Alphabet’s latest project is Birth Control for Mosquitoes
By Antonio Regalado From Biomedicine At one of Alphabet’s campuses in Mountain View, California, entomologists working behind the steel door of a bio-safety lab are breeding mosquitoes in a new effort by the search giant to create automated insect farms….
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
US tycoon set to make billions on British tech giant: Misys returns in £5.5bn float after being sold for £1.3bn
By SABAH MEDDINGS From This Is Money Britain’s original tech giant is returning to the London market – netting its secretive US owners millions and firing the starting gun on a float bonanza. Misys, which builds financial software, hopes to…
Major acquisition of Barclays UK trust business unit announced
From Offshore Bankers ZEDRA has announced that it has agreed terms to acquire Barclays UK trust business for an undisclosed sum. The new acquisition will increase ZEDRA’s size by around a quarter and at the same time, open up important…
Hurricane Matthew pounds Bahamas after devastation in Haiti
Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful hurricane to threaten the Atlantic Coast in more than a decade, is battering the Bahamas with winds of up to 125 miles per hour. At least 27 deaths are blamed on the storm. Millions of…
Colorful typographic quotes
Stunning colorful typographic quotes by Jenue From Designer Daily AIGA commissionned Jenue, a Spanish graphic designer who specializes in creating awesome typographic compositions, to design a series of famous designers’ quotes. Jenue didn’t disappoint, with his series of colorful and creative…
USAID provides initial US$1.5 million for the Caribbean in wake of Hurricane Matthew
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, CMC – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will be providing an initial US$1.5 million to assist Caribbean countries affected by the passage of Hurricane Matthew. “We have announced US$1.5 million for the region; US$1…
Beyond Colonialism: contemporary cricket narratives in the Caribbean
From Global Sport Every year, male cricketers from many islands in the Caribbean migrate temporarily to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the richest country in the region, to play for Trinidadian cricket clubs. Trinidad, however, is not where they…
Robert De Niro in Dubai to promote Caribbean investment opportunities
By Lubna Hamdan From Arabian Business .Com Hollywood actor Robert De Niro is expected to arrive in Dubai this week to promote Caribbean tourism and investment opportunities as he reportedly placed a $250 million stake in projects in Antigua and…
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