CIA director, John Brennan's AOL email has been hacked. It was claimed by a high school student with the Twitter account of @phphax. The student cracker forewarns Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as his next target.
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Irish High Court to investigate Facebook's transfer of European users' data to the U.S.
The Irish court orders to investigate Facebook's transferring of European user's data to the United States. This is to ensure that the European user's privacy was protected from the U.S. surveillance.
Lyft Offers DeLorean Ride in Celebration of 'Back to the Future'
Since October 21, 2015 is the day that Marty McFly and Doc Brown arrived in the future in 1989 hit sequel movie "Back to the Future: Part II," ride-hailing service Lyft offers New Yorkers a ride in a DeLorean, the time-machine car used in the franchise.
Cash-strapped Greece raising prices of tickets for tourist spots
If you are heading for Greece for sightseeing, be sure to have extra cash ready. That's because the cash-strapped country is raising prices of tickets to tourist spots as early as April.
United Tech third quarter profit falls
United Technologies Corp, one of the top US aerospace and building systems conglomerate announced a slight drop in its third quarter earnings. According to the report, the United Technologies' income fell to $1.36 billion compared to $1.85 billion in 2014. The company also announced a major restructuring plan that will be carried out before 2016 as a strategy to cut cost and improve company's revenue.
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China uber-like startup, Yidao Yongche announced that the company will be receiving a huge investment from a Beijing-based company, LeTV. According to Yidao Yongche's statement, the three-year-old company is receiving investment worth $700 million by LeTv for 70 percent stake in the ride-hailing app company.
China biggest e-commerce company, Alibaba is currently improving their effort to engage with the U.S. Trade Representative to make sure its site will stay out from the agency's list of websites selling pirated and counterfeit goods. The company's affair chief, Eric Pelletier is among the person responsible in lobbying the agency.
SanFrancisco-based financial services company Square has announced the appointment of Jacqueline Reses, outgoing chief development officer of Yahoo, as its head of its business financing division Square Capital. Square is in the process of going for an initial public offer (IPO). Square wants to send a message to the capital market that how strong is its top managerial board. The hiring of Reses will enable Square Capital to tap potential areas of business growth where traditional business firms ignore.
International Business Machines Corp (IBM) has announced more than projected fall in revenues as the stronger US currency put pressure on demand from China and other emerging economies. As a result, IBM has lowered its profit forecast for the full year. The revenues were down 13.9 percent to $19.28billion for the quarter ending September as against the forecast of $19.62bn. The latest drop in revenues marks the continuous fall for 14 quarters in a row.
The world's second largest economy witnessed its lowest growth rate in the last two decades. China's gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate dipped below seven percent during the third quarter for the first time after the financial crisis. A record of 6.9 percent, below the Chinese government's target of seven percent and slightly better than the forecasted 6.8 percent. This is translating into more pressure on the Chinese government to lower interest rates and some measures to strengthen the growth rate.
Too much drinking is not only bad for the health but also seeps out the U.S. economy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study on Thursday that binge drinking loses the economy a humongous "$249 billion in 2010, or $2.05 per drink, a significant increase from$223.5 billion, or $1.90 per drink, in 2006."
Numerous miles and points blogs would always mention the benefits of gift cards with some regularity. Moreover, most of travelers want to use gift earning credit cards so that they can earn miles and points for purchases.
Malaysia's Eastspring Investments Bhd. was reported to have been buying property related stocks listed in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange when the stocks plunged to its lowest recently. According to the valuation, the company bought the stock at the price of 32 percent discounted rate.
Chinese mobile maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has decided to invest $1billion on information and communication technology (ICT) development over the next five years. Huawei will work closely with Britain in the development of technology applications in the telecommunications segment.
