8:56 PM
Hookworms and other intestinal parasites infect more than 1 billion people in poor countries, sucking the vitality from the body and leaving hundreds of millions of children physically and mentally handicapped. Researchers found a naturally produced bacteria that could be a safe, inexpensive treatment that can change the lives of over a billion people:
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20130724-natural-pest-control-protein-for-fighting-hookworm-billion-to-benefit
NBC is in a tough situation with the upcoming Olympics in Russia after Russia passed a new law that is so broad that any Olympic athlete, trainer, reporter, family member or fan who is suspected of being gay can go to jail. Members of the LGBT community have called for a boycott and there will be protests during the Olympics:
http://variety.com/2013/tv/news/russia-7-1200567694/
The Nexus 7 LTE tablet is basically the first truly unlocked LTE devices--it works on Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T right out of the box:
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/25/how-awesome-is-it-that-the-new-nexus-7-lte-works-on-verizon-t-mobile-and-att/
The Cromecast sold out so quickly that Google ended the 3 free month Netflix promotion after just 1 day!
http://www.androidcentral.com/chromecast-three-month-netflix-promotion-ended-day-1
Google offered to donate $600k to install free WiFi hotspots throughout San Francisco, but the city is worried about the $50k/year that it would cost to maintain the network after Google pays for the first 2 years of maintenance:
http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/google-ponies-600000-free-wi-fi-san-francisco/2013-07-24
Facebook far surpassed expectations with their 2Q results, thanks to the strength of their mobile ads--Facebook had expected 30% of their revenue from mobile ads but they reached 41%. Nearly 500 mil people use Facebook on their phones every day and they will soon earn more from mobile devices than they do via computers:
http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/facebook-posts-blowout-quarter-mobile-gains-leading-way/2013-07-25
Dolphin was in captivity for 4 years in Korea and somehow escaped and found her family in the open ocean!
http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/07/11/sampal-dolphin-escapes-captivity-reunites-pod-ten-years-later
Community rallied around this father who is dying of pancreatic cancer and through the perfect wedding for his 25-year-old daughter so that he could walk his daughter down the aisle...even though there wasn't a groom and she wasn't really getting married. But his daughter desperately wanted to have the father-daughter dance after the wedding:
http://www.wect.com/story/22913077/father-daughter-dance-for-dying-dad
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20130724-natural-pest-control-protein-for-fighting-hookworm-billion-to-benefit
NBC is in a tough situation with the upcoming Olympics in Russia after Russia passed a new law that is so broad that any Olympic athlete, trainer, reporter, family member or fan who is suspected of being gay can go to jail. Members of the LGBT community have called for a boycott and there will be protests during the Olympics:
http://variety.com/2013/tv/news/russia-7-1200567694/
The Nexus 7 LTE tablet is basically the first truly unlocked LTE devices--it works on Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T right out of the box:
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/25/how-awesome-is-it-that-the-new-nexus-7-lte-works-on-verizon-t-mobile-and-att/
The Cromecast sold out so quickly that Google ended the 3 free month Netflix promotion after just 1 day!
http://www.androidcentral.com/chromecast-three-month-netflix-promotion-ended-day-1
Google offered to donate $600k to install free WiFi hotspots throughout San Francisco, but the city is worried about the $50k/year that it would cost to maintain the network after Google pays for the first 2 years of maintenance:
http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/google-ponies-600000-free-wi-fi-san-francisco/2013-07-24
Facebook far surpassed expectations with their 2Q results, thanks to the strength of their mobile ads--Facebook had expected 30% of their revenue from mobile ads but they reached 41%. Nearly 500 mil people use Facebook on their phones every day and they will soon earn more from mobile devices than they do via computers:
http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/facebook-posts-blowout-quarter-mobile-gains-leading-way/2013-07-25
Dolphin was in captivity for 4 years in Korea and somehow escaped and found her family in the open ocean!
http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/07/11/sampal-dolphin-escapes-captivity-reunites-pod-ten-years-later
Community rallied around this father who is dying of pancreatic cancer and through the perfect wedding for his 25-year-old daughter so that he could walk his daughter down the aisle...even though there wasn't a groom and she wasn't really getting married. But his daughter desperately wanted to have the father-daughter dance after the wedding:
http://www.wect.com/story/22913077/father-daughter-dance-for-dying-dad