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Confirmed Attack At Opera, 1.7M Password Leak Possible

Aug 29, 2016 07:03 am UTC| Technology

As yet another example of hackers running amok, Opera was recently hit with a data breach that could have compromised login data of users. The internet browsing company has already taken steps to restore its previous...

Microsoft Cracks Down On Racists, Sexists And Trolls With New Initiative

Aug 29, 2016 05:52 am UTC| Technology

The Internet has the unsavory reputation of harboring some of the worst examples of free speech imaginable. People call each other all manner of names and some even go so far as to issue death threats. Microsoft has had...

Survey Indicates ‘iPhone 7’ Sales Lag Likely To Be Addressed By Consumers

Aug 29, 2016 04:42 am UTC| Technology

Even though it isnt even out yet, the iPhone 7 is already being discounted by many critics, often comparing it to the impressive sales figures that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is seeing now. However, a new survey indicates...

Will superfast 'quantum' computers mean the end of unbreakable encryption?

Aug 27, 2016 12:57 pm UTC| Science Technology

There is a computing revolution coming, although nobody knows exactly when. What are known as quantum computers will be substantially more powerful than the devices we use today, capable of performing many types of...

Apple Could Pivot To Estimated $2.14T Social Media Industry, Too Late Says Analysts

Aug 26, 2016 09:31 am UTC| Technology

Apples hardware sales are steadily going down, and with its iPhone 7 offering already getting a lot of hate when it hasnt even come out yet, the companys prospects are looking grim. As such, reports are starting to come in...

‘Xbox One’ Win Over ‘PS4’ Breathe New Life In Microsoft Console, Danger From ‘Scorpio’

Aug 26, 2016 06:47 am UTC| Technology

The Xbox One finally outsold the PlayStation 4 for the month of July, effectively ending the winning streak of Sonys console since its release. This allowed Aaron Greenberg, the marketing head for Xbox to feel optimistic...

Google’s ‘Tic-Tac-Toe’ And ‘Solitaire’ Revolution, Play On Search

Aug 26, 2016 05:17 am UTC| Technology

Google has made plenty of innovations throughout its existence, from the massively expedient way to search for information to popularizing self-driving technology. Now, the search engine company is tapping classic games...

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Economy

UAE Central Bank Probes Banque Misr Over Iran Links

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has launched an urgent investigation into Banque Misrs UAE branches following a U.S. move to restrict the lenders access to the dollar clearing system over alleged financial...

Canadian Dollar Slides as Fed Rate Hike Bets Boost US Dollar

The Canadian dollar weakened on Friday and was on track for its sharpest weekly decline in more than two months, as a stronger U.S. dollar overshadowed surprisingly robust Canadian economic growth. The loonie traded near...

Bessent Defends US Yen Intervention Over Treasury Market Risks

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has defended Washingtons decision to support the Japanese yen in late July, arguing that severe currency volatility could threaten global financial stability and ultimately push U.S....

US Dollar Hits Two-Week High After Hawkish Fed Speech

The U.S. dollar climbed to a near two-week high on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh delivered a hawkish message at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, strengthening expectations for a September...

Oil Prices Slip as Venezuela Supply Prospects Weigh on Market

Oil prices edged lower on Friday as traders assessed reports that the United States was nearing a deal for long-term access to Venezuelan crude reserves, potentially opening the door to billions of dollars in investment...

Politics

King Haakon VIII Honors Late Father Harald in First Address

King Haakon VIII of Norway paid an emotional tribute to his late father, King Harald, in his first address to the nation since ascending the throne, praising him as a devoted parent and a monarch who championed unity and...

Iceland Counts Votes in Close EU Membership Talks Referendum

Iceland began counting ballots late Saturday after voters took part in a closely contested referendum on whether the country should reopen European Union membership negotiations, reviving a decades-long debate over...

South Korea Leveraged Chip ETF Trading Plunges After New Rules

South Korean retail investors are rapidly retreating from leveraged exchange-traded funds linked to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix after regulators imposed stricter trading requirements, Bloomberg reported Sunday....

Finland’s Stubb Says Russia Unlikely to Attack NATO

Finland President Alexander Stubb has played down concerns that Russia could launch an attack against a NATO member, arguing that Moscow would have little reason to challenge the worlds most powerful military alliance....

Nepal Declines Foreign Rescue Aid After Deadly Flash Flood

Nepal has said it does not currently require foreign search-and-rescue assistance following a devastating flash flood that killed nearly 500 people and left hundreds of foreign nationals missing. The disaster struck...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Pinterest Stock Falls as CFO Julia Brau Donnelly Resigns

Pinterest Inc. (NYSE: PINS) shares fell sharply in after-hours trading on Friday after the social media company announced the resignation of Chief Financial Officer Julia Brau Donnelly, prompting investor attention on the...

PayPal Shares Sink as $50 Billion Takeover Bid Collapses

PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) shares plunged in extended trading after a consortium led by private equity firm Advent International and payments giant Stripe reportedly ended its pursuit of the digital payments company....

Nvidia Pauses AI Cloud Financing Deals Amid Antitrust Concerns

Nvidia has temporarily halted some deals tied to a recently introduced financing program for artificial intelligence cloud companies, amid internal concerns that the arrangement could attract greater antitrust scrutiny,...

Google Changes EU Spam Policy Amid Antitrust Scrutiny

Google has revised its spam policy in Europe after concerns from European Union regulators raised the possibility of a significant antitrust fine for Alphabet, the search giants parent company. The company said Friday that...

U.S. Probes Apex Logistics Over Nvidia AI Chip Shipments to China

The U.S. government is investigating Singapore-based Apex Logistics over allegations that the freight company helped transport Nvidia AI chips and computer systems to China despite U.S. export restrictions, Bloomberg...