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by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Apple on Thursday reported profits rose on the back of strong iPhone sales in the past quarter, with the US tech giant set to begin selling its newest flagship handset seen as a key to its future. Net profit rose 19 percent from a year ago to $10.7 billion in the fiscal fourth quarter to September 30, Apple said. Revenues were up 12 percent to […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Wednesday reported profits leapt on booming revenue from online ads in the third quarter, topping investor forecasts and buoying shares already at record highs. The leading social network said it made a profit of $4.7 billion in the quarter that ended on September 30, a jump of 79 percent from the same period a year earlier. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — It’s the prize of a lifetime — a $5 billion investment creating 50,000 well-paid jobs that everyone wants, but only one US city will get. From East to West, from North to South, metropolies across the United States are locked in a frenzied bidding war desperate to woo Amazon into favoring them as the site of the e-commerce giant’s second headquarters. From $7 billion in tax breaks in Newark, […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse San Francisco, United States (AFP) — Google on Wednesday unveiled new versions of its Pixel smartphone, the highlight of a refreshed line aimed at weaving artificial intelligence deeper into modern lives. Google software and artificial intelligence were common threads in the gamut of new devices it unveiled to step up its challenge on the hardware front to rivals such as Apple and Amazon The new Pixel 2 and larger Pixel 2 XL are […]
Reuters — Two holdover films are expected to top the North American weekend box office from Friday (September 29) through Sunday (October 01). Thriller “IT” is expected to regain its position at the top of the list with an estimated 16.5 million dollar sales weekend; the film has already earned more than 500 million dollars globally, according to BoxOfficeMojo. That will be a close call with “Kingsman: The Golden Circle.” It’s predicted to earn a […]
by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Twitter on Thursday revealed that nearly 2,000 ads were placed on the messaging service in 2016 by a Russian media group suspected of trying to interfere with the US presidential election. A Twitter statement said the social media company shared data with congressional investigators about ads from RT, a television group with links to the Moscow government. Twitter said RT spent $274,000 in 2016 on Twitter ads […]
Reuters — The film adaptation of the Stephen King novel “It” broke box office records during its opening weekend making an impressive $117.2 million at the North American box office, blowing away early expectations. The film broke the record for the largest September opening set by “hotel Transylvania 2” in 2015. The horror film’s global debut is expected to gross $179 million dollars. The Reese Witherspoon led romatic comedy “Home Again” finished second with 9 […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A surge in computer hacking has led to the breach of more than six billion records so far this year, topping the total for 2016, security researchers said Tuesday. Virginia-based Risk Based Security said in its mid-year report that it identified 2,227 publicly disclosed data compromise events through June 30 affecting business, government, medical and educational data. “It is stunning to see the steady increase in the number of breaches […]
ASPEN, United States (AFP) — His first company became the world’s largest maker of personal computers. Now Michael Dell says he is building a broader technology firm with similar ambitions. Dell Technologies is the result of the private buyout of the original Dell computer firm, bolstered by the massive $67 billion deal for computer storage firm EMC and other software and services acquisitions. Interviewed at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference Monday in Aspen, Colorado, Dell […]
by James Pheby Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Thousands of travelers faced further chaos on Sunday as British Airways cancelled more than a hundred flights from London’s Heathrow Airport following an IT system failure. Around a quarter of Sunday’s flights set to depart from London’s major hub before 10.00 pm (2100 GMT) were cancelled as the airline battled to contain the “knock-on disruption” to schedules, with aircraft and crews out of position […]
by Rob Lever / with Robin Millard in London Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – A fast-moving wave of cyberattacks swept the globe Friday, apparently exploiting a flaw exposed in documents leaked from the US National Security Agency. The attacks — which experts said affected dozens of countries — used a technique known as ransomware that locks users’ files unless they pay the attackers a designated sum in the virtual currency Bitcoin. Affected by […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Qualcomm has moved on the offensive in its legal battle with Apple with a countersuit claiming the iPhone maker breached agreements and encouraged regulatory attacks worldwide on the US computer chipmaker. In a legal filing late Monday, Qualcomm denied the charges made by Apple in its January lawsuit, while accusing Apple of failing to negotiate in good faith on patent royalties. Apple’s complaint argued that Qualcomm abused its market power […]
