by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said he wants Attorney General William Barr to look into businessman Peter Thiel’s allegations that Google’s work with China is “seemingly treasonous.”Trump made the comments in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday after...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
(Bloomberg) -- Republican and Democratic Senators sharply questioned Facebook Inc.’s plan to create its own digital money, adding to a chorus of skepticism across Washington and underscoring the challenges the company faces in getting its cryptocurre...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
A half-century ago, in the middle of a mean year of war, famine, violence in the streets and the widening of the generation gap, men from planet Earth stepped onto another world for the first time.
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Wastewater from oil and gas production injected deep into wells could cause earthquakes strong enough to be felt on the surface for years to come, according to new research published Tuesday. The United States is undergoing a boom in oil and gas pro...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
(Bloomberg) -- A deal-making cancer doctor who sold his pharmaceutical company for almost $12 billion is launching a real estate venture to bolster the growth of the biotechnology industry.Arie Belldegrun’s family office, Bellco Capital, has entered...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
[Editor's Note: This episode of GeekWire is part of the Destination Moon podcrawl, organized by Seattle’s Museum of Flight. Look for other episodes about the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary in the coming days from other participating podcasts: Flight...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
(Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc. is moving a step closer to launching its long-delayed WhatsApp payments service in India after wrapping up an audit of related data practices, according to people familiar with the matter.The payments offering has been in...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Older women who have never worked have far worse memory problems in later life than those without careers, research suggests. The study of 6,300 women found that average memory performance between the ages of 60 and 70 declined 61 per cent faster am...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
BI Intelligence ranks Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare on awareness of their digital features among US Tech Early Adopters.
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Glaxo's (GSK) phase III study evaluating Zejula as a first-line maintenance therapy in patients with ovarian cancer meets the primary endpoint.
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
For the first time since 1965, two pyramids built by the ancient Egyptians, including the unique "Bent Pyramid," are being opened to the public, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities.The two pyramids -- the Bent Pyramid and its...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
The discovery of cannabis pollen near a Viking settlement in Newfoundland raises the question of whether the Vikings were smoking or eating pot while exploring North America.The researchers also found evidence the Vikings occupied this outpost for mo...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Hurricanes are becoming stronger and more devastating, generating the need for new technologies that keep homes safe during a storm.
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
A father received life saving surgery after his Apple Watch warned him he had an irregular heartbeat. Paul Hutton, 48, was notified by his smartwatch that his heart rate was frequently dropping below 40bpm - a normal resting heart rate is between 60...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
July 20, 2019, is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing when American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person ever to plant boots on the dusty lunar surface. Buzz Aldrin followed about 20 minutes later.