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Tough new data protection laws come into effect on Friday, but many firms say they are not ready. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IJElar via Online Shopping

The online streaming giant briefly becomes the world's most valuable media company, worth more than $150bn. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IOMSsA via Online Shopping

Samsung has been ordered to pay Apple damages in a long-running dispute between the tech firms. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2xa7avn via Online Shopping

The average UK household income, after taxes and benefits are accounted for, is £19,432 per person. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2sdGiFk via Online Shopping

Investors reject proposal pressing the firm to review its use of plastic straws on environmental grounds. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2KNI73q via Online Shopping

A senior EU official describes the UK's negotiating position as a "fantasy", after talks in Brussels. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IJoj0f via Online Shopping

Despite a rebound last month, consumer spending is expected to remain "lacklustre" this year. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2x8omkP via Online Shopping

Freezing conditions earlier this year results in a 9% fall in sales at Kingfisher's DIY chain. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IGadAW via Online Shopping

Test your knowledge of how the EU's data protection law could affect you. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2GMJEUL via Online Shopping

An investor claims the world's largest luggage maker is using questionable accounting practices. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IIBtPl via Online Shopping

Strawberry producers say they can't find enough humans to pick their fruit, so are robots the answer? from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IJJqj1 via Online Shopping

The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how the light bulb became a million dollar idea. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2J14yF1 via Online Shopping

Britain may be denied full access to the EU's Galileo satellite navigation system on security grounds after Brexit. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IHeP9P via Online Shopping

The chief executive of Marks and Spencer says the company's culture has been too "inward looking" and "corporate". from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2x4iVDw via Online Shopping

Vertical Ulster Bank £5 and £10 notes will come into circulation next year. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2kpPUJf via Online Shopping

China is increasingly going after companies that don't abide by its territorial claims. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2LpJ8Qb via Online Shopping

The couple whose "bhungroo" invention is protecting thousands of farmers from drought and monsoon floods. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IIOs3h via Online Shopping

Strawberry producers say labour shortages are driving them to find robotic fruit pickers instead. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IKM348 via Online Shopping

As the UK hopes to secure trade deals around the world post-Brexit, New Zealand remembers how it was cast adrift when Britain joined the EEC. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IFTaek via Online Shopping

Samsung has expanded the roll out for the Galaxy S7/S7 edge Oreo update, with South Korea becoming the latest market to get it. The company had to halt the roll out of the update in the UK after reboot reports. However, the roll out resumed quickly, and the new expansion suggests the bugs have been succesfully squashed. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Note8 has also started getting a new update. Arriving as version N950U1UES4CRE1, the firmware is hitting unlocked units in North America, bringing the Android May security patch. Via 1 2 from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2IKvCVt via IFTTT

The online streaming giant briefly becomes the world's most valuable media company, worth more than $150bn. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2IOMSsA via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Samsung has been ordered to pay Apple damages in a long-running dispute between the tech firms. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2xa7avn via Online Shopping in Pakistan

EU residents are being blocked from several services and in some cases having their accounts wiped. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2IKhewt via Online Shopping in Pakistan

The self-driving car spotted a woman crossing the road six seconds before killing her, a report says. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2kmkV0M via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Malware that could 'kill' home routers has been thwarted by the FBI's action against the malicious site. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2IGkNIi via Online Shopping in Pakistan

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Amazon Alexa-Powered Device Recorded and Shared User's Conversation Without Permission    Wall Street Journal Hey Alexa, come clean about how much you're really recording us    Washington Post Alexa creepily recorded a family's private conversations, sent them to business associate    USA TODAY Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2IJRQer via Technology

Samsung owes Apple $539M for infringing iPhone patents, jury finds    CNET Samsung owes Apple $539M for infringing on iPhone patents, jury finds    AppleInsider Apple wins $539 million from Samsung in latest chapter of ongoing patent trial    The Verge Samsung to pay $539 million for iPhone patent infringement    ZDNet Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2s5KY0p via Technology

Apple blocks Steam's plan to extend its video games to iPhones    Business Insider Apple rejects Valve's Steam Link game streaming app over 'business conflicts'    The Verge Apple's Mac App Store Could Be Getting A Redesign    Ubergizmo Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2IIeiVf via Technology

Game Critic Totalbiscuit Has Died    Kotaku John 'TotalBiscuit' Bain Passes Away at Age 33    Shacknews Game critic TotalBiscuit dies at age 33    PC Gamer [Official] - TotalBiscuits future : cynicalbritofficial - Reddit    Reddit Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2s5RDXM via Technology

The Essential Phone 2 has reportedly been canceled    The Verge Andy Rubin's Essential is reportedly up for sale and has cancelled work on its next smartphone    TechCrunch Essential Never Lived Up to Its Name, and Now It's Reportedly for Sale    Gizmodo Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2GQw3Ms via Technology

Apple Knew About Bendgate and Touch Disease iPhone 6 Issues Months in Advance of Repair Programs    Mac Rumors Apple Warns iPhones Have A Serious Problem    Forbes Apple knew in advance about iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus 'Bendgate' says court filing    AppleInsider Internal Documents Show Apple Knew the iPhone 6 Would Bend    Motherboard iPhone X Owners Irate Over Cracking Camera Lenses    Tom's Guide Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2ILbliL via Technology

Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Edge, Narrator, Task Manager, and mobile broadband improvements    VentureBeat Microsoft continues to tweak Edge in new Windows 10 'Redstone 5' test build    ZDNet Microsoft Extends Support for Skype for Business and Teams Apps for Windows Phones    Redmondmag.com The latest update debacle: Windows 10 1803 upgrade and Avast Antivirus break everything... : Windows10 - Reddit    Reddit About to install the Windows 10 April 2018 Update? You might want to wait a little bit longer    The Register Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2J2nKSD via Technology

Justin Roiland sells limited edition Nintendo 3DS, lives 'Rick and Morty' joke    Mashable Justin Roiland is selling a signed Nintendo 3DS that explains an obscure Rick And Morty joke    The A.V. Club 'Rick And Morty' Creator Explains A Fan-Favorite Joke By Selling A Nintendo 3DS    Comicbook.com Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2x7pENb via Technology

Fortnite Getting New Playground Mode With Respawns And Friendly Fire    GameSpot Top 5 changes and updates coming to Fortnite    Polygon 'Fortnite' Is Finally Getting A Practice And Free Build Mode--And Respawns    Forbes SuperData Research | Games data and market research » Worldwide digital games market: April 2018    SuperData Research Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2IKVjJC via Technology

There's malware baked into some Android devices, and there's nothing you can do about it    BGR Some low-cost Android phones shipped with malware built in    TechCrunch Avast Finds Pre-installed Android Malware on Hundreds of Phones You'll Never Use    ExtremeTech Report finds Android malware pre-installed on hundreds of phones    Engadget Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2LvpWjQ via Technology

Google confirms Feed ads are a test    VentureBeat Some people are starting to see ads in the Google Feed    9to5Google Cue the ughs: Ads are showing up for some people in Google Feed    Android Authority (blog) Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2KV7QXN via Technology

Infamous Hacker Already Wreaking Havoc In Dark Souls Remastered    Kotaku Daily Deals: SNES Classic, Detroit: Become Human, and Dark Souls: Remastered    IGN Is Dark Souls Remastered worth playing without its former mystery?    PC Gamer Dark Souls Remastered review – difficult to resist    Metro Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2xaiGXQ via Technology

Pornhub Gets Into VPNs With VPNhub    PCMag Pornhub just launched a VPN service for mobile and desktop    PC Gamer Pornhub has its own VPN now    TechCrunch Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2KPnq78 via Technology

Will They Make An Overwatch 2? Here's What Blizzard To Say About That And More    GameSpot The 15 Best Overwatch Skins    USgamer Overwatch Talks Potential Nintendo Switch Port, Mobile    Comicbook.com Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2IJcYBD via Technology

PayPal now works across Google services, no login needed    SlashGear Paypal lets you spend money in Gmail, YouTube and more    Engadget Google + PayPal could practically replace your bank account now    CNET Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2s9gtpR via Technology

PUBG Xbox One's New Map, Miramar, Out Now    GameSpot PUBG's Miramar map is better on Xbox One    VentureBeat 'PUBG' for Xbox One Debuts Miramar Desert Map, Improves Stability    Variety Xbox Game Preview - May Update - News & Announcements - PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Forums    PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Forums Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2xd3yc8 via Technology

Remember StumbleUpon? Well, it's going away June 30th    Engadget StumbleUpon will shut down as founder moves tech to a new app    Digital Trends StumbleUpon turned internet boredom into time well wasted    Polygon Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2s6g9Jh via Technology

YouTube Testing A Way To Show Personalized Content In Feed    Android Headlines YouTube brings its messaging feature to the web    The Verge YouTube Is Messing With the Order of Videos in Some User Feeds    Gizmodo Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2KRZShX via Technology

Google Just Turned a Huge Corner in the Smart Speaker Game    Gizmodo Google Home ships more units than Amazon Echo for the first time    CNET An Amazon Echo sent someone's private conversation to one of their contacts    Android Central Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2saApsf via Technology

North Korea has escalated its war of words with the U.S., repeating a threat from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2x9Et1x via Latest News

U.S. Border Patrol agents have resorted to troubling tactics toward from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IKceYF via Latest News

Amnesty International on Thursday urged Nigeria to act on claims soldiers and members of the civilian militia have raped women and girls in remote camps for people displaced by Boko Haram but the government said the rights monitor was repeating false accusations. Amnesty said it had gathered multiple testimonies about alleged abuse by the security forces, including claimed that soldiers coerced vulnerable survivors into having sex in exchange for food. In November 2016, police vowed to look into allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation in the camps but several months later, the military rejected the allegations. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2saiBNQ via Latest News

Footage has captured rare blue flames bursting through cracks in a road in Hawaii following the Kilauea volcano eruption. The volcano produces methane when hot lava buries and burns plants and trees. When this gas flows up through cracks in the road it ignites and produces a blue flame. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2s4aNOn via Latest News

2018 might well be dubbed the year of the Mediterranean diet. Not only did it tie for the best overall diet in the U.S. News Best Diets rankings in January, but this year also marks the Mediterranean diet pyramid's 25th anniversary. Beyond being linked to a host of powerful health benefits including a reduction in heart disease risk, potential weight loss, improved brain health and longevity, much of the eating pattern's staying power can be attributed to its flexibility -- there aren't entire food groups excluded, and followers don't calorie count or track macros. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2s6k3lf via Latest News

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday he could support stronger regulations for gun storage and quicker reporting to law enforcement when a court has determined someone is mentally ill in order to keep them from having weapons. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2saaguH via Latest News

Harvey Weinstein plans to turn himself in to New York City law enforcement on from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IKjbx9 via Latest News

The press is framing Democratic primary contests as "establishment" versus "outsiders," but in fact, the categories blur, and both wings of the party have done well so far. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IJNX5h via Latest News

While testifying before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was asked if President Trump has any conflicts of interest. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IGQ11T via Latest News

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Hundreds mourned a Pakistani exchange student killed in a mass shooting at a Texas high school last week during her burial in Karachi Wednesday. Sabika Sheikh was among the 10 people gunned down at a high school in Santa Fe last Friday when a heavily armed student opened fire on classmates. Relatives sobbed and hugged as Sheikh's remains arrived at her family home in a casket draped with a Pakistani flag. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2s8iS51 via Latest News

"Infinity War" screenwriters Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus helped to from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2J9XfdY via Latest News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — An Australian woman accused of drug trafficking in Malaysia was sentenced to death after an appeals court on Thursday overturned a lower court's acquittal, her lawyer said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2kkE3MH via Latest News

Two parents in New York will finally get to know what empty nest syndrome from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2J6z0O2 via Latest News

An international investigation has said the Russian military brought the missile that downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 into eastern Ukraine, leading to the tragedy that killed 298 people.  The Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team said last year the Buk 9M38 surface-to-air missile in question arrived from Russia and was fired from territory held by Russia-backed separatists.  But Thursday's press conference in the Netherlands for the first time implicated the Russian military, of which president Vladimir Putin is the commander in chief, in the catastrophe that shocked the world in July 2014.  Although the JIT did not say who pulled the trigger, the conclusion that the 53rd anti-aircraft brigade from Kursk, a unit of a “few hundred people,” was operating the missile marks a step closer to naming the perpetrators.  Investigators said they were working toward a court case in the Netherlands against those who fired the Buk Telar missile system as well as higher-ups i...

The event was billed as a roundtable “on immigration loopholes that enable MS-13 to infiltrate our communities.” But at times it almost seemed as though the purpose was to validate the president’s description of MS-13 members as “animals.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2knNZoP via Latest News

In 1708, the San José— a Spanish galleon ship carrying a stash of gold, silver and emeralds — sank during a fierce battle against the British in the Caribbean Sea. Now, after sitting at the bottom of the ocean for 310 years, the San José's shipwreck has finally been officially identified, thanks to an analysis of the distinctive bronze cannons that sank with the ship. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IHmot3 via Latest News

An adorable rescue cat called Ulla made the most endearing face after a from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KSmij4 via Latest News

As carbon dioxide rises due to the burning of fossil fuels, rice will lose some of its protein and vitamin content, putting millions of people at risk of malnutrition, scientists warned on Wednesday. "We are showing that global warming, climate change and particularly greenhouse gases -- carbon dioxide -- can have an impact on the nutrient content of plants we eat," said co-author Adam Drewnowski, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Washington. Protein and vitamin deficiencies can lead to growth-stunting, birth defects, diarrhea, infections and early death. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IMaPRz via Latest News

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The withdrawal of Iranian forces from Syria, demanded by the United States, is not up for discussion, a top Syrian official was quoted as saying on Wednesday, adding that Damascus was deciding on its next campaign against rebels. "Whether Iranian forces or Hezbollah withdraw or stay in Syria is not up for discussion because it's the (business) of the Syrian government," Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said in an interview with Russia's Sputnik state news agency. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IDyrM1 via Latest News

LONDON (AP) — A London couple delusionally obsessed with a former boy-band star were found guilty Thursday of murdering their French nanny and burning her body on a bonfire in their backyard. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2s8u1Td via Latest News

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Thousands of people in Karachi attended the funeral Wednesday for a 17-year-old Pakistani exchange student who was killed in a mass shooting at a Texas high school. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2GKUcDM via Latest News

President Trump reportedly told a friend this week that he wanted to “brand” the FBI informant who met with members of his 2016 campaign a “spy” because he believed the term would stick. On Thursday morning, Trump used the term three times in a single tweet. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2krSVJ3 via Latest News

The chief of Israel’s air force said on Tuesday that his was the first country to ever use the F-35 fighter jet in combat. “The ‘Adir’ (F-35I) aircraft are already operational and flying combat missions. In fact, we have performed the first operational F-35 strike in the world,” Major General Amikam Norkin was quoted by Israel Defense as saying. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KOEdaj via Latest News

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A leaked LG V35 ThinQ live image grabbed headlines yesterday. Now, we have the actual source of the image - the Wireless Power Consortium website. Yes, the device is listed there along with the same image. The information about the phone's WPC listing came from renowned tipster Evan Blass, who took to Twitter to reveal this. PSA: That "live image" of the LG V35 (Emma) comes from the Wireless Power Consortium database, which has nearly a dozen variants listed. pic.twitter.com/rp3G061LW0— Evan Blass (@evleaks) May 24, 2018 Design-wise, the handset looks similar to the LG V30... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2xaCiej via IFTTT

The lite series used to be the new minis, but then people voted against the compact phones sharing nothing with the headliner but the name. So, today the latest Huawei P20 Lite isn't just a fancy name bearer - it has what it takes to be worthy of the P20 branding - the notched screen, the glass design with gradient paint, a dual-camera on the back, Face Unlock as well. from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2sb2cbZ via IFTTT

While devices like smart speakers undoubtedly make your day to day life more convenient, they also pose privacy concerns. Take, for example, Alexa series - just last month, Amazon fixed a flaw that allowed devices to eavesdrop, and now, a new and more serious problem has been reported, and has since been acknowledged by the company. What happened is that a Portland, Oregon family-owned Amazon Echo recorded their conversation and sent it to one of their contacts. After the contact alerted the family about the incident, they unplugged all Alexa-powered devices in their home and contacted... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2INqXGE via IFTTT

Update: In a leaked email (obtained by The Information), Rubin said the company is "working with bankers to raise money," and an acquisition might be part of such discussions. He, however, made it clear the company isn't shutting down. Referring to the Bloomberg article, he said it "will not position us well for optimizing" the fundraising effort," adding that "I'm going to focus on winning and not whining." He also said "no one (including me at this moment) knows what the best thing for the company will be." Original story follows: A new report comes from Bloomberg today where a... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2IHgbS9 via IFTTT