The myth of ugly design
By Andrew McDermott From Web Design Depot Have you heard the dangerous lie that’s going around? It goes like this: “Design isn’tthat important. I have an ugly site and it sells like crazy. It outperforms the ‘well designed’ site I…
Tropical Storm Lidia weakens after 4 dead in Mexico’s Baja
Associated Press From The Blade CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — A weakening Tropical Storm Lidia marched up Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday after flooding streets and homes in resort cities, stranding tourists and leaving at least four people dead….
China bans ICOs for being full of fraud and pyramid schemes
BY STAN SCHROEDER From Mashable The ICO — Initial Coin Offering — has recently become a very popular way to fund a startup, as it adheres to few rules requiring little to no regulative oversight. Companies such as Tezos and…
Girl casually finds ‘Excalibur’ at the bottom of the same lake it was hurled
BY GIANLUCA MEZZOFIORE From Mashable This is 7-year-old Matilda Jones, and she’s just casually found “Excalibur”, the legendary sword, in the same lake where it was thrown according to the King Arthur myth: Matilda was paddling in Dozmary Pool, in…
Security lapse exposed thousands of military contractor files
By Saqib Shah from engadget The personal info of Americans with Top Secret clearance were left in a public server. Thousands of files containing the private info of US military and intelligence personnel have been exposed online. The documents (which…
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The 10 most important things in the world right now
From Business Insider Australia 1. Texas and Louisiana begin long recovery from catastrophic flooding as the remnants of Hurricane Harvey move northeast. The worst of the storm was over by Thursday, but recovery efforts are expected to take months, if…
The CBA now has to December to file a court defence to the money laundering scandal
From Business Insider Australia The Commonwealth Bank has been given until December to file a defence against alleged breaches of money-laundering laws. The Federal Court today ordered the bank to file its defence by December 15 and for AUSTRAC, Australia’s…
‘Reprogrammed’ stem cells fight Parkinson’s
From Newsmax Scientists have successfully used “reprogrammed” stem cells to restore functioning brain cells in monkeys, raising hopes the technique could be used in future to help patients with Parkinson’s disease. Since Parkinson’s is caused by a lack of dopamine…
Primeo v HSBC: Cayman Court delivers Madoff judgment
By Sarah Twohig William Fry From Lexology Cayman Islands September 4 2017 On 23 August 2017, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands delivered a landmark judgment in Primeo Fund (in Official Liquidation) (Primeo) v Bank of Bermuda (Cayman Limited)…
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