U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has asked the Federal Trade Commission to protect consumers holding Toys R Us gift cards that could become worthless if the toy retailer moves forward with a liquidation plan. Schumer, D-N.Y., asked the FTC in a letter Wednesday to take action that would guarantee consumers could exchange gift cards for cash, […]
Americans pay more for health care and get fewer results, according to a new analysis. The U.S. spends more money than any other country on health care, yet life expectancy is shorter, obesity is higher, and the rate of maternal and infant death is higher as well. The study published in JAMA on Tuesday takes […]
A minor solar storm will reach Earth Wednesday (March 14) and could amplify the planet’s auroras, making them visible from the northernmost parts of the U.S., space weather officials said. States in the “northern tier” of the United States, such as Michigan and Maine, could see northern lights from the amped-up auroral display, according to […]
Boston will win Amazon’s second headquarters, according to an artificial intelligence system developed by Wells Fargo Securities. The bank’s stock-picking robot, called Aiera, thinks the city is the likely choice to host HQ2. The $5 billion facility will create as many as 50,000 jobs and will be a full equal to the company’s existing Seattle […]
Iraq is reopening airports in the country’s Kurdish region to international flights after federal authority was restored at the hubs, according to a statement from Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday. The announcement comes some six months after the airports were initially shut to international flights following a controversial referendum vote in northern Iraq’s self-ruled […]
“Inevitable muscle wasting of old age could be stopped, scientists believe,” reports The Daily Telegraph. As people get older, muscles lose strength and mass, known as sarcopenia. A new study looked at a group of 95 men aged 65 to 90 who had varying degrees of sarcopenia, and compared their muscles and related nerve activity […]
The first test flights to Mars could be ready as soon as the first half of next year, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk said, but there’s a “good chance you will die.” “It’s difficult, dangerous, [there’s a] good chance you will die, excitement for those who survive, that kind of thing,” Musk told the […]
A Texas-based company is using 3D printing technology to find a solution to the growing problem of affordable housing around the world. Austin startup ICON unveiled a new method of mass producing small homes with a massive 3D printer in a process that the company says takes just 12 to 24 hours. At the annual […]
President Trump on Monday blocked Broadcom’s $117 billion bid for the chip maker Qualcomm, citing national security concerns and sending a clear signal that he was willing to take extraordinary measures to promote his administration’s increasingly protectionist stance. In a presidential order, Mr. Trump said “credible evidence” had led him to believe that if Singapore-based […]
According to a new study, the level of empathy we display may not be a result of our experiences and upbringing alone but also genetic. Researchers from Cambridge studied and made this novel discovery that appeared in the latest issue of the journal Translational Psychiatry. The researchers explain that empathy maybe of two types Cognitive […]
Mars spaceships will be ready for short flights by the first half of next year, predicts Elon Musk. The SpaceX and Tesla CEO was taking questions during an on-stage appearance at the SXSW conference in Austin. Musk did fudge on this prediction a little bit by conceding that his timelines can be optimistic. Of course, […]
For generations of parents, Toys R Us was the go-to destination to reward a child after scoring the winning soccer goal or to track down the hot plaything for the holidays. But if the superstore chain doesn’t find a buyer or win a last-minute reprieve, Toys R Us is expected to file for Chapter 7 […]
