Smart fitness tech
CES 2016: The future of smart fitness tech By Teena Maddox, From Tech Republic Sensoria biometric suit The Sensoria biometric suit contains sensors that allow data to be seen through smart sports eyewear or on a smartwatch. Users can get…
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2015 was brutal for oil stocks, and one industry guru thinks 2016 might be even worse
By Bob Bryan From Business Insider Energy stocks had a monumentally bad year in 2015. The iShares Global energy ETF, which does a decent job at tracking the industry as a whole, was down over 20%. Oil prices tumbled, earnings dried…
Ericsson and Verizon plan for millions of IoT devices
Ericsson’s cellular low-power wide-area (LPWA) networking solution welcomed by Verizon New network software enables Verizon to leverage existing LTE infrastructure for diverse IoT opportunities on a massive scale Joint IoT trials between Ericsson and Verizon will continue in 2016 Ericsson…
Dominican Republic’s economy most robust in Latin America, Caribbean region
From Fox News Latino SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (AP) – The economy of the Dominican Republic grew 7 percent last year and established itself as the most robust in the Latin American and Caribbean region, officials said Wednesday. Central Bank…
2016 could bring big changes to IP protection in Europe
By Marlisse Silver Sweeney, From Corporate Counsel The new year could bring major changes to intellectual property laws in the European Union. Writing for International Lawyers Network, Eddie Powell of the London-based IP firm Fladgate recently published a rundown of…
‘Bellwether’ Trial to Provide Template for GM Litigation
By Mark Hamblett, From New York Law Journal There will be a lot on the line for General Motors Monday when lawyers for plaintiff Robert Scheuer try to prove the car crash that sent him to surgery was caused by a…
Missing U.S. missile shows up in Cuba
By Elise Labott, From CNN Washington (CNN)An inactive Hellfire missile sent to Europe for training was inadvertently shipped to Cuba, where it has remained since 2014, sources familiar with the matter said Friday. Hellfires are air-to-ground missiles typically fired from…
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Caribbean women journalists and those testy moments with men
BY JEDIAEL CARTER From Jamaica Observer Women have been breaking the proverbial “glass ceiling” and continue to make strides in the competitive man’s world. As they continue to work and achieve greatness, some women are of the belief that despite…
Yahoo agrees to settle Email Privacy Suit
By Ross Todd, The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. has agreed to settle a class action challenging the way the company analyzes email messages to serve targeted ads to users of its popular Yahoo Mail service. The deal, outlined…
Canada: Trudeau family’s Caribbean vacation splashed across the tabloids
The Canadian Press From CTV OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is getting used to international media attention and now he is getting tabloid headlines for vacationing with his family at an exclusive resort in the Caribbean. The visit to…
