Daily Archives: 01/07/2019


One More Sign K-Pop Is Here to Stay, a Contract With Mattel

The trappings of success continue to arrive for K-pop sensation BTS, the latest a contract with the toy company Mattel which secured rights to produce dolls of the boy band. And Mattel is not beyond riding those K-pop coattails. Shares …


Tesla Breaks Ground on Shanghai Factory

Tesla broke ground Monday on a new factory for its electric cars in China, the first of its factories to be located outside the United States. Chief Executive Elon Musk appeared at a ceremony alongside local officials on the outskirts …


Researchers Offer Alternative to Knee Replacement

Here’s a simple statistic: by 2030, the number of knee replacement surgeries in the U.S. alone is expected to rise over 600 percent. But researchers at Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center are now offering an alternative that can relieve …


Mobile DNA Analysis Device Helps Farmers Fight Crop Diseases

A leap in technology has allowed scientists to take their DNA labs out into the fields, so farmers can identify diseases quickly and tackle the problem before their crops die, or the virus spreads to neighboring farms. Faith Lapidus reports. …


US Gadget Love Forecast to Grow Despite Trust Issues

The trade group behind the Consumer Electronics Show set to start the Tuesday forecast that US gadget love will grow despite trust and privacy issues hammering the tech world. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) predicted that US retail revenue in …


‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Wins Top Nod At Golden Globes

Golden Globes co-host Sandra Oh said she was afraid to take the job of co-hosting this year’s show with Andy Samberg, but she took it anyway.  “I said yes to the fear of being on this stage tonight because I …