Category : science

Snacks on wheels: PepsiCo tests self-driving robot delivery

NEW YORK (AP) — Forget vending machines, PepsiCo is testing a way to bring snacks directly to college students.

Apple's Outlook Didn't Surprise Investors Who Were Watching

“Warning flags were flying,” William Fleckenstein, a Seattle-based money manager who has shorted Apple for the last three months, said in a telephone interview. “You could see the deterioration in the lack of unit growth over the last couple of year...

Apple Cuts Sales Outlook, Citing Slowdowns in China and iPhone Sales

Apple Inc. cut its revenue outlook for the first time in almost two decades citing weaker demand in China, triggering a slump for Asian suppliers and a wave of lower price targets on Wall Street. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said sales will be a...

Ultima Thule: First photographs taken by New Horizons spacecraft reveal distant world resembles snowman

Nasa has revealed the first photo of the distant world of Ultima Thule, the most distant object that humanity has ever explored. The tiny, icy object resembles a snowman in the photo, which is just the first of a whole host of data that the space age...

New drug for alopecia shows promise: What you need to know

The dad and attorney was diagnosed with a rare and extreme type of hair loss, known as alopecia universalis. Faced with almost no hope for regrowing his hair, he took part in an early stage clinical trial using a medication that targets the immune s...

China 'lifts mysterious veil' by landing probe on far side of the moon

The Chang'e-4 lunar probe, launched in December, made the "soft landing" at 0226 GMT and transmitted the first-ever "close range" image of the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration said. The moon is tidally locked to Earth, r...

How Much Climate Change Will Steal from Your Pocket This Year

Learn more about the financial impact of climate change.

These Are the Top 26 National Security Threats Facing America

What do China, Russia, bubonic plague and global warming have in common? They are among the top threats to U.S. national security, according to the U.S. government.

Olivia Newton John posts video to deny reports she is 'clinging to life'

Olivia Newton-John has brushed aside speculation about her health, insisting that reports of her impending death have been “greatly exaggerated”. The Australian actress, 70, posted a video message on Twitter rejecting reports that her condition had t...

Oil prices decline on swelling oversupply, volatile markets

Oil prices fell on Thursday amid volatile currency and stock markets, coupled with concerns that an economic slowdown in 2019 will cut into fuel demand just as crude supplies are surging. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures dropped 75 cen...

Yidai Shuts Shop Amid China Crackdown on P2P Lenders

The company set up a committee to start refunding its lenders after “months” of losses, Yidai said in statements over the extended holiday weekend. Yidai, which received investment from SB China Capital (SBCVC) in 2014, also said shareholders and ex...

China P2P Lending Crackdown May See 70% of Firms Close

As few as 300 companies will remain by the end of the year, according to an estimate from Shanghai-based Yingcan Group. Chinese leaders are dramatically shrinking a market that spawned the nation’s biggest Ponzi scheme, protests in major cities, and...

Apple Fallout Hits Europe With AMS, Dialog Semi Dropping

STMicroelectronics NV also declined in Paris, mimicking the pressure that earlier sent down shares in Apple’s suppliers in the U.S. and Asia. “Expect a ton of Apple supplier warnings in coming days,” Neil Campling, analyst at Mirabaud, said in email...

China's lunar probe makes history with first-ever landing on far side of the moon

China’s ambitious space program made history on Thursday when its Chang’e-4 lunar probe made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon -- the side perpetually facing away from Earth -- and sent back the first images of the previously unexplo...

Wall Street Slashes Apple Targets After Sales Forecast Cut

At least four firms reduced their share price forecasts for the iPhone maker by more than 15 percent after Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said Wednesday that the company expects sales of about $84 billion in the quarter ended Dec. 29, down from ear...

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