China-based electronics maker seeks primary listing on TWSE
From Focus Taiwan Taipei, Aug. 2 (CNA) China-based electronics components supplier BrightKing Holdings Ltd. has filed an application with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) to seek a primary listing on the main board, the TWSE said Saturday. The TWSE said…
Robots score on a human soccer team, humans retain control of the world
By Dylan Love From Business Insider Founded in 1997 with the ambitious goal to develop a robotic humanoid soccer-playing robot by 2050, the RoboCup is an annual robotics competition that sees robots play soccer against each other in an exercise…
Super-Rich Gubernatorial Candidate used controversial Cayman tax gimmick to maximize his fortune
By Alan Pyke From Think Progress Illinois gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner (R) made part of his fortune from investments in a Caribbean tax haven, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. But because Rauner won’t release details on his tax filings it is…
Internet’s organizing body: Nobody actually owns country codes, not even countries. Or us.
By Kate Cox From Consumerist Does anyone actually own the internet? That might be the existential crisis of our age. We know companies own and operate websites, that other companies own the software that let us look at those sites,…
Global firm WeiserMazars buys Sacramento’s pmpm Consulting
By Kathy Robertson Senior Staff Writer- Sacramento Business Journal Global accounting, tax and consulting services firm WeiserMazars LLP has bought the Sacramento health care consulting firm pmpm Consulting Group Inc. The New York-based company announced the deal Wednesday. No financial…
Contact lens makers work together to make sure you pay more
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist As anyone with bad eyesight could probably tell you, having options when it comes to the cost of contact lenses is extremely important. Just ask my fiance, because apparently I have “very expensive eyes.” I’ll…
Spectacular leaf cuttings by Omid Asadi
From Designer Daily Omid Asadi [https://www.facebook.com/omidasadiart] likes the patterns in leaves and regrets that too many people overlook it. He decided to make the beauty he sees in the leaves obvious for others also by creating amazing leaf cutting with…
A Tuscan castle can be yours for $16 million
By Jill Comoletti From Business Insider All images: Sotheby’s International Realty This may be your one opportunity to own a castle in Tuscany. The 16th-century Castello di Magona in Livorno, Italy, is now on the market for $16 million through…
White House Summit on Africa lauded but Caribbean/Central American investment summit urged
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. August 1, 2014: While saluting the White House for its second annual U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the Board of Invest Caribbean Now, (ICN), the biggest investment summit on the Caribbean outside the region, is urging…
Indian and Chinese migrants make up nearly one per cent of the world’s population
By Sahil Bhalla From Scroll.in The United States and Malaysia have the greatest number of expatriate Indians. The largest number of Indian migrants are found in the US, followed by Malaysia, while for the Chinese, the top two host countries…
