Foursquare Merges With Factual, Another Location-Data Provider

Foursquare, the 10-year-old location platform based in New York City, has today announced its plan to merge with Factual. From a report: The...

Fiber consumption linked to lower breast cancer risk

Consuming a diet high in fiber was linked with a reduced incidence of breast cancer in an analysis of all relevant prospective studies. fr...

Scientists reveal brain tumors impact normally helpful cells

Unprovoked recurrent seizures are a serious problem affecting most patients who suffer from glioma, a primary brain tumor composed of malign...

AI techniques used to improve battery health and safety

Researchers have designed a machine learning method that can predict battery health with 10x higher accuracy than current industry standard,...

New understanding of energy fluctuations in fluids

The Casimir Force is a well-known effect originating from the quantum fluctuation of electromagnetic fields in a vacuum. Now an internationa...

Turning colon cancer cells around

Using a modified natural substance along with current approaches could improve colon cancer treatment, according to findings by biologists. ...

Can Meg Whitman outwit a pandemic with Quibi?

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge eBay. HP. Governor of California (well, almost). Quibi? Meg Whitman’s last act is her biggest bet ...