North Korea threats spur U.S. search for new radiation therapies The escalating threat of a potential nuclear war between North Korea and the United States has led the Department of Defense to join hands with a clutch of companies in developing more effective medical treatments for acute radiation syndrome. The […]
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U.S. agencies probe Apple over slowing iPhones The U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating whether Apple Inc violated securities laws concerning its disclosures that it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The government has requested information from the company, Bloomberg reported, […]
Microsoft issues update to disable Intel’s buggy Spectre patch Microsoft Corp issued an emergency security update on Monday to plug Intel Corp’s buggy Spectre firmware patch after the chipmaker’s fix caused computers to reboot more often than normal. Microsoft said it was rolling out an out-of-band update that specifically disables […]
CEO Zuckerberg sets 2018 goal: ‘fix’ Facebook Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday his goal for 2018 was to put the business he co-founded on a more solid footing, a break with his longstanding practice of setting a purely personal annual goal. “The world feels anxious and […]
WhatsApp messaging service returns after global outage WhatsApp, a popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a global outage for about an hour on Sunday before the problem was fixed. WhatsApp users around the world experienced a brief outage today that has now been resolved”, a WhatsApp spokeswoman said […]
Ford CEO apologizes, voices zero tolerance for harassment Ford CEO apologizes, voices zero tolerance for harassment:- Ford Motor Co chief executive Jim Hackett has apologized to employees for accusations detailed in a New York Times report that management at two Chicago plants did not respond adequately to complaints of sexual […]
Yahoo shareholders approve sale of core business to Verizon Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) shareholders on Thursday approved the company's pending sale of its core internet business to Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) for $4.48 billion, according to preliminary results from a shareholder meeting. Yahoo expects that the deal will close on June […]
Verizon close to Yahoo deal, price cut of $250-350 million Verizon close to Yahoo deal, price cut of $250-350 million:- Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) is close to a revised deal to buy Yahoo Inc's (YHOO.O) core internet business for $250 million to $350 million less than the original agreed price […]
