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Johnson voices support for May as she vows to press on

September 03, 2017

One MP has told the FT that the prime minister appears to be "harbouring delusions" and that she can not win a general election. Other Tory MPs have come out in support of May's bold pledge, including Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, widely regarded as a potential leadership contender.

Spanish drug bust: At least 14 arrested, 3-kilo cocaine seized

September 03, 2017

Spanish police confirmed that over a dozen people had been arrested on Thursday morning (31 August) following a spree of dawn raids in Magaluf and Parma. Agents from the UK's National Crime Agency assisted Spanish police in the sting, called Operation Tatum. Some of those standing trial, all of whom remain unnamed but are thought to be mostly from Manchester and Liverpool, worked as representatives for bars and clubs along the Punta Ballena strip.

If I'm rearrested, this country will burn - Nnamdi Kanu

September 03, 2017

Speaking on the withdrawal quit notice giving to the Igbo in the North by Arewa youths, the IDA hailed prominent northerners who worked for peace as well as the courage of the Coalition in backing down. Kanu said the support he has gotten from his tour of "Biafran territory" has never been replicated by anyone, not by any visiting dignitary, Head of State, political or religious leader.

Stephen Hawking project detects possible signs of alien life from distant galaxy

September 03, 2017

The wheelchair-bound scientist founded the Breakthrough Listen project to investigate signs of intelligent life with Russian internet billionaire Yuri Milner. As part of their program to observe nearby stars and galaxies for signatures of extraterrestrial technology , the Listen science team at UC Berkeley added FRB 121102 to their list of targets.

Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Prepare for Return to Earth

September 03, 2017

Her just-concluded mission lasted 288 days. Yurchikhin and Fischer, who launched in April, will complete 136 days in space. She became the world's oldest spacewoman and most experienced female spacewalker following her launch last November.

Google releases SDK for augmented reality apps on Android

September 03, 2017

It is now all set to expand its inventory with augmented reality glasses . In 2014, Google partnered with Lenovo to announce Project Tango phone which made hyper accurate AR possible by viewing the world in three dimensions. At the outset, ARCore will run on devices running Android 7.0 Nougat and later. Google did not state when it plans to end its preview period. Other phones to be added to the train includes Huawei, LG, Asus as the target number of devices for the company is 100 million.

'Creed' Sequel to Shoot Next Year, Says Sylvester Stallone

September 03, 2017

As per Entertainment Weekly, the actor hinted that Dolph Lundgren's Soviet boxer, Ivan Drago may even return in the sequel . Recently, Stallone announced that there will be a seventh movie. Pro tip from Sylvester Stallone . "Ryan (Coogler) has some ideas of going forward and backward and actually seeing Rocky and Apollo together", Stallone said.

Creed sequel reportedly to shoot in 2018

September 03, 2017

Sylvester took to his Instagram handle "officialslystallone" to hint the shooting of " Creed 2 " to begin next year. Taking to Instagram, the 71-year-old star posted a still from " Creed ", which showed him and Jordan training. That's one way of not letting your script get leaked: handwrite it. "Ryan (Coogler) has some ideas of going forward and backward and actually seeing Rocky and Apollo together", Stallone said.

Amid N Korea tensions, United States conducts missile defence test off Hawaii coast

September 03, 2017

USA warship John Paul Jones detected and tracked the medium-range ballistic missile, launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, and shot it down using Standard Missile-6 guided weapons, the defence agency said in a statement.

Mercury clinch home playoff game with 86-66 win over Sun

September 02, 2017

Jones has pulled down 393 rebounds in 33 games. In the WNBA's new playoff format that started last season, rounds one and two of the postseason are single elimination and the last two series are a best-of-five format. CT was within 10 points early in the fourth quarter but the Sky went on a 12-2 run for a 20-point lead with 3:55 left. CT got the deficit no closer than 12 in the second half.

Huawei Announces the Octa-Core Kirin 970 Processor at IFA 2017

September 02, 2017

According to the report, the Kirin 970 is built by TSMC using its 10nm manufacturing process. Huawei says its "new heterogeneous computing architecture delivers up to 25x the performance with 50x greater efficiency" than your typical quad-core Cortex-A73 CPU cluster helping it outperform other chips on the market in AI tasks.

Global Pressure Sensors Market 2017 Business Overview - Bosch, Omron, Denso, Sensata, Amphenol

September 02, 2017

The strategies of the key vendors operating in the Global Alternative Sports Equipments market along with their business overview and revenue shares has been mentioned in this report. What are opportunities and risk factors faced by the top player? These companies include Kuraray, JRF Technology, WikiCell Designs as well as Tate and Lyle.

SanDisk Unveils The World's Largest 400GB microSD Card

September 02, 2017

New flash created to work in conjunction with smartphones and tablet devices running the Android operating system. In its capacity of 400 GB card is twice the capacity released two years earlier card the SanDisk Ultra microSDXC capacity of 200 GB, while remaining in the same form factor.

3 charred to death as auto catches fire in Gurugram

September 02, 2017

The deceased, aged around 28 to 35 years, were identified as Devender, Gajender, and Narender. All three were married, and were close friends. The bodies were handed over to the families after conducting post-mortem on Friday afternoon.Liquor could be causeThe police suspect that the three were consuming liquor inside the auto with its air-conditioner running and had probably passed out before the fire broke out."Two of the bodies were found on the rear seat and one on the driver's seat , As ...

IMG finalises report on telecom reliefs

September 02, 2017

The report, which was finalised after discussions with stakeholders, including banks and telecom firms, would now be placed before the Telecom Commission, which was the highest decision making body in the Department of Telecom. The IMG has recommended reduction in licence fee and spectrum usage charges under the new telecom policy, he said. The panel is understood to have agreed on increasing period of deferred spectrum payment to 16 years from the current 10.

ARK Survival Evolved Aberration Expansion Announced, Coming in October

September 02, 2017

Aberration includes new creatures like the Rock Drake , Lantern Pug , Nameless Queen and Cave Crustacean; more than 50 new items like railguns, glowsticks, explosive rounds, hazmat suits, ziplines, wingsuits, charge lanterns and so on.

Former Expedia CEO takes helm of Uber on Wednesday

September 02, 2017

A headhunter for Uber contacted Khosrowshahi about the CEO job at some point in the past few months, but he initially said he wasn't interested. But it took another two days to announce the news publicly. With a newly minted Uber CEO at the helm, there's hope Uber can improve and come out stronger after facing multiple crises - many of which are ongoing.

Best Force Friday II Deals You Can Buy Now [Deals]

September 02, 2017

Dubbed " Force Friday ", the shopping event began in 2015, when new merchandise was released in anticipation of " Star Wars: The Force Awakens ". For Star Wars fans, the countdown is officially on: " Star Wars: The Last Jedi ", the next installment in the epic film series, hits theaters December 15.

Monster gets you in-game content for Assassin's Creed Origins

September 02, 2017

Set at the dawn of the formation of the assassins order, " Origins " is set in ancient Egypt and will allow us to explore tombs, climb up temples, and slide down the side of enormous pyramids. Normally such news could be ignored as just a bit of brand hashtag synergy, but unfortunately there's a concrete link to the game: single cans of Monster will have codes for raw materials, while multipacks will contain codes for in-game weapons.

How Many McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD)'s Analysts Are Bearish?

September 02, 2017

Gradient Investments Llc who had been investing in Helmerich & Payne Inc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $4.63B market cap company. UBS downgraded the shares of MCD in report on Friday, January 6 to "Neutral" rating. Robert W. Baird has "Neutral" rating and $122 target. Bank of America Corporation reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $175.00 price objective on shares of McDonald's Co.in a research note on Monday, August 14th.

What Are Analysts Suggestions On Western Digital Corporation (WDC)

September 01, 2017

Bridge Bancorp Inc. now has $614.04 million valuation. SANM's SI was 1.24M shares in September as released by FINRA. Another trade for 40,182 shares valued at $3.58M was sold by Sivaram Srinivasan. The stock of Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ:WDC) earned "Outperform" rating by RBC Capital Markets on Thursday, July 30. Vetr raised Western Digital Corporation from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and set a $101.80 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, June 12th.

Mysterious Blobs Are Showing Up In Canada's Stanley Park Lake

September 02, 2017

Better known as Bryozoan, for the very first time, they were ascertained in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. According to National Geographic , the creatures were initially spotted in Stanley Park. If this is true, it could be risky for local wildlife as the presence of Bryozoans might upset the water ecosystem. They have also been found to clog up pipes and sewage systems in larger numbers.

Tesla Is Providing Batteries for the World's Largest Producer of Wind Turbines

September 01, 2017

Sep 1 (Renewables Now) - Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CPH:VWS) is collaborating with Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) on the development of a new solution to store wind power, local newspaper Borsen reports. Vestas has been tinkering with the idea of integrating battery storage with wind turbines since 2012, when they launched a test project in Lem-Kaer, Denmark.

Liam Payne: Cheryl Tweedy is a natural mom

September 01, 2017

She's done so well and is so happy with herself. "She's been working hard and you work hard and you get what you want". He's got some lungs on him, gets that from both of us. Not stopping there, he added: "She had her rest time bonding with Bear at the start". The singer had the opportunity to spend some quality time with his son and girlfriend while celebrating his birthday in Majorca this week, where Cheryl surprised him by flying out his parents and old school friends.

Second Weekend of the Call of Duty

September 01, 2017

Catch the worldwide release of " Call of Duty: WWII Headquarters" on November 3 on PS4, Xbox One and PC. "This is awarded to the player who, regardless of the winning faction, exhibits the top performance in the match". Divisive timed-exclusivity deals aside, the private multiplayer beta for Call of Duty: WW2 should be the same across both platforms, offering enthusiasts the chance to try out some of the new game's maps, game modes, and guns.

Apollo Global Management LLC (NYSE:APO) 2016 Q4 Institutional Investor Sentiment Steady

September 01, 2017

Markel has invested 0.18% in Apollo Global Management LLC (NYSE: APO ). The stock rose 1.32% or $0.38 reaching $29.22 per share. About shares traded. The firm earned "Hold" rating on Thursday, August 4 by Deutsche Bank. The company declared a dividend for shareholders which will be paid on Thursday the 31st of August 2017.

Sharp Corporation Announces Aquos 8K TV At IFA Show

September 01, 2017

Pricing is still vague at this point, but the company did note to Nikkei Asian Review that it expects these displays to retail for around one million yen, or $9,000. release. This is the driving reason behind my personal purchase of the only 8K monitor on the market, Dell UP3218K - and now, Sharp have just announced their new AQUOS-branded 8K TV.

Does This Mean Pippa Middleton Is Ready To Start A Family?

September 01, 2017

The Duchess of Cambridge's younger sister, Pippa Middleton , is planning to start a family with her billionaire husband James Matthews , just months after they tied the knot in a lavish ceremony. "Pippa's always said how great it would be if they were to be expecting together". The idea became even more enticing when Kate and William announced they'd be making their Kensington Palace spread their home base.

Mercedes Project One will pack more than 1000 hp, exceed 217 miles per hour

September 01, 2017

We like to call it a road-going Le Mans prototype with a Formula One engine. Using aerodynamics technology developed in Formula 1, the insane creation is likely to offer mind-bending downforce and grip around corners. You're not going to pass a speed-limit sign in a rural desert that says "IDK, do whatever you want", so paying $3 million for 1,000 horses and 217 miles per hour seems like a huge, silly waste of money for nothing other than the Instagram props and the occasional track day.

Google encourages developers to make standalone Android Wear apps

September 01, 2017

Now they're advising developers of a new change that requires them to update their app, or lose the "Enhanced for Android Wear " badge in the Google Play Store. Anyone who has attempted to use an iPhone with one of the many Android Wear and Samsung Tizen-powered smartwatches, can attest to the hit-or-miss experience that it can bring about.

An Asteroid Named Florence Just Flew by Earth

September 01, 2017

Nasa has determined Florence is roughly 2.7 miles in size. The asteroid, which can be seen using a small telescope, will appear as bright as a 9th-magnitude star because its large surface means that it reflects nearly twice as much light from the sun as the moon, according to Sky & Telescope.

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update release starts October 17

September 01, 2017

During its IFA keynote in Berlin, Germany, Microsoft officially announced that the forthcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is headed to PCs starting on Tuesday, October 17. The update sees the Windows Subsystem for Linux coming out of beta, and the introduction of cross-device web browsing. Myerson also offered a curious couple of comments about Windows 10 S, though no PC maker is yet offering this limited new system on a mainstream device.

Activision Blizzard, Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) Traded Over Its 50 Day Average

September 01, 2017

It closed at $21.68 lastly. It is down 0.00% since September 1, 2016 and is. It has outperformed by 44.64% the S&P500. Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) formed wedge up with $68.68 target or 6.00% above today's $64.79 share price. Ftb Advsrs owns 655 shares or 0% of their U.S. portfolio. The New Jersey-based Condor Capital Mgmt has invested 0.16% in Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) for 1.20 million shares.

HARMAN's new speakers work with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant

September 01, 2017

The problem is it's ugly. The speaker has built-in far-field voice recognition - necessary for anyone hoping for Alexa to work properly - standard wireless Bluetooth streaming and will retail for around $299/£250/AU$400 when it launches in "Winter" 2017.

What changes when you warm the Antarctic Ocean just 1 degree? Lots

September 01, 2017

The findings of what the researchers call the "most realistic ocean warming experiment to date" reported in Current Biology on August 31 show that the effects of future warming may far exceed expectations. If we don't get our act together climate-wise, the Antarctic Sea and its various polar counterparts could become a hotbed of natural homogeneity, with biodiversity flattened due to incremental temperature rise - the word "hotbed" used, harrowingly, in the most literal of ways.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Specs Leaked Revealing Snapdragon 836, Android 8.0 & More

September 01, 2017

Xiaomi's Mi Mix has received an overwhelming response when the company announced as a concept phone designed by designer Philippe Starck, the Mi Mix unfortunately never had the opportunity to be sold officially here, and Xiaomi has limited sales of the Mi Mix in China citing mass production issues.

Facebook welcomes video service called Watch

September 01, 2017

Under deals signed back in May , Facebook is paying up to $250,000 for 20 to 30-minute scripted shows, and between $10,000 and $35,000 for shorter scripted and unscripted five to 10-minute shows from the media companies involved on Watch .

Skoda Octavia RS launched at Rs

September 01, 2017

There is also likely to be a petrol version, like the Octavia vRS , but the focus will be on diesel, because the bulk of the Kodiaq market is diesel. Also present at the rear is a fixed spoiler and an RS badge on the bootlid. The performance bred version is based on the facelifted Octavia that was launched recently and carries over the cosmetic updates.

Lenovo Home Assistant adds Alexa to Tab 4 smart speaker

September 01, 2017

At Lenovo's IFA 2017 briefing today, the company has announced an answer to that as well with the Home Assistant Pack. On the top there's a microphone mute button, which disables the two far-field microphones that Lenovo says have a range of around 3m (over 9 feet).

Denuding Mystery Of Leaf Size, Here's What Behind Huge Leaves & Tiny Ones

September 01, 2017

Large-leaved plants predominate in tropical jungle - something that was noted as early as the 19th Century. The textbooks say it's a balance between water availability and overheating. Predicted geographic trends in maximum leaf size. Water also plays an important role, Wright said, because "if there's enough water in the soil then there's nearly no limit to how large leaves can be".

Apple releases the ninth developer betas of iOS 11 and tvOS 11

September 01, 2017

There's also information about the Lock screen merging with the Notification Center. There aren't many new features coming to the OS, so it should be pretty stable. The new smartwatch is expected to debut with LTE support. Earlier this month, a reference in HomePod firmware revealed that a next-generation Apple TV might come with the support for 4K video as well as High Dynamic Range (HDR) in both 10-bit and Dolby Vision formats for better picture quality.

Xiaomi Redmi 4A to be available for pre-order at 12PM today

September 01, 2017

The smartphone will be across major online stores like - Mi.com, Flipkart, Amazon India, Paytm, and Tata CliQ. The phone which was unveiled in China past year comes with a Snapdragon 425 quad-core processor, and a 3 GB of RAM. The phone is backed by a non-removable 3,120mAh battery. The device will be available in two colours. The phone was launched in India on August 29.

Sony Mobile Confirms Android Oreo For Xperia Range

September 01, 2017

The Japanese electronics maker at IFA has unveiled the Xperia XZ1 smartphone, an upper-end mid-range (or is it, low-end top-tier?) device sporting some rather unique camera tricks in a chassis that's unmistakably Sony . It includes features like Predictive Capture which will click the picture seconds before you actually hit the shutter button. The rear cameras on the XZ1 and XZ1 Compact also offer 4K video capture, SteadyShot stabilization, and more.

Microsoft promises a better and responsive streamlined dashboard for Xbox One X

September 01, 2017

Your personal information will be downloaded when you re-enter your Microsoft Account information during the out-of-box process. According to Mike Ybarra, corporate vice president of the Xbox and Windows gaming platform, the company will not be repeating the same mistake with the Xbox One X .

381 new species found in Amazon

September 01, 2017

Fernanda Paim a researcher and biologist at the institute said the animal was medium sized weighing approximately 9 lbs., and surprised the researchers because it was still possible to locate new primate species in the area of the Amazon .

What's Happening With Shares of Webjet Ltd — Technical Focus

September 01, 2017

A weak market can be seen if it closes in the lower half of the range on high volume. Investors may be trying to decide if the current market environment remains bullish. A level under 20 would indicate no trend, and a reading from 20-25 would suggest that there is no clear trend signal. Used as a coincident indicator, the CCI reading above +100 would reflect strong price action which may signal an uptrend.

Pre-Registrations for 'Game of Thrones

September 01, 2017

You'll accomplish this by raising armies, devising sneaky political schemes and allying with other Houses led by players around the world. The mobile game will be an MMO strategy game, so you'll also have to deal with other players looking to claim the Seven Kingdoms for themselves.

Apple breaks silence to defend net neutrality

September 01, 2017

The company also believes broadband providers should be transparent about network performance and traffic management so consumers know they are getting the service they paid for. Hours before the deadline, the FCC had received 22 million comments critical of its vote in May to crimp net neutrality-the idea of preventing such internet service providers from slowing down or blocking access to websites or subjecting sites and/or applications to extra fees in order to reach the internet ...

Priceless 'Game of Thrones' Trading Cards Found Inside the Wall

September 01, 2017

There's one thing on the board from the beginning that is now big enough to do that, and that's a dragon. " Game of Thrones " season seven ended on the devastating sight of the Night King riding an undead Viserion to the Wall and blasting it apart .

IFA 2017: Lenovo Announces Yoga 920 and 720 2-in-1 Laptops

September 01, 2017

There'll be everything from Core i3 through i5 to i7 on the options sheet, from Intel's 7th generation line-up. The 12.5-inch display has Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, gets an anti-glare treatment, and is a touchscreen. The Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire special edition Yoga 920 notebooks. Lenovo are particularly excited to reveal limited edition Gorilla® Glass cover designs: Yoga 920 Vibes , Star Wars ™ Special Edition Yoga 920 Rebel Alliance and Star Wars Special ...

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