Police make arrests after Dublin supermarket attacked after storm Police in Dublin said on Friday they had made several arrests after an attack on a supermarket hours after the city was hit with its worst snowstorm in decades. Several Irish media outlets reported that the supermarket had been looted, but […]
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U.S. looking at potential new sanctions against Russia The Trump administration is considering new sanctions against Russia in response to election meddling and a devastating cyber attack last year, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday, pushing back against criticism that it has been slow to act. Both Republicans and Democrats […]
Google eyes Chinese e-sports market with $120 million investment in Chushou Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has led a $120 million investment in Chinese live-stream mobile game platform Chushou, the two companies said on Friday, as the U.S. firm eyes new inroads to China where its search engine is blocked. Founded […]
WhatsApp messaging service returns after global outage WhatsApp, a popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a global outage for about an hour on Sunday before the problem was fixed. WhatsApp users around the world experienced a brief outage today that has now been resolved”, a WhatsApp spokeswoman said […]
Opera Software changes name to Otello Corporation Norway’s Opera Software has changed its name to Otello Corporation, it said in a statement on Monday. The developer of software for advertising, telecoms, games and other online business also plans to change its current OPERA ticker on the Oslo Bourse, although a […]
A danger to public health? Uproar as scientist urges us to eat more salt A danger to public health? Uproar as scientist urges us to eat more salt:- Public health experts in the UK have spoken out against a new book that claims many of us should be eating more […]
Flooding threatens U.S. Mid-Atlantic, central Appalachians Heavy rains will drench the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and central Appalachians on Saturday after flooding overnight closed roadways and forced water rescues across the region, forecasters said. A swathe of land from eastern North Carolina up through Washington D.C. and southern Pennsylvania could expect an […]
Donald Trump just sold us all out on drug pricing The New York Times reports that the Trump White House is about to put out an executive order on drug pricing, and it looks like the whole thing was basically written by big pharma. In other words, America, we’ve just […]
Toyota robot to keep elderly mobile, one step at a time Toyota Motor Corp said it will commercialize rehabilitation robots later this year when it makes its robotic walk assist system available for rent, joining Honda Motor Co in marketing mobility devices for Japan's ageing population. A decade after it […]
Snap perks up after initial rush of short sellers Snap perks up after initial rush of short sellers:- Shares of Snap Inc (SNAP.N) bounced back on Wednesday following a steep selloff while an initial rush to short sell the stock appeared to be slowing. The owner of the Snapchat messaging […]
