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SAP announces SAP.iO Fund and global foundries to support blockchain, big data startups

Mar 24, 2017 04:51 am UTC| Digital Currency Technology

SAP SE, market leader in enterprise application software, has announced the SAP.iO Fund to make early-stage investments in software startups in order to expand the SAP ecosystem. The fund is seeded with an initial...

LastPass Heads Off Critical Security Vulnerability, $110M Would Have Been Wasted

Mar 23, 2017 06:46 am UTC| Technology

LastPass is one of the most crucial internet services in the market right now because it serves a critical purpose: saving passwords that no one can be bothered to remember. Due to the nature of its services, LastPass...

US Senate To Rob Americans Of Privacy Rights Permanently, Grants ISPs A Crack At $83B Market

Mar 23, 2017 06:00 am UTC| Technology

The Senate, Congress, and US leaders, in general, are supposed to protect American citizens from having their rights abused. However, an upcoming vote is expected to see Senators move for the removal of legislations that...

Super Mario Run Finally Comes To Android, Still Costs $10 To Finish

Mar 23, 2017 05:12 am UTC| Technology

People have been waiting for Super Mario Run to become available on Android devices for months now following its release on iOS devices. While its launch was marred by controversy surrounding the miscommunication...

Mass Effect: Andromeda’s Massive Emphasis On Sex, Relationship Guides Now Available

Mar 23, 2017 04:39 am UTC| Technology

The Mass Effect franchise is known for its beautiful story, heart-warming relationships, and memorable moments with friends and crew members. Oh, and its also famous for enabling players to have intimate relations with...

Google Maps Latest Feature Could Prolong Suffering Of Abused Spouses

Mar 23, 2017 04:38 am UTC| Technology

As if people didnt have enough ways to track each other, what with Facebook updates, messenger, texts, calls, and so on, Google Maps is also throwing its own service in the mix. In an upcoming update, users of Google Maps...

Uber Conducts Press Call, Reports Growth Amidst Plans to Change Company Culture; Board Member Arianna Huffington Leads All-Female Cast In Defending CEO Travis Kalanick

Mar 23, 2017 02:15 am UTC| Technology

On Tuesday, Uber held a special press call led by board member Arianna Huffington along with the companys highest-ranking female staff: North American operations lead Rachel Holt, Chief HR officer Liane Hornsey and company...

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Economy

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...

Oil Prices Rise as U.S.-Iran Tensions Fuel Supply Concerns Despite Pipeline Recovery

Oil prices extended their upward momentum on Monday, building on gains of more than 2% from the previous session, as escalating geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran continued to unsettle energy markets....

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...