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Apple Brings More Technology In-House, Imagination Technologies Shares Drop 70%

Apr 04, 2017 08:18 am UTC| Technology

Imagination Technologies used to be the provider of graphics technology used in the products of Apple Inc., but this is not going to be the case for long. In a bid to consolidate its business, the iPhone maker just dropped...

Trump Signs Anti-Privacy Bill To No One’s Surprise, Users Pollute Data In Response

Apr 04, 2017 06:28 am UTC| Technology

In what was an expected eventuality, President Trump recently signed the bill that would abolish the Privacy Protection act that the previous administrations Federal Communication Commission implemented. Furious at the...

Verizon Places Yahoo And AOL Under New “Oath” Company To Mocking Tune

Apr 04, 2017 06:28 am UTC| Technology

With Yahoo under new management, it was only a matter of time before some big changes would be made. One of the bigger changes that people are about to see is the new company that will manage both Yahoo and AOL, which...

Facebook And Mozilla Invest In $14M War Against Fake News

Apr 04, 2017 06:27 am UTC| Technology

Fake news is the vile propaganda empire that pretty much anyone with an ounce of morality is against at this point, but it is still prolific. There are so many publishers, websites, and YouTube channels that spread...

Tesla Stock Rises After Record Car Deliveries; Analyst Says Company Is “Underselling” Self-Driving Capabilities Of Its Upcoming Model 3

Apr 04, 2017 00:34 am UTC| Technology

Over the weekend Tesla revealed that it has released more than expected number of its Model car variant deliveries for the first quarter of 2017. BGR reports that during the first three months of this year, Tesla made...

Nintendo Switch Users Claim Consoles Are “Bending” After Major Use

Apr 04, 2017 00:33 am UTC| Technology

Heavy users of the new Nintendo Switch gaming console are now complaining that their gadgets are warping. BGR said there have been many complaints written on Reddit, blaming the warping over the consoles known...

Car firms are still pushing hands-free phone tech – despite how dangerous it is

Apr 03, 2017 13:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Get caught using your smartphone while driving in the UK and youll be in serious trouble. Authorities recently doubled the penalties for using a handset behind the wheel to six points on your licence and a 200 fine. Yet...

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Economy

China Yuan Hits 32-Month High as Central Bank Manages Appreciation Pace

Chinas yuan strengthened to a fresh 32-month high against the U.S. dollar on Monday, supported by a combination of central bank guidance, a weaker dollar, and seasonal corporate demand ahead of the Lunar New Year. The...

UK Job Vacancies Fall Again as Labour Market Shows Signs of Cooling

Vacancies for jobs in Britain continued to decline in December, reinforcing growing evidence that the UK labour market is cooling after several years of tight conditions. According to the latest survey from online jobs...

Japan Yen Intervention Faces Limits Without Fiscal Reform, Says Noda

Any Japanese government intervention to support the yen is unlikely to have a lasting impact unless it is backed by strong fiscal discipline and credible monetary policy, according to former Finance Minister Yoshihiko...

Rising Yen Pressures Dollar as Markets Brace for Possible Intervention and Fed Signals

The U.S. dollar weakened broadly in early Monday trading as a sharp rise in the Japanese yen heightened market anxiety over potential currency intervention and key upcoming decisions from the Federal Reserve. Investors...

U.S. Stock Futures Slip Ahead of Fed Meeting and Major Tech Earnings

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Sunday evening as investors prepared for a pivotal week marked by a Federal Reserve policy decision and a heavy slate of corporate earnings. The cautious tone followed a volatile...

Politics

Australia Day Protests Highlight Deep Divisions Over Indigenous Rights and Immigration

Thousands of Australians marked Australia Day on Monday by attending large-scale Invasion Day rallies across major cities, showing support for Indigenous Australians and calling for unity amid growing political and social...

U.S. Security Guarantees for Ukraine Ready as Kyiv Awaits Signing Amid Ongoing Peace Talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has announced that a key U.S. document outlining security guarantees for Ukraine is fully prepared, with Kyiv now waiting for confirmation on when and where it will be signed....

Trump’s Centralized Foreign Policy Sparks Greenland Controversy and Ally Concerns

A recent Reuters report reveals how President Donald Trumps highly centralized foreign policy approach triggered diplomatic shockwaves over Greenland, alarming U.S. allies and even senior officials within his own...

More Than 100 Venezuelan Political Prisoners Released Amid Ongoing Human Rights Scrutiny

At least 104 people identified as political prisoners by a prominent Venezuelan human rights organization were released from detention on Sunday, marking a significant development in Venezuelas ongoing political prisoner...

U.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions on Haiti Transitional Council Over Gang Allegations

The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on members of Haitis Transitional Presidential Council, citing alleged links to gangs and criminal organizations, according to a statement released by the U.S. State...

Science

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Technology

Samsung Set to Begin HBM4 Production for Nvidia and AMD

Samsung Electronics is preparing to begin mass production of its next-generation high-bandwidth memory chips, known as HBM4, as early as next month, according to a source familiar with the matter cited by Reuters. The...

U.S. Lawmakers Demand Scrutiny of TikTok-ByteDance Deal Amid National Security Concerns

U.S. lawmakers are calling for closer congressional scrutiny of a new deal involving TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance, raising fresh concerns about national security, data privacy, and potential Chinese...

Ericsson Plans SEK 25 Billion Shareholder Returns as Margins Improve Despite Flat Network Market

Swedens telecom equipment giant Ericsson announced plans to significantly boost shareholder returns after reporting a sharp rise in net cash and continued margin improvements, even as the global mobile network market...

Microsoft Restores Microsoft 365 Services After Widespread Outage

Microsoft confirmed on Friday that it has fully restored access to its Microsoft 365 productivity suite following a widespread service outage that disrupted users across multiple regions, particularly in North America. The...

Tesla Plans FSD Subscription Price Hikes as Autonomous Capabilities Advance

Teslas Full Self-Driving (FSD) software is set to become more expensive over time as its technology improves, according to CEO Elon Musk. The announcement comes as Tesla Inc. continues its transition away from a one-time...