Daily Archives: March 12, 2016
CLOTHING 
March 12, 2016 Uniqlo launches second hijab collection with UK designer
Uniqlo is the first major high street retailer to launch a line of fashionable hijab and modest wear (Picture: Uniqlo) Uniqlo has created a second fashion range in collaboration with young UK designer Hana Tajima, which features hijab headscarves and kebaya. The line has just launched throughout the US for the first time and will hit the […]
ALL DEALS 
March 12, 2016 US to Blame Iran for 2013 Cyber-Attack on New York Dam: Report
The Obama administration is planning to publicly blame Iranian hackers for a 2013 cyber-attack against a small dam in New York state, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Justice Department has prepared an indictment against the hackers, two of the sources said, and a public announcement could come as soon as next […]
ALL DEALS March 12, 2016 Yahoo to Stream NHL Hockey Games
Yahoo said Thursday it reached a deal with the National Hockey League to stream hockey games online for free with no subscription required. The US online giant said the streaming would be supported by “unique advertising opportunities for brands to connect with their audiences.” The announcement marked the latest effort by Yahoo to ramp up […]
ALL DEALS March 12, 2016 Activists Urge Airbnb to Remove Israeli Settlement Properties
An international coalition of NGOs called Thursday on Airbnb to remove rental properties in Jewish settlements in the West Bank from its website. A demonstration was held in Paris, and others were planned at Airbnb’s offices in London, and in the US cities of San Francisco and Portland. In the French capital, a small group […]
ALL DEALS March 12, 2016 Internet Address Gatekeeper Icann Approves Plan to Break From US
The gatekeeper of Internet addresses on Thursday approved a plan to break from US oversight, shifting those symbolic functions to the broader global online community. The plan, which now heads to the US government for approval, aims to maintain Internet governance under a “multi-stakeholder” model which avoids control of the online ecosystem by any single […]
ALL DEALS March 12, 2016 AAP Government to Pilot Free Public Wi-Fi Facility at Sant Nagar Market
As per its vision to provide free Wi-Fi at markets in Delhi, the AAP government has decided to launch a three-month pilot project for it. The government will launch the service at Sant Nagar Market area in north Delhi’s Burari on March 15 and users will be able to download 50MB data every day free […]
ALL DEALS March 12, 2016 Yahoo Snubs Activist Shareholder With 2 New Directors
Yahoo has set up a battle for control of its board by appointing two directors likely to further agitate an activist shareholder threatening an attempt to oust CEO Marissa Mayer unless she bows to demands to sell the company’s Internet operations. The decision announced Thursday increases the likelihood that the unhappy shareholder, Starboard Value, will […]
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March 12, 2016 India Funding Roundup: A Pre-Owned Fashion Marketplace, E-Commerce Enabler, and More
A total of 23 tech startups got funded in this week, according to sector analysis provided by data tracker Tracxn. Our latest funding roundup compiles seed and late stage investments in firms engaged in e-commerce enablement, self-drive car rentals, B2B listings, and pre-owned fashion. Yana Mobile personal assistant app Yana has reportedly raised an undisclosed […]
NEWS 
March 12, 2016 When in Rome, Study Typography: SVA Summer Destinations 2016
The SVA Destinations Masters Workshop: Design History, Theory & Practice in Rome is an intensive hands-on workshop that focuses on typography, book and lettering design, and epigraphy. The 2016 workshop will be held from May 29 to June 12 and is being lead by MFA Design Co-chairsSteven Heller and Lita Talarico. “The highlight of the […]
NEWS March 12, 2016 Calligrapher monk Robert Palladino, who inspired Mac typography, dies at 83
Father Palladino, a Roman Catholic priest who learned the art of calligraphy as a Trappist monk, inspired the transformative typefaces used in Apple’s first machines, and by extension the modern personal computer. Prior to Mac, computers and operating systems used fonts and typesets that boasted all the artistic appeal of an IBM punchcard. As reported […]
NEWS March 12, 2016 ‘Facebook to become world’s biggest virtual graveyard by 2098’ : Researchers
If you are bogged down by notifications sent by the known but deceased people in your timeline on Facebook, do not get surprised by this news. According to researchers, the social networking giant will become the world’s biggest virtual graveyard by the end of this century as there will be more profiles of dead people […]
NEWS March 12, 2016 Reliance Jio to offer free Wi-Fi at 6 stadiums for T20 World Cup
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio will offer free Wi-Fi services during the T20 World Cup across six stadiums in the country. The services, under the name JioNet, would be available to the spectators of the cricket matches in Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi, Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, IS […]
