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Mike Ashley Wants To Introduce A New Tax On Online Retailers To Save Town Centers
Mike Ashley, the owner of Sports Direct has asked for the introduction of a new tax on the online retailers so the town centers can revive at a faster pace. He stated that imposing a new tax on all the retailers result in 20% of the total revenue earned from the online platforms and not…
Read MoreBrexit Will Leave UK Poorer, Says Govt Forecast
Government departments of UK have forecasted that Brexit will make its citizens poorer over next 15 years and the exact extent of drag it will have over the economy depends on how exactly the deal is finalized. According to estimates a no –deal Brexit will cost the economy around £ 200 billion, while other possible…
Read MoreScientists Claiming To Have Produced First Gene-Edited Babies Suspended By China
China has reportedly stopped all the research activities of some of the scientists that have actually claimed to have created something which seems pretty hard to believe at first. As per the claims, the scientists say that they have created the first ever gene-edited babies in the world, as per the reports obtained from…
Read MoreIndonesia’s Bali Resort To Ban Use Of Smartphone Around The Pool
Many resorts and hotels depend on various social media comments and posts to attract new guests by inspiring them to visit. The Ayana Spa and Resort from Bali, Indonesia has changed their approach. Their latest program called as “In a Moment” encourages guests to unplug their smartphones and rest of the electric gadgets when they…
Read MoreTim Cook Attacks Tech Firms For Data Hoarding; Defends His Own Firm
Tim cook, the CEO of the tech giant apple, has recently accused several tech firms for many reasons including data hoarding. The man, however, has defended his own company from the claims that are saying that the company has been taking money from Google. According to the reports, the tech giant Google literally pays Apple…
Read MoreOil Falls As Russia Considers On Cutting Of Oil Production
Recently, Alexander Novak—Russia’s Energy Minister—stated that energy ministry is considering probable oil production trimming with local manufacturers. The ministry also plans to talk with the OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) in early December. Russian news agency Prime stated that Novak asserted that the ministry has already discussed it and would persist to discuss…
Read MoreMicrosoft’s App To Rate Your Facial Expressions Against Emojis
Microsoft has rolled out a free app on Windows that employs ML to deduce the facial expression you are making when mimicking an emoji. Dubbed as Emoji8, the application offers you a score for how well you reproduce the emoji, and it is typically meant to show off the abilities of this level of AI…
Read MoreNew Inhibitor Could Embrace Solution To Treat ARDS
Researchers from the University of Sheffield have found a new inhibitor that reduces lung inflammation and can embrace the solution to treat Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)—a severe ailment. In the ground-breaking study, an international team of researchers intended to develop an inhibitor to an enzyme engaged in fixing oxidated DNA, OGG1. The research…
Read MoreInstagram Will Eliminate Fake Follows And Likes
Instagram wishes to fight fake follows, likes, and comments by more vigorously eliminating them. Any fake follows and likes from accounts that employ 3rd-party services to receive more engagement are going to now be banned for breaching the website’s Terms of Use and Community Guidelines, the firm claimed as fraction of policy modification this week.…
Read MoreChinese-Based Digital Authoritarianism Develops All Over The World
Governments all over the world are increasing the use of online tools (in many incidence inspired by model used by China). This is done to tighten their grip on power and suppress dissent, a study by human rights watchdog found last week. The yearly Freedom House research of 65 nations found worldwide Internet freedom dropped…
Read MoreFirst FDA-Approved Cannabis-Based Medication Is Now Obtainable In The U.S.
Recently, the U.S. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved the first cannabis-based medication called as Epidiolex. This approved drug is now obtainable by prescription in all 50 states. The twice-daily oral medication is permitted for the patients 2 and older to cure two forms of epileptic syndromes such as Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Dravet…
Read MoreiPhone Consumers Will Relieve These New Twitter Features Shortly
Twitter, the microblogging platform, is including a number of new functions for its consumers with iOS platform. These new functions will add a new floating compose button, more alternatives to flag spam and a much simpler way to toggle between the recent and top tweets. The option to switch between recent and top tweets was…
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