'WhatsApp murders': India struggles to combat crimes linked to messaging service

In the past year the murders of at least 30 people accused of being ‘child-lifters’ have been linked to platform...

• Child Kidnap
• India
• WhatsApp

Facebook to Congress: We shared user info with 52 hardware, software makers

Facebook shared user information with 52 hardware and software makers, including some based in China, under agreements designed to make its social media platform work more effectively on mobile devices, the company said in information furnished to Congress late Friday night. The acknowledgment,...

• Facebook
• Facebook Data Privacy
• Hardware and Software Makers

China's yuan, stocks barrel downward on heightened trade jitters

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's yuan dipped past 6.7 per dollar on Tuesday for the first time in almost a year, and stocks stumbled anew as Beijing and Washington hurtled toward an end-of-week deadline that would trigger tariffs on goods going both ways. Chinese currency and stock markets have been...

Nissan abandons $1 billion battery unit sale to GSR

BloombergTOKYO (Bloomberg) — Nissan Motor Co. abandoned a $1 billion deal to sell its electric-battery business because the prospective buyer failed to raise the money required. The Japanese automaker announced it was canceling the sale to GSR Capital, saying in a statement on Monday the Chinese...

• Business
• Nissan Deal Abandon
• Nissan Motor Co.

New study links orthostatic hypotension to heart disease

Washington: A study has found that a rapid drop in blood pressure, also known as orthostatic hypotension, might lead to an undiagnosed cardiovascular disease. A team of researchers at Beth Israel...

• Blood Pressure
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Orthostatic Hypotension

Working Long Hours Can Raise the Risk of This Disease

Working long hours can have detrimental effects on health — from increased stress to higher rates of certain chronic diseases. Now, in the latest study exploring the effect of extended work hours, researchers say that type 2 diabetes may be one of them. Mahee Gilbert-Ouimet, an epidemiologist...

• Diabetes
• Health
• Stress

Thailand Solves the Currency vs. Security Problem

Thailand is taking a rather proactive approach towards regulating the field of cryptocurrencies. In search of legislative balance, the country passed a new law which is putting an end to a long-standing debate. Currency or Security? Why Not Both? Skipping the debate that regulators across the world...

• Cryptocurrency
• Currency Security
• Thailand

Crypto Startups Don't Need Sandboxes, They Need Greenhouses

"Sandbox" is a bad term to describe these regulatory programs, under which financial technology solutions can be safely seeded, fed, and controlled. ......

• Cryptocurrency
• Greenhouse

Sloane Stephens exits Wimbledon after first round defeat to Donna Vekic

US Open champion Sloane Stephens crashed out of Wimbledon after losing to Donna Vekic in the first round. The world No 4, a former quarter-finalist at the All England Club, was unable to match the consistent hard-hitting by her Croatian opponent as Vekic won 6-1 6-3, eventually converting on her...

• Donna Vekic
• Sloane Stephens
• Wimbledon 2018

Magdalena Rybarikova first seed to go out at Wimbledon

Magdalena Rybarikova became the first seed of Wimbledon 2018 to lose as she was...

• Magdalena Rybarikova
• Sorana Cirstea
• Wimbledon 2018

Finally! ICC Approves Harsher Punishment for Ball Tampering

A player guilty of ball-tampering could now be banned for up to six tests or 12 one-dayers after the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced harsher sanctions at its five-day Annual Conference in Dublin. Tougher punishments for ball-tampering have...

• Ball Tampering
• International Cricket Council
• Test Cricket

Surfing legend Kelly Slater to retire after 2019 world tour

Veteran surfer Kelly Slater says he will retire after the 2019 world surfing tour. Source: 1...

• Jeffreys Bay
• Kelly Slater
• Veteran surfer