What are the long-term side effects of birth control?

Hormonal methods of birth control are considered safe for most people. But is there a limit to how long you can safely use birth control? Some people take the birth control pill for much of their adult lives without a break. Others use long-term hormonal contraception devices, such as intrauterine devices (IUDs), that can stay […]

Tinder founders sue parent companies Match and IAC for at least $2B

A group of Tinder founders and executives has filed a lawsuit against parent company Match Group and its controlling shareholder IAC. The plaintiffs in the suit include Tinder co-founders Sean Rad, Justin Mateen and Jonathan Badeen — Badeen still works at Tinder, as do plaintiffs James Kim (the company’s vice president of finance) and Rosette […]

Farsight Security COO Alexa Raad: ‘Be Your Own Champion’

Alexa Raad is chief operating officer of Farsight Security, based in San Mateo, California. Farsight Security is a provider of real-time actionable Internet threat intelligence solutions. In this exclusive interview, Raad discusses methods of curbing cybercrime by tracking bad actors through the trails they leave in the domain name system. She also offers some encouraging […]

Oracle Releases Second Half of Autonomous DB

A lot of people might have thought Oracle’s announcement of the autonomous database at last year’s OpenWorld and its subsequent release earlier this year were the whole story, but there’s a lot more, and Tuesday’s webcast featuring Larry Ellison was proof. Ellison must find his CTO role — since he handed the CEO reins to […]

Microsoft Gives Productivity Tools More AI Chops

Microsoft on Wednesday announced new artificial intelligence features and functionality for several of its flagship products and services, including Office 365, Cortana and Bing, at an event in San Francisco. Harry Shum, EVP of Microsoft Artificial Intelligence and Research, demonstrated some of the new capabilities Building on the progress the company has made in integrating […]

Ubuntu Budgie Whistles Up a Better Remix

If you have yet to try the developing Budgie desktop, the latest release of Ubuntu Budgie is a perfect opportunity to experience a classy and user-friendly computing platform. Budgie is one of the first home-grown Linux distros to release its latest version based on Ubuntu 18.04. The independent developer announced Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 last week, […]

Epilepsia

Grupo União Química lança revista educativa da Turma da Mônica sobre epilepsia A Genom, unidade de negócios de prescrição médica da União Química Farmacêutica, lança, em parceria com a Mauricio de Sousa Produções, uma revista especial da Turma da Mônica sobre epilepsia. Com o título “O Que Está Acontecendo”, a revista conta a história do […]

Crédito Pessoal

Serasa eCred amplia oferta de crédito pessoal por meio de parceria com BV   Em tempos de aperto financeiro, crise econômica e necessidade de quitar dívidas ou até mesmo juntar dinheiro para fazer uma compra ou para a viagem de férias, o brasileiro tem recorrido cada vez mais ao crédito pessoal para ganhar um fôlego. De […]

Meio Ambiente

Meio ambiente: o assunto do momento. Ainda bem! *Por Norman de Paula Arruda Filho Nos últimos meses, poucos assuntos foram tão discutidos no Brasil quanto as políticas nacionais referentes ao meio ambiente. Para deixar o tema ainda mais em evidência no país, a cidade de Salvador (BA) acaba de sediar a Semana Latino-Americana e Caribenha […]

Brasil Criativo

Prêmio Brasil Criativo prorroga inscrições até 1º de setembro As inscrições para a terceira edição do Prêmio Brasil Criativo foram prorrogadas até o dia 1 de setembro. Destinado a iniciativas de pessoas físicas e jurídicas de todo o país, o Prêmio busca projetos que promovam soluções inovadoras nas indústrias relacionadas à economia criativa. As inscrições […]