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‘Porch Pirates’ Targeting Families on Summer Vacation
“Porch piracy” is on the rise this summer, as thieves target families away from home on summer vacation. Recently, a man was caught on camera stealing a package off a front door step in Las Vegas. The victim, Nicole Doering, believes that her summer vacation could have attracted the thief. When Doering and her family…
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Bank Tellers Able to Work Remotely Thanks to New Technology
Working remotely has been a privilege only some employees have been able to enjoy. New technology, however, is allowing for telecommuting to be a part of many more industries. According to the Idaho Business Review, Pioneer Federal Credit Union recently started using interactive teller machines with video conferencing capability to act like ATMs. The advent…
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Boom in Air Conditioners Worldwide Could Start An Environmental Crisis, Experts Say
Two-thirds of all American homes have an air conditioner. And now the rest of the world will be joining the trend with the growing boom in air conditioner installation globally.As countries all over the world boom financially, they are able to provide electricity to areas of their nation that were often left to ride out…
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SEC Warns of Increased Cyber Security Threats
In one of the strongest reprimands ever delivered by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC chair Mary Jo White urged Wall Street and global financial institutions to drastically step up their cybersecurity measures. “Cyber risks can produce far-reaching impacts,” White said at the Reuters Financial Regulation Summit in Washington, D.C. “We can’t do enough…
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New Technology Offers Hope to Those With Type 1 Diabetes
A health care company has been formed in order to create new technology in hopes of treating diabetes.Islexa has been put in motion by the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland.The goal of the company is to develop technology that will reprogram pancreatic tissue. They want to make this…
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New Study Links Teen Diet with Breast Cancer Risk
A new study from a team of American researchers indicates that cancer prevention through a healthy diet should start at an early age. Nutritionist Maryam Farvid of Massachusetts General Hospital and her team have uncovered a link between teen girls’ fruit consumption and their chances of developing breast cancer later on in life, according to…
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Liverpool Health Officials Start Campaign to Educate Public on Health Risks of Sugary Beverages
New research has revealed that one in every four British children has tooth decay, and one child out of five needs a rotten tooth removed.In light of these findings, public health officials in Liverpool, England, have launched a campaign to make parents more aware of the hidden sugar their children are consuming.Even though there has…
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Samsung Swoops in at the Last Minute to Hit Big Numbers in Q1
The results are in, and Samsung is still going strong. On March 11 of this year, Samsung released its Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, just three weeks shy of the end of the fiscal period. In Q1, the two smartphones made up 5.8% of smartphone sales. This is a shocking number considering they were…
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70 Years Later, Holocaust Survivors Receive Their Long Awaited Bar and Bat Mitzvahs
Bar and bat mitzvahs can cost anywhere between $15,000 to $30,000. But for one group of Holocaust survivors, the celebrations today are priceless. The 50 survivors, now far older than the 12- and 13-year-olds who typically see the coming-of-age celebrations, were unable to experience the festivities during World War II due to anti-Semitic views around Europe…
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Living in Urban Neighborhoods Poses Mental Health Risk in Children, New Study Says
For 70% of children who suffer from a mental health disorder, their problems started when they were children, and researchers are now trying to figure out why.Researchers from Duke University in North Carolina and King’s College London have worked together to see how a child’s neighborhood can affect their mental health.To do this, the researchers…