As Theranos Presses Pause, The Real Healthcare Revolution Is Happening With Artificial intelligence, 3D Bio-Printing and Smart Drugs
LONDON -- Theranos and 23andMe promised so much.
LONDON -- Theranos and 23andMe promised so much.
As U.S. President Barack Obama prepares to sign off on a veto to stop the 2016 defense budget in its tracks Thursday afternoon, signaling the start of what could be a long battle between Congress and the White House over military spending, Rep.
A gun-safety group funded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is spending big to weigh in one of the many Virginia Senate races that could decide who will control the state's divided legislative body. Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control nonprofit, will spend $700,000 on ads featuring the father of a Roanoke TV reporter gunned down in August to increase support for Democrat Dan Gecker, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
This fall has been a chaotic one for Congress. Amid the ongoing drama of a House of Representatives leadership struggle and federal budget negotiations, the U.S. government has yet another bureaucratic issue to contend with: whether or not it will increase its debt limit, something that has turned into a burgeoning economic crisis for the country.
The oldest galaxies at the end of the universe were formed 600 million years after the Big Bang. Now, for the first time, you can see them: the Hubble Space Telescope was able to capture these images, released new images Thursday as part of its Frontier Fields program, with an assist from a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing.
The iPhone 6S could be Apple's first flagship smartphone that fails to outdo its predecessor. In Apple Inc.’s report for the October-December quarter, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo forecasts iPhone sales to come in between 70 million and 75 million units, according to a research note obtained by MacRumors.
About a week after Iraqi fighters retook the town of Baiji, security forces announced they had uncovered at least 19 mass graves containing some 365 bodies of Islamic State group fighters, Agence France-Presse reported Wednesday. It was not clear how long the bodies had been buried or how the Iraqi forces were able to identify the individuals as members of the militant group, also known as ISIS.
Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified Thursday before the House Select Committee on Benghazi to answer questions about her actions in 2012 when the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked by terrorists and four Americans were killed, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. Republicans in Congress have been investigating the attack and appear determined to discover if Clinton acted inappropriately and if she did enough to prevent American deaths.
Attorneys and family of Corey Jones, an African-American man killed by South Florida police last weekend, said Thursday they have received some answers about the shooting that occurred while Jones was stranded on an interstate after his SUV had broken down. But the answers were not nearly enough to explain what threat Jones posed to the policeman who shot him, they said.
Shopping mall surveillance cameras are under attack. Lax security settings on the closed circuit television monitors are being exploited by hackers who use the cameras to knock outside Web servers and applications offline.
Ford Motor Co. is steadily tightening the taps at its car-producing plants around the globe. The U.S. auto giant has more than halved its water use over the last decade through fixes as simple as repairing leaky pipes to complex upgrades in its painting and metal-cutting systems. The Detroit automaker says its ultimate aim is to completely eliminate water from its production. And while water-free assembly lines are still years away, Ford says it’s chasing the lofty goal to spare the company future... Читать дальше...
If you didn’t get an invite to the White House for Halloween this year, don’t worry. There are still plenty of things to do in the nation’s capital in the lead up to free candy day and on the day of trick-or-treat itself. Here’s a look at five fun and scary events. Scream City When: Oct. 2 – Nov. 1 opens at 7 p.m. Where: 2400 E Capitol St SE Cost: Prices range from $30-$40 depending on the day
An Egyptian priest doesn't think marriages between Christian women and Muslim men is a good idea, and he wants Roman Catholic leaders to discourage it. During the Synod of Bishops on the family, the priest said that such marriages cause a serious crisis for the married couples and their children, according to the Catholic Herald.
It doesn’t matter which screen they’re on -- NFL games are irresistible to advertisers. More than 30 sponsors have signed on as sponsors for Yahoo’s first NFL game live stream, including American Express, Microsoft, Snickers and Toyota. "We’ve created a new way for viewers to enjoy one of their favorite sports live,” Yahoo's chief revenue officer, Lisa Utzschneider, said in a statement. "We're thrilled to have some of the world’s top brands working with Yahoo to engage NFL fans around this historic... Читать дальше...
Story was updated at 4 p.m. EDT. U.S. stocks closed higher Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) left open the possibility of further monetary easing. Meanwhile, Wall Street took in the latest batch of earnings, including surprises from McDonald’s and Dow Chemical, and reacted positively to U.S. economic data on jobless claims.
The annual autumn haze in South Korea has settled over Seoul earlier than usual this year. For the fourth day in a row Thursday, officials issued a fine dust advisory and urged residents to stay indoors to avoid severe air pollution thought to be blown over from China, YTN reported. Conditions improved slightly as the week wore on, but the smog levels were still considered the worst yet this season.
The Treasury Department postponed the sale of 2-year notes originally scheduled for an Oct. 27 auction over concerns that Congress will fail to raise the national borrowing limit in time to settle the debts. The news comes as a warning signal ahead of a looming Nov. 3 deadline, after which the Treasury Department will struggle to meet national obligations. Auctions for 5-year and 7-year Treasurys will go as planned, the department said, noting that the 2-year notes pose "less risk for market functioning" than those offerings.
SHANGHAI -- For Chinese President Xi Jinping, receiving such a warm and lavish welcome from Britain's royalty, political and business elite is, some observers have noted, almost as important as the trade deals signed on this week's state visit to London.
How do you translate binge-watch into Italian? It's an important question to ponder as streaming service Netflix became available across Italy starting midnight Wednesday, The Local reported.
With Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson rising in polls around the country and taking first place in the key nominating state of Iowa, Candy Carson’s name has made its way into headlines little-by-little. She’s been compared to Michelle Obama in a not-too-flattering way -- one that some critics have criticized for being insensitive and a bit racist. But Candy Carson is quite accomplished on her own and has played an important role in her husband’s public life.
UPDATE: 12:03 p.m. EDT: U.S. military officials have confirmed that a U.S. Special Operations team assisted Iraqi forces in an operation Thursday that resulted in the freedom of some 70 hostages being held by the Islamic State group. One American soldier died in the raid near Hawija, Iraq.
Americans in same sex-marriages, no matter which state they were married in, are now recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for tax purposes, NBC News reported. The IRS reversed a policy Wednesday that went into effect in 2013 which recognized same-sex marriages for tax purposes but only when they were performed in states where the unions were legal.
Dropping an iPhone on the floor can easily cost consumers more than $100 and a trip to the Apple Store to replace a shattered display. But a new invention from Apple could prevent that from happening in the first place.
Mexican authorities have arrested six people who they allege orchestrated infamous drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán's escape from high-security prison earlier this year. Attorney General Arely Gomez announced Wednesday that officers had captured "the principal planner" of the jailbreak as well as Guzmán's brother-in-law, NBC News reported. She did not identify any of the suspects by name.
The Obama administration issued Wednesday its most vigorous call yet for intervention in Puerto Rico's debt crisis, which it says is unsustainable without congressional action. Although the Republican-controlled Congress has been devoted to limiting government spending, the Obama administration maintained the U.S. territory has been entrenched in a decadelong recession and urgently requires Congress' cooperation in preventing a financial disaster.