Yahoo as acquired the local search startup Zofari, to bolster local search.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Zofari is an app that enables users to create ‘place stations’ based on…
Liberia to receive experimental Zmapp drug to treat Ebola
Liberia will receive an untested experimental drug, Zmapp, to treat people infected with Ebola. According to the Liberian Government, the White House and the United States Food and Drug Administration have approved…
Facebook Buys Cyber-Security Startup PrivateCore
Facebook announced on Thursday that it has acquired secure server technology company PrivateCore. I’ve seen how much people care about the security of data they entrust to services like Facebook,” Facebook Chief…
Google removes ‘Bomb Gaza’ game from online app store
Google has removed a controversial game that simulate Israeli air strikes on Gaza from its Play Store on Monday after a public backlash. According to Guardian “Bomb Gaza, which is designed for…
NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover will carry MIT’s MOXIE, an oxygen-creating instrument
NASA has announced the list of instruments that are selected for the Mars 2020 rover, a planned $1.9 billion roving laboratory similar to the Mars Curiosity rover currently cruising the Red Planet….