Brooks’ Place, a barbeque joint in Houston, Texas, welcomes the gun carrying customers through a sign placed at its entrance. The smokehouse also offers a 10% discount for the handgun. Some business places have still continue to bar carrying guns in public, while some others remain hesitant in choosing a stunt.
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Yen retreats after higher guidance on Yuan
After rising over three percent recently, Japanese Yen eased after the strong guidance on Yuan by China's central bank. The Greenback against Japanese currency fell to its lowest level since August 2015. Several emerging economies' currencies were reeling under pressure.
Chinese Startups Showing Major Innovation and Potential at CES 2016
The Chinese startups showing off their products at CES this year demonstrated the large amount of innovations being created in the country. The companies debuted impressive smartphones, car-smartphone integrations, and giant helicopter-like drones.
Facebook Messenger: The Killer of the Phone Number
David Marcus, VP of Messaging Products has written a blog post outlining how their Messaging app will eventually end the need for phone numbers. The app has grown in its user base and Marcus sees only more growth in the future.
Pfizer and Other Drugmakers Still Raise Drug Price Despite Criticism
Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies still increase its drugs price in U.S. despite criticism. Mounting objection from politicans and lawmakers is unable to stop market power of companies in the multi-billion dollar phamaceutical industry.
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The ban on south Indian bull sport ‘Jallikattu’ has been lifted ahead of Assembly elections in Tamilnadu state. Jallikattu has been in practice in Tamilnadu for thousands of years and is being held during Sankranti festival season in January. Majority of Tamil people and politicians are thanking Narendra Modi-led NDA government for lifting the ban on Jallikattu, while animal welfare activists are opposing it.
South Korean automobile giant Hyundai is increasing production of SUV vehicles. The company is struggling with sluggish sales in Sedan segment. Hyundai will increase the supply of Santa Fe Sport vehicles in both the formats - small crossover and large crossover-to explore the growing the SUV segment in the US market.
Overproduction of last year's crops in the U.S. still affect the price in futures trading. Meanwhile farmers is predicted to still harvest a big yield of soybean and corn in 2016.
Apple has agreed to build a tool that will help users to transfer data from iOS to Android due to lots of pressure from mobile carriers. Although the company has not specified the date of release, the news means that Apple is ready to open up its ecosystem and will be in fair competition with other manufacturers.
Asian market hit a worst week starting the 2016 trading. Global market also slipped following the turbulence in China.
Volkswagen has come up with a new solution to solve the car emission problem and is planning to install a catalytic converter to the car involved. The catalytic converter will also include installation of a urea tank to help break down the Nitrogen Oxide.
Office of Management and Budget director, Shaun Donovan, tweeted Thursday that President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2017 budget request will be rolled out on February 9.
Tesla S has got a new update of beta version software 7.1 named 'Summon', featuring to work with a distance of 39 feet without having a driver inside. In line with the existing Federal law, the autopilot is only allowed in private lands. However, the only reported shortcoming regarding inability to park autonomously is believed to eradicate with further developments in the near future.
The recently concluded CSE 2016 has witnessed demo of a smart motor cycle helmet by BMW Motorrad that is capable of displaying certain information. The helmet will run with two replaceable batteries with a life time of five hours in operation. It is expected to hit the market within a few years and thus BMW approaches to the world of augmented reality.
