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Stellaris lets you explore the galaxy  and conquer it  on May9
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Stellaris lets you explore the galaxy — and conquer it — on May 9
Venture Beat
Paradox Interactive’s first grand strategy foray into the final frontier comes in [release date] for the PC, Mac, and Linux. | Stellaris should be available on May 9, developer and publisher Paradox Interactive said this evening during its Game Developers Conference press event in San Francis...
Nexon acquires DomiNations developer Big HugeGames
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Nexon acquires DomiNations developer Big Huge Games
Venture Beat
Nexon is making a move to expand its appeal in the West. | The publisher and developer announced today that it has acquired Big Huge Games, the company it worked with to create the mobile strategy game DomiNations. Nexon would not reveal how much it spent on the studio. DomiNations has had over 19 m...
DataWind receives award for maximum consumer pull for tablet brand
DNA India
--> | DataWind was recognized for making UbiSlate, the low cost, affordable internet connectivity devices accessible to people at the grass root level. | DataWind Inc., the leader in delivering Internet access to emerging markets, has been recognized...
Leonardo DiCaprio gives $1 million to help island nation protect its oceans
Grist
From Shutter Island to Manatee Island, Leonardo DiCaprio keeps winning our hearts — and our climate-inclined minds. | The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation recently granted $1 million to help the Seychelles islands protect their ocean territory ...
Cuba Has An Ambitious Plan To Protect Its Environment From Tourists
Huffington Post
President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to Cuba on Sunday promises to revive a question raised when the U.S. began normalizing relations with the island nation: As American tourists pour in, what will happen to Cuba's natural environmen...
Bitcoin finds room in small funds; large institutions still on sidelines
The Times Of India
NEW YORK: Digital currency Bitcoin has found favour among smaller investors, thanks to the availability of funds designed to invest in it, but remains a niche among the larger investing community. | Investors at some family offices, smaller mutual fu...
Can the PC make a comeback – or is it now irrelevant?
TechRadar
Introduction and effect of Windows 10 | The humble PC had its heyday in the late nineties and 2000s, but with the advent of smartphones and latterly tablets, the shine has been taken off these corporate workhorses. | According to figures released by ...
Why Indian budget smartphone market is on fire
The Times Of India
It's a riot in India's burgeoning smartphone market. Chinese smartphone brands have turned it on its head forever. A recent IDC study revealed the top 5 Indian cities make up approximately 60% of the online smartphone sales. Samsung came at the top i...
Zoe Kravitz's DIY plan to change things up in Hollywood
The Salt Lake Tribune
Zoe Kravitz has heard enough talk and she’s ready for some change. She might have an enviable perch in the entertainment ecosystem with recent film credits as diverse as “Dope,” “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “The Divergent Series,” not to me...
Cisco to set up IoE innovation centre in Vizag
The Times Of India
Visakhapatnam: Networking giant Cisco announced that it would set up an Internet of Everything (IoE) innovation centre in Vizag and would also sponsor and collaborate on a 12-month research programme with Andhra University. Cisco also announced that ...
No victims, only survivors: My journey in martial arts
DNA India
--> | Distilling all my years as a black belt practitioner, trainer and referee, I launched PACE. | I was first introduced to Taekwondo at the age of 5, in the city of my birth— Calcutta. The environment of my training could not have been more ...
Cisco to invest $100 million in India over two years; to train over 250,000 students
The Times Of India
NEW DELHI: Joining the league of global technology giants who are making a beeline to invest into and nurture the booming India startup ecosystem, US networking major Cisco has committed $100 million over the next 18 to 24 months. The series of inves...
Cisco chairman John Chambers: India's protest over US visa fee hike logical
The Times Of India
NEW DELHI: A week after US Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, during a presidential debate, vowed to end the H-1B visa programme, Cisco executive chairman and outspoken Republican John Chambers presented a diametrically opposite view on immigration...
Issue of the day: Almost all forest fires ‘intentionally started’
Jakarta Post
March 15, 2016 | Jambi Governor Zumi Zola has claimed that nearly all forest fires in his province are intentionally started as part of land-clearing efforts. | “In Jambi, only a small percentage of fires occur naturally. During the last three mont...
Environment
Mountain Tree Frog USA.
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New golden frog species found in Andes forest
The Times Of India
NEW YORK: Researchers have discovered a new species of pale-gold coloured frog in the cloud forests of the high Andes in Colombia. | Its name, Pristimantis dorado, commemorates both its colour (dorado means 'golden' in Spanish) and El Dorado, a mythical city of gold eagerly sought for centuries by Spanish conquistadores in South America. | "The Spa...
Weather
Hunche Harbor in Highland, Illinois, USA is covered with snow as seen on this February 2, 2013 photo.
(photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
In the last 75 years, 81% of New York City snowstorms fell on a weekend. The odds of this happening were 500 to 1.
Business Insider
As any good economist would, Bram also lays out the economic impact of these big weekend storms. He wrote that while it may disrupt some activities, it generally has little long-term impact. | "Actually, there is no evidence (or theory) suggesting that major snowstorms affect the local economy for more than a couple days," he said. | Long lines at ...



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