China's Baosteel Group will have dual headquarters following its merger with smaller rival Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp, according to Shanghai-based newspaper The Paper. The newly merged steel giant will have headquarters in both ...
Late in 2015, BlackBerry took a massive gamble when it launched its first ever Android smartphone – the privacy-focused BlackBerry Priv. There was room for cautious optimism at the time, as the phone was actually– wait for it ...
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The Party chief and president of China Telecom is being investigated for possible "serious violations of discipline", the euphemism for graft, the top anti-corruption authority said yesterday. The Communist Party of China Central ...
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Over 50 people were killed in a traffic accident along a highway in Afghanistan's northern province of Samangan on Thursday, police said. "A long-distance bus collided with an oil truck on a bridge at around evening. The bus plunged into ...
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People are forever complaining about how the digital world has robbed them of something or other. Peace. Anonymity. Freedom itself. I just see possibilities. So I've been keen to follow a new kind of connection made possible by the ...
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Argentina exported 92,755 mt of biodiesel in February, a 106% jump from the same period in a year ago, according to Argentinian Biofuels Association, or CARBIO, data that Platts received Thursday. February fixture data indicated as much ...
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In another first for South African retail, Woolworths is inviting South Africans – women and men – to become part of a national sizing survey. Themed ‘find your perfect fit’, the aim of this survey is to ensure that ...
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Bitcoin exchange MtGox faced massive hacker offensives last month, coming under some 150,000 DDoS attacks per second for several days ahead of its spectacular failure, a report said Sunday. The Tokyo-based exchange, which filed for ...
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The Tor Foundation which has made it possible for privacy-bent Tor users to anonymously browse the web is now turning to enabling people to autonomously do instant messaging with a Tor-enabled service, dubbed Tor Instant Messaging Bundle ...
FreedomPop's $189 Privacy Phone is built from a Samsung Galaxy II Android smartphone. Related FreedomPop FreedomPop Launches $4.58/Month Unlimited Voice, Text Plan FreedomPop FreedomPop Launches Its First LTE Device FreedomPop FreedomPop ...
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The Facebook deal for WhatsApp drew attention for its whopping price tag, but has also brought out fresh criticism over security for the billions of messages delivered on the platform. WhatsApp, which is to be acquired for $19 billion, ...
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Here are a few things that have stood out for me from the past several days at the Consumer Electronics Show. 5G: The rollout of 4G LTE services may be still a work in progress, but that doesn't mean the folks who develop wireless ...
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Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comments. Blame anonymity, blame politicians, blame human nature. But a growing ...
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hosted by Sidel, took place in Frankfurt, Germany, Nov. 25 and 26. More than 120 attendees from Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa met to discuss the need for sustainability to assure the future of the bottled beverage industry. ...
Every good spinner understands the importance of testing cotton fiber quality. It's the basis for critical decisions which impact on yarn quality and, ultimately, the mill's ongoing profitability. The USTER AFIS PRO 2 fiber testing ...
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