Facebook has a new job posting calling for chip designers Facebook has posted a job opening looking for an expert in ASIC and FPGA, two custom silicon designs that companies can gear toward specific use cases — particularly in machine learning and artificial intelligence. There’s been a lot of speculation […]
Amazon has finally revealed how many people pay for Prime Amazon has always kept quiet about how many users its Prime service has. Until now, that is. In a letter to shareholders on Wednesday, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos said that 13 years after launching the service, Prime now has more […]
Trump dismisses TPP but may have missed opportunity in China trade skirmish President Donald Trump, in a tweet, dismissed the idea of rejoining the TPP, a trade pact that experts say is one way to take on China’s unfair trade practices and secure America’s economic role in Asia. As Trump […]
First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn and ‘Black Panther’ The lights dimmed and the crowd of men and women erupted into applause and hoots as Hollywood’s blockbuster “Black Panther” premiered in Saudi Arabia’s first movie theater. Though it was a private, invitation-only screening on Wednesday evening, for many Saudis it […]
Erdogan calls for early elections in Turkey, citing need to overcome ‘uncertainties’ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Wednesday for presidential and parliamentary elections to be held in June, more than a year ahead of schedule, clearing his path to assume sweeping new powers in a matter of months. In […]
U.S. Japan Announce Trade Talks, Don’t Agree on What to Discuss President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced another new trade dialogue Wednesday, while disagreeing on what kind of deal they should aim for. “The United States is committed to free, fair and reciprocal — very important […]
Bureaucrat set to replace Raul Castro as Cuba’s president A 57-year-old bureaucrat will take Raul Castro’s place as the president of Cuba on Thursday as a government led by a single family for six decades tries to ensure the long-term survival of one of the world’s last communist states. Members […]
She Instagrammed her exotic drug-smuggling vacation. Now ‘Cocaine Babe’ is going to prison. A Canadian woman who tried to smuggle millions of dollars worth of cocaine into Australia has been convicted and sentenced to eight years behind bars. Melina Roberge, 24, was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to smuggling 95 […]
Top GOP candidates for governor debate arming teachers, state spending and more MEMPHIS, Tenn. (NEXSTAR) – Three of the leading Republican candidates for Tennessee governor met for a debate at the Halloran Centre in Memphis Wednesday night. Diane Black, Randy Boyd and Bill Lee were questioned about key issues, including […]
Airmen fired, demoted over dinosaur puppet video The US Air Force is making it clear that dinosaur puppets have no place in its “time-honored” military traditions — levying tough punishments against three members of the Tennessee Air National Guard involved in a viral video depicting a reenlistment ceremony. All three […]
