The National Cancer Institute (NCI) today revealed the results of a new study showing that daily aspirin use could significantly reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in women. The study, published today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, showed that daily aspirin use could cut ovarian cancer risks by as much as one-fifth.
Rumors had been circulating since December that the Taliban in Afghanistan had a captured a military dog from coalition forces. Now the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO group that supports anti-insurgent efforts in Afghanistan, confirms that the rumors are true and that the dog was originally part of a British military unit.
Last month, when the Disney Channel aired an episode of “Good Luck Charlie” featuring a same-sex couple, One Million Moms started a petition urging parents to email one of the show’s sponsors and ask them to pull their ads from the show. Now, the mother of the 5-year old actress who plays Charlie has come forward with Instagram comments aimed at the little girl, urging her to “kill herself”.
HTC isn’t doing so hot despite having one of the best reviewed smartphones of the year in 2013. While the company will try to turn it around in 2014 with a successor, it also may be working with Google on a new Nexus product.
Though some analysts have observed that the explosive growth in the tablet market seems to be slowing, that doesn’t mean the overall tablet market has hit its peak. A new report out today from NPD DisplaySearch is now predicting that tablets will come to dominate the mobile PC industry in just a few years.
LinkedIn just released its Q4 and full year 2013 earnings, and announced an agreement to acquire data insights provider Bright for $120 million – 73% stock and 27% cash.
“What LinkedIn does best is connect talent with opportunity at massive scale,” said Deep Nishar, SVP of Products and User Experience. “By leveraging Bright’s data-driven matching technology, machine-learning algorithms and domain expertise, we can accelerate our efforts and build out the Economic Graph.”
Just about everyone knows that actor Tom Sizemore has a long history of drug problems. And now we also know for sure that Sizemore is quite a storyteller. Somehow RadarOnline reportedly got their hands on a 1998 recording which has the Heat actor claiming to have set up his ex-girlfriend, model and actress Elizabeth Hurley, with former President Bill Clinton.
Back in September Ubisoft announced Child of Light, an upcoming side-scrolling JRPG from the developers of Far Cry 3. The game’s whimsical tone and ambitious art style surprised many who may have expected Ubisoft to grind away at yet another Far Cry sequel game after the success of Far Cry 3.
Only six months after finalizing his divorce, Cheyenne Jackson has revealed that he is engaged again. Talk about moving on fast. Who, may you ask, has swept this man off of his feet? None other than fellow actor Jason Landau.
Cheyenne went public with their relationship four months ago when he posted a photo of him and Landau kissing on his personal Instagram page. He captioned the photo: “H A P P Y. W/ @jasonrlandau.”
Since then, the couple’s relationship has continued to flourish, and their reps have confirmed that they are, in fact, engaged.
Klout just got a big redesign. Head over to Klout.com now, and you’ll see a page encouraging you to “Create and share great content.”
