Is it time for the Dublin UFC champ to join the ranks of WWE following in the footsteps of Ronda Rousey and Vince McMahon? Conor McGregor “is destined for pro wrestling, which is the only place his outrageous marketing shtick will survive,” USA Today writer Josh Peter has predicted. After his crushing defeat “Conor McGregor […]

Summary for Policymakers of IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C approved by governments Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, the IPCC said in a new assessment. With clear benefits to people and natural ecosystems, limiting global warming to 1.5°C compared to 2°C […]

So you think you know,” Google teased via Twitter in the lead up today’s event. “Tune in tomorrow to see for yourself.” Turns out we were right. We basically knew everything there was to know in the lead up to today’s event, Pixel 3 and otherwise. Honestly there wasn’t really a heck of a lot […]

HURRICANE Michael is the 13th named storm of this years Atlantic Hurricane Season and is bearing down on the Gulf Coast of the United States. When will the dangerous storm hit Florida? Barreling through the Atlantic Ocean, Hurricane Michael is growing closer to making landfall, bringing with it devastating winds and torrential rain.  Hurricane Michael […]

“Hurricane Michael is forecast to be the most destructive storm to hit the Florida Panhandle in decades,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott warned on Tuesday. Hurricane Michael strengthened to a Category 2 storm Tuesday morning as it barreled toward Florida’s northeast Gulf Coast, threatening catastrophic storm surge, torrential rain and heavy winds. “Hurricane Michael is forecast […]

The former South Carolina said she would not run for the White House in 2020, but would back the president’s re-election. In a move that caught administration officials off guard, Nikki Haley, President Donald Trump’s U.N. ambassador, has resigned. During an Oval Office announcement Tuesday, Trump and Haley confirmed that she would leave his administration […]

European regulators are determining whether to regulate initial coin offerings (ICOs) as securities sales on a case-by-case basis, Reuters reported Monday. European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) chair Steven Maijoor told the European Parliament economic affairs committee that some ICOs resemble financial instruments, which would place them within a specific regulatory framework. However, the regulator is still […]

Two feasibility studies on blockchain technology have been launched by Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce. The studies, which will focus on exploring the use of blockchain technology in trade finance and the registration of intellectual property, are expected to be completed in February 2019, per the Bangkok Post. According to Pimchanok Vonkorpon, the director of Thailand’s Trade Policy and […]

Dubai residents will soon have the means to make payments for school fees, bills and other retail purchases with emCash, a state-developed blockchain-based digital currency. The UAE’s first official credit bureau – emCredit – under the Dubai Department of Economic Development is pushing its official blockchain-encrypted state digital currency emCash for wider adoption by rolling […]

A Madrid court has let off a former doctor over stealing newborn babies from their mothers and supplying them to infertile couples. The court found gynaecologist Eduardo Vela, 85, had committed the crimes but could not legally be convicted because too much time had elapsed. He was the first person to go on trial for […]