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SAN FRANCISCO, United States by Glenn CHAPMAN (AFP) — Facebook on Wednesday reported earnings that beat expectations, but shares swung as it stressed the goal of prioritizing personal interactions among users over the time they spend on the world’s biggest social network. Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said changes cut time spent on the site by some 50 million hours per day, but its chief operating officer argued that having users engage more with friends’ posts could […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — With Apple set to report quarterly results Thursday investors and others are cautiously watching to see whether its newest iPhone will help fuel momentum for the world’s most valuable company. Despite Apple’s spectacular trajectory in the decade since the introduction of the iPhone, the California technology titan is facing challenges on whether it can continue growth. Apple’s image meanwhile has been bruised by revelations […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Apple on Wednesday confirmed it is fielding questions from US agencies about its move to slow down older iPhones as batteries weaken. “We have received questions from some government agencies and we are responding to them,” Apple said in an email response to an AFP query. The reply came as comment regarding a Bloomberg report that the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating whether Apple broke […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — SpaceX on Wednesday blasted off a four-ton secure military communications satellite called GovSat-1, a partnership between the government of Luxembourg and the satellite operator SES. The prime minister and deputy prime minister of Luxembourg were in Florida for the launch, along with the prince and princess of Luxembourg, SpaceX said. “There you saw a successful liftoff of the Falcon 9,” a SpaceX commentator said as the rocket launched on a […]
SAN FRANSISCO, United States (AFP) — Microsoft on Wednesday reported a hefty loss in the past quarter, as it set aside billions of dollars for taxes on profits it expects to bring back to the United States following passage of a major tax overhaul. The technology giant said its loss for the quarter to December 31 was $6.3 billion — as it took a charge of $13.8 billion to pay its taxes. Revenue for Microsoft’s fiscal second […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A test of a US missile interceptor failed in Hawaii on Wednesday, a defense official said, marking the second such unsuccessful attempt in less than a year. The test using the Aegis Ashore system occurred at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the island of Kauai, Missile Defense Agency spokesman Mark Wright said in a statement. Wright said the test was of an SM-3 Block IIA missile, made by arms giant Raytheon […]
The phrase once in a blue moon means a thing that happens rarely. And such an event will happen tonight, Wednesday, January 31. What will happen is not just a blue moon, but a “super blue blood moon” – when skygazers will catch a rare triple treat of a glimpse of the giant crimson moon, thanks to a rare lunar trifecta that combines a blue moon, a super moon and a total eclipse. The […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook says it is banning all ads related to cryptocurrencies in an effort to fight scams. The social media giant said it is barring ads for “financial products and services that are frequently associated with misleading or deceptive promotional practices, such as binary options, initial coin offerings and cryptocurrency.” Initial coin offerings or ICOs are a way for companies to raise funds by selling investors cryptographic assets. Fraud is common in the world […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Her head above water, Wikie the killer whale looks at the human trainer next to her pool, listens, then loudly vocalizes: “Hello.” It is not a perfect imitation, but, astonishingly, recognizable. It is the first scientific demonstration of an orca mimicking human words, which also included “Amy” — the name of Wikie’s handler — “Bye-Bye”, and “One-Two-Three.” “We were not expecting a perfect match, like […]
WARSAW, Poland (AFP) — Poland’s Fryderyk Chopin Institute (NIFC) on Tuesday said it would make its entire collection devoted to the 19th-century composer available online for free by 2020. “Chopin will be the first great composer to have all of his musical scores digitised” and openly accessible by all, NIFC deputy director Maciej Janicki told reporters. Nearly 40,000 Chopin items from the UNESCO world heritage collection — including photographs and paintings of the Polish-French romantic […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Apple’s move to slow down older iPhones as batteries weaken is under scrutiny by US prosecutors and stock market regulators, according to a report Tuesday by Bloomberg. The US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating whether Apple broke the law by failing to disclose a software update that made older iPhone models function slower, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. It […]
(Eagle News)– Expect three rare lunar events on Jan. 31. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, a lunar eclipse, a blue moon and a supermoon will occur at the same time, an event called a “super blue blood moon.” PAGASA said the eclipse will begin at 6:49 p.m., Philippine Standard Time, and will end at 12:09 a.m., Feb. 1. Spectators can see the entire eclipse by 9:29 p.m. in Manila, PAGASA […]
