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Tim Cook Says iPhone Users Can Turn Off Throttling -- Soon

January 21, 2018

In France, authorities opened an investigation after deeming that they had broken the country's "planned obsolescence" laws. Apple now faces dozens of class action lawsuits in the USA for degrading the performance of iPhones . Apple acknowledged the initial report of performance-throttling and apologized. Following the accusation of battery-related iPhone performance problems, Apple has started offering battery replacements for affected models for $29 - a discount of $50 from the ...

Apple Plans to Hire 20000 Workers Over the Next Five Years

January 21, 2018

Apple said Wednesday it will spend $350 billion in development and create 20 ,000 jobs to the United States in the next five years, following the recent corporate tax reforms and a greater push to increase manufacturing in the U.S. While some companies have announced what they'll pay for the repatriation taxes, others are expected to report their losses in the near future. Cook also said Wednesday the company will bring back the "vast majority" of the $250 billion Apple now has in ...

Dallas Fuel Suspends xQc for All of Season 1

January 21, 2018

While insults are nothing new in the gaming world (much less from professional gamers or Twitch streamers), Muma is one of the few openly gay players in the Overwatch League. It seemed to be water under the bridge at that point, but this morning, Dallas Fuel announced that they will be taking disciplinary action against Lengyel .

Instagram Announces Crackdown on Hate Speech Following Criticism

January 21, 2018

Germany , on the other hand, enacted a law a year ago that allows the government to fine social network companies up to €50 million (around $61 million) if they fail to remove hate speech from their platforms within 24 hours. Pressure from several European governments has prompted social media companies to step up efforts to tackle extremist online content, including through the use of artificial intelligence.

Clovis Oncology (CLVS) Receiving Somewhat Favorable Press Coverage, Study Shows

January 20, 2018

Brookside Capital Management Llc who had been investing in Clovis Oncology Inc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $2.75B market cap company. This public company's current market capitalization stands at $2.79 billion. The stock of Healthcare Services Group, Inc. The firm has "Buy" rating by Bank of America given on Wednesday, August 2.

Sony's PS4 is the Best-Selling Console of 2017 in the US

January 21, 2018

Gallagher, president and CEO of ESA, which represents the USA video game industry. Keep in mind however that the NPD's reporting on game and downloadable content sales, particularly digital, isn't an exact measurement. On this occasion, NPD Group revealed the performance of hardware sales in the United States for past year and determined that PlayStation 4 was the most sold console in that country in 2017.

GoPro (NASDAQ:GPRO) Earning Somewhat Critical Press Coverage, Accern Reports

January 20, 2018

Gopro Inc Cl A Cmn (NASDAQ: GPRO ) has a current PEG of 0. Trading volume for GoPro, Inc. was 5.57 Million in its previous trading session. Headlines about GoPro (NASDAQ:GPRO) have trended somewhat negative this week, according to Accern.

An Unmanned Drone Rescued Two Australian Swimmers This Week

January 20, 2018

John Barilaro, the state's deputy premier, praised the rescue as historic. A video of a drone being used to save two swimmers caught in rough surf off Australia's Far North Coast has gone viral for all the right reasons. Presumably, the kids got a stern talking to about not becoming a statistic next time they fancy a dip. The whole rescue took about 70 seconds - and lifeguards say that it could have taken three times as long if they had not had the drone.

Facebook Inc (FB) is Pitcairn Co.'s 7th Largest Position

January 20, 2018

The stock decreased 2.88% or $0.07 during the last trading session, reaching $2.36. Shares of Facebook Inc (FB) traded up $1.49 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $181.29. The company was maintained on Tuesday, January 2 by Canaccord Genuity. Investors sentiment decreased to 1.15 in Q3 2017. Its down 0.25, from 1.4 in 2017Q2.

17 killed in blaze at factory in Delhi's Bawana; fire contained

January 20, 2018

The officials of the fire department said they have prevented the fire from spreading it to neighbouring buildings in the area. However, the fire fight is still in progress. "We have contained the fire on the second floor", ANI quoted a fire officer as saying. Another minister Satyendar Jain said the government has ordered an inquiry into the incident.

Ten Syrian refugees freeze to death crossing mountains into Lebanon

January 20, 2018

An army statement said troops received a tip Friday morning that the group of refugees had gotten stuck in the snowstorm. The army arrested two Syrians on smuggling charges and is still searching for others lost in the snow, it added. The smuggling route is popular among Syrian nationals, both for entering and leaving Lebanon, and is also used to traffic goods across the border. Syrian refugees began pouring into Lebanon after the start of Syria's civil war in 2011.

Merc becomes first to launch BS-IV, locally made vehicle

January 20, 2018

Powered by a 2 liter four-cylinder gas engine mated with the 8.7 kWh lithium-ion battery, it can produce a total system output of 320 horsepower. In terms of design, the S-class facelift gets new headlamps, tail-lamps and redesigned front and rear bumpers.

Final Fantasy XIV update 4.2 brings new dungeons and main quest scenarios

January 20, 2018

While the articles we found did not include the previously-teased Final Fantasy VII Remake artwork, as members of the press were reportedly not allowed to take pictures, they still surface thanks to Twitter user junshen (via Miraculous Maku ).

Shareholder Hgk Asset Management INC Increased Pfizer INC (PFE) Holding

January 20, 2018

The stock trades on a P/S of 1.36, which suggests that the shares are attractive compared with peers. Gamble Jones Investment Counsel decreased Pfizer Inc ( PFE ) stake by 3.89% reported in 2017Q3 SEC filing. SUSMAN SALLY also sold $1.34M worth of Pfizer Inc . (NYSE: PFE ) to report earnings on January, 30. Pfizer Inc . (NYSE: PFE ) has a price-to-sales ratio of 4.15, well above its Drug Manufacturers - Major competitors.

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY), Fossil Group, Inc. (FOSL)

January 20, 2018

The company announced its last quarter financial performance results on 11/07/2017. "Also, it remains focused on its New World Fossil plan, which aims to bring a transformation, fuel efficiencies, improve margins and enhance the overall operating structure of the business to drive profitability".

Cranbrook Hosting Michigan Meteor Saturday Jan. 20

January 20, 2018

The American Meteor Society says portions of the findings will be donated to a scientific institution for classification. Meteorite hunters who think they struck gold can have their find inspected by experts during a pop-up event from 1-4 p.m.

US President Donald Trump signs bill renewing foreign surveillance programme

January 20, 2018

Twenty-one of 49 Democrats supported the bill and seven Republicans opposed it. Sen. That caused some to wonder if he didn't support letting spy agencies collect intelligence on foreign targets overseas. The American Civil Liberties Union said the memo should have been made public before the FISA Section 702 vote and had called on Trump to veto it .

Creative Planning Acquires 53080 Shares of Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX)

January 20, 2018

Currently, 0.20% of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. About 16.93M shares traded. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. ( FCX ) has made its way to a 12-month gain of 27.3%. It has underperformed by 0.92% the S&P500. Moreover, Bb&T Lc has 0.02% invested in Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX ) on Tuesday, September 1 to "Strong Sell" rating. The firm has "Buy" rating given on Monday, October 23 by Cowen & Co.

Trump tweets Sen. "Dicky Durbin totally misrepresented" DACA comments

January 20, 2018

Trump also denied, once again, making the offensive remarks attributed to him - despite the insistence of at least one senator that the president used the words repeatedly during a White House meeting on immigration Thursday. President Donald Trump says he's not a racist. They said Trump expressed a preference for immigrants from countries like Norway, which is overwhelmingly white.

Trending Stocks Alert: Citrix Systems, Inc. (CTXS), Molina Healthcare, Inc. (MOH)

January 20, 2018

It has outperformed by 9.72% the S&P500. The company's market cap is $13.44 Billion, and the average volume is $1.57 Million. The price/earnings ratio (P/E) is 27.90 and the forward P/E ratio stands at 18.77. (NASDAQ:CTXS) earned "Hold" rating by RBC Capital Markets on Sunday, October 8. Jefferies maintained Citrix Systems, Inc . The stock has "Hold" rating by Stifel Nicolaus on Thursday, December 14.

Revenue Approximations Analysis: Micron Technology, Inc. (MU), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

January 20, 2018

Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vetr upgraded shares of Micron Technology from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $50.20 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 21st.

Analyst Earnings Estimates Scan: Johnson Controls International plc (JCI)

January 20, 2018

The firm earned "Buy" rating on Tuesday, June 20 by Jefferies. The company was maintained on Thursday, December 14 by Guggenheim. On Friday, January 12 the stock rating was maintained by Susquehanna with "Hold". Mai Cap holds 0.01% or 5,000 shares in its portfolio. They were forecasting US$0.59 per share three months ago. Day traders strive to make money by exploiting minute price movements in individual assets (usually stocks, though currencies, futures, and options are traded as well), ...

Alexa voice commands are finally coming to the Android Alexa app

January 20, 2018

It has become common to find virtual assistants such as Alexa from Amazon in various apparatus including washing machine, smart speakers , and smartphones among other electronics. While Amazon has partnered with a few smartphone manufacturers like HTC to include Alexa built-in , it has been hard for Amazon's smart assistant to gain ground on Google Assistant when it comes to handsets.

We Happy Few delayed to summer, adds second playable character

January 20, 2018

As such, Compulsion is taking a few extra months to rearrange those story moments so that everything moves in a more engaging way. So, we find ourselves caught between Early Access (where it's important to have a price that reflects the current game) and the eventual release of the full game with increased scope (which we believe reflects a traditional retail game).

Early Wall Street rally fizzles as stocks end lower

January 19, 2018

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA: DIA ) climbed 322.79 points, or 1.3% to close at 26,115.65. They also contributed to the 0.6 percent decline in the industrials sector.SPLRCI. Wall Street is fired up because USA unemployment is the lowest in 17 years, global economic growth is gaining steam, corporate profits have never been stronger, and companies are sitting on record amounts of cash.

South Korean Consumer Group Files Complaint Against Apple Over iPhone Slowdown

January 19, 2018

In South Korea, consumer advocacy group Citizens United for Consumer Sovereignty accused Apple of destruction of property and fraud in its complaints, reported Reuters . Before Apple released iOS 10.2.1 in 2016, older iPhones were frequently hit with an issue that caused a spontaneous shutdown if the battery's voltage output dropped below a certain threshold - which occurred more frequently when the battery got old, cold, or ran low on charge.

Google fixes bug that had caused Wi-Fi disconnections

January 19, 2018

The Wi-Fi connectivity woes ranged from slowdowns and other mild disruptions to complete network crashes - certainly not an ideal situation in either case. The affected users are advised to reboot their Android handsets and check that the Wi-Fi router is running the most recent version. If the update is taking a while to hit your device, you can opt to download the Google Play Services 11.9.74 beta APK to get access to the fix ASAP.

Analysts Take on Yamana Gold (AUY)

January 19, 2018

Yamana Gold Inc is a gold producer with gold production, gold development stage properties, exploration properties, and land positions throughout the Americas, including Canada, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. While talking about Performance of the Stock, Yamana Gold, Inc . now has a Weekly performance of 9.27%, monthly performance percentage is 30.04 percent, Quarterly performance is 30.04 percent, 6 months performance shows a percent value of 36.25% and Yearly Performance is 4.91 percent.

Liverpool Transfer Rumors 2018: Emre Can Open to Staying With the Reds

January 19, 2018

Interest has reportedly emerged from the Premier League with the Mirror claiming that both current leaders City and Arsenal are now in the hunt. He has decided against signing an extension after the Reds failed to agree to his condition of including a release clause in his new deal.

OnePlus admits 40000 card details may have been stolen

January 19, 2018

Up to 40,000 customers of smartphone vendor OnePlus may have had their credit card information stolen, the company said on Friday. OnePlus has sent out emails to users it believes may have been impacted after a malicious code was inserted into the company's payment page, created to sniff out credit card numbers.

GoPro, Inc. (GPRO) - Significant Runner

January 19, 2018

Tower Capital Ltd Liability (Trc) has invested 0.01% of its portfolio in GoPro , Inc. According to the complaint, throughout the Class Period, the Company issued materially false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the market prospects for Karma were untenable due to margin challenges in an extremely competitive aerial market and a hostile regulatory environment in Europe and the United States; and (2) as a result, Defendants' public statements were materially ...

Night in the Woods Receives Switch Release Date

January 19, 2018

According to the game's official Twitter account, the Switch version will launch on the North American eShop on 1st February. One of the most talked about indie games from 2017 was Night in the Woods , a Lucas Arts-like adventure game by indie developer Infinite Fall.

Traders Secrets on RPC, Inc. (RES), Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE)

January 19, 2018

Although past volatility action may help project future stock volatility, it may also be vastly different when taking into account other factors that may be driving price action during the measured time period. Simple Moving Averages Telling trends about Axcelis Technologies, Inc. The lowest price the stock reached in the last trading day was $34.71 and compares with the $24.25 52-week low.

Social media cracks down on hate speech

January 19, 2018

Vera Jourova, EU commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Friday announced the evaluation report of the Code of Conduct on countering illegal online hate speech carried out by non-governmental organizations and public bodies.

Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake Catches Fire Again

January 19, 2018

While a fire department tender was sent to the spot, the vehicle could not access the point of the fire, said officials. Bengaluru's infamous Belandur lake on Friday caught fire when some of the locals set the grass on a dry patch of the lake on fire.

Dakar 2018 Stage 11: Hero MotoSports gains ground

January 19, 2018

Overall, he now stands at the 14th position with a timing of 34 hours, 18 minutes and 11 seconds at the end of Stage 10. TVS Sherco and Hero Motorsport Team Rally seem all set to finish this year's Dakar in very respectable positions.

Consensus Estimates and Trading Data for Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

January 19, 2018

About 1.30 million shares traded. GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) has declined 15.17% since January 18, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 1.29% the S&P500. The stock has a market cap of 52.7 Billion. The Company manufactures heart valve systems and fix products used to replace or fix a patient's diseased or defective heart valve.

NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Shares Bought by Oakbrook Investments LLC

January 19, 2018

JONES HARVEY C sold $18.57 million worth of stock or 100,000 shares. The institutional investor held 172,355 shares of the agricultural chemicals company at the end of 2017Q3, valued at $3.32M, down from 190,905 at the end of the previous reported quarter.

LG to launch the new V30+ Alpha at MWC

January 19, 2018

In what seems to be an attempt to steal the show from Samsung's Galaxy S9 at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018, LG is reportedly introducing an upgraded version of last year's V30 phablet at the Barcelona exhibition. Considering LG's increasing partnership with Google, the upcoming version is likely to feature Google Assistant-based AI functions. "The G6 and V30 smartphones are really well-made".

Woman alleges of gangrape in moving vehicle, one arrested

January 19, 2018

The accused have also been booked under other relevant provisions of the law. The Farrukhnagar rape survivor told police that her attackers pushed her out of the auto nude after raping her in the nearby village. An FIR had been registered under Sections 376-D (where a woman is raped by two or more persons constituting a group or acting in furtherance of a common intention), 450 (house trespass) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.

National planetarium open for Super Blue Blood Moon on Jan 31

January 19, 2018

According to a Times of India report, KSSTM director Arul Jerald Prakash said, "It is a rare three-in one moon with supermoon , blue moon and lunar eclipse on this Jan 31 after a gap of 150 years". They will also hold a briefing on the phenomenon, an astro-photography shoot and lunar eclipse prayers. While you will able to witness this unbelievable spectacle with the naked eye, there's nothing better than experiencing it at a planetarium.

After shortened period, Obamacare enrollment for 2018 dipped slightly

January 19, 2018

This year's signup period came with significant hurdles. Last year, 9.2 million Americans signed up for Obamacare individual health insurance plans through Healthcare.gov, or 400,000 fewer than this year. Beyond shortening the enrollment period by half, the administration cut by 90 percent federal spending on advertising and other outreach activities to urge consumers to sign up.

Nukes on Mars? NASA tests reactor to sustain human life

January 19, 2018

The experiments should conclude with a full-power test lasting approximately 28 hours in late March, NASA said. The cohort of researchers at the NNSS started conducting tests on the reactor core. "This type of power system will be especially important as we travel deeper into our solar system and eventually to the surface of other worlds". "In the end they were invariably canceled".

This Microsoft bot can sketch like humans

January 19, 2018

This sci-fi scenario is now a reality, thanks to Microsoft's new AI tool. The system, described in a research paper posted on the ArXiv preprint server, dramatically outperformed previous GAN models for text-to-image generation. "Attention is a human concept; we use math to make attention computational", said He. It can also fill in the blanks. Because most pictures show birds sitting on twigs, the bot will add a twig to its bird picture unless it's told not to.

New Android Wear app update brings darker background, improved notification glanceability

January 19, 2018

One Android Wear user, John O'Sullivan , has already got the update on his LG Watch Urbane , and a photo he has taken shows the background of the watch is now a darker black than before. Aside from the bog-standard stability and performance upgrades, 2.8 also comes with a system-wide black background to replace the previous grey one. It could just be that the darker theme may not be available on smartwatches sporting an LCD screen.

Prime minister Karen Karapetyan extends condolences to Uzbek counterpart

January 19, 2018

Fifty-two people were killed when a bus burst into flames on a snow-covered steppe in northwestern Kazakhstan on Thursday, authorities said. Five people managed to escape the blaze. "The remaining 52 people died on the spot". It also said investigators had ruled out "criminal activity" or a road accident as a cause of the fire.

Facebook acquires exclusive rights on two major ESL tournaments

January 19, 2018

With it, Facebook has not only introduced a structured platform for video distribution, but also implemented technological upgrades that esports audiences have grown to expect, such as streaming in 1080p/60fps and VR. From what we understand of the move, only the English and Portuguese language streams are moving to FB, with the other still remaining on Twitch. And those of you, like our very own Luddite Trevor, who don't have Facebook accounts, needn't have to worry.

Oppenheimer Analysts Give Biogen (BIIB) a $380.00 Price Target

January 19, 2018

It has underperformed by 11.76% the S&P500. Bridges Investment Management Inc decreased its stake in Biogen Inc Com ( BIIB ) by 7.88% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. research analysts forecast that Biogen will post 21.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Razer Phone 2 Could Launch In September With Project Linda

January 19, 2018

Now it seems as though the company is already working on the Razer Phone 2 and it may be released later this year alongside Project Linda . Taking a look at the original Razer Phone's release timetable, the device was announced on November 1 and was immediately available to pre-order.

Fitbit's personalized workout app is making its way to the Xbox One

January 19, 2018

Of course, the new compatibility will be markedly more popular with Xbox One and Windows 10 users than HoloLens owners, due to the headset still being more focused towards developers and companies and not consumers. Fitbit is perhaps best known for their iconic wearable fitness trackers which are capable of tracking your steps, heart rate and even your sleep in some cases.

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