Stores sniff out smartphones to follow shoppers

Stores sniff out smartphones to follow shoppers

Indoor location technology brings Internet-style tracking to physical spaces. You’ve just tossed a jar of peanut butter in your grocery cart when your smartphone buzzes. You glance down at the screen to see a message that seems downright clairvoyant: Buy some jelly. Get $1 off. Convenient? Certainly. Creepy? Maybe. This is one vision for indoor positioning, a fast-evolving technology that is

Corruption costing Europe €120bn per year

Corruption costing Europe €120bn per year

The extent of corruption in Europe is costing the EU economy at least 120 billion euros a year, according to a report carried out by the European Commission. This is the equivalent of the EU’s total annual budget and could significantly weaken the continent’s perceived reputation for transparency.

Rovio sharpens focus on core businesses

Rovio sharpens focus on core businesses

Rovio Entertainment today announced plans to restructure and concentrate its activities around three primary business areas: games, media and consumer products. As a result of these plans, the company will begin employee negotiations on up to 260 redundancies.

Putin’s Coup: how the Russian leader used the Ukraine crisis to consolidate his dictatorship

Putin’s Coup: how the Russian leader used the Ukraine crisis to consolidate his dictatorship

The buildup to war actually began as early as 2008, according to Sikorski. He says Russian intentions were becoming transparent by the time of the 2008 NATO summit in Bucharest. “This is where [Putin] gave his extraordinary speech saying Ukraine was an artificial country and the greater part of these lands historically belonged to Russia.”

The Walt Disney Company and Charter Communications announce comprehensive distribution agreement

The Walt Disney Company and Charter Communications announce comprehensive distribution agreement

New Multi-Year Deal Delivers Full Suite of Sports, News and Entertainment Networks from Walt Disney Television and ESPN to Spectrum Customers Contemplates Future Distribution of Hulu, ESPN+, and Upcoming Disney+ Streaming Services Will Distribute ACC Network at Launch on August 22

Francia Raisa says she ‘couldn’t move for 2 months’ after giving Selena Gomez her kidney

Francia Raisa says she ‘couldn’t move for 2 months’ after giving Selena Gomez her kidney

Francia Raisa went through a tough recovery process after she donated a kidney to Selena Gomez. “It’s harder as the donor because we are losing something our body didn’t need to lose,” Raisa, 29, said during an upcoming appearance on Harry Connick Jr.’s daytime talk show Harry, according to Just Jared.

More height means higher IQ, finds Scottish study

More height means higher IQ, finds Scottish study

SCOTTISH researchers have claimed that shorter people are more likely to have a lower IQ than their taller counterparts. Scientists at Edinburgh University identified genes which influence both height and intelligence.

Facebook report says it adds more than $200 billion to global economy

Facebook report says it adds more than $200 billion to global economy

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — With 1.35 billion users of its Internet social network, Facebook Inc would rank as the world’s second-most populous nation if it were a country.

Controversial tailgate decal destroyed after backlash, threats

Controversial tailgate decal destroyed after backlash, threats

WACO —Hornet Signs of Waco, which created a realistic life-size tailgate decal of a bound woman lying in the bed of a pickup, burned the creation Monday in response to a worldwide backlash that included threats after the story went viral. Brad Kolb, the owner of the advertising and marketing company, removed the decal and burned it Monday.

The UK white paper on the future relationship with the EU

The UK white paper on the future relationship with the EU

On Thursday, 12 July 2018, the UK released a White Paper outlining in more detail the UK’s desired terms for its future relationship with the EU. The UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, has described the proposal as ‘comprehensive and ambitious’, and has noted the need for pragmatism and compromise in order to move the debate forward.