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'Snapchat dysmorphia' is behind booming Brazilian butt lift demand
New York Post - 20 Mar 2019 04:36
"Snapchat dysmorphia" drove the plastic surgery business to record heights last year, as a growing number of Americans presented their doctors with filtered selfies and the instruction: "I want to look like this." Dr. Ma...
Boeing reshuffles top engineers amid 737 MAX crisis
Reuters - 20 Mar 2019 03:46
Boeing Co's commercial airplane division, facing its biggest crisis in years following deadly crashes of its flagship 737 MAX aircraft, has brought in a new vice president of engineering while dedicating another top exec...
AP source: Trout, Angels close to record $432M, 12-year deal
Miami Herald - 20 Mar 2019 02:15
Mike Trout is about to cash in. Big time. Trout and the Los Angeles Angels are close to finalizing a $432 million, 12-year contract that would shatter the record for …
Bitcoin And Stellar Get Another Boost From IBM
Forbes - 20 Mar 2019 02:13
IBM's Blockchain World Wire global payment network gives a boost to Bitcoin and XLM.
5 Themes That Kept Popping Up at This Year's SXSW
AdWeek - 20 Mar 2019 17:57
I just completed attending my 12th consecutive year at SXSW so I have the ability to assess the most recent SXSW in the context of its predecessors, a comprehensive way to evaluate the festival. This year seemed busier a...
Ford repackages factory investment plan, will add 900 jobs
Miami Herald - 20 Mar 2019 17:01
Ford is repackaging a previously announced manufacturing investment in the Detroit area and now says it will spend $900 million and create 900 new jobs over the next four years. …
Amazon Alexa scientists reduce speech recognition errors by 20% with semi-supervised learning
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2019 17:01
Scientists at Amaozn's Alexa division describe in new research a speech recognition approach that achieves a 20 percent reduction in word error rate.
Oculus Rift S will debut soon as $400 sequel to the PC-based Rift VR headset
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2019 17:00
Facebook has unveiled the Oculus Rift S, a new virtual reality headset for the PC that represents a major upgrade to its 2016 product, the Oculus Rift. Nate Mitchell, head of virtual reality products and cofounder of Fac...
Youngest captain, loving son: Ethiopian pilots honored in death
Reuters - 20 Mar 2019 16:48
The dreams of the two young men soared as high as the Ethiopian Airlines planes they proudly flew.
Man sues Royal Caribbean for $10M after fall from ride
Miami Herald - 20 Mar 2019 16:43
Casey Holladay broke his pelvis on the Mariner of the Seas' new trampoline attraction, Sky Pad, in February when the bungees attached to his harness snapped as he was in midair. Now he's suing Royal Caribbean. …
Stocks move lower in morning trading as investors await Fed's interest-rate decision
L.A. Times - 20 Mar 2019 16:40$800K Wells Fargo penalty OK'd in Schilling video game deal
Miami Herald - 20 Mar 2019 16:35
A federal judge has approved an agreement for Wells Fargo Securities to pay an $800,000 civil penalty to end a lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over Rhode …
U.S. top court undermines Google settlement in internet privacy case
Reuters - 20 Mar 2019 16:31
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday cast doubt on a $8.5 million settlement Google had agreed to pay to end an internet privacy dispute, directing a lower court to review whether plaintiffs who accused the s...
Your Future Stock Returns Might Unpleasantly Surprise You
Forbes - 20 Mar 2019 16:26
While the market has long periods of high returns, it has even more long period of low returns. Investors have seen entire decades delivering nothing but losses. Understanding this is key to selecting the best securities...
Wall Street drops after weak FedEx outlook; Fed on tap
Reuters - 20 Mar 2019 16:20
U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday after economic bellwether FedEx issued a downbeat profit outlook and as investors waited for more clarity on the Federal Reserve's interest rate forecasts for the rest of the year.
Disney closes $71 billion acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox's assets
Reuters - 20 Mar 2019 16:05
Walt Disney Co closed its $71 billion acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc's film and television assets on Wednesday, giving its upcoming streaming service a range of popular content as it takes on Netflix Inc.
Small packs are now a thing of beauty in cosmetics industry
livemint.com - 20 Mar 2019 04:33
Maybelline New York, MAC Cosmetics and Nykaa have embraced the 'sachet concept' to disrupt the cosmetics market.Smaller beauty product packs bring down prices, increase sales by reaching out to a wider customer base
Women with twin brothers make less money than women with twin sisters
Market Watch - 20 Mar 2019 04:23
A new study analyzed data on all children born in Norway from 1967 to 1978.
Titus addresses lawmakers, condemns Yucca Mountain restart
Miami Herald - 20 Mar 2019 03:43
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus says she tells presidential candidates who want to be successful in Nevada that they must oppose a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain. The Democrat told …
Ojo Labs raises $45 million to develop a chatbot for real estate
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2019 03:16
Ojo Labs, an Austin-based company developing a real estate chatbot, has raised $45 million in financing, it has announced.
Asian shares hold near six-month high on hopes of dovish Fed
Reuters - 20 Mar 2019 03:12
Asian shares got off to a cautious start on Wednesday, holding close to six-month highs on hopes the U.S. Federal Reserve will stick to a dovish stance and unveil a plan to stop cutting bond holdings later this year.
The Wall Street Journal: House panel wants tech CEOs to explain how they'll stop spread of violent videos
Market Watch - 20 Mar 2019 03:04
The head of the House Homeland Security Committee asked four technology companies to attend a closed-door briefing next week on their efforts to prevent violent videos from being disseminated in the wake of last week's m...