Friday, February 10, 2017

The Rock leg-drops Under Armour CEO for Trump comments

Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson and Steph Curry during a film shoot for Johnson's HBO Show "Ballers." Johnson and Curry have criticized Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank for comments Plank made about US President Donald Trump. Photo courtesy of Dwayne Johnson's Instagram

The backlash over supportive comments made recently by Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank on US President Donald Trump continued Thursday when two of the company's most recognizable endorsers voiced their discontent with their employer's stance.

Monday, February 6, 2017

We have a vaccine for six cancers, so why are less than half of kids getting it?


(Credit: AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)
This article was originally published on The Conversation.

Early in our careers, few of us imagined a vaccine could one day prevent cancer. Now there is a vaccine that keeps the risk of developing six Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers at bay, but adoption of it has been slow and surprising low.

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Alibaba Fuels Massive Rise In Mobile Ad Blocking In Asia; Could The US Be Next?

alibaba, tecnologyA woman looks at her smartphone during the Global Mobile Internet Conference at the National Convention Centre in Beijing, April 28, 2016. China is one of the countries where mobile ad blocking is most widespread, according to a report from PageFair. PHOTO: NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Last year, the advertising technology company PageFair put the fear of God into publishers and advertisers across the world with some startling research: Ad bloc

Monday, May 30, 2016

Facebook Live Now Available On Windows 10: Here's The Deal

technology, facebook, google, windows 10Facebook has decided to make Facebook Live available on Windows 10 tablets and computers. Here is how Windows 10 users can use this live streaming video service. (Photo : Microsoft)

Facebook wants more people to broadcast their actions on the go wherever they are in the globe as its live streaming service Facebook Live is now rolling out on Windows 10 computers and tablets.

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Drug discovery offers hope for new breast cancer treatments

Scientists from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, have identified a new drug that could offer an effective future therapy for breast cancer. While a potential treatment is still a long way off, this discovery could give rise to promising clinical trials.