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Oklahoma shuts down wastewater disposal wells after recent earthquake
By Barclay Richard Nicholson or Johnjerica Hodge Contributed by Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP From ILO The oil and gas industry is often blamed for increased seismic activity across the United States. A recent earthquake has again sparked a debate…
Cayman Airways/US DOT bans all Samsung Galaxy Note7 phones from Airplanes
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), today announced it is issuing an emergency order to ban all Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone devices from…
Palantir says it didn’t racially discriminate against Asian people
By Megan Rose Dickey From TechCrunch Palantir Technologies has come out and said that it did not discriminate against Asian people, Fortune reports. This comes after the U.S. Department of Labor sued the company for alleged racial discrimination against Asian…
Drones help write new history of Caribbean
From Universiteit Leiden Drones are proving to be a good means of mapping man-made changes in the landscape. Geophysicist Till Sonneman and his colleagues (archaeology) are experimenting with drones in inaccessible areas of the Caribbean. Columbus as turning point In the…
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Google opens computer science lab in Oakland for young people of color
By Megan Rose Dickey From TechCrunch Google is officially unveiling Code Next, its computer science lab for youth, today in Oakland. The program, which USA Today’s Jessica Guynn got wind of last month, is designed to offer young black and…
While the IPO market roars back, venture remains leery
By Ben Narasin From TechCrunch The IPO market is poised to make an almost complete 180° turnaround after a bleak Q1 and a very quiet summer. JPMorgan alone said they were launching 20 global IPOs, and has successfully launched nine in…
Here’s the latest on the federal investigation into Tesla’s first fatal Autopilot crash
By Danielle Muoio From Business Insider Tesla got some extra time to get its ducks in a row for a federal investigation into the first known fatality while a Tesla was driving in Autopilot. A Tesla Model S was involved in the…
Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference explores health and wellness in the later stages of life
The Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference always brings together some of the best and most well informed speakers from around the world to discuss issues and topics that are of importance to the community. This year’s theme, ‘The Chapters of a…
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Caribbean, EU deepening ties at energy conference
From CaribFlame [Monday’s (10)] start of the inaugural European Union-CARIFORUM Sustainable Energy Conference set the backdrop for a deepening of cooperation between the European Union (EU) and the Caribbean region. Speaking at the commencement of the two-day conference taking place at…
Samsung permanently stops Galaxy Note 7 production
From BBC South Korean tech giant Samsung has permanently ceased production of its high-end Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after reports of devices it had deemed safe catching fire. The firm had already reduced Galaxy Note 7 production volumes. Owners are…
