Apes can recognise bits of movies and anticipate them, according to Japanese researchers who filmed themselves wearing King Kong costumes and carrying out attacks on people to prove it. Fumihiro Kano and Satoshi Hirata recorded a pair of short movies. In the first, a character in an ape costume terrorises humans. In the second, a human uses a tool to attack someone in an ape costume. Here’s the first movie,
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U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday, pressured by concerns over the implications of the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave short-term interest rates unchanged.
SAN FRANCISCO/SYDNEY (Reuters) – A significant number of Apple Inc customers are reporting their mobile devices have crashed after attempting to upload the new iOS 9 operating system, the latest in a line of launch glitches for the tech giant. Twitter and other social media were awash with disgruntled customers reporting two distinct faults, with one appearing to be linked specifically to older models of Apple iPhones and iPads. “It
Excitement is growing ahead of Pope Francis’ visit. Yahoo Finance takes a look at the church’s finances and how Pope Francis is trying to bring them in line.
Shanshan Wu already owns three houses back home in China. But the 36-year-old has spent the last two months in Chicago shopping for a three-bedroom. She’s got cash to spend — up to $400,000. And she’s …
An index of future U.S. economic health edged up slightly in August after a flat reading in July. The outcome in both months signaled economic growth could be moderating. The Conference Board said Friday …
The fact that investors are impatient for a new storyline shouldn’t be reason enough for Janet Yellen to bump rates higher.
The U.S. has issued new regulations to ease travel and trade opportunities in Cuba for U.S. citizens. The Treasury and Commerce Departments say the rules go into effect Sept. 21, simplifying procedures …
JPMorgan Chase & Co’s (JPM.N) third-quarter markets revenue is running “about the same as everybody else,” Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said on Friday after two major competitors had said their revenues were down about 5 percent from a year earlier. Dimon, speaking at an investor conference, did not give a percentage change for JPMorgan. Dimon said that during three volatile weeks in August the investment bank’s trading volume was
