Denmark ‘has highest smartphone penetration rate in the world’

Net Imperative | 2017-12-06

Denmark, with a penetration rate of over 77% among the general population, will boast the highest rate of smartphone usage in the world this year according to eMarketer’s worldwide mobile forecast. High smartphone penetration rates are a common theme in Scandinavia, which as a region is widely known...

As Feud Continues, Is Amazon Preparing OpenTube To Compete With Google’s YouTube?

WorldNews.com | 2017-12-06

Domain News Wire asks: Could Amazon be raising the stakes with Google over the inclusion of YouTube on Amazo’s Echo Show devices? Echo Show is an Alexa-powered device that includes a screen, the report said. However, YouTube was on the Echo Show until Google forced Amazon to remove it. Amazon, the...

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Bitcoin $13K Price Defies All Expectations… Again

WorldNews.com | 2017-12-06

Bitcoin continued its record climb Wednesday reaching a new all-time high at $13,200, Cointelegraph reported. At 12 p.m. ET, Bitcoin had fallen back to around $12,575, the report said, having corrected after breaking the barrier for the first time. New records are now a daily occurrence with Bitcoin...

Tokyo shares close lower on concerns over Middle East

Xinhua | 2017-12-06

TOKYO, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares tumbled Wednesday on concerns over the Middle East situation after U.S. media reported that U.S. President Donald Trump is to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Shares opened...

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Air pollution cuts benefits of exercise in elderly: Study

Yahoo Daily News | 2017-12-06

New York, Dec 6 (IANS) Even a two-hour exposure to air pollution mainly in the form of traffic exhaust can wipe out the positive health benefits of walking on the lungs and hearts of the elderly, researchers have warned. The findings showed that even short-term exposure to traffic exhaust can have...

Air pollution can cancel out benefits of walking for older people, study finds

Belfast Telegraph | 2017-12-06

City air pollution can cancel out the beneficial effects of exercise in older adults, say scientists. A London study found that short-term exposure to traffic fumes greatly reduced the positive impact of walking on the heart and lungs. Previous research has shown that breathing in polluted air,...

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Johns Hopkins Physics Professor Shares In $3 Million Award

CBS Sports | 2017-12-04

A physics professor at Johns Hopkins University will share in a $3 million prize for his research into the origins of the universe. The university...

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Serena, Kuznetsova uncertain of playing Australian Open

The Star | 2017-11-29

(Reuters) - Former world number one Serena Williams has yet to make a decision about her participation at the Australian Open, while world number 12 Svetlana Kuznetsova is also a doubt for the first grand slam of 2018 after undergoing wrist surgery. ......

Davis Cup: France edges Belgium 3-2 to win trophy for 10th time

CNN | 2017-11-26

(CNN)Lucas Pouille proved the hero for France as it beat Belgium 3-2 to win the Davis Cup for the 10th time before a raucous home crowd at the Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille Sunday. Pouille thrashed Steve Darcis 6-3 6-1 6-0 in the fifth and deciding rubber to see France lift the famous trophy for the...



Allardyce to miss Everton's Europa League game

ITV | 2017-12-06

New Everton boss Sam Allardyce will miss the club's final Europa League game in Cyprus on Thursday due to a medical appointment. The Toffees, already eliminated from the competition, face Apollon...

Jose Mourinho says Luke Shaw to get more Man Utd chances after shining in Champions League

Sky Sports | 2017-12-06

Luke Shaw was praised and promised more games for Manchester United by Jose Mourinho after impressing in the Champions League. The 22-year-old has struggled for fitness and has rarely broken into the first team at Old Trafford since his £27m move from Southampton in the summer of 2014. After...

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CNN | 2017-12-06

Why the world needs a NATO for cyberwarfare

(CNN)Despite the increasing number of digital assaults against private industry and governments in the past couple of years, we are still in a state of denial...

The Argus Press | 2017-12-06

China scolds Australia over plan to ban foreign interference

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China scolded Australia on Wednesday over its plan to ban foreign interference in politics — either through espionage or financial...

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Orlando Sentinel | 2017-12-06

What would Walter Cronkite say about today's media? Letters

Journalism 101 The media in this country should be ashamed of themselves. "Allegations of this" and...

Orlando Sentinel | 2017-12-06

Time to rethink millennial vote: Jobs, jobs, jobs

In an effort to target millennial voters throughout the 2016 election, I witnessed what may have...

The Washington Post | 2017-12-06

The Senate tax bill should give families the paid leave they deserve

A tax credit in the reform bill would motivate employers to give their workers more flexibility. ......

Al Jazeera | 2017-12-06

Donald Trump: a universal scapegoat?

Trump is possibly the worst US president in history, but does that give other politicians a...

The Washington Post | 2017-12-06

What makes people nostalgic for a past worse than the present?

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The Washington Post | 2017-12-06

The Supreme Court must protect a baker’s unpopular speech

We must have the freedom to disagree, and tolerance for those who disagree with us. ......