Mathew Turner

Tesla Motors and Panasonic Announce $5 Billion Gigafactory

Tesla Motors (TSLA) announced on Thursday that it has reached a deal with Panasonic concerning its plans to open a jointly operated gigafactory which will supply the electric auto manufacturer with lithium-ion cells that are required for its electric cars to operate. Investor Place informs us that Tesla has committed to assembling the cars’ battery […]

10y ago

argentina|unemployment

Dow Jones Plunges More Than 300 Points; 2014 Gains Erased

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major indices sustained heavy losses today as a smattering of bad news, both domestically and from around the world, provoked a stock sell-off large enough to cause the Dow to erase all of its 2014 gains. Fox Business informs us that by the end of the trading day, […]

10y ago

big brother|finland|travel

Helsinki Airport to Feature World’s First Real Time Passenger Tracking System

Whether you call it an amazing technological breakthrough or the dawn of an Orwellian age depends on your point of view, but The London Telegraph informs us that Helsinki Airport will be the first airport in the world to feature a real time passenger tracking system. All mobile phones logged into the airport’s network will […]

10y ago

marijuana

Rocky Mountain High: Legal Pot Blamed for Increase in Denver Homeless

Colorado’s recent legalization of recreational pot use is being blamed for causing a significant increase in Denver’s homeless population. The increase in Denver’s homeless population isn’t an across the board increase among all demographics either. Yahoo News tells us that Denver area homeless shelters are noticing a specific increase in the amount of young people […]

10y ago

Fact: The Great Majority of Americans are Getting Poorer

If you feel like you’re working hard and not getting anywhere financially for it, you may be right. The fact is, Americans are getting poorer. And it’s not just a small group or class of negatively affected Americans that are bearing the brunt of this economic reality. According to The New York Times, it’s 94% […]

10y ago

Israel Rejects U.S. Ceasefire Plan in Favor of Twelve Hour Halt to Hostilities

The first sign of a gap in the raging hostilities between Israel and Hamas appeared on Friday as The Jerusalem Post tells us that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has informed U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, that Israel has agreed to a twelve hour ceasefire with Hamas beginning at 7AM on Saturday, Israeli time. […]

10y ago

nutrition

Epic Fail: Investors Balk at Ackman’s Efforts to Destroy Herbalife

In a gigantic flop and somewhat of an insult to his ego, William Ackman failed in his attempt to deal an ultimate death blow to Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) today. The threat of Ackman’s death blow loomed large over Herbalife’s stock price this week, but in a dramatic turn of events, iStreet Wire tells us that […]

10y ago

Milky Way

Scientists Set New Record By Discovering the Two Most Distant Stars Ever Found in the Milky Way

In an effort to test predictions for the formation of the Milky Way, Sky and Telescope tells us that Dr. John Bochanski and his team of astronomers have discovered the two most distant stars ever recorded in the Milky Way galaxy. The discovery by Dr. Bochanski and his team is important because data gathered about […]

10y ago

China Fast-Food Scare the Latest Embarrassment For McDonald’s Corp. and Yum Brands Inc.

McDonald’s Corp. and Yum Brands Inc. (the parent company of KFC and Pizza Hut) were both caught off guard on Monday by revelations of another fast-food scare in their Chinese market. The Otago Daily Times tells us that employees at Shanghai based Husi Food Co. Ltd. were exposed during a Chinese TV broadcast picking meat […]

10y ago

Bitcoin|google

The Bitcoin Revolution Moves Forward; Google Adds Bitcoin to Its Online Currency Calculator

Google has added some fuel to the Bitcoin revolution this week with its announcement that it will be adding the Bitcoin to its currency conversion calculator. According to Tech Times, the Bitcoin is rapidly gaining steam as viable online currency through which consumers can order products and services and conduct business. Tech Times tells us […]

10y ago

brittany kerr|Jason Aldean|Miranda Lambert

Jason Aldean Takes His New Style On Tour To Promote ‘Night Train’

Jason Aldean might be the most well-known yet under-appreciated man in modern country music, but the under-appreciation factor is certainly not coming from his legions of dedicated fans. Cleveland.com tells is that today, Jason Aldean will dominate Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH with his “Burn It Down” tour. The show starts at 7 pm and […]

10y ago

Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos Joins E! and Debuts Her New Show, “Untold With Maria Menounos”

Aside from modeling her bikini clad body in an impressive photo shoot (as the Inquisitr shows us), television personality Maria Menounos is about to make her premiere debut on E! with her new show, “Untold With Maria Menounos.” Broadway World informs us that “Untold With Maria Menounos” is a sixty minute news magazine show that […]

10y ago

michael bloomberg|the walking dead

“Walking Dead” Actress Shannon Guess Richardson Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Mailing Ricin Laced Letter to President Obama

Actress Shannon Guess Richardson was sentenced to 18 years in prison today by Federal District Judge Michael Schneider for mailing ricin laced letters to President Barack Obama, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Mark Glaze (formerly the director of the group Mayors Against Illegal Guns). The Huffington Post tells us that according to Shannon Guess […]

10y ago

las vegas

IKEA Announces Its Entry into the Las Vegas Market With New Store to Open in the Summer of 2016

Las Vegas, Nevada will soon join the exclusive club of US metropolitan areas able to boast the rather elusive title of being home to an IKEA store. That title doesn’t come easily, as Bloomberg Business Week informs us, IKEA presently has 38 stores in 21 states with limited plans for expansion and no plans to […]

10y ago

amazon|FCC|google|netflix

Leading Internet Based Companies Issue Comment on Net Neutrality

The head to head fight between internet service providers (ISP’s) and internet technology companies, represented by the Internet Association, lurched forward into the next round Monday. As PC World informs us, three dozen internet technology companies represented by a singular voice under the guise of the Internet Association filed a statement with the Federal Communications […]

10y ago

Kickstarter

The Coolest Cooler is the Most Awesome Summer Invention Since Summer Began, Kickstarters the World Over Agree

With summer in full swing, I can think of very few must-have inventions that are cooler than the Coolest Cooler. The Coolest Cooler has become a Kickstarter phenomenon. Pocket-lint tells us that the Coolest Cooler has been met with such an eager reception that it has literally smashed its Kickstarter goal in its first day. […]

10y ago

Donald Sterling|Los Angeles Clippers|NBA

Donald Sterling Courtroom Outburst Mars Probate Trial on Day One

The Donald Sterling probate trial to determine the fate of who will own the LA Clippers took an awkward, and somewhat troubling turn today. The trial itself is centered on the issue as to whether Donald’s wife, Shelly Sterling, had the authority to remove Donald as Co-Trustee of the Sterling Family Trust and to then […]

10y ago

Record Tornado Ravages Smithfield, NY Causing Death and Destruction

A series of deadly storms and tornadoes ravaged the eastern states on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. NBC News tells us that the hardest hit community was Smithfield, NY, a small town located in Madison County, NY between Utica and Syracuse. NBC News reports the tornado that touched down in Smithfield, NY was the states’ […]

10y ago

Tour de France

Selfie Crazed Crowds Present New Challenge in This Year’s Tour De France

As cyclists in this year’s Tour De France set out to make new records, it’s a sure thing that the spectators of the event, especially as it winds its way through the United Kingdom, are setting records of their own. The Guardian tells us that five time Tour De France winner Bernard Hinault said that […]

10y ago

Grand Theft Auto

Rockstar Wins With GTA V and GTA Online Content and Events

It’s not new news that, according to Metro, ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ (GTA V) has smashed seven Guinness World Records, including best-selling video game of all time, and has become the only entertainment property (including books and movies) to gross over $1 billion dollars, which it did in its first three days on the market. […]

10y ago