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Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma announces retirement
AFP, Published on 08/09/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: Alibaba co-founder and chief Jack Ma announced he will leave from the Chinese e-commerce giant on Monday to devote his time to philanthropy focused on education.
Paul Allen's art collection tops $1bn at Christie's
AFP, Published on 10/11/2022
» NEW YORK: Paintings and sculptures from the collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen were auctioned off for a historic US$1 billion on Wednesday, Christie's auction house said, with records set for works by Van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin, Seurat and Klimt.
Snapchat claims 500m users amid pandemic-fueled surge
AFP, Published on 21/05/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Snapchat, the social network popular with young smartphone users, said Thursday it has 500 million monthly active users amid surging growth in many parts of the world.
'Phantom of the Opera' ends record run with final Broadway bow
AFP, Published on 17/04/2023
» NEW YORK - After 35 years and almost 14,000 performances, the curtain fell for the final time Sunday on the longest-running show in Broadway history -- "The Phantom of the Opera."
Zoom earnings soar as video meets become pandemic norm
AFP, Published on 03/06/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO: Zoom on Tuesday reported that its earnings soared as its video-meeting service became a popular way to work or socialise while hunkered down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Warning over UK theatre closures due to virus lockdown
AFP, Published on 23/07/2020
» LONDON: Britain's world-leading theatre industry faces mass redundancies and venue closures because of the effect of the coronavirus lockdown, lawmakers said on Thursday.
Intel to spend $20bn on new US chip plants
AFP, Published on 24/03/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: US chip titan Intel said Tuesday it will invest $20 billion in building two new plants in Arizona as part of a plan to ramp up production in the United States and Europe.
US set to announce nuclear fusion breakthrough
AFP, Published on 13/12/2022
» WASHINGTON: The US Department of Energy is expected to announce Tuesday that its researchers have achieved a "major scientific breakthrough" regarding nuclear fusion, a technology seen as a possible revolutionary alternative power source.
Apple becomes 1st US company to reach $3tn valuation
AFP, Published on 04/01/2022
» NEW YORK: Apple became the first US company to hit $3 trillion in market value, briefly reaching the landmark on Monday in the latest demonstration of the tech industry's pandemic surge.
‘World’s largest’ floating hydro-solar farm powers green push in Isan
AFP, Published on 10/03/2022
» A vast array of solar panels floats on the shimmering waters of a reservoir in the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani, symbolising the kingdom's drive towards clean energy as it seeks carbon neutrality by 2050.