Tumblr, the blogging platform bought for $1bn by Yahoo in June 2013, had just $16.6m in cash when Yahoo bought it out for $990m. The company had raised $85m less than two years earlier - in September 2011 - but was fast running out of ...
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Major cloud providers such as Google, Amazon and Facebook will "gobble up" the competion as smaller providers struggle to compete with what the giants have to offer. That's what Josko Grljevic, information systems director for ...
The iPhone's share of the world mobile market has declined, while both Android and Windows smartphones saw theirs rise during the second quarter the year. That's according to the latest figures from analysts at IDC in its Worldwide ...
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BT Sport and partner Timeline Television have implemented a high-speed data transfer and automation platform from Aspera for BT's live sport coverage. Aspera's fasp transfer solution and Orchestra workflow automation software were the ...
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Five large US book publishers have openly objected to new restrictions outlined by the US government after Apple was found guilty of conspiring to artificially raise e-book prices. After having already found Apple to have "conspired to ...
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Smartphone maker BlackBerry has announced that it is "exploring strategic alternatives" for the company, which may include break-up, taking the company private or its sale to a rival, such as Microsoft. "These alternatives could include, ...
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File-sharing website The Pirate Bay has launched a browser that it claims will circumvent blocks from internet service providers (ISPs) on its site and other similar webpages. The browser, dubbed PirateBrowser, was launched as a 'gift' ...
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The US National Security Agency (NSA) is attempting to beef up its security by letting go of 90 per cent of its system administrators, automating their roles instead. The NSA has faced increased scrutiny after former contractor Edward ...
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Apple has won a court order against rival Samsung to prevent the South Korean company from importing devices into the US that infringe on two key Apple patents. The ruling was delivered during an ongoing legal battle between the two ...
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According to data released by Chile's construction chamber (CChC), Chile’s rebar shipments totaled 46,742 tons in May, decreasing by 4.7% from a month ago and slumping by 21.9% year on year. In the first half of this year, the ...
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TROY, Mich. Meritor has been named standard axle supplier for Capacity Trucks' specialty and industrial truck fleets. "Drivetrain components are crucial to effectively and efficiently moving trailers from point A to point B, and we ...
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Wuhan Iron and Steel Group (Wisco), a Hubei Province and reputable large state-owned integrated steel company has owned 60% shares and begins its biggest iron ore project in Liberia Africa, mainly to achieve nearly 1 million tons of iron ...
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Stimulated by higher raw material prices and increased steel prices in the international market, the transaction prices of carbon steel finished steel wires have remained stable in recent days. In addition, the buying has obviously ...
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According to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), Turkey’s exported 651,963 tons of rebar in June. The rebar export prices averaged at US$585.97/ton. In June, United Arab Emirates was the largest importer of ...
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According to statistics, Japan’s rebar exports totaled 18,301 tons in June. The rebar export prices averaged at ¥52,485/ton FOB. In June, Korea was the largest importer of Japanese rebar with 16,191 tons. In the first ...
Tags: Rebar Exports, Mineral