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John Oliver Tackles Robocalls by Flooding FCC With Spam Calls
So Oliver turned his attention to the FCC, who do have the authority to regulate and control robocalls. "Everybody is annoyed by robocalls", he said. This is John from customer service". Congratulations! You've just won a chance to lower robocalls in America today. (Laughs) Sorry but I am a live person! Robocalls are incredibly annoying, and the person who can stop them is you! Talk to you again... [Full Article...]
Regulators clear path for genetically modified fish
The salmon, which is also called " Frankenfish ", got the nod of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2015. In 2016, however, the Congress blocked the FDA from allowing the fish to be sold in the United State until it finalized the labeling guidelines that would inform consumers the product was genetically engineered. [Full Article...]
Recall issued for Chef Boyardee products
The products were produced and packaged on January 16, 2019, and shipped to retail locations in Florida, Kentucky and NY. The products subject to recall bear establishment number "EST". The company notified FSIS about the consumer complaints on March 8. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions related to consumption of the product, according to FSIS. [Full Article...]
Trump Claims He Said "Tim Cook Apple"
Mr. Cook responded to the amusing side of the situation by changing his Twitter name to " Tim Apple " on March 7, with the Apple an emoji of his company's logo, ABC News reported. Trump was heard saying that the media is once again spreading "fake news" when reporting about his "Tim Apple" remark. After referring to Cook as "a friend of mine", Trump apparently forgot his friend's last name. [Full Article...]
Asda to remove single kitchen knives from sale
Though fatal stabbings have also taken place in areas outside of the Capital such as Birmingham and Manchester, 2018 was London's bloodiest with more than 100 people stabbed to death in London and up to 132 homicides in total recorded. Britain has been shocked by a spate of stabbings, including the attack on girl scout Jodie Chesney, 17, who was knifed in the back while playing with pals in an eas... [Full Article...]
Nvidia is buying Mellanox Technologies in a $6.9 billion deal (NVDA)
The deal is being announced after a competitive bidding process where other chipmakers such as Intel Corp and Xilinx Inc also bid for it, according to sources familiar with the matter. On Intel's side, though, the deal does make sense - not in the least to prevent one of the main developers in the networking communications standard space from ending up in the hands of a major competitor. [Full Article...]
Tesla to raise vehicle prices, keep more stores open
Tesla says the move will allow it to keep open more of its Tesla stores than previously planned. The company stated that it has evaluated all of its stores over the past two weeks and has made a decision to keep "significantly more" stores open than originally anticipated. [Full Article...]
Tesla to raise prices and keep more stores open
A copy of Tesla's blog post explaining the new store and pricing update has been provided below. Earlier today Tesla announced its long-awaited $US35,000 Model 3. The carmaker said the 3% price rise would not apply to the new mid-market Model 3. Potential Tesla vehicle buyers will have a week to place orders before prices rise for the Model S and X, the company said. [Full Article...]