In 2011, as skincare brand Nivea marked its centenary with a string of parties across the world, Indian billionaire BR Shetty hosted his own private celebration in his extraordinary apartment in Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. No humble pied-à-terre, this pad occupies the entire 100th floor of the tallest building in the world — not bad for the former pharmaceutical salesman, who was one of the first people to […]
An international team of scientists has succeeded in making further improvements to the lifetime of superconducting quantum circuits. An important prerequisite for the realization of high-performance quantum computers is that the stored data should remain intact for as long as possible. The researchers have developed and tested a technique that removes unpaired electrons from the circuits. These are known to shorten the qubit lifetime. (via WSJ)
Some probably think that performance and quality of components such as chipsets are all about the hardware but this is not the case. AMD has just proven that graphics processing units (GPU) could also get amped up through its software or a software update. The company released the Radeon Software Crimson ReLive, which refreshed the driver of its latest Polaris and Fury GPUs. As a result, these […]
By Lisa Twaronite and Wayne Cole | TOKYO/SYDNEY TOKYO/SYDNEY Asian shares edged down on Friday but were on track for weekly gains, while the euro became more settled after the volatility seen in the wake of the European Central Bank’s decision to trim the size of its asset purchase program while also extending it for longer than many analysts had expected. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares […]
For the 2014-15 financial year, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, and Google all upped the amount of tax they paid in Australia over the year prior. According to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) 2014-15 Corporate Tax Transparency report, with revenue in the region totalling AU$8.3 billion, Apple coughed up AU$146 million in tax — AU$72 million more than the iPhone maker did in 2013-14. Similarly, Samsung, with 2014-15 revenue […]
Relegated to the backbench of the UK parliament, George Osborne has a great deal more time on his hands after the very public failed Brexit ‘Remain’ campaign. The former British chancellor is using the downtime to investigate why a wave of populist nationalism is currently sweeping across the world – and how it managed to bruise his political career as well as that of former prime minister […]
More than half of total Starbucks stores in the United States will be turned into either PokéStops or Gyms as part of a special Pokémon GO promotional event that was leaked recently. The official announcement of Pokémon GO‘s special Starbucks event comes just a day after Niantic announced its partnership with Sprint, growing Niantic’s roster of corporate partners as it lures players back into the game. This, coupled with […]
The day of charging cellphones with finger swipes and powering Bluetooth headsets simply by walking is now much closer, say investigators. (via WSJ)
DUBAI // Two planet Earths will be needed by 2050 if human beings continue to exploit natural resources at current rates, scientists said on Thursday. With this year’s annual Earth resources consumed in full by August 8 and a population expected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050, the UAE has launched the region’s first soil museum, in Dubai, to help raise awareness about its sustainable use. “Unfortunately, […]
Day3.jpg Today looks like it’s going to be a really interesting day the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Talks on human rights, cyber security, and how to stand for diversity and inclusiveness in discussions around how the Internet grows. Day 3: Thursday, December 8 WHAT WHEN / WHERE ISOC REPRESENTATIVE BPF Cybersecurity 9:00-10:30Workshop Room 9 Hiroshi Esaki speaking Human Rights: Broadening the Conversation 10:00 – 13:00Main Session Room Sally Wentworth speaking […]
Apple has seen a sharp year-over-year increase in the number US government demands for customer data. It’s the company’s first biannual report this year covering how many demands were made from global law enforcement and intelligence agencies, including the US government, for data the company stores. Apple was embroiled in a legal battle with the FBI earlier this year over locked iPhones. Read more. Apple said it […]
By Amanda Becker and Robert Iafolla | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President-elect Donald Trump named fast-food executive Andy Puzder to head the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday, drawing criticism from labour advocates worried about his opposition to a higher minimum wage and government regulation of the workplace. Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants Inc [APOLOT.UL], which operates the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s fast-food chains, has frequently argued in […]
08 December 2016 “The power and energy landscape in Africa is undergoing significant change” says Evan Schiff, African Utility Week event director, adding that current trends include “the availability of private investment for power and energy projects, the fast development of energy storage, renewable energy is becoming cheaper, gas that is an increasingly attractive mode of power generation in Africa, and that in the next 10 years, […]
Dropbox is often the choice solution for file storage in the cloud, but the problem is that as smartphones proliferate the market, widespread internet coverage is slow to follow suit, so accessing the cloud is not always an easy feat when physically moving from place to place. In this case, cloud-based file storage basically becomes useless on a smartphone. Dropbox previously enabled a solution for this by allowing […]
1776, a Washington, DC-based technology incubator with a direct presence in Dubai, has signed a partnership agreement with the UK Lebanon Tech Hub (UKLTH), a joint initiative by Banque du Liban (Lebanon’s Central Bank) and the UK Government. The partnership is aimed at supporting Lebanon’s fastest-growing tech start-ups and help them break into new international markets such as the UAE and the neighboring Gulf countries. Start-up companies […]
ABU DHABI // The US presidential election, religious occasions and rainstorms were among the most discussed topics on Facebook by people in the UAE this year. On Thursday, Facebook released its Year in Review’s top moments of 2016 from people in the country and around the world. “As the year comes to a close, we have seen people in the UAE connect in big and small ways […]
Thursday 21:00 GMT Overview The European Central Bank’s latest policy surprise fuelled a volatile session for the euro and government bonds as participants appeared, initially at least, to struggle to assess its implications. But European stocks rose to 11-month highs while Wall Street overcame an early bout of fatigue to set yet more record peaks. Oil prices resumed their upward path, even as a stronger dollar unsettled […]
WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke by phone on Thursday about the situation in Aleppo and agreed to keep discussing a ceasefire to allow aid delivery and the departure of anyone who wants to leave the embattled city, the State Department said. The phone call was in addition to a brief meeting the two men had on Thursday on […]
The holiday season 2016 has already started and shoppers are looking out for deals for themselves and for gifting. Gaming consoles are one of the top picks every holiday season. Analysts predict that this holiday season, Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4) will be ahead of Microsoft Xbox One in terms on sales. Global PS4 Sales Surpasses 50 Million On Wednesday, Sony announced that PS4 sales have surpassed 50 million […]
The deals, if finalized, would bring much-needed expertise and foreign investment to Iran’s ailing energy sector. Continue reading the main story Just as important, the agreements provide a lifeline to the rest of the world, experts say, critical to keeping dollars flowing and in cementing relations with European and Asian countries. Few Iranian officials like to acknowledge that in public, insisting that the country is immune to […]
ABU DHABI // The US presidential election, religious occasions and rainstorms were among the most discussed topics on Facebook by people in the UAE this year. On Thursday, Facebook released its Year in Review’s top moments of 2016 from people in the country and around the world. “As the year comes to a close, we have seen people in the UAE connect in big and small ways […]
China’s Fujian Grand Chip Investment said it had dropped its offer for Aixtron, the German chip equipment maker, six days after President Barack Obama blocked the deal on national security grounds. Fujian’s takeover vehicle Grand Chip Investment said its offer had lapsed because it had failed to gain regulatory approval from the US Committee on Foreign Investment. Aixtron’s shares fell more than 4 per cent to €3.73 […]
Recently, a new polarization-dipole azimuth-based super-resolution technique has been proposed by a group of researchers. It not only provides a new dimension for super-resolution, but also provides a timely solution to a recent hot debate in the field. (via WSJ)
Dell Technologies said its infrastructure group delivered a mixed third quarter as all-flash storage systems, hybrid cloud and hyperconverged gear grew, but storage array and server demand fell. The company’s third quarter results include 52 days of EMC’s business and VMware. Dell said revenue from its legacy businesses were largely unchanged in the third quarter. According to Dell, third quarter revenue was $16.25 billion with a net […]
