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Tropical cyclones have done the most monetary damage compared to other natural disasters in the U.S. since 1980, according to a study by NOAA. Over nearly 40 years, cyclones have caused about $920 billion in damage. While tropical cyclones, made up about …

In 2017, seven percent of all agricultural land in Europe was used for organic farming. Organic farming was particularly popular in Austria, where nearly one-quarter of the total farmland was used for organic production. In comparison, Iceland and Malta only used a mere 0.4 percent of …

The top ten Android apps in the world last month had a combined download figure of 338 million. According to Priori Data, at the top of the list was the ever popular WhatsApp with 72 million. In fact, apps developed by Facebook account for the lion’s share …

The problem – or privilege – of having a lot of foreign debt is one shared mainly among industrialized nations. Topping the ranking of the countries that borrowed most from others is the United States, which is 17.91 trillion U.S. dollars …

Machine learning is becoming a transformative force in many industries. According to the New York Times, machine learning refers to “systems that learn from data sets to perform and improve upon a specific task.” Machine learning has become integral to the …

At the beginning of the 21st century, nearly 2 decades ago, country wide gaps in internet access were common and expansive in Europe. According to data from Eurostat, in 2002, only 20 percent of people in Spain had used the internet within …

For a video gaming platform to be successful, it is absolutely crucial to be backed by the developing community. After all, what good is the best hardware if the best games are made for other platforms? A survey conducted by UBM, the …

The 800,000 federal workers who have been furloughed and working without pay will be missing their second paycheck today. Sentier Research estimated that roughly 6 billion will be owed to workers in back pay once the shut down is over. Federal workers …

According to a recent UEFA report, PSG fans have to pay the most to watch their team play. The average ticket price for the French giants was €86.90 in 2017. As our chart shows, despite not being on the top spot, …

Artificial intelligence is transforming business practices and the labor market across all industries, upending how leaders look at structural issues within their companies. While A.I. is often associated with the tech and finance sector, media has and will continue to incorporate artificial …