Sci-tech
Poll projects Democratic wave coming in Virginia's congressional elections
In the top 15 counties, Democrats almost doubled their turnout compared to the 2014 midterm elections overtaking Republican turnout by one percentage. The attempt failed on Tuesday, when she qualified for a primary runoff. On the Democratic side, there was bitter internal strife, dating back to the previous election cycle, between the "establishment" Democrats and the populist "Berniecrats... [Full Article...]
Manufacturers can now create custom Google Assistant commands
For the brands, this is a big thing as each brand will have their own special offering in terms of features that will make it unique and differentiate it from other brands selling the same types of products, and with custom command support in place, each brand can add their own flavor of commands for features or functions that are specific to those products, as opposed to only being allowed comm... [Full Article...]
Saraki's Trial Adjourned Indefinitely By Code of Conduct Tribunal
The Court of Appeal had directed Saraki to defend counts 4, 5 and 6 of the original case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ) in relation to his alleged failure to declare some assets. He, therefore, adjourned indefinitely pending the decision of the supreme court. "We must be mindful of the integrity of the supreme court". He said: "Ordinarily we would ... [Full Article...]
Google amplifies musicians in Google search through the Google Posts platform
This will be facilitated through Google Posts , which also allows small businesses to publish to search results. This expansion of the social feature includes famous artists like Lorde , Steve Aoki , Sia , Son Little , Sofi Tukker , Shakira , and Kygo . [Full Article...]
WeChat officially crosses one billion monthly active users
However, Facebook owned Whats App is still ahead of WeChat with around 1.5 billion monthly users. Although Ma said WeChat's monthly active users had crossed the one billion threshold, a company spokesman told AFP he was referring to its total number of accounts. [Full Article...]
See Dramatic Cyclones Churning on Jupiter's Surface in These New NASA Photos
As the planet's gravity pulls on the spacecraft in its flyby, the radio signal is also shifted a bit; this tiny shift in the wavelengths is measurable. "We were wrong about it", he said via email. Using this data, the researchers determined that the wind belts - these stripes observed by Galileo - extend 3,000 km deep. [Full Article...]
Ltd. Has $18.57 Million Stake in Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI)
Activision Blizzard Inc now has $58.92B valuation. The stock traded within a range of $74.23 and $76.91. Trading volume for Activision Blizzard, Inc . 1832 Asset LP holds 4,414 shares or 0% of its portfolio. Marshall Wace Llp reported 171,621 shares. Schroder Invest Management Grp has invested 0.14% in Activision Blizzard, Inc . [Full Article...]
Mario Tennis Aces Reveals Release Date, Characters, Tricks, and More
Did you notice the couple Nintendo 3DS games mentioned in the previous sections? My favourite announcement is that Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is finally releasing on more systems outside of the PS4. ◆ Okami HD is coming to Nintendo Switch this winter. In addition to that, Nintendo had one "big" release planned for every month, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, ARMS , Splatoon 2... [Full Article...]