It will still use the Google name for its popular Internet search engine, mapping service and related products
Read More Detroit jobs few, far from residents
Duggan administration looks to increase employment closer to where people live
Read More Soo lock repair to take twice as long as expected
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says needed repairs are delaying ships on the Great Lakes
Read More Poop Transplants And Microbiome Makeovers: How We’ll Engineer Our Bacteria To Feel Better
Don’t get squeamish. You’re going to take a poop pill one day soon, and it’s going to change your life.
Irritable bowel syndrome is one of those amorphous diseases of our modern times. Its potential causes involve the double whammy of diet and stress, and it’s hard to diagnose except by its symptoms, which can include bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea or constipation. More than 1 in 10 people in the U.S. suffer from it.
Use This App To See Colors Through The Eyes Of Other Animals
Ever wonder what ultraviolet LizardVision™ is like?
The way different species view colors varies wildly across the animal kingdom. Human eyes, for example, are sensitive to the colors red, green, and blue, a step up from most of our fellow mammals who are only sensitive to blue and yellow. Meanwhile, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects live in a brightly hued world of ultraviolet color invisible to the human eye.
Baidu’s New App Can Give You A Diagnosis When You Are Sick
The Chinese search giant’s latest project, AskADoctor, is a hypochondriac’s best friend.
Baidu, the Chinese search engine behemoth, has released an app for personal health care that works roughly like a cross between Siri and WebMD.
Google Creates Alphabet, A New Umbrella Company For A “Slimmed-Down Google”
Sundar Pichai, now Google CEO, will focus on the core business while Google X and other far-flung efforts get split off
In what is surely one of the most startling corporate blog posts ever published, Google CEO Larry Page has announced that the company is creating a new holding company, Alphabet, Inc. It will replace Google as the publicly-traded overarching entity. Google, Inc. will be part of it, and will be run by Sundar Pichai, formerly Google’s product chief.
Good customer service is indeed getting harder to find
Have companies ditched their obligation to provide solid customer service?
Sure seems that way sometimes.
Let me give you three examples of poor service I’ve received in just the past couple of months:
Read More Sure seems that way sometimes.
Let me give you three examples of poor service I’ve received in just the past couple of months:
Kroger recalls seasonings for risk of salmonella
Kroger has recalled four types of seasoning after a sample from a South Carolina store tested positive for salmonella.
Kroger Ground Cinnamon, Kroger Garlic Powder, Kroger Coarse Ground Black Pepper and Kroger Bac’n Buds were produced on the same equipment as the product found with the contamination, according to a news release. The company has recalled all of the seasonings as a precaution.
Read More Kroger Ground Cinnamon, Kroger Garlic Powder, Kroger Coarse Ground Black Pepper and Kroger Bac’n Buds were produced on the same equipment as the product found with the contamination, according to a news release. The company has recalled all of the seasonings as a precaution.
Lynnhaven Mall goes through major makeover
VIRGINIA BEACH
Have you been to Lynnhaven Mall lately?
You’ll hardly recognize it.
Gone are the clunky escalators; gone, too, is the second floor with its food court. Center court, once a kiosk-cluttered maze, is now an airy, bright lounge with cushioned seats and sofas.
Maria Lamb went to the mall with her 5- and 7-year-old daughters on a mission one July morning.
Read More Have you been to Lynnhaven Mall lately?
You’ll hardly recognize it.
Gone are the clunky escalators; gone, too, is the second floor with its food court. Center court, once a kiosk-cluttered maze, is now an airy, bright lounge with cushioned seats and sofas.
Maria Lamb went to the mall with her 5- and 7-year-old daughters on a mission one July morning.
