Druckmann said.

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries confirms co-op, mod support

December 11, 2017

Unfortunately, visually the game isn't all that impressive. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries features intense PvE 'Mech combat in an immersive, career-based Mercenary campaign driven by player choice. But, the core gameplay looks like classic MechWarrior which is a definite plus. While MechWarrior Online kept us busy over the past few years, not everyone is into online games.

Street Fighter Collection Bundles 12 Games In One Release

December 11, 2017

The Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection will arrive on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC sometime in May 2018. Street Fighter , every version of Street Fighter II , every incrnation of Super Street Fighter II , every, version of Street Fighter III , and Street Fighter Alpha 1, 2, and 3 will all be featured here.

Annual Gemenid Meteor Shower lights up sky

December 11, 2017

The Geminids Meteor Shower: The Best One This Year? "This year, the expectations to observe this shower are high since there will only be a crescent moon - not too bright to suppress the shower". However, to enjoy such an awesome show, sky watchers will need to keep in mind some tips. Conditions will be best during 7:30 p.m. on December 13, and in the early morning on the following day.

Josh Gordon's 1st touchdown in 4 years gives the Browns hope again

December 10, 2017

Playing against a Packers team that has plenty at stake, Gordon snared a touchdown, an exceptional play that marked his first points in the National Football League since 2013. Kizer leads the Browns with 8 rushing attempts from inside the 5-yard line, and his rushing ability will help raise his ceiling and floor. He caught four passes for 85 yards in Los Angeles.

Intel Corporation (INTC) Shares Sold by Aureus Asset Management LLC

December 10, 2017

The Girard Partners Ltd holds 201,334 shares with $6.79 million value, up from 181,304 last quarter. The stock has a market cap of $202,878.00, a P/E ratio of 13.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.06. Buckingham Asset Limited Liability Com has 0.62% invested in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) for 77,908 shares. Watermark Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Intel in the first quarter worth $113,000.

U.S. foresaw costly victory in war with NKorea -- in 1994

December 10, 2017

Two of the B-1Bs that can carry a payload of more than 30 tonnes flew from the US Air Force base in Guam on Thursday to take part in simulated bombing runs in South Korea . As a result, Washington has defended imposing new sanctions on Pyongyang, which could include the total prohibition of maritime transport to North Korea, according to US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson.

LG G7 to boast an advanced iris scanner; patents revealed

December 10, 2017

What separates this new IRIS scanning patent from Samsung's IRIS scanning is that it uses the camera module itself, unlike a separate Infrared Light module. This could possibly reduce the number of sensor needed for the biometric technology, which could mean even smaller bezels on the top for the G7. G has reportedly started working with Qualcomm to integrate the next-gen Snapdragon 845 SoC in its LG G7 smartphone.

Scientists Capture Mysterious Sounds Permanently Produced by Earth

December 10, 2017

Now, for the first time, scientists have been able to record our planet's hum from the bottom of the ocean. Dr Glen MacPherson says that more than 10,000 people have now reported weird hums on his website, 'The Hum', with reports stretching back as far as the 1960s.

Congressional investigators discover more emails related to infamous Trump Jr. meeting

December 10, 2017

On Wednesday, Dec 6, Donald Trump Jr. testified before the House Intelligence Committee in a closed-door session regarding any direct contact with Russian officials during the 2016 U.S. He entered and exited the House Intelligence Committee hearing from a back door, avoiding the media, and nothing was immediately released about the discussions.

You Can Now Buy "The Most Powerful PC GPU Ever Created"

December 10, 2017

While this gold and black computational marvel is a "consumer-grade product", it also costs $2,999. According to the results, and even though this graphics card is not meant for gamers, the TITAN V runs most titles faster than the GTX1080Ti.

Playstation VR's RICK AND MORTY: VIRTUAL RICK-ALITY Gets a Squanchy Trailer

December 10, 2017

Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality will portal into Playstation VR in 2018. You don't actually get to play as either Rick and Morty , instead you're a Morty clone who's instructed to carry out all manner of tasks by Rick to help him with his adventures.

The (DIS) Position; Clearbridge Energy MLP Opportunity Fund (EMO)’s Sentiment Is 1.21

December 10, 2017

The stock decreased 0.72% or $0.11 during the last trading session, reaching $15.14. About 1.49M shares traded. TC PipeLines, LP (NYSE:TCP) has risen 7.30% since December 9, 2016 and is uptrending. First Dallas Secs stated it has 4,810 shares or 0.37% of all its holdings. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating , sixteen have assigned a hold rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the company.

Gwen Stefani Appears, Performs On "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (Watch Now)

December 09, 2017

The catch - DeGeneres had her peeps do a little clever digitizing on the video, so Shelton appeared to be dancing in his skivvies. "I love seeing her that happy. "If you think about it, what defines sexy?" "He doesn't even take himself seriously, and he's such an incredible person, so it works out". It's really so personal.

Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc. (FMSA) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Analysts

December 09, 2017

To evaluate a stock further, one must need to review its technical levels at regular intervals. Investors may be watching different time periods to assess dividend growth rates. The company's Market capitalization is $201.22B with the total Outstanding Shares of 2.68B. The VC1 is calculated using the price to book value, price to sales, EBITDA to EV, price to cash flow, and price to earnings.

United States tax reform - retirement plan differences to be reconciled

December 09, 2017

Part of their prep school tuition could be shielded from taxes. In comparison , when Reagan's tax cuts were passed, the House and Senate held a combined 66 hearings and spent months in debate. Tax-free profits from 529 college savings plans would now be eligible to cover $10,000 worth of costs at private elementary and secondary schools. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) called the bill a "partisan tax hike on Indiana's middle class".

Severe weather warning issued for North of England

December 09, 2017

For Saturday, the Met Office says snow showers will continue to affect parts of Scotland , Northern Ireland , Wales , northern England and parts of the Midlands. "Probably some icy stretches on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths and also a chance of injuries from slips and falls on icy and snowy surfaces".

Stock On the Run: NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)

December 09, 2017

NVIDIA Corporation's beta is 1.17 whilst the stock has an average true range (ATR) of 6.77. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, November 10th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.31%. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 14.89%. In related news, Director A Brooke Seawell sold 1,029 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 20th.

Stock On the Run: Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI)

December 09, 2017

C M Bidwell Limited stated it has 0% in Activision Blizzard, Inc. It has outperformed by 31.13% the S&P500. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link . It was reported on Dec, 8 by Barchart.com . The rating was maintained by Canaccord Genuity with "Buy" on Wednesday, June 14. This nets out to an increase of 7.96 million shares and is a bullish sign for ATVI.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Downgraded to "Strong Sell" at Vetr

December 09, 2017

It has outperformed by 27.73% the S&P500. Park Presidio Capital Llc decreased its stake in Ss&C Technologies Hldgs Inc (SSNC) by 50% based on its latest 2017Q2 regulatory filing with the SEC. Utah Retirement Sys accumulated 23,805 shares. Oppenheimer maintained Tesla, Inc . Tesla Motors, Inc. was covered by a number of analysts recently, 4 rated the stock as Buy, 3 rated Outperform, 8 rated Hold, 5 gave an Underperform and 4 rated sell.

Astronomers Found The Most Distant Supermassive Black Hole Ever Seen

December 09, 2017

Scientists did not expect to find such a large black hole in the cosmic "dawn" of the universe, so early in the secular history. It is estimated that at the time of their observation with the ALO of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile, the two galaxies were almost 800 million years after Big Bang and their light took about 13 billion years to reach Earth.

Station Crews Prepare to Swap Places as Station Eyes California Wildfires

December 09, 2017

The wildfires scorching Southern California have spread so far that astronauts in the International Space Station are able to see them from their perch more than 250 miles above the Earth. The scale used to measure the potency of the Santa Ana winds was just marked "purple" for the first time ever, according to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection .

Which Insider sold 211 Shares Of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)?

December 09, 2017

It has underperformed by 16.70% the S&P500. International Business Machines Corporation provides information technology services and products worldwide. ARGI Investment Services LLC raised its stake in International Business Machines Corp .by 4.2% in the third quarter. The technology company reported $3.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $3.28 by $0.02.

United Technologies Corporation (UTX) Shares Sold by Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI

December 09, 2017

The institutional investor owned 39,755 shares of the conglomerate's stock after selling 1,340 shares during the period. United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX ) gained 0.99% with the closing price of $122.40. They expect $1.56 earnings per share , 0.00% or $0.00 from last year's $1.56 per share. Us Concrete Inc now has $1.34B valuation. The company's quarterly EPS surprised Wall Street by as much as 2% to the upside in its last earnings announcement, so investors should note this ...

Google re-enables touch controls for audio playback on the Home Mini

December 09, 2017

The top touch functionality of the Google Home Mini looks to be permanently gone. The Google Home Mini, a small circular device similar to Amazon Echo, was launched in recent months with the ability to respond to a hotword or to wait for a command after being touched.

These images from NASA show how serious the California wildfires are

December 08, 2017

And three from the Twitter feed of cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy aboard the International Space Station . How massive are the wildfires torching Southern California? NASA shared a false-color image on Thursday from the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 satellite.

Google Doodle Honours Jan Ingenhousz, The Man Who Discovered Photosynthesis

December 08, 2017

In 1755 he returned to his hometown of Breda, and began to practice as a physician. The scientist quickly made valuable acquaintances in London, and eventually became a master inoculator of smallpox. His success gained him the position of the empress' family doctor. While it was already known that plants produced and absorbed gases, Ingenhousz was the first to discover that they produced oxygen in sunlight, and carbon dioxide in darkness.

Get 50% More Data in Idea's Rs.198 Prepaid Plan

December 08, 2017

Please note that this plan has been updated only for Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh circles. This plan was launched in October with 1 GB data. Also, you can not call on more than 100 unique phone numbers a week. If you talk more than the specified limit, then every call will have to pay at 1 paisa per second.

Non-regulated eclipse glasses gave woman eye damage

December 08, 2017

Eye damage from viewing the eclipse. 'Solar filters that meet this standard are about 100,000 times darker than ordinary sunglasses, and sunglasses don't block infrared radiation, ' he added. The Fundus photograph shows the damage to the patient's retina. He said that when patients come in claiming they see dark spots, he has them draw what they see.

Sea of Thieves release date announced, Xbox One/Windows 10 pre-orders open

December 08, 2017

Here's what you can actually do in Sea of Thieves . It seems like the concept is a little hard to communicate, as unusual multiplayer-focused games can be, but those who've played it generally report having a really good time racking around the open seas in a ship with their mates.

GTFO revealed by Ulf Andersson at The Game Awards

December 08, 2017

Designer Ulf Andersson revealed a look at gameplay at The Game Awards . You'll be taking on the terror with friends in four-player co-op, and a pretty fabulous trailer helped to tell the story. You have to gather weapons, tools and resources to survive. Now these developers are part of the 10 Chambers Collective , a small studio named because they have no intention of exceeding ten members.

OnePlus 5T starts receiving OxygenOS 4.7.4 update with camera improvements

December 08, 2017

The OxygenOS 4.7.4 update is rolling out "incrementally", the term OnePlus uses to indicate a phased rollout, and will reach a broader number of OnePlus 5T users in the coming days. Alongside the camera improvements, the new software update brings along audio optimizations for the speaker and headphones, face unlock improvements, vibration optimizations, Wi-Fi power-saving improvements, fingerprint and Global Positioning System stability improvements, and other general bug fixes.

Huawei P11 to reportedly feature an iPhone X-like notch

December 08, 2017

In fact, the report says that the P11 will come with a notch-like design similar to the iPhone X . The folks at XDA Developers have come across some firmware files of an upcoming Huawei flagship device that reveals some key specifications as well.

Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ launch not happening at CES 2018

December 08, 2017

Samsung first introduced its own smart clothing brand, The HumanFit at IFA 2015, and speculation is that the Korean-based giant will unveil further clothing innovations at CES 2018. For starters, the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are coming with Qualcomm's top range Snapdragon 845 chipsets on board. However, this bit of information hasn't authenticated by Samsung or Qualcomm as of yet.

NVIDIA introduces its most powerful GPU - Titan V

December 08, 2017

The company claims the new GPU offers 110 teraflops of performance from its 21.1 billion transistors. Single-Precision performance will likely come in at a much more tame 14 TFLOPs, give or take depending on the GPU frequency. We broke new ground with its new processor architecture, instructions, numerical formats, memory architecture and processor links", Jen Huang, Nvidia founder and CEO, said in a statement.

Snow and rain possible Friday as temps drop

December 08, 2017

Folks in southern Maryland and along the lower eastern shore have the best chances of seeing flakes late Friday and into Saturday morning. The Met Office said the the early cloud and rain will soon clear to leave a colder but often sunny day, with occasional snow showers developing.

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Grows Stake in Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG)

December 08, 2017

About 1.86M shares traded. It has outperformed by 34.61% the S&P500. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 10,467 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $471,000 after purchasing an additional 1,858 shares during the period. Hudock Grp Limited Liability Co holds 0.01% in Cheniere Energy, Inc . (NYSEAMERICAN:LNG) for 1.20M shares. Ubs Oconnor Ltd Liability Corp reported 16,000 shares.

Vacation Simulator, a Job Simulator Sequel, Announced

December 08, 2017

The key difference will be that, instead of being directed to do a bunch of menial job tasks, players will actually get to relax by the beach. One of our favorite VR games, Job Simulator , puts you in a post-scarcity society's virtual "simulation" of what it was like to work a job.

First teaser for FromSoftware's new game is pure torture

December 08, 2017

The font in trailer closely matches what's used in Bloodborne and the line "Shadows Die Twice" could be hinting towards a sequel. However, one delightfully terrifying tease came from the developers behind the Dark Souls and Bloodborne , From Software.

Firewatch Studio Reveals Stunning New Game 'In The Valley Of Gods'

December 08, 2017

There's not much information about In the Valley of Gods yet - Campo Santo is describing it as a "single-player first-person adventure", where players will explore an ancient valley in the Egyptian desert to search for treasure and fame. In the announcement trailer, players work together with an AI-controlled partner to move a satchel into and through an ancient ruin with the goal of capturing a handsome sunrise as it passes through a colonnade.

Fortnite Battle Royale update adds new inventory UI, boosts performance

December 08, 2017

Epic Games has introduced a colossal v1.1.0 patch to Fortnite , adding a glut of improvements, fixes and gameplay tweaks across the board for both Battle Royale and Save the World. You can separately buy into its wave-based defense mode, but that is not necessary to experience the online competitive action. We'll be jumping in ourselves to take a good look at how well it plays.

Link can ride a motorcycle in Breath of the Wild's new DLC

December 08, 2017

The Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma appeared on stage to introduce the trailer and later to chat a bit about it. Along with new cutscenes featuring Princess Zelda and the Champions, new Shrines and new costumes were also shown.

YouTube reportedly plans new paid music streaming service

December 08, 2017

YouTube is also negotiating with a consortium of independent labels called Merlin, as well as reaching out to have artists help promote the service. Paid services from Spotify and Apple Music have spurred a recovery in the music business, which is growing again after nearly two decades of decline.

Mass shootings trigger waves of accidental deaths, study finds

December 08, 2017

Today's study by economists Phillip Levine and Robin McKnight at Wellesley College is part of this growing body of work. The researchers also dug through the Vital Statistics system, a record of every death in the US. "How do they think it's acting in this case? It would make common sense to some people to think 'what I need to do to protect myself is to have a gun, ' but the unfortunate truth is that this normal reaction is wrong", said Fielding, who was not involved in the new study.

Woman toll collector molested in G'gram

December 08, 2017

Speaking to news agency ANI, the toll plaza employee said the man got angry when she did not lift the boom barrier for a free passage of his vehicle. The woman's clothes were also torn, police said.

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