Month: June 2018

When Blockbuster Video recently announced that it was closing one of its six remaining locations, in North Pole, Alaska, many individuals in the lower 48 states were scratching their heads. With only five stores left in the nation, most Americans had forgotten about Blockbuster. Saddled with slow internet speeds, Alaska was the final frontier for…

It’s hard to compare decades of presidential news content and media — especially since so much has changed with new media platforms. After steady increases in TV ratings for the first 18 months of
the Trump Administration, there are now more mixed results.

Winfrey is the subject of a year-long exhibition at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.

The Coca-Cola Company is on a mission to make the world a better place. Today, the brand kicks off a new effort designed to give a younger generation of leaders a chance to support and elevate their local communities. The mission behind the “Dear Future [Community] Challenge” is to encourage young people ages 18 through…

Samba TV’s plan, still in development, is to update its suite of apps and incorporate a “wallet” capable of storing digital tokens. Users could opt in and get tokens for using Samba TV’s services,
and could use the same protocol to transact with third parties and trade their data.

The Japan Tourism Agency on Monday defended its handling of a new law that has led to thousands of Airbnb cancellations, saying the U.S. company had ample warning that unlicensed hosts wouldn’t be permitted to operate starting June 15.

When you’ve got a pizza in the passenger seat, just about any disruption during your drive could spell disaster for your dinner. Domino’s previously addressed this issue by launching Carryout Insurance, which offers to replace your pizza if it’s damaged between their store and your mouth. But now the pizza chain is getting out in…

The speculative fever for electric-car metals is pushing to nearly four-year highs prices for nickel—a key ingredient in stainless steel.

Eyes turn to Singapore this week as President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prepare to meet for the first time. While previous communication between the two leaders was marked by hostility, the meeting came about following North Korea’s more recent promises to suspend missile tests and discuss denuclearization. Here are five […]