The iPad has hit a wall
Apple on Tuesday announced its best quarter ever— and the most profitable quarter for any company in history. But that was because of the iPhone. Growth of the iPad, meanwhile, has hit a wall. In fact,...
View ArticleThis incredible penthouse owned by late investor Martin Zweig hit the market...
The penthouse of New York City's Pierre Hotel hit the market for a record $125 million in late April 2013.But the property, which belonged to late investor Martin Zweig, has yet to find a buyer. The...
View ArticleHere's what it was like to get high with Jeb Bush
A new profile of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), published in The Boston Globe on Friday, contains several stories of his years at the elite Andover boarding school in Massachusetts.Apparently, young...
View ArticleA Jetblue Airbus jet nearly collided with another plane at a New York airport
A Jetblue airliner was nearly involved in a midair collision with another aircraft near Westchester County Airport in New York last Sunday.Flight 94, an Airbus A320, was en route from Orlando, Florida,...
View ArticleThis photographer's extreme close-up shots make these everyday items nearly...
Under the speculative eye of a reverse-mounted camera lens, a strand of spaghetti is transformed into a comet blazing through deep space.The artist Pyanek photographed a number of everyday household...
View ArticleHere's why the boss can't ride a bike to work in China
If you are the boss, your behavior may be speaking volumes without your even recognizing it, and it says different things around the world.Take a simple action like riding a bike to work. In countries...
View ArticleAmerica’s oldest news agency wrote 10X more articles by having robots do what...
If you thought robots could never replace journalists, think twice.That’s certainly been the case at The Associated Press, America’s oldest 24-hour news agency. AP produced 3,000 articles in the past...
View ArticleHere are the extravagant rings given to Super Bowl champions over the years
Football teams playing in the Super Bowl drop up to $5,000 per championship ring. That's the allowance the NFL gives.But to the victor who earns it, the value of the ring exceeds money."It isn't just...
View ArticleTens of millions of people are already watching these Super Bowl ads
If you're one of the people who thinks that the Super Bowl ads are the best part about watching the game, you might not even have to tune in live this year: More than 115 Super Bowl ads or teasers have...
View ArticleA California bank's decision could have huge ramifications in Somalia
California-based Merchants Bank is ceasing its business with companies that allow people in the US to send money to Somalia. It was one of the last US banks willing to serve as a medium for...
View Article'Reverse showrooming': bricks-and-mortar retailers fight back
In the past few years, as online shopping exploded and smartphones became the norm, the showrooming phenomenon — consumers using their phones to comparison shop in stores — seemed poised to gut the...
View ArticleThree Chad soldiers, 123 Boko Haram militants killed in Cameroon
N'Djamena (AFP) - Three soldiers and 123 Boko Haram militants were killed when the Islamist group attacked a Chadian army contingent in northern Cameroon, the Chadian military said.Twelve soldiers were...
View ArticleNew book lifts lid on court of Britain's Prince Charles
London (AFP) - A new biography of Britain's Prince Charles reveals how his inner circle is riven with backstabbing and infighting, according to extracts published by The Times newspaper...
View ArticleObama to appear in public with Dalai Lama
Washington (AFP) - US President Barack Obama will appear in public at an event attended by the Dalai Lama next week in Washington, the White House said, in a move sure to anger Beijing."The president...
View ArticleIBM is giving its CEO a big bonus again despite the company's tumbling stock...
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is getting a nice raise for 2015 and earned most of her bonus for 2014 even though the company's stock is performing terribly.Rometty got a $100,000 increase in salary, from $1.5...
View ArticleAircraft set for minute-by-minute tracking
Montreal (AFP) - All commercial flights worldwide could soon send out an automated signal every minute in times of distress to help rescuers find downed aircraft more easily.The new measures are in...
View Article35 arrests in Vienna as far-right ball demos held
Vienna (AFP) - Police in Vienna arrested more than 30 people as thousands protested against a ball organised by far-right groups and politicians.Several thousand people flooded into central Vienna to...
View ArticlePanasonic closes TV plant in China, to sell Mexican factory: report
Tokyo (AFP) - Panasonic has closed its last remaining TV manufacturing factory in China and is to sell its plant in Mexico as part of a restructuring plan aimed at stemming losses, a newspaper said...
View ArticleJihadists increasingly wary of Internet, experts say
Paris (AFP) - After having used the Internet profusely for propaganda and recruitment, jihadist organisations have realised that investigators are gleaning crucial information online and are...
View Article19 incredibly impressive students at Cornell
Nearly 15,000 students attend Cornell University, an Ivy League college set against the rolling hills and gorges of Ithaca, New York.Getting in is no easy feat; just 15% of applicants are accepted, and...
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