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ELECTRONICS 
January 4, 2019 Is The Global Economy Half The Apple It Used To Be?
For the first firm to crack the trillion-dollar valuation ceiling, Apple’s performance is usually a bellwether of broader market confidence and conspicuous consumption among fawning technophiles. It should worry more than Apple investors that the usually reticent firm when it comes to company performance has warned the world of economic deceleration in “Greater China,” a […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
December 16, 2018 Stranded In Airport For 7 Months, Syrian Man Is Granted Asylum In Canada
Hassan al-Kontar, 37, left his home in Syria for the United Arab Emirates in 2006. For seven months, Hassan al-Kontar was trapped in air-conditioned purgatory. Stranded in Terminal 2 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, he slept under stairwells and lived off leftover chicken-and-rice dinners from AirAsia flights. He documented his daily life in video […]
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COMPUTERS 
December 9, 2018 Snapdragon 8cx Is Qualcomm’s Latest Chip for Always-On, Always-Connected Windows 10 Machines
Qualcomm, the biggest supplier of chips for mobile phones, on Thursday pushed further into the PC market with a line of chips designed to power business machines. Qualcomm’s “Snapdragon” processor chips historically have been at the heart of mobile phones like Alphabet’s Google Pixel phone and many Samsung Electronics Co devices. Over the past year, though, Qualcomm […]
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NEWS 
June 21, 2018 Chicago Airport Plan Is Just One of Many Elon Musk Dream Projects
A newly announced project by billionaire innovator Elon Musk for a tunnel transit system that would carry travellers to and from Chicago O’Hare International Airport at up to 150 mph (241 kmph) is just another project on a growing list of Musk dream projects. A look at some of the SpaceX and Tesla CEO’s most ambitious projects, where they stand now […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 16, 2018 Amazon’s Alexa is now at home in new subdivisions, hotels
Armida Rosales and her husband, Arnold, had not thought much about voice-activated technology in their new Maple Valley home, but Amazon’s Alexa was included and the family likes the convenience. Rosales is seen in an Echo “Spot” camera. (Greg Gilbert/The Seattle Times) Amazon is working with homebuilders and hoteliers to make its smart speaker and […]
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ELECTRONICS 
May 31, 2018 How Honor Is Working With Local Partners to Customise AI for Indian Users
HIGHLIGHTS Huawei has invested substantial efforts in AI development Honor 10 comes with a proprietary NPU chip for AI Honor is unlikely to move to stock Android anytime soon Huawei-owned Honor, which started off as an online-exclusive brand and recently moved on to offline sales as well in India, has seen its product portfolio and market presence grow […]
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COMPUTERS 
May 29, 2018 Nvidia Is Selling Its Own GPUs in India at a Discount Compared to OEMs
HIGHLIGHTS Nvidia India has quietly launched its own online store It’s selling GPUs like the GTX 1060 for Rs. 10,000 less than OEMs GPU adoption in India sits at around 35 percent Nvidia is selling its GPUs at a discount compared to other OEMs. The company’s India website now hosts a store that lets you purchase some of […]
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CLOTHING 
May 18, 2018 A New Locally Owned African Clothing Line in West Towne Mall is Open to Everyone
African n American Fits, a popular brand of custom-made African and American clothing that held its first fashion show last summer, has opened a kiosk in the West Towne Mall. Fits has been serving as a cultural bridge between traditional African fashion and African American culture for several years but, until now, has been selling clothing […]
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CLOTHING 
March 7, 2018 My Sister’s Clothing Line Is Celebrating “The Year Of The Woman” & You’ll Want Every Single Item
Fashion is about more than just looking great. It’s about spreading a message — and this line has a powerful one. Clothing brand My Sister’s latest collection is deeming it the “Year of the Woman,” because duh. The line is filled with inspiring quotes and phrases that you’ve probably already used plenty of times this year alone. […]
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ELECTRONICS 
January 31, 2018 Priyanka Chopra Is Now The Brand Ambassador For Harman International
Highlights Priyanka Chopra will be the ambassador for Harman Kardon and JBL brands Harman Kardon creates a host of equipment for car audio systems Priyanka Chopra is also a singer and producer, apart from being an actor Harman International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., announced that actor Priyanka Chopra will be its global […]
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COUPONS 
January 18, 2018 How Sodexo Is Moving From Coupon Booklets to Cards and Mobile Payments
HIGHLIGHTS After 20 years in India, Sodexo is going digital The paper vouchers will be discontinued from 2018 It’s offering a physical card, and mobile payments via QR codes In its 20th year in India, Sodexo has had to adopt a digital approach replacing the famous paper vouchers that the company used until now. The […]
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COUPONS 
January 11, 2018 How Sodexo Is Moving From Coupon Booklets to Cards and Mobile Payments
HIGHLIGHTS After 20 years in India, Sodexo is going digital The paper vouchers will be discontinued from 2018 It’s offering a physical card, and mobile payments via QR codes In its 20th year in India, Sodexo has had to adopt a digital approach replacing the famous paper vouchers that the company used until now. The […]