The owners of the popular app GrubHub said on Friday that the company will be filing for initial public offering, also known as a stock option launch, to the tune of $100 million, according to the Chicago Tribune. At the same time, the co-founder and CEO of GrubHub, Mike Evans, said that he would leave the company by June 30 in order to pursue other opportunities. GrubHub is a mobile app that allows patrons to order food from various restaurants in over 600 cities in … [Read more...]
Recently, the Japan Times reported that the National Center for Neurology and Psychiatry has developed a drug that the Center claims will be able to cure multiple sclerosis. The Center will start clinical trials in March, which will involve three-month-long tests on nine individual volunteers. These experimental trials will hopefully bring relief to the 2 million individuals around the world who suffer from this degenerative disease. In Japan, it is estimated that 15,000 people … [Read more...]
Wild bumblebees all over the world are in danger of being infected with illnesses passed from commercial honey bees, according to a study published Wednesday in Nature. Bumblebees provide much of the world’s pollination, which results in both food and flowers worldwide. Bumblebees are not trucked from farm to farm like their domesticated cousins, the honey bees. According to one of the study authors Mark Brown, of the University of London, the study found that parasites … [Read more...]
Are you a Pretty Little Liars addict? The wildly popular series from ABC Family, adapted from the series of teen novels written by Sara Shepard, is the subject of many devoted fansites and articles, all speculating the goings-on in the fictional, small town of Rosewood, PA. Of course, with all of the clues pointing in different directions and a would-be murderer on the loose, it’s almost impossible not to get wrapped up in the drama of it all. Add to that the cutting-edge fashion, indie … [Read more...]
The critically-acclaimed Netflix series House of Cards has just received the green light to begin producing a third season. According to the New York Times, the third season of House of Cards will contain 13 episodes, as confirmed in a deal with Netflix. Ted Sarandos, the chief content officer at Netflix, told the Hollywood Reporter that he felt the storyline of the show could continue. “I think if you look at the original House of Cards, there was a natural third season, and we could go … [Read more...]
On February 4, Bill Nye, of the popular 90s children’s television show “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” will be debating evolution and creationism at the Creation Museum in Kentucky. His opponent will be noted creationist Ken Ham. Bill Nye rose to fame as the star of the popular television program “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” where he performed lessons and experiments that illustrated basic science concepts for young children. Since the last episode was produced in 1998, Nye has gone on to host … [Read more...]
Last Thursday, oil and gas mega-corporation Royal Dutch Shell posted its ‘clean’ profits for the last quarter of 2013, totaling $2.9 billion, according to a report from the BBC. These numbers reflect the profits that account for oil price movements, and come two weeks after the company released its first price warning in ten years, according to the Financial Times. In addition, full year earnings fell from $25.3 billion to $19.5 billion. This past quarter was a significant blow for the … [Read more...]
Are you missing the smash hit series Breaking Bad? Well then you had better call Saul! The shows creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould have set out to create a spin-off series called Better Call Saul, centered around the life of lawyer Saul Goodman before he became the lawyer for Breaking Bad’s main character Walter White. Goodman, portrayed by Bob Odenkirk, is a local lawyer in Albuquerque, where Breaking Bad takes place. He specializes in criminal defense and mainly handles … [Read more...]
It has taken two years to complete, but the African nation of Tunisia has a new constitution, and citizens hope that it will bring about major change in the country. In particular, Tunisia’s new constitution could bring about changes for women as the Islamist party known as Ennahda placed the African nation’s government under the control of a newly-formed caretaker government. On Jan. 28, Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh handed over control to Mehdi Jomaa, a former minister for industry and the … [Read more...]
On January 23, a cease fire deal for South Sudan was signed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by South Sudanese government officials and rebel leaders. The cease fire is meant to end a month-long conflict, which according to the United Nations has claimed over 1,000 casualties and has driven over 494,000 people from their homes since December. The UN World Food Program has also said that 3,700 tons of food, meant to feed 220,000 for a month, has gone missing from its warehouses during the fighting. In … [Read more...]
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