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Tattoo Ban On Staff Lifted By Air New Zealand—Report
Few New Zealanders belonging from Maori Heritage get tattoos to preserve their heritage and genealogy. The airlines have declared that from September 1, 2019, employees would be allowed to show non-offensive tattoos during working hours. It meant that there would be increasing acceptance for tattoos especially as means of self-expression. While some criticized the restriction…
Read MoreGoogle Maps Comes With A Feature That Warns About Natural Disasters
Google Maps has taken one more step towards becoming your perfect travel guide. After steering you through all those road blocks and traffic jams, Google Maps will now come in handy while there is a natural disaster taking place around you. It will warn you if there is a hurricane around you, or an earthquake…
Read MoreGoogle Cites Huawei Ban As A Threat To US Security—Report
As reported by The Financial Times, Google is trying hard to turn the ban implied by the Donald Trump government on Huawei by stating the ban could turn into a potent threat to national security. Huawei phones were already banned in the United States, but the recent listing of Huawei in the entity list meant…
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Soybeans Play Important Role In Slump In U.S. Economy
The trade war between the U.S. and China is shaking the entire global growth. In the U.S. home prices are going down, while the household expenses are declining with debt going up and soybean faces a critical phase in the U.S. China has been the biggest importer of the U.S. soybean, but now with the…
Read MoreSEC Probes GE, Siemens, and Philips Over Medical Equipment Scheme Involving China
In what will be a major revelation, the Securities and Exchange Commission of United States is investigation Siemens, General Electric Co, and Philips for allegedly bribing middlemen to breakthrough a deal with Chinese government for selling them medical equipments. The alleged probe was reported by Reuters. The SEC denied to make any comment on any…
Read MoreReserve Bank Of Australia Slashes Cash Rates As Stimulus Measure
The RBA has slashed cash rates to stimulate the slowing economy. The central bank of Australia has slashed rates by 1.25 percent which is a record low. On Tuesday, the bank has taken the first step towards stimulating the economy. With the country’s economic slowdown, policymakers had to take the stimulus measure to revive the…
Read MoreGut Bacteria’s Link To Human Health And Disease Explored In New Research
The scientists at OSU (Oregon State University) have made significant development in understanding the functions that gut bacteria have in human health. By learning the mechanisms through which gut microbes impact the health of their hosts paves the way to the development of more personalized and better diagnostic therapies and methods. Most of the studies…
Read MoreLandSpace Completes The Methalox Engine Assembly—Report
LandSpace, a Chinese launch company, recently disclosed that it has successfully concluded liquid methane-liquid oxygen rocket engine’s assembly. Reportedly, this engine is intended to be used for the firm’s novel Zhuque-2 launch vehicle. This assembly was done at Huzhou manufacturing base, eastern China. A successful power pack test of the 80-ton thrust Tianque-12 methalox engine…
Read MoreGerman Auto Sector Can Decline By 12% If Trump Declares Tariffs
As per to analyst, Germany’s automotive sector can decline by 12% over “three poor trading days,” if US President Donald Trump enforces tariffs on European car producers. Trump has just a few days to decide whether to inflict duties on car imports. This will possibly impact Germany—which is the EU’s (European Union) traditional development engine—considering…
Read MoreGoogle Combines All Its Travel Planning Functions Below One Site
Google is merging its travel-associated goods—Google hotels search, Google Flights, the mobile app for Google Trips, and more—below a single landing page aptly dubbed as Trips. Now when you go to google.com/travel, you will first see Trips which allows consumers plan their travel by getting to know a destination to find alternatives for hotels, flights,…
Read MoreGalaxy Glows With New Stars Produced From Close Encounter
NGC 4485, the irregular galaxy, displays all the symptoms of having been comprised in a hit-and-run crash with a passing by galaxy. Instead of wiping out the galaxy, the chance encounter is producing a new species of stars, and most probably planets. The right side of the galaxy is glowing with formation of star, displayed…
Read MoreSensor-Bundled Glove From MIT Assists AI Identify Items By Touch
Scientists have spent decades trying to skill robots how to catch different substances without dropping or crushing them. They can be one step nearer, due to a sensor-packed, low-cost glove. In a paper posted in Nature, a group of MIT researchers share how they employed the glove to assist AI recognize items via touch alone.…
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