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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...]
Tweet of lonely dad at new doughnut shop goes viral, sends sales through roof
By the end of the weekend, Billy By tweeted that his viral tweet helped to bring a smile to his "sad" father's face. The tweet included several pictures, including one of his father standing alone in "Billy's Donuts" and another of the empty parking lot outside. [Full Article...]
Saudi Oil Minister Comment Shifts Focus Back to Supply
Benchmark Brent climbed above $66 a barrel on Monday, helped by comments by Saudi Oil Minister Khalid al-Falih that an end to Opec-led supply cuts was unlikely before June and a report showed a fall USA drilling activity. "The ministers reviewed various Saudi investment proposals in the Indian oil and gas sector, including the urgent steps to be taken to expedite the implementation of the first jo... [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...]
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...]