The first half of 2021 has been nothing short of a breakthrough for cryptocurrency — with regulatory talks, more institutional buy-ins from major companies, and fluctuations in prices, the crypto world has started to make huge waves. For investors, it’s crucial to keep track of current crypto trends, as coins …
Read More »78 Million Dementia Patients by 2030 – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says there will be 78 million people with dementia by 2030. More than 55 million people globally are living through the stigma of the neurological disorder that deprives them of their memory. Dementia also comes with grave economic cost to the individual and society; it …
Read More »Tired During Virtual Meetings? Turn Off Your Camera, Says Study
After more than a year of remote work and virtual meetings, you may be familiar with what many are informally calling “Zoom fatigue”, a casual term for a general lack of energy during and after virtual meetings. A new study out of the University of Arizona says having your camera …
Read More »Wall Street Posts Weekly Loss, Ends Higher
Despite experiencing a week that tested its resilience, Wall Street managed to close higher over worries that the US Federal Reserve could commence tightening its monetary policy in earnest. All three major indexes all rallied, but still posted weekly losses after a steep sell-off mid-week that ended a streak of …
Read More »Biden Says Half of Cars Sold in US Must Be EVs by 2030
In a move backed by the U.S. auto industry, President Joe Biden took another progressive step toward bringing down the United States’ carbon footprint by issuing an executive order that seeks to make at least half of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2030 fully electric. The executive …
Read More »Bungie and Ubisoft are Taking Popular Cheats Website to Court
In an attempt to combat cheating, Bungie and Ubisoft have joined forces and filed a lawsuit against a popular cheat seller. Ring-1 is a website that manufactures and sells cheats to give players an unfair advantage in online games such as Destiny 2 and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. Ring-1 usually sell …
Read More »Shipping Issues Having A Big Effect on Products Made in China
Trade tensions and a global pandemic have contributed to the disruption of international shipping for Chinese companies. Fang Xueyu, vice president of international marketing for Asia-Pacific at the Qingdong-based appliance company, Hisense, said to CNBC that the company just can’t ship many of their products. Xueyu told CNBC in an …
Read More »Will the Unvaccinated Against Coronavirus Ever Get a Shot?
A recent poll has shown that most Americans who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine are unlikely to ever get the shots and believe that they do not work against the new Delta variant. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research highlights the challenges facing public …
Read More »The U.S. Just Experienced Highest Temperatures on Record in June
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the US is facing the hottest weather ever this summer. Due to this, June was recorded as the hottest month in U.S. history, with heat waves across both the West and East Coast. Climate change is resulting in warming temperatures overall, thus …
Read More »Women Provided Much More Child Care Than Men During Pandemic
A new study from the Center for Global Development has found that women provided significantly more additional child care than men. In the past year, the coronavirus pandemic has seen governments around the world impose mandated lockdowns, forcing businesses and schools to shut their doors for long periods of time. …
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