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SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Apple has unveiled plans to build a data center in China to store its local iCloud customers’ personal details, marking the first such move by a foreign technology firm following the imposition of strict new cyber-security laws in the country. The United States titan said it was partnering with an internet service provider in southwestern Guizhou province on the project, which will “improve the speed and reliability of our products and […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Friday unveiled plans to transform its Silicon Valley headquarters campus into a “mixed-use village” complete with housing and retail shops. Impetus for the “Willow Campus” includes inadequate housing and public transit, making it tough for Facebook workers to live and commute where the leading social network has its headquarters, according to vice president of global facilities and real estate John Tenanes. The plan, a final version of […]
By Percival Cunanan Eagle News Service, EBC US Bureau The family is considered as the basic unit of society. Parents play a significant role in building a solid foundation, in having strong relationships, and rearing their children to become morally, socially and spiritually upright. It is not easy to become a parent, but to become an outstanding parent is much harder. You need to pass a series of tests and trials –the “test of […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A 67-year-old former policeman with the world’s biggest Hello Kitty collection has become the envy of little girls everywhere with a quarter of a million dollars worth of moon-faced memorabilia. Masao Gunji, who spent his working life on the trail of hardened criminals, now spends his retirement tracking down pink and white soft toys to keep in a Hello Kitty-themed house, which he built specially and has become a magnet for […]
(Reuters) — Five decades since it heralded a transformation in the way people obtained and used cash, the world’s first automated teller machine was turned into gold for celebrations of its fiftieth anniversary. The brainchild of Scottish inventor Shepherd-Barron, the first ATM was opened on June 27, 1967 at a branch of Barclays bank in Enfield, north London, the first of six cash dispensers commissioned by the bank. English actor Reg Varney, who starred in […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN JOSE, United States (AFP) — Apple on Monday unveiled its “HomePod” speaker as it moved to challenge Amazon Alexa and Google Home as a smart home and music hub. HomePod, powered Apple’s Siri digital assistant, will be priced at $349 when it begins shipping in December in the United States, Australia and Britain, the tech giant announced at its annual developers conference. “It’s so cool, we really believe it […]
by Anne BEADE / Natsuko FUKUE Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese manicurist Britney Tokyo may not be a household name, but she counts United States pop singer Ariana Grande, model Gigi Hadid and TV personality Kim Kardashian among her growing fan base. The nail artist — whose designs are finding Internet fame — was one of the chief attractions at this week’s Tokyo Nail Forum, where catwalk models flashed their electric-pink digits […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — American software giant Microsoft held back from distributing a free security update that could have protected computers from the WannaCry global cyber attack, the Financial Times reported Thursday. In mid-march, Microsoft distributed a security update after it detected the security flaw in its XP operating system that enabled the so-called WannaCry ransomware to infiltrate and freeze computers last week. But the software giant only sent the free security update — […]
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) — In an initiative developed by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and creatively directed by Muji art director Kenya Hara, Japan House is set to open in Brazil’s largest metropolis Sao Paulo on Sunday (May 6), with the idea of creating a hub to connect culture from the eastern country to the western world. The striking four-story space designed by Kengo Kuma features the architect’s signature style with a multi-layered […]
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — Microsoft Corp on Tuesday (May 02) unveiled Windows 10 S, a streamlined version of its popular operating system, geared toward low-cost laptops for students, as it tries to take share from Google’s Chrome OS-run computers. The company said the Surface laptop integrated with Windows 10 S is priced from $999 and will be available for pre-order starting Tuesday. The new version of the operating system comes days after Microsoft […]
YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) — What many see as garbage has potential to earn a decent income for Aishatu Muhammed, so she’s out today collecting plastic bags for recycling. Aishatu is part of a women’s group that recycles plastic waste in Yola, northeast Nigeria to make various products and accessories for sale. Aishatu says she often doesn’t have to go far to pick the bags. Poor waste management has seen people dump trash by the roadside, […]
By Valerie Dekimpe PARIS, France (AFP) — In the ruthless world of dating, plain-looking men instinctively know that being funny, smart or poetic helps to compensate for a less-than-stellar exterior. That gut feeling has now gained scientific validation from an unusual study published Wednesday. Average-looking men become more alluring when women sense the man has an imaginative spark, it found. But for women, sadly, there may not be the same boost. Indeed, one experiment suggests that […]
