Google is building a local news service that anyone can contribute to (GOOG)

Beck Diefenbach/Reuters Google is working on a new way to source and highlight hyperlocal news from citizen journalists. It’s called Bulletin, and it lets anyone publish a news story just by blogging and sharing images and video straight from their phone through the platform’s mobile app – without the need to create an outlet of […]

Trump calls on May to join Afghan troop surge… but what can cash-strapped Britain contribute?

British troops could once again march into the ‘graveyard of empires’ as US President Donald Trump packs on the pressure for a coalition surge in Afghanistan – despite a yawning black hole in Britain’s defense budget. Prime Minister Theresa May is under pressure to follow the White House U-turn on ending ‘the good war’ in […]

Pentagon says $2bn sale of missiles to UAE will ‘contribute to US national security’

Published time: 12 May, 2017 12:52 The US State Department has approved a $ 2 billion sale of missiles to the United Arab Emirates. The Pentagon says the sale will “contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the US” and won’t alter the “basic military balance in the region.” Read more The deal […]

A genetics testing company wants to change the way patients contribute to research (NVTA)

Invitae A genetics testing company is launching a new database where patients can contribute information that could be used to research certain diseases.  Invitae, the company behind the Patient Insights Network, hopes that by having patients input their own information, it could create a better starting point for researchers looking for potential treatments to diseases.  “What we’re […]

Toronto Public Health concerned new anti-HIV drug could contribute to spread of other STDs

Researchers call it a miracle drug: one blue pill, taken every day, that can reduce the risk of contracting HIV by almost 90 per cent. But one year after it was approved by Health Canada, Toronto Public Health is concerned PrEP provides a false sense of invincibility for some users that makes them less likely […]