Новости за 19.09.2015

Financial sector seeing WhatsApp-like movement, says Infosys co-founder Nilekani.

The Ward's filing denies "the validity, accuracy, and admissibility" of a toxicology report that says their son smoked marijuana within five hours of his death.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Google has begun to send out invitations to members of the media for an event to be held here Sept. 29. The tech giant is expected to announce at least two new Nexus smartphones as well as new version of its Chromecast online-streaming device.

Incident erupts at Harmica border crossing as Slovenians say they have registered more than 1,000 refugees

A man suffers head injuries after being struck by a train at Twickenham railway station as crowds left the Rugby World Cup opener.

Another year, another list of what places have the highest and lowest earners in the Evergreen State.

Study says 87 of 91 brains of deceased NFL players had damage Researchers studying a degenerative disease in former athletes say 11 of 12 brains of deceased former NFL players tested over the past year showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, continuing a trend they’ve been tracking. A story posted on PBS.org on Friday reported that a total of 87 of the 91 brains of former NFL players examined in recent years by researchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University have had CTE. Читать дальше...

Users who are running licensed versions of Windows 7 or 8.1 on their PCs get a free upgrade to Windows 10, but those running Windows XP or Vista will have to buy Windows 10.

"Forty years of crisscrossing the planet has led me to suspect that the world isn't growing smaller," the inveterate traveler and literary journalist Pico Iyer laments. "If anything, the differences, the distances between us, are growing greater than they've ever been. In the Age of Information, many of us know less about other perspectives and other cultures than ever before."

This week, the Berggruen Institute announced the launch of a philosophy and culture center that responds to this... Читать дальше...

Yet public companies are still allowed to wait four business days before announcing a major merger, bankruptcy, layoff or a new CEO. [...] the findings raise questions about whether this was the intended effect of financial regulations, write study authors Alma Cohen of Harvard Law School and Robert Jackson Jr. and Joshua Mitts at Columbia Law School. The Securities and Exchange Commission expressly allows companies to take up to four days to announce what are called “material events.” [...] lobbying... Читать дальше...

Traditional meets whimsical at this Commercial Drive spot – and it won’t cost you an arm and a leg

By borrowing from the ancient Japanese art of paper cutting Kirigami, Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed lightweight solar cells that twist to follow the sun. WSJ's Monika Auger reports. Photo: University of Michigan/Aaron Lamoureux

A state investigation found that a company contracted by Terminix couldn't produce working gas meters. The 10-year-old suffered brain damage.

Granite baron P R Palanisamy of the PRP Group appeared before the Keelavalavu police in Madurai, in connection with the ‘human sacrifice’ allegation against him.

The government has said that the decision of the US Federal Reserve to hold nterest rates provides time to emerging countries to adjust heir policies and strengthen their economies.

AUSTIN, Texas - Scott Pruett took the pole position Friday for the IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship race Saturday at Circuit of The Americas.

When it disappeared into the cup for an 8-under-par 63, a PGA Tour record-tying 36-hole score of 18-under and a five-shot lead at the BMW Championship, Day pumped his fist as playing partners Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler broke into widening grins and then applause. After heavy rain forced a suspension of the opening round, Day returned to Conway Farms early Friday needing to hole a 44-yard wedge shot for an eagle that would have given him a 59 and tied another tour record. [...] he hit a low... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO - St. Louis Cardinals reliever Matt Belisle and manager Mike Matheny were ejected from Friday's 8-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs after the right-hander hit Anthony Rizzo with a pitch in the seventh inning

De Amerikaanse president Barack Obama heeft de homoseksuele Eric Fanning voorgedragen als de nieuwe onderminister van Defensie. Daarmee zou hij als eerste openlijk homoseksueel een leidende rol krijgen binnen het Amerikaanse leger.

Timeflies released their latest album, “Just For Fun” today and it’s loaded with jams guaranteed to get everybody moving! The New York-based duo consists of producer Rob Resnick and vocalist Cal Shapiro. Most known for their YouTube covers and impressive songwriting skills, Timeflies‘ original sounds are a mix of hip-hop with EDM influences. This week, [...]

Lauren Groff’s new novel Fates and Furies starts out innocently enough. A young couple, Lotto and Mathilde, has just gotten married and decide to celebrate—in a carnal sense—on a chilly Maine beach. The book unfolds in two parts: Fates is the story of Lotto, a handsome and successful playwright. Then the second half, Furies,takes a Gone Girl-style narrative turn and is told from the more raw point of view of Mathilde.

At least, that's the early plan before injuries ...

The EPA busts Volkswagen; Donald Trump supporters can be scary; and the ethics of ad blockers.