Saudi woman first swimmer to cross Dubai Creek, Water Canal
Author: WAMSun, 2017-03-12ID: 1489305911505833400 DUBAI: Dr. Mariam Saleh Binladen, a Saudi dentist and humanitarian, set a new record that added to her tally of world records, while crossing the Dubai Creek and the Dubai Water Canal, swimming a total distance of 24 kilometers on Friday. Under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, crown […]
Facebook signs soccer live-streaming deal with MLS, Univision
Facebook Inc signed a deal with Major League Soccer and Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications Inc on Friday to stream at least 22 matches in English during the 2017 regular season.As fans increasingly rely on the internet to watch games, social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter Inc have stepped up their focus on signing […]
California paves way to self-driving car tests without humans
DETROIT – California, the largest U.S. car market, plans to allow testing on public roads of self-driving vehicles without human backup drivers by the end of the year, state officials said Friday.The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles is seeking public comment on proposed regulations for driverless testing and public use of autonomous vehicles that will […]
Alphabet adds patent claim to Uber intellectual property theft lawsuit
Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car unit Waymo on Friday added a new patent claim to its intellectual property lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc and requested a preliminary injunction to stop the ride-sharing service from using what it says is proprietary information, a court filing showed.The two Silicon Valley companies are fighting over technology that is seen […]
Tech workers find communal living a solution for high rents
SAN FRANCISCO – Zander Dejah, 25, pays $ 1,900 a month rent to live in a downtown San Francisco house with at least 40 other people, many of whom sleep in bunk beds.Dejah is a resident of The Negev, a communal living space that styles itself as a home for millennial tech workers to brainstorm […]
Millennial love for Snapchat extends to the stock
NEW YORK – For some millennial investors, loyalty to one of their favorite apps matters more than financial details in the case of Snap Inc. The stock of Snapchat’s parent company has been on a roller-coaster ride since its market debut last week, surging more than 70 percent from the initial public offering price in […]
Manipur Results 2017: NPP announces support to BJP
[India], Mar. 12 (ANI): The National People’s Party (NPP) on Sunday announced its support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), thus inching the saffron party closer to forming a government in Manipur.NPP president Conrad Sangma said that the party is in alliance with the BJP at the Centre, therefore, it was natural to work with […]
Amit Shah to decide UP, Uttarakhand, Manipur CMs
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah will take the final call on the names of new Chief Ministers for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur after central observers, being sent to the states, hold meetings with local MLAs, it was announced on Sunday.Addressing a press conference after a meeting of the party’s Parliamentary […]
BJP workers celebrate victory in assembly polls
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) headquarters at Ashoka Road here resounded with festivity on Sunday evening as party supporters gathered in huge numbers to celebrate the party’s historic wins in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.A large number of the supporters came from the neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to get a glimpse […]
BJP's Manohar Parrikar likely to be next Goa CM
[India], Mar 12. (ANI): Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, along with Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs, three MGP MLAs, three Goa Forward Party MLAs and three other Independent MLAs, met the Goa Governor to discuss the possibility of forming a government under Parrikar.Envisioning stability in Goa’s political scenario, Goa Forward Party MLA Vijay Sardesai came out in […]
