According to report, Amazon is in talks to buy MGM Studios, a major American movie studio, for $9 billion. According to the report, the status of Amazon’s negotiations with MGM is uncertain, and it’s likely that no agreement will be reached. The Handmaid’s Tale, Fargo, Vikings, and Shark Tank are among the
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Imagine an entire 20-storey concrete building that can store energy like a giant battery. Thanks to unique research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, this vision could someday be a reality. Researchers from the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering recently published an article outlining a new concept for rechargeable
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Danielle George is using her term in office as president of the IET to ‘champion difference makers’. Here she discusses her favourite technology and engineering icons of the past. “Engineers bring ideas to life and make solutions to big challenges possible,” says Danielle George, president of the IET during its 150th
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Working in partnership with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, proudly announced it was granted a full suite of operating licenses--Internet Service Provider (ISP) license, VSAT license and three Earth Stations in Motion (ESIM) licenses--in order to bring high-quality satellite internet connectivity to
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Stealth fighters and bombers are among the most expensive aircraft in the world, and they rely on a radar-absorbent polymer skin to avoid detection. But that polymer is so fragile that these high-end aircraft have to be designed in ways that protect the skin—even if that means hurting their performance
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Is the Earth heading towards catastrophe or will technology save us? To achieve that, what specifically are the issues we must address? Here are our seven ‘Technology Critical Targets’. Planet Earth is facing many challenges as our growing population requires more food and energy, and is constantly using more resources. Something
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Among the powerful biochemicals of the human immune system, peptides are one of the best. Most commonly found in the places where microbes love to take root – mucous membranes of the eye, mouth, nose and lungs – they’re known to kill all sorts of tiny invaders, such as viruses, bacteria
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall of nearly 62,000 pacemakers that were distributed between April 2015 and February 2019 after it was discovered that moisture could get inside the device causing an electrical short. The agency said there have been 135 complaints, 135 injuries but no
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The Federal Government has warned Nigerians to be wary of the new WhatsApp messenger privacy policy to avoid unpalatable consequences. WhatsApp shared a reviewed privacy policy on January 4, informing users outside the European Union that it would now share their information with Facebook and its sister companies following the acquisition
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates reportedly “pursued” several women in his office while married to his wife, Melinda French Gates, who is now estranged. Six women told the New York Times that Gates was known for making “graceless” approaches towards women both inside and outside the office. On at least a few occasions, Bill
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