Amazon announced Monday a new partnership with the British government to begin the development of a drone delivery system of parcels, the company said in a statement. Support for the development of drone delivery has come from Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority, allowing the online retailer to experiment with drone usage ... Read More »
Dollar Shave Club, the subscription online razor and toiletry service, has sold to Unilever for a reported $1 billion. Unilever, maker of Axe Body Spray and Dove Soap reportedly paid cash for the private, Los-angeles-based company. The terms of the deal were not disclosed in a press release, but Fortune ... Read More »
Studies have been showing for some time that eating too much meat — especially red meat — is bad for health, with researchers now reporting that replacing a small amount of animal protein with proteins from plants can reduce the risk of death from all causes. Replacing 3 percent of ... Read More »
Hershey Trust Co., a $12 billion charitable organization that controls the Hershey Chocolate empire, has agreed in principle to a deal with the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office to institute governance reforms in the wake of a failed $23 billion takeover attempt. The Hershey Trust was set up by the company’s ... Read More »
– Authorities said a Georgia lottery winner’s “unsound investment strategy” involved using his $3 million to start his own business — as a crystal meth dealer. U.S. Attorney Ed Tarver said Ronnie Music Jr., 45, of Waycross, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and firearms charges last week in a Brunswick ... Read More »
Shared lifestyles and surroundings may play as strong a role as genes in diseases that run in families, a new study indicates. The study included medical histories of more than 500,000 people and their families in the United Kingdom. The information included blood and adoptive relatives. The researchers focused on ... Read More »
Eric Trump, the middle son of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, addressed the GOP convention on Wednesday, telling delegates his father’s business acumen will translate to results in the Oval Office. “Who better to implement a common sense business approach?” Eric Trump asked. The younger Trump recalled a project his ... Read More »
Soil health is deteriorating around the globe. A combination of commercial agricultural practices, global warming and pollution are draining nutrients and encouraging the accumulation of contaminants. The solution, scientists say, is biodiversity. New research highlights the importance of soil structure for soil health. As a new paper in the journal ... Read More »
Beginning on July 1 all McDonald’s outlets in Russia have accepted payments via the Mir card, the Russian business daily Kommersant reports. The company has become the largest restaurant chain in terms of customer volume to service clients of the Russian payment system. Currently, major companies that accept Mir cards ... Read More »
Although it is suspected to be largely for educational purposes, researchers in a recent study say the following of patient electronic health records as part of training poses ethical questions for the handling of those records. A majority of medical students reported they find it beneficial to follow patient medical ... Read More »
Uber Technologies announced plans Monday to sell its business in China to rival ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing in a deal that values the merged Chinese company at $35 billion. U.S.-based Uber will receive a 17.7 percent economic stake in the combined company, according to a statement issued by Didi. Uber ... Read More »
Just one hour of physical activity a day — something as simple as a brisk walk or a bicycle ride — may undo the increased risk of early death that comes with sitting eight hours or more on a daily basis, a new study suggests. “These results provide further evidence ... Read More »
