OMAHA, Neb. — Creighton announced Monday it has lifted Greg McDermott’s suspension for making racially insensitive remarks to his players after a game last week. McDermott created a firestorm for…
Year: 2021
Mnemonic device used to improve short-term memory found to also improve longer term memory
A team of researchers from the Netherlands, Austria and Germany has found that a well-known mnemonic device used to improve short-term memory also improves longer-term memory. In their paper published…
Hertz set to ride out of bankruptcy with $4.2 billion from investment firms
Two investment firms will buy a majority stake in Hertz Global Holdings Inc for $4.2 billion under a restructuring plan expected to help it out of bankruptcy by early- to…
Low demand for iPhone 12 Mini prompts Apple to cut production by 20 percent
For the record, I kind of liked the compact, throwback design of the iPhone 12 Mini. Smartphones these days are becoming unwieldy, especially if you use a decently protective case.…
Carla Wallenda, member of ‘The Flying Wallendas’ high-wire act, dies at 85
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Carla Wallenda, a member of “The Flying Wallendas” high-wire act and the last surviving child of the famed troupe's founder, has died at the age of…
No. 1 Gonzaga rallies to beat BYU 88-78 in WCC title game
LAS VEGAS — Gonzaga was out of sorts for one of the few times this season, falling into its biggest halftime deficit in three years. Corey Kispert got the Bulldogs…
Learning hierarchical sequence representations across human cortex and hippocampus
Humans experience sensory input continuously as segmented units of words and events. The ability of the brain to discover regularities is known as statistical learning. This concept can be represented…
Germany’s BaFin examines EY as auditor after Wirecard scandal
Germany’s financial regulator BaFin is examining EY’s suitability as a financial auditor following the collapse of payment services firm Wirecard, Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing an economy ministry document.…
Jack Dorsey’s Square, Inc. is buying a majority stake in Jay-Z’s streaming service Tidal
Square, Inc., the financial services company founded by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, is acquiring a majority stake in Tidal, the high-fidelity audio and video streaming service led by Jay-Z. Square…
Michigan trooper charged with felony in arrest in which dog was set on man nearly 4 minutes
A Michigan State Police trooper has been charged in an incident in which he set his dog on a driver and kept the biting animal on the man for nearly…