McGill experiments in fruit flies show 60% increased lifespan thanks to a combination of probiotics and an herbal supplement. the bacteria living in our intestinal tract eat and this could have an influence on how well we age. Building on this, McGill University scientists fed fruit flies with a combination of probiotics and an herbal …
A new Italian government was sworn in Friday in Rome after months of political turmoil that unnerved investors and sparked worries that the eurozone’s third-largest economy could ditch the currency. Two major populist parties, the Five Star Movement and the far-right League, have emerged from the tumult to form an administration. The parties have dropped …
Friday’s economic data provided evidence the U.S. economy is heading into the second half of 2018 with strong momentum. Economists are slowly ratcheting up expectations for growth through the end of the year, with widely followed measures putting the second quarter at between 3.6 percent and 4.8 percent. There are fears that of a trade …
Google will not seek another contract for its controversial work providing artificial intelligence to the U.S. Department of Defense for analyzing drone footage after its current contract expires. Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene announced the decision at a meeting with employees Friday morning, three sources told Gizmodo. The current contract expires in 2019 and there …
Robert Smith believes are at the equivalent of the ENIAC computer stage. He views quantum computing like co-processors to classical computing. Quantum computing help solve certain classes of problems much faster. Quantum computing is so new it needs a flexible language for programming – Robert Smith of Rigetti Quantum Computing explains why he uses this …
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed a new way to grow mineralized materials which could regenerate hard tissues such as dental enamel and bone. Enamel, located on the outer part of our teeth, is the hardest tissue in the body and enables our teeth to function for a large part of our …
3D printed corneas could be used in the future to ensure an unlimited supply of corneas. They have a unique gel – a combination of alginate and collagen – which keeps the stem cells alive whilst producing a material which is stiff enough to hold its shape but soft enough to be squeezed out the …
The artificial intelligence market is forecasted by Research and Markets to grow to USD 191 Billion by 2025 from USD 21 Billion in 2018, at a CAGR of 36.62% during the forecast period. This could be an underestimation. PWC has forecasted that by 2030 Artificial Intelligence will boost the global economy by 14% for more …
A 2017, report Grand View Research projects the global biotechnology market is expected to reach USD 727.1 billion by 2025. In 2017, the biotech sector has a total market value of US $370 billion. Global health care spend projected to reach $8.7 trillion by 2020 according to Deloitte. % of GDP spent on health care …
Alexa ranks Reddit as the third most popular website after Google and Youtube. They have just passed Facebook. In July 2017, Reddit raised $200 million for a $1.8 billion valuation, with Advance Publications remaining the majority stakeholder. Facebook has a valuation of $562 billion. Quantcast ranks Reddit at tenth. Quantcast focuses more on unique visitors. …