Jamelle Agbuis

The social networking company shares soared in after-hours trading yesterday. Its mobile advertising sales advanced it to a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit from virtually nothing a year ago to 41 percent of its total ad revenue of $1.6 billion in the second quarter.

The Centre for Environmental Health has said that PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE:PEP) has not removed a high levels of a carcinogen from its formula, despite the company's assurances that it has removed the formula.

In case you missed it, the mainstream media is currently engaged in a gratuitous misinformation orgy following the release of a new observational study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, which absurdly claims that omega-3 fatty acids, and fish oil in particular, are a cause of prostate cancer.

America is no longer the world's fattest nation - Mexico is - but that isn't saying much, considering obesity rates in the U.S. are only a few percentage points lower.

The past decade has seen a continual rise in the number of new cardiovascular disease diagnosis, overtaking cancer as the primary cause of mortality in the US each year.

The everyday charts don't show it. Yes, the price of gold has fallen - that's in the charts. But physical gold is still scarce. That is, it's getting more difficult and more expensive to borrow gold. There's not enough physical gold to meet the needs, and the rent is rising, so to speak.

Australia is set to become the world's largest liquefied natural gas exporter. We have a remarkable network of pipeline infrastructure running up and down our east and west coast with tens of thousands of kilometres of pipes delivering enormous daily gas flows from five basins to different demand centres.

In order to settle all patent disputes, Samsung and Apple are again on the same table. Apple has asked Samsung to pay $30-$40 for every smartphone sale and even pushed Samsung to sign "anti-cloning:" agreement which would prevent them from copying any of Apple's products in the future.

Since the release of iPhone 5, rumours about its follower have filled the internet, analyzing how the next gen Apple smartphone could evolve.

The Fed's preferred measures of inflation are so low they're in the Fed's panic zone. It seems like right now, from their standpoint, the playbook isn't working. What gives?

New technique can rapidly turn genes on and off, helping scientists better understand their function.

The airport in Paris must be the most efficient in the world. Our cab drove up at exactly 6 am. By 6:04, we were having a cup of coffee, waiting to board the plane. In just four minutes, we'd gotten our ticket, been inspected by security and made it to the gate.

According to a report released on Thursday by the US Department of Energy, rising temperatures can reduce production at power plants. Power plants may reduce their power generation or shut-down temporarily.

A South Australian driver has been remanded in custody after being caught driving a car without a steering wheel.

As the so-called "season" of colds and flus makes this year's debut, yet another reason emerges to avoid antibiotics - or at least be more cautious and discriminating about when and how to use them.

In recent months, the price of gold has tumbled. Along the way, lower gold prices have undermined the share price of many mining plays. The yellow metal is selling for its approximate cost of production at many of the world's largest mines.

Up, up and away! Markets are off to a flier this Monday morning. The Japanese public has endorsed the idea of money printing. And the Chinese money printers have endorsed the idea of cheaper money. Naturally, Australian stocks are reveling in the idea that wallets may loosen in Asia and that bank lending for more make-work projects could increase.

It's with the words of Winston Churchill in mind that we need to confront an issue that will exist as long as we continue to drive forward as a connected, technologically advanced world. The issue we face lurks in the shadows and underground movements.

American retailers including Wal-Mart and Gap launched a five-year plan to make safety improvements to Bangladesh clothing factories.

With the Google's latest Android version 4.2 Jelly Bean brought a major upgrade in the way an android device captures images. The new new feature called Photo Spheres.

Moto X Benchmark Sheet has been leaked via Antutu benchmarks leading up to the official August 1st launch at Moto X event. As according to sheet it will be a strong mid-ranged device, codenamed as "ghost".

Migraines are not just headaches. They are more severe, even incapacitating, and last longer than average tension headaches, sometimes for days. They can also be accompanied by extreme nausea and overall body stiffness or reduced motor control.

After Nexus 4 edition of Android 4.3 Build Leaked couple of days, today its build for Galaxy S4 Play Edition also leaked via XDA. According to forum poster Jahon, it was build on July the 11th, and now it's been re-packaged into a ROM which can be flashed via custom recovery.

In the recent days, Sony announced their most powerful, rather the Most Powerful Android Phone yet. The Sony Xperia Z Ultra has the deadliest of specifications, beating up every phone in the market. So the Sony Xperia Z Ultra is available for pre-order for just $913. Well, that's a huge amount a money to spend in a phone, but you see the phone is huge too.

Australia's housing market is showing signs of recovery, backed by lower interest rates and improving affordability. The house price index for 8 capital cities rose by 2.6% (0.1% in real terms) during the year to Q1 2013, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). It was the second consecutive quarter with a nominal y-o-y increase, after a series of price drops since Q2 2011.

Tiger Woods is backing himself to end his major drought in the near future after missing out at The Open at Muirfield.

Even the dreamiest of trips can go off the rails when you fall into one of these all-too-common travel traps. We've been there—and we've brought back advice on foolproof booking, smart sightseeing, and making the most of every minute.

Another piece in the complex puzzle of what causes autism and other related behavioral disorders appears to have been identified by a new study published in the open-access journal PLoS One.

Placebos that involve deception: an ethical conundrum