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First Word Heard from Dolphin-to-Human Translator: Whistles Identified as Language
Scientists at the Wild Dolphin Project (WDP) have developed a prototype dolphin translator called Cetacean Hearing and Telemetry (CHAT). The translator is made to be used underwater and was created in order to understand the whistles of dolphins.
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7-Eleven to Move Headquarters from Dallas to Irving, Texas by 2016
An Irving City Council voted on Thursday to have 7-Eleven’s headquarters move from downtown Dallas, Tex. to Irving. People informed on the decision said 7-Eleven will re-locate to a custom-built campus in north Irving by the end of 2016.
New Study Questions Benefits of Mammograms When Combating Breast Cancer
New studies from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston have concluded that the success that mammograms have in decreasing a woman’s risk of dying from breast cancer has been overestimated.
Yahoo in Talks to Buy Online Video Service NDN, Possibly for $300 Million
Anonymous sources have reported that Yahoo is in talks to buy News Distribution Network Inc. (NDN), an online video service, as a way to compete with Google's YouTube.
Long Space Travel Trips Cause Health Risks to Human Body
New information tells of the effects space travel has on the human body. An increase in health risks to the human body, and changes to outer space travel conditions could lead to modifications on lengthy trips to the unknown.
Scientists Ponder Five Reasons Why Zebras Have Stripes
Scientists have five ideas about why Zebras might have stripes. Scientists feel Zebras reportedly have stripes to fend off insects, help them blend in with their surroundings, befuddle enemy species, lower their body temperature, or assist the animal in socially acquainting themselves National Geographic reported Wednesday.
Amazon Fire TV Set-Top Box Release: More Than 200,000 TV Shows Available
Amazon Fire TV Set-Top Box has hit the market. Amazon's new $99 Fire TV set top box offers consumers more than 200,000 TV episodes, Netflix, Prime Instant Video, HuluPlus, WatchESPN, and inexpensive video rentals company founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said in a letter on the online retailer's website.
McDonald's Managers Reportedly Confess to Holding Employee Wages, Company Says All Workers Deserve Proper Pay
McDonald's Employees Confess to Holding Employees Wages. Involvement in organization Fast Food Forward led two previous McDonald's managers to come forward to state they reportedly kept money from employees, and also raise awareness about how they and other employees see the situation Bloomberg Businessweek reported Wednesday.
Blackberry to Part Ways With T-Mobile April 25, Support, Service Not Changing
Blackberry is ending its business relationship with T-Mobile. Blackberry will no longer be available on T-Mobile at the end of the month. The company will part ways with the United States mobile carrier upon the expiration of its contract April 25 a press release reported Tuesday.
Amazon Forgoes Plans For Czech Republic Logistics Center
Amazon is not going to have a logistics distribution center in the Czech Republic. Amazons logistics center in Brno, Czech Republic will no longer come to fruition after Czech Republic authorities turned down the online retailer's strategy for one Reuters reported Wednesday.
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