New policy decision at Facebook prohibits promotion of cryptocurrency ads, in order to put an end to “misleading or deceptive promotional practices”. Facebook Inc has informed that the website will be putting a ban on ads that promotes cryptocurrencies’ “financial products and services” along with...

Some early signs for Alzheimer's disease might be a disorder in sleep and wake cycle, claims an American study.   For those people who have their memories intact but early, preclinical evidence of Alzheimer's is shown by their brain scans, cases of circadian rhythm disruption happen much...

Using ads to mine crypto-currencies “is a relatively new form of abuse” violating Google’s policy. Following the “insane” price surge of Bitcoin in recent times, people worldwide have become more aware of crypto-currencies. In fact, some websites have even looked into options of cashing in bitcoin...

The tobacco company Philip Morris International has not yet proved that its iQOS heating devices are less harmful than conventional cigarettes. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States said it has no evidence that the risk of various diseases is lower when using iQOS. The...

Renewable fuels and antibiotic drugs can be sourced in the future from a new type of cellulose in bacteria that has been recently discovered and identified by a group of scientists associated with the U.S. Stanford University.   One of the best studied bacteria -- E. coli, was the source of...

Facebook announced plans to help people in Europe to get trained in digital skills while reiterating its committed to its assurance of training one million people from the European Union block over the next two years. And for this purpose, the company will start three new centers in the region as...

The largest ever volcanic eruption under the sea was detected by scientists from the University of Tasmania with the use of submersible vehicles that successfully mapped the remote location of the eruption.   A satellite detected solidified volcanic rock, known as pumice raft, was detected...

The jump in the bitcoin rate and the growing popularity of crypto-currency led to a general craze for mining, which began to cause fears due to growing loads on the electricity grid. Some experts predict that at such rates of growth, by 2020, mining will consume the same amount of electricity as it...

Some personal computers and servers are exhibiting signs of slowdown after the use of software patches issued to offset threats against microchip security, said Microsoft Corp on Tuesday. The IT giant specifically pointed out to systems functional on older Intel Corp processors exhibiting a visible...