World
A privacy watchdog in Netherlands ordered Google to change the way it manages users' personal data or submit to an $18.7 million penalty for violation of data protection law, reports revealed on Monday. READ MORE
Society
The online auction giant, eBay, is planning a round of mass layoffs that could potentially affect thousands of its workforce by 2015. The plan, leaked by unnamed sources in a report by The Wall Street Journal, will mainly be focused on eBay’s core marketplace division. eBay is expected to lay off about 3,000 jobs or 10 percent of its total workforce. READ MORE
Society
Over the past couple of years in the US alone, McDonald’s and the rest of industry’s key players have witnessed staggering decline of market earnings. Americans, it seems, are not keen anymore on grabbing their favorite cheeseburgers. The folks at McDonald’s think they can revive the burger culture again with a do-it-yourself meal on a touch screen.READ MORE
Society
The long wait is over for the tech-savvy citizens of the world as Samsung finally unveiled its virtual reality headset, the Gear VR headset. In a nutshell, the Gear VR allows users to tap their smartphones as means to create a mobile virtual reality set-up. Gear VR was designed by Samsung in partnership with Oculus VR. READ MORE
US
The little kids at Harlem special need center were excited thinking the “Frozen” princess was going to meet them. They got more than what they were hoping for. Last Monday, December 8, Kate Middleton, a real-life royal, visited the center.READ MORE
Entertainment
Disney animated hit Frozen dominates iTunes’ year-end list by bagging two major top-selling titles. The movie Frozen is iTunes’ biggest selling movie of all time. Frozen soundtrack album also made it to the top, selling more copies than any other albums released in the US for 2014.READ MORE
The Sunday Assembly, also known as the “Atheist Church”, based in the United Kingdom is scheduled to have its first global assembly. The “church” is also known to have a branch and ...
World May 06, 2014 02:34 AM EDTThe leaders of the DPRK have been making very strong statements regarding human rights. A representative from the North Korean government has stated in a speech that the U.S. is a ‘living ...
World May 08, 2014 03:08 AM EDTWalter Reed National Military Medical Center was charged by the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services of denying Catholic service members and veterans their right to practice their faith. ...
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