By Yashaswini Swamynathan The S&P 500 and the Dow edged lower on Friday as financial stocks fell, but losses on the Nasdaq were kept in check by a rise in technology shares. With the first-quarter earnings season coming to an end, investors are looking to the Federal Reserve, Trump administration and economic data for fresh trading catalysts. A risk-off sentiment has dominated trading this week after President […]
When developer Spike Chunsoft revealed plans to resurrect the long-running Fire Pro Wrestling series with the upcoming Fire Pro Wrestling World, a small but ridiculously passionate slice of the gaming community collectively lost its mind. I was a part of the madness. The last true Fire Pro title—ignoring the Japan-exclusive social game and the awful, avatar-focused Xbox Live Arcade title—was the PlayStation 2’s Fire Pro Wrestling Returns […]
The completion date for the world’s tallest tower has been pushed back to 2019, a Saudi Arabian billionaire said Thursday, almost six years after launching the record-breaking project. Jeddah Tower is to rise more than a kilometre (almost 3,300 feet), placing it above Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. “The project was delayed… but it’ll open (in) 2019,” Prince Alwaleed bin Talal told AFP during a visit to the site […]
This image shows the stage of the Microsoft Build developers conference in Seattle, Washington on May 11, 2017, where the tech giant unveiled new hardware for “mixed reality” computing Microsoft on Thursday debuted hardware for reaching into virtual worlds powered by its technology as it looked to “mixed reality” as the next big computing platform. An update coming to Windows 10 operating system later this year will […]
Lexar’s microSD reader for Lightning devices Lexar Tired of paying Apple big bucks for extra storage when Android users get to enjoy an SD card slot? Here how you can add a microSD card slot to your iPhone or iPad. And best of all, it is only going to cost you $35. Must read: iOS 10: Pro tips and tricks All you need is Lexar’s tiny microSD […]
Vice President Leni Robredo’s trust rating remains to be ‘good’ based on SWS’ classification Patty Pasion Published 12:54 PM, May 11, 2017 Updated 1:03 PM, May 11, 2017 DECLINE. Trust ratings for Vice President Leni Robredo slid down by 15 points based on the lates survey by the Social Weather Stations. Photo by Ben Nabong/Rappler MANILA, Philippines – The trust rating for Vice President Leni Robredo remains […]
Microsoft, whose campus is shown in this 2014 picture, has told developers at its annual Build conference it wants to bring artificial intellience into the mainstream Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled new tools intended to democratize artificial intelligence by enabling machine smarts to be built into software from smartphone games to factory floors. The US technology titan opened its annual Build Conference by highlighting programs with artificial intelligence […]
Good morning. Here’s our morning roundup of all the media news you need to know. Want to get this briefing in your inbox every morning? Subscribe here. Sean Hannity, the eight-figure archetype of selective moral outrage, last night charged the press with going “completely insane” over the James Comey firing. Hannity accused it of “selective moral outrage,” proving it takes one to know one amid wall-to-wall Comey […]
Doomed children gasp their last breaths in the back of a truck filled with lifeless bodies that could have been their playmates hours ago. Volunteers sprint back and forth in an attempt to salvage the remaining lives. And a camera witnesses it all, capturing video that the public won’t see for more than a month. That was the scene shown Tuesday, when CNN showed horrific footage of […]
M/V Amazing Grace can ‘complement government forces in providing immediate relief assistance during emergency and crisis situations,’ says President Rodrigo Duterte By Voltaire Tupaz MANILA, Philippines – A day after it was named M/V Amazing Grace by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), the country’s biggest humanitarian and disaster response ship was commissioned by President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila. “With the launching of this ship, we join the […]
On a cold, rainy day at the end of April, more than 30 people gathered at a co-working space in Charlotte, North Carolina for a public conversation about the future of news in the state. Five days later, more than 50 people got together for a similar conversation at a jazz club in downtown Durham. At both events, attendees — which included local journalists and community activists […]
Apple on Tuesday invited members of the press to attend the opening keynote for its annual World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) on June 5. The keynote is scheduled to start at 1 pm ET/10 am PT at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA. Apple in the Enterprise: A Strategic Guide Once a pariah in the enterprise, Apple has quietly emerged as a darling of executives […]
US stocks hit fresh intraday highs on Wednesday, with Apple’s market value breaking through $800bn for the first time, as an earnings trade replaces the so-called Trump trade. The best US earnings season in five years has powered Wall Street to new heights even as the pro-business tax, regulation and infrastructure policies of Donald Trump are taking longer to translate into action than investors had hoped. The […]
Image: Shutterstock / Dan74 By Karissa Bell2017-05-09 00:14:26 UTC Last week, Intel revealed that a serious security flaw in some of its chips left potentially thousands of devices vulnerable to attackers. Then, security researchers revealed the problem was way worse than anyone initially thought as the vulnerability could allow attackers to remotely “hijack” affected machines. It’s still not clear just how many devices are impacted as Intel […]
Tyson Food, the largest producer of poultry in the US, lagged behind the S&P 500 on Monday after it disclosed that the office of Florida’s attorney-general is investigating potential anti-competitive behaviour in the chicken market. Tyson’s stock price fell 5.7 per cent to $59.70 on Monday morning — its lowest level since December 2016. Guidance for revenue derived from chickens was reduced, hitting Tyson’s stock price, said […]
Warren Buffett said on Monday United Airlines made a “terrible mistake” in handling the fallout of a recent incident when a man was forcibly dragged off a United flight, which drew widespread outrage and sparked Congressional hearings. But the billionaire, whose Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) is the largest investor in the carrier’s parent United Continental Holdings Inc (UAL.N), acknowledged on CNBC television that flying has become less […]
Motorola is reportedly developing a new tablet, its first in over five years. That’s according to Android Police, which was able to obtain a photo of the tablet’s screen in question. The report estimates the tablet might be 9 to 10 inches in size, complete with a “premium look and feel.” Motorola’s Upcoming Tablet Borrows The Yoga Book’s Productivity Mode The photo tells very little other than it’ll […]
OnePlus has carved out a name for delivering excellent phones, like its recent 3T, at mid-range prices since its 2013 launch. Image: OnePlus Smartphone maker OnePlus says it will launch its next flagship, the OnePlus 5, this summer. The OnePlus 5 will succeed last year’s popular OnePlus 3 and the recently launched OnePlus 3T, which offered fans high-end specs well below the cost of flagships from Apple, […]
Shipment volumes and market shares for the Chinese market. (Image: IDC) Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has overtaken Oppo as the number one smartphone seller in China for Q1 2017, research firm IDC has revealed. Of the total 103.1 million smartphones shipped to China during the first quarter, Huawei’s shipment volume reached 20.8 million units, a year-over-year increase of 25.5 percent, according to IDC’s Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. […]
One cool way to pass the time in an Australian country town? Enter the local short film competition. #ShepPROUD is one such competition organised by the local council in Shepparton, Victoria, and the latest entry they’ve showcased on Facebook is a cracker. Half tongue-in-cheek and half genuine praise, local guy Matt Magill has created a rap video, praising the community’s cultural diversity, thriving fruit industry, and penchant […]
Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, mocked the Amazon Echo and Google Home devices before hinting that the rumored Siri-powered smart speaker will come with a display. With the shots fired and the hinted feature, Apple’s pending entry into the smart speaker market has suddenly become even more interesting. Schiller Fires Shots at Amazon Echo, Google Home In an interview with India’s Gadgets 360, Schiller […]
(Image: file photo via CBS News/CBS Interactive) The FBI spent $900,000 on a hack that allowed federal agents into the San Bernardino terrorist’s encrypted iPhone, according to a Democratic senator. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) confirmed the figure this week during an open hearing. FBI director James Comey was testifying in regarding the agency’s work, the events in the run-up to the 2016 elections, and the upcoming reauthorization […]
Uber is once again potentially in hot water with US regulators following the disclosure of a program used to track and avoid government officials. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has launched a criminal investigation into Uber concerning the Greyball program, software which helped drivers avoid local authorities while remaining on the road. Greyball, disclosed in March by the New York Times, was a secretive system used […]
Good morning. Here’s our morning roundup of all the media news you need to know. Want to get this briefing in your inbox every morning? Subscribe here. The image of power was simple: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump walking off Marine One Thursday, hand-in-hand, and boarding Air Force One for a short trek to New York City with Kushner’s father-in-law. Yes, Jared Kushner, trusted power broker, to […]
