01-04-2016, 11:55 PM
Japanese manufacturing activity expanded in December at the same pace as the previous month as new orders grew at a faster rate in a sign the economy maintained momentum at the end of 2015, a revised survey showed on Monday.
Japan December final manufacturing PMI steady at 52.6, orders pick up - Yahoo Finance
The Caixin Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 48.2 in December, from 48.6 in November, contracting for a tenth month and coming in below a Reuters poll forecast for 49.0.
Caixin PMI falls to 48.2 in December, below expectations
"Virtual reality technology will unavoidably change the sex industry, but I feel that it will more likely replace pornography than prostitution," writes licensed prostitute Marly in a company blog post. "I think it will take more than a 'sex simulator' to put me out of business, mainly because I offer so much more than sex."
CES’s Favorite Brothel Wants You to Know Virtual Reality Porn Still Isn’t the Real Thing
Amazon added 3 million Prime members in the third week of December, the company announced Monday, signaling its $99 annual subscription for delivery discounts as well as video and music streaming continues to draw shoppers as spending shifts online. Amazon’s post-Christmas announcement highlighted demand from last-minute shoppers, including a Prime Now order delivered at 11:59 p.m. Christmas Eve in San Antonio. Amazon expanded its same-day delivery service -- Prime Now -- to big cities around the U.S. this year, and Christmas Eve was the program’s busiest day, Amazon said.
Amazon Investors Emboldened by 3 Million New Prime Members - Bloomberg Business
Forget all the hype about 4K at CES last year -- this year's trend is 8K. LG has revealed some of the first details about its 2016 TV lineup, and the highlight is its first production-grade 8K model, the UH9800. The Korean tech giant isn't saying much about what this 98-inch monster will offer or when it ships, but it's safe to say that this won't be an impulse purchase when Sharp's 8K screen costs about $130,000.