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Ad-blocking on your computer is as easy as downloading an extension on your web browser and now, with the launch of a mobile ad-blocker, your mobile platform can have the same experience. After many months of speculation, a closed invite-only beta testing, and a former product pulled from the Google Play stores in 2013, along […]

Think income inequality in the U.S. is bad? According to a new report, so do a surprising number of Harvard Business School alumni. As the subject of income inequality becomes a mainstay of our national political dialogue, more and more high-profile individuals are stepping up in favor of taking action to address the problem. According

LA environmental officials have confirmed that a dolphin spotted by boaters is, in fact, a rare pink specimen that likely got its color from this rare condition. The animal kingdom is full of surprises, but did you ever expect to see a pink dolphin? According to a report from National Geographic, Pinky, the famed Louisiana bottlenose

A new study reveals massively complex forms of communication between sperm whales. According to National Geographic, sperm whales in the Galapagos Islands have a very complicated system of communication, even involving different dialects. The language consists of numerous clicking sounds, and is referred to as “click” language. These clicks are called “codas,” and several groups of females

Automaker Honda was granted permission from the CA Department of Motor Vehicles to deploy autonomous vehicles on public roads. Honda Motor Co Ltd has announced that the California Department of Motor Vehicles has issued it a permit allowing the company to test drive its autonomous vehicles on public roads. According to a report from Reuters, Honda is

A new study finds that the vast Southern Ocean is absorbing CO2 at an increasing rate, which is raising serious concern among climate scientists. The vast Southern Ocean has long been one of the planet’s most important carbon sinks, where enormous quantities of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are absorbed into the water and incorporated

Microsoft sent out press invites to an event scheduled from Oct. 6 and many are speculating that the release of their long-awaited Surface Pro 4 is coming. In press releases sent out to analysts and reporters, an event scheduled for Oct. 6 is the likely stage upon which Microsoft will introduce and give details about

A steady producer-price index helped keep inflation at bay over the summer, and it was largely thanks to cheap gasoline. U.S. business prices remained flat in the month of August, signaling a low rate of inflation over the course of the summer. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the producer-price index, a gauge of

LixiLan, a new combination treatment for type 2 diabetes from French pharmaceutical company Sanofi has shown extremely promising results in a late-stage Phase III clinical trial. Pharmaceutical company Sanofi announced on Monday that a second late-stage Phase III clinical trial of its new diabetes medication LixiLan had met its primary target. According to a report

Scientists around the country have been compiling mounting evidence that a collision between two supermassive black holes is likely to occur very soon. Astronomers from Caltech have reported that two supermassive black holes appear to be on a collision course for each other. According to a report from the New York Times, the collision may be