Obamacare premiums for the benchmark silver insurance plan will increase by an average of 7.5 percent next year. CNN Money writes that the Department of Health and Human Service reported Monday that the increase will be imposed in 37 states through the federal Obamacare exchange.
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Oracle will teach young people how to think, to build a high school
Oracle Corporation, through its CEO Safra Catz, unveiled the company's plans to build a high school on its Redwood Shores campus.
Google Photos' new enhancements include hiding photos of specific people
There are new enhancements in Google Photos, including better app performance, face matching features, and it can also allow users to hide photos of specific people.
Apple created virtual reality music video for U2
Apple and Irish band U2 collaborated on a 360-degree U2 music video produced by Vrse App, a platform for original VR content. The U2's "Song for Someone" music video is Apple's first experiment in mixing VR and music videos.
Slack launches private channels for temporary private group chats
Team messaging app Slack is launching new feature on group chat. The new feature makes a user in a group to be able to break into a private discussion with up to eight people, nine including the user.
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The 44th Tokyo Motor Show is open to the public from October 30 to November 8. This is where the car manufacturers, especially Japanese ones, reveal new car concepts and designs.
Paypal Holding Inc announced that its Working Capital Loans for small businesses has lent more than $1 billion to over 60,000 small businesses in the U.S., U.K., and Australia.
Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest automaker, is maintaining an investment plan to build a new seven-seater sports utility vehicle. It is starting next year at its only manufacturing plant in Tennessee, although beset by issues of cost cuts in the wake of the company's diesel-emission manipulation scandal.
Honda unveiled its third generation fuel cell vehicle, known as FCV, at the Tokyo Motor Show 2015 this week. The five-passenger sedan is the first hydrogen-powered model that Honda has offered to the public.
It seems like Japanese retailers are saying not to believe in official statistics on consumer spending as stores cut earnings forecasts and expects a lackluster consumer spending, which is an important factor in the growth of Japan during a time of declining exports and factory output.
It seems like technology came too late for Martin Brody from the movie Jaws. The government of New South Wales, Australia spent big on advanced technology that can detect sharks to keep beachgoers safe this summer.
A recent study from AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that hands-free technologies are not less distracting on the road for drivers.
IBM has just released news that the IT company is currently under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission on its accounting procedures in the US, Ireland, and Britain.
The US congress is in session to finalize a new budget deal before the current US House Speaker, John Boehner steps down for retirement starting this Friday, October 30th.
