Apple’s New iPhones Will Change Essential Component We already know a lot about Apple’s 2018 iPhones: both good and bad. We also know Apple plans to take several gambles this year, and new information has now revealed what might prove to be the biggest of the lot… In a report […]
How Amazon Keeps Your TV From Accidentally Triggering Your Echo If you haven’t seen it by now, Amazon’s Super Bowl LII commercial is fairly clever. Kudos to the company for coming up with a fun way to mash together celebrities and Alexa without it feeling overly cheesy or trying-too-hard. More […]
Singtel to spend up to $413 million to nudge up stake in India’s Bharti Telecom Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) said it would spend up to $413 million on shares in India’s Bharti Telecom, lifting its stake slightly in the holding company for Bharti Airtel to just under half. “While there are […]
Early Facebook and Google Employees Form Coalition to Fight What They Built A group of Silicon Valley technologists who were early employees at Facebook and Google, alarmed over the ill effects of social networks and smartphones, are banding together to challenge the companies they helped build. The cohort is creating […]
‘Let’s talk’: Japan hopes low-key strategy averts U.S. trade flare-up Economic talks between the United States and Japan, tackling topics from persimmons and potatoes to energy and infrastructure, have helped keep Tokyo clear of protectionist moves such as those that recently hit Chinese solar panels and South Korean washers. Japan […]
Tillerson to visit Peru and Colombia, dogged by Trump aid threat U.S. President Donald Trump’s call this week to cut aid for countries where drugs are produced or trafficked could cast a shadow on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s South America visit as he heads for top cocaine-producing nations Peru […]
Turkish president heads to Italy to discuss Jerusalem with pope Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan flew to Italy on Sunday ahead of talks with Pope Francis that are expected to center on Jerusalem after U.S. President Donald Trump recognized the holy city as the capital of Israel. Jerusalem is home to […]
Hopes for talks grow with North Korea’s ceremonial leader to visit South Korea for Olympics North Korea’s ceremonial leader will make an unprecedented visit to South Korea this week, officials said on Monday, as hopes grow for high-level inter-Korean talks during the Winter Olympics that begin in four days. North […]
Conservative Christian leads Costa Rica presidential vote, run-off likely Conservative Christian singer and TV anchor Fabricio Alvarado held a strong lead in Costa Rica’s presidential election on Sunday, after galvanizing the campaign with his sharp opposition to gay marriage, but a run-off vote looked certain. With results in from nearly […]
Russia steps up air raids on Syria’s Idlib province after jet shot down Russian jets intensified their raids on rebel-held towns and cities in Syria’s northern Idlib province on Sunday night, a day after rebels shot down a Russian warplane and killed its pilot. Civil defense sources said air raids […]
