Twitter hires Intuit's Ned Segal as its new CFO

Twitter hires Intuit's Ned Segal as its new CFO

12.07.2017

Noto had served as CFO since July 2014 and also took up the COO role in November 2016. Prior to his role at Intuit, he served as CFO of RPX, a public patent risk management company, and for many years at Goldman Sachs in numerous roles around the technology capital markets, most recently as Head of Global Software Investment Banking.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8: Everything we know so far

12.07.2017

You can expect a Bixby button like on the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus models - and hopefully, Bixby Voice will be ready by the release so you can actually use it for anything meaningful. The company had to discontinue Samsung Galaxy Note 7 after several units exploded due to a faulty battery. The phone is likely to have a 6.3-inch display screen that compares with the 6.2-inch screen of the S8 Plus.

Chinese Hospital: Health of Ailing Dissident Failing

Chinese Hospital: Health of Ailing Dissident Failing

12.07.2017

The last time a political prisoner was granted medical parole and allowed to leave the country for treatment overseas was in 2005, when authorities released Rebiya Kadeer, a prominent businesswoman and activist for her Uighur ethnic minority group, according to the San Francisco-based Dui Hua Foundation, which has helped to arrange the release of a series of political prisoners in China.

Photon quantum teleported from Earth to orbit

Photon quantum teleported from Earth to orbit

12.07.2017

Hooke Professor of Experimental Physics at Oxford University Ian Walmsley shared with the World At One how quantum entanglement works and how teleportation could be utilised. So a measurement on one immediately influences the state of the other, regardless of the distance between them. This time around, though, researchers formed entangled pairs of photons on Earth, then beamed one of each pair to the satellite.

Nintendo Switch's first streaming app inbound, others coming soon

Nintendo Switch's first streaming app inbound, others coming soon

12.07.2017

Niconico will be available in the Japanese eShop from Thursday, July 13th. The Switch Niconico app also has your common video streaming features, like the dreaded autoplay, marking favorite videos, searching for other videos while watching one at the same time, and more.

Facebook expands ad testing on Messenger globally

Facebook expands ad testing on Messenger globally

12.07.2017

The ads look similar to those found on Facebook's newsfeed and will sit between your recent conversations - they won't appear in private messages, thankfully. With this attempt, Messenger ads will be able to use the same kind of user targeting abilities. "So the wrong types of ads in the wrong places feel like much more of a violation of that personal space than in a social networking feed".

Microsoft to Propose Plan to Bridge Digital Divide in Rural US

Microsoft to Propose Plan to Bridge Digital Divide in Rural US

12.07.2017

Of the 34 million Americans that do not have access to high-speed internet , "23.4 million live in rural parts of our country", Smith said. States that will benefits from the upcoming dozen projects include Michigan, Washington, Texas, Arizona, New York, Maine, the Dakotas, Georgia, Virginia, and Kansas.

"Gigio's experience in the Red and Black continues" - Donnarumma re-signs

12.07.2017

The 18-year-old keeper is widely considered one of the best in the world at his position, so his new deal is obviously a huge boost for Milan . Donnarumma also had fake money thrown at him by angry supporters during Italy's match against Denmark during the same competition.

Royal Bank Of Canada Reaffirms Outperform Rating for Amazon.com, Inc

Royal Bank Of Canada Reaffirms Outperform Rating for Amazon.com, Inc

12.07.2017

The stock declined 0.14% or $1.42 reaching $995.05 on the news. About 387 shares traded. (NYSE:BXS) has risen 27.80% since July 12, 2016 and is uptrending. The rating was maintained by UBS with "Buy" on Friday, October 23. (The) in a report released on Friday, June 16th. (NASDAQ:AMZN) rating on Friday, July 29.

Liverpool Sign Chelsea Striker Dominic Solanke

Liverpool Sign Chelsea Striker Dominic Solanke

12.07.2017

The Blues were said to be irked by the Reds' pursuit of the 19-year-old this summer - days after Liverpool had apologised to Southampton over claims of an illegal approach for Saints defender Virgil van Dijk . " Liverpool's got a lot of good young players, so hopefully everyone can play their part". Solanke is also excited to work with head coach Jurgen Klopp , whom he praised for his passion and energy on the touchline.