Shares of Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc (SNSS) plunged significantly after the company announced that its phase III trial, VALOR, failed to meet its primary endpoint. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (n=711) evaluated the efficacy of Qinprezo (vosaroxin) and cytarabine in patients suffering from first relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The trial failed to reach…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) just unveiled a new MSN web portal. The company also plans on making a huge announcement regarding Windows later on. The tech giant also unveiled new MSN apps for Windows and Windows Phone 8.1. On September 7th, Microsoft launched a preview of the new site which allowed users to test out…
Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) announced its Apple Watch alongside the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus last month, and many consumers and analysts were excited. It’s been pointed out time and again that the company won’t talk about the device’s battery life. Apple faces a serious challenge in getting decent battery life into the Apple Watch….
Latin America is widely believed to one of the markets that could most benefit from digital currency, as the region’s consumers and businesses have been afflicted by volatile government-backed currencies, capital controls and high remittance costs. Given these challenges, a small but passionate local bitcoin industry has emerged in Latin America, with the aim of…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) launched a new advertising type – local awareness ads, which will be available to U.S. advertisers in few weeks time while it will take few months to make the said feature available on a global scale. This is yet another way of money making and if it does not get the…
Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) launched a news and weather app for iOS users on Wednesday. This handy new app will offer personalized news and weather. It will pull local information from up 65,000 publications including 60 country editions. Users can also customize the app to show topics like fashion, Hollywood, and NASA. Up until today,…
