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Google co-founders step down as execs of parent Alphabet
AP technology writer, Published on 04/12/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: The co-founders of Google are stepping down as executives of its parent company, Alphabet, ending a remarkable two decades during which Larry Page and Sergey Brin shaped a startup born in a Silicon Valley garage into one of the largest, most powerful, and increasingly most feared, companies in the world.
K-Pop star Goo Hara found dead at her Seoul home
AP, Published on 25/11/2019
» SEOUL: K-pop star and TV celebrity Goo Hara was found dead at her home in Seoul on Sunday, police said.
Second Sesame Place coming to San Diego in spring 2021
Business, AP, Published on 23/10/2019
» ORLANDO, Florida: There are plenty of sunny days to sweep the clouds away where SeaWorld is opening its next theme park.
Wright-designed home sold for nearly $1.7m
Business, AP, Published on 18/10/2019
» PHOENIX: An Arizona house that was the last home architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed before his death sold on Wednesday for nearly $1.7 million.
Apple officially phases out iTunes
Business, AP, Published on 09/10/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: It's time to bid farewell to iTunes, the once-revolutionary application that made online music sales mainstream and effectively blunted the impact of piracy.
Thomas Cook fights to stay afloat
AP and Bloomberg, Published on 20/09/2019
» LONDON: Thomas Cook, one of the world’s oldest and largest travel companies, is in a race against time to stay afloat.
British farm moo-ves into new tech with 5G collars on cows
Business, AP, Published on 10/09/2019
» SHEPTON MALLET, England: On the dairy farm of the future, the cows are going wireless.
India orders students, tourists out of Kashmir for security
AP, Published on 04/08/2019
» SRINAGAR, India: Thousands of Indian students and visitors were fleeing Indian-controlled Kashmir over the weekend after the government ordered tourists and Hindu pilgrims visiting a Himalayan cave shrine "to curtail their stay'' in the disputed territory, citing security concerns.
Farmers race buffaloes in show of gratitude
AP, Published on 14/07/2019
» CHON BURI: Farmers in the eastern province on Saturday celebrated the start of the sowing season by racing their buffaloes, whose usual duty is to plow the fields.
Facebook faces record $5bn fine
Bloomberg and AP, Published on 13/07/2019
» WASHINGTON: US officials have approved a record $5-billion settlement with Facebook to resolve the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal, prompting an outcry from lawmakers and privacy advocates who said it didn’t go far enough.