Apple clinched $10bn of debt financing on Thursday as capital market activity remained robust, with Microsoft and AT&T also borrowing hefty amounts from investors this week. Apple’s latest bond sale follows a bumper start to the year for corporate and bank borrowings, with more than $185bn raised by investment-grade groups in the US, according to Dealogic. This week Microsoft borrowed $17bn in the largest bond offering of […]
The phone’s display acts as the light source, beaming colors at an object while the camera captures details about the reflected color. Image: Udo Seiffert/Fraunhofer IFF The makers of an industrial hyperspectral camera called HawkSpex have created an app that lets you use your smartphone’s existing camera and display to scan an object and see what’s inside it. German firm Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation hopes consumers […]
Dubai, UAE, 3 February 2017: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) annually celebrates the National Environment Day on 4 February, along with the public and private sectors and civil society organisations, to express their continuous interest and obligation to protect the environment and achieve the sustainable development. This adheres to the UAE Vision 2021, to create a sustainable environment in terms of air quality, conserving water resources, […]
The government is struggling to protect the UK from cyberattacks, say MPs. Image: iStock An inconsistent, dysfunctional and chaotic response to cybersecurity by the British government is causing concerns about its ability to protect the country from cyberattacks and hackers, MPs have warned. The damning indictment is set out in a by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report into protecting information across government, which comes as defence […]
In a potential boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” initiative, tech giant Apple Inc. is nearing a deal with Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron Corp. to start making products in the southern state of Karnataka, a senior state official said. “The contractual agreement between the two companies is on the verge of being signed,” the Karnataka government official who has direct knowledge of the matter […]
European stocks and S&P futures rose modestly ahead of January US payrolls data, along with the dollar, while Asian shares dropped after China returned from a week-long holiday. Bonds slid, oil rose while the JGB intervened in the bond market to prevent a bond rout, in one of two major surprises during the Asian session. As reported last night, having closed at 0.109% yesterday the 10y JGB […]
By Emily Stephenson and David Shepardson | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will huddle with chief executives of major U.S. companies on Friday as the business community finds itself increasingly split over how to respond to his policies. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick on Thursday quit the business leaders’ group, a panel selected by Trump in December, under pressure from activists over Trump’s week-old executive order halting travel […]
The successor of Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) – dubbed the Galaxy J7 92017) has been spotted on GFXBench, which offers a peek into the impending handset. This is not the first time, the smartphone has leaked online. The latest leak of the Galaxy J7 (2017) offer more insight into the handset. The listing on the benchmarking database reveals that Samsung Galaxy (J7 2017) carries the model number […]
The vital survival skills taught to young British merchant marine cadets during the Second World War through the Outward Bound educational initiative might seem redundant in the safe harbour of the UAE, but its newest international chapter is already delivering unique, life-changing experiences to young people from across the Emirates. Outward Bound UAE was set up in December 2016 to provide Emirati and expatriate youth with practical […]
Samsung Electronics is discussing a battery supply deal with Japan’s Murata Manufacturing for batteries for its upcoming Galaxy S8, Nikkei reports. According to the report, Murata last July announced that it will acquire Sony’s battery operations, with the deal to be completed in April. Samsung was reportedly impressed with the performance and reliability of Sony’s lithium-ion batteries. The South Korean tech giant last month announced the findings […]
The New York Times is landing on Snapchat, and the Gray Lady thinks its journalism will fit right in on the millennial-dominated social network. “We’re not boring when it comes to visual storytelling,” said Assistant Editor Steve Duenes. “…We have a lot to draw from all forms of digital storytelling.” Expect The New York Times’ upcoming Snapchat Discover channel to be a showcase for visuals from the […]
Panama on Tuesday suspended a probe into the so-called Panama Papers, a trove of documents that brought to light widespread tax avoidance among some of the world’s most powerful leaders, prosecutors said. Attorney General Kenia Porcell said a legal challenge on constitutional grounds required the suspension, adding that it was now in the hands of the Supreme Court to decide whether to reactivate the investigation. “The investigation […]
Dubai – United Arab Emirates, 3rd of February 2017 The 17th edition of the Dubai World Dental Meeting (DWDM) starts this Saturday 4th of February, 2017 at the Novotel World Trade Center Hotel. Dubai World Dental Meeting this year presents 10 hands-on workshops delivered by international industry leaders. DWDM will discuss several topics that will cover Endodontics, Aesthetic, Restorative Dentistry, Orthodontics, Laser in Dentistry, Dental Practice Growth, […]
A new method to image intracellular fatty acids at a single cell level has been developed by a team of researchers. They treated cells with fatty acids containing a single bromine atom and used scanning X-ray fluorescence microscopy to observe the molecules inside the cells. The technique offers superior resolution. The new method may improve understanding of the role of fatty acids in cell function and disease. […]
There are many email clients for mobile platforms, and one of the most recognized ones, Outlook, is about to gain a major functionality. Microsoft likely knows that email clients can’t always be packed with all the features users look for at any given time, so it’s leaving that up to third-party developers. Microsoft will now allow others to code extensions, or as it likes to call it, […]
Domestic consumption of desalinated water in the region is not only carbon-intensive but contributes to making the Arabian Gulf one of the world’s most salty and potentially most uninhabitable bodies of water, experts say. According to the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, 96 per cent of domestic consumption of water – from drinking water to showers – comes from one of the 70 desalination plants located […]
|By Arabian Post Staff| Etihad Aviation Group and Lufthansa German Airlines, part of Europe’s largest aviation group, today unveiled details of a new commercial partnership. The two airline groups have concluded a US $100 million global catering agreement and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul. Addressing a press conference today in Abu Dhabi, the chief executives of both airline groups spelled […]
Passive investors could control over half of US stock and bond markets by 2021, according to Moody’s research — a trend that is illustrated by the strong start to this year for exchange traded funds. US actively-managed funds faced net outflows last year of $340bn as investors poured $505bn into passive products such as ETFs that track indices, according to data from Morningstar, a research service. The momentum […]
Employees select and dispatch items in the huge Amazon ‘fulfilment centre’ warehouse.Image: Getty Images/oli scarff By Patrick Kulp2017-02-03 04:33:17 UTC Amazon just had its best holiday season ever, pulling in the highest quarterly sales in the company’s history and capping off a year in which it tripled profits from the previous one. Wall Street greeted this news with a definitive “meh.” The online shopping behemoth’s stock fell […]
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has suffered another setback to its systems restoration, announcing on Friday afternoon that it is not expecting service availability to its key applications before the weekend. “Due to an unforeseen complexity in the system restoration process, our services are unlikely to be available before close of business today,” the ATO said. “We fully acknowledge the significant impact this is having on our […]
There’s a whole lot of science — make that DNA changes — behind human height. A new large-scale international study has just found 83 new genetic variations that control height in humans. Of these, some influence adult height by over 2 centimeters or nearly 8/10 of an inch. This is an enormous discovery, according to researchers. “The genes affected by these genetic variations modulate, among other things, bone […]
Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick has quit President Donald Trump’s business advisory council on the eve of its first meeting, after mounting criticism from passengers and drivers angry over the president’s immigration order. The move will raise the stakes for other executives on the council, including leaders from Blackstone, IBM, GE, GM, Disney, Pepsi and Tesla. Several have already voiced concerns about the travel ban but none […]
Friday 02.15 GMT Overview Asian markets retreated following another cautious session on Wall Street overnight. Investors have headed to the sidelines as they digest the Federal Reserve’s most recent policy meeting and await the closely watched US jobs report due later on Friday. Hot topic Central banks have been in focus this week. The Bank of Japan, Federal Reserve and Bank of England have all kept monetary […]
A number of agreements were signed as part of the UAE’s innovation and world-class health care agenda UAE, February 2, 2017 The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) has announced that the Ministry’s participation this year has had a strong line up of innovative health services launched globally and regionally during its participation at the Arab Health Exhibition & Congress 2017, which was hailed by participants and […]
