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Amazon's chief Jeff Bezos unveils new rocket design
AFP, Published on 13/09/2016
» MIAMI - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos unveiled plans Monday for a massive rocket called New Glenn designed to launch people to space and propel satellites into orbit, raising the ante in the US commercial space industry.
Thai game developers dream of bigger payday
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 07/09/2016
» To become a video game developer is a dream that has most likely crossed the mind of anyone who enjoyed playing video games as a child. However, very few have ever managed to realise that dream as adults. As such, no one ever expected Thailand to place first at this year's Microsoft Imagine Cup 2016, where the grand prize went to Thailand's team PH21 -- a group of graduates from Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Engineering -- and their mobile game Timelie.
A visit to Affinity apps developers
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 10/08/2016
» One of my favourite apps released in the last couple of years is Affinity Photo: a full-featured graphics editing program for the Mac aimed at home users who need something more than basic tools, but who may not want to use Adobe Photoshop because of pricing models.
South Korea anti-trust agency probes Google: report
AFP, Published on 21/07/2016
» SEOUL - South Korea's anti-trust agency is investigating Google for alleged abuse of its market dominance, a report said Thursday, a week after the EU filed anti-trust charges against the US tech giant.
Blue Origin has fourth successful rocket booster landing
AFP, Published on 19/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - US space firm Blue Origin conducted a successful fourth test Sunday of its reusable New Shepard rocket, which dropped back to Earth for a flawless upright landing seen on a live webcast.
Google bans payday loans, starting in July
AFP, Published on 12/05/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Search giant Google said Wednesday it is banning ads for payday loans, quick money that comes with extremely high interest rates that can quickly plunge a borrower into financial distress.
EU parliament overhauls Internet data protection rules
AFP, Published on 15/04/2016
» STRASBOURG (FRANCE) - The European Parliament on Thursday adopted for the first time a single set of rules for the 28-nation EU to protect the privacy of people using the Internet.
Pentagon announces new push for 'smart' fabrics
AFP, Published on 02/04/2016
» WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced an initiative Friday to create smart textiles that one day could see tents made of power-generating fabric, running shoes as light as socks and uniforms that detect chemical and nuclear contamination.
BlackBerry posts fresh losses as it focuses on biz software
AFP, Published on 02/04/2016
» OTTAWA - BlackBerry suffered another loss in its latest fiscal year and now aims to return to profitability by refocusing on business services, away from consumer handsets, the Canadian company said Friday.
French body fines Google over 'right to be forgotten'
AFP, Published on 25/03/2016
» PARIS - France's data protection agency on Thursday fined Google 100,000 euros ($112,000) for only partially honouring requests by individuals to have information about them removed from its search engines.