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Exactly a year ago, Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, was on top of the world.  Or more specifically, he was on stage at the first “Davos in the Desert” investment summit in Riyadh, happily discussing his plans for a $500 billion (£385 billion) new Saudi mega city.  Western politicians and international business leaders flocked to hear the young prince describe his vision of a reformed Saudi economy and of a gentler society freed from the grip of hardline clerics.   Today, Crown Prince Mohammed at the centre of an international storm over allegations that he ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.  The same global elites who raced to Riyadh last year are nowhere to be seen this year. The conference hall at the Ritz-Carlton hotel remains packed but few of the attendees are from major US or European firms. The fall from international favour is the latest dramatic turn in the life of the 33-year-old heir to the thro...

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The Apple boss also praised the EU's new data protection regulation GDPR, in a speech in Brussels. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2R9aPio via Online Shopping in Pakistan

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Mr Torvalds took a short break from the Linux world to get help to become more polite to engineers. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2R8hB7R via Online Shopping in Pakistan

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Instagram has overtaken Snapchat as the most used social media app among US teens, says a study. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2R5HqWb via Online Shopping in Pakistan

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Smart speakers using Welsh are a key aim in a new Welsh Government technology strategy. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2NUV3pe via Online Shopping in Pakistan

The $20bn bridge spanning 55km is an engineering marvel but has been dogged by safety issues and delays. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2OFS7lv via Online Shopping in Pakistan

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The troubled department store chain says it lost nearly £500m in the year to 1 September. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2q9rXJd via Online Shopping

Philip Jansen takes the helm next year as Britain's biggest telecoms provider seeks to revive its fortunes. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2JdYYfV via Online Shopping

The losses follow sharp falls on Wall Street which wiped out the gains for 2018 on two key markets. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2R9eFYH via Online Shopping

The Hong Kong airline said personal details including passport and credit card numbers were accessed. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Jf7E5Y via Online Shopping

Elon Musk's electric car maker reports only the third quarterly profit in its 15-year history. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2qaSqpI via Online Shopping

Julian Dunkerton wants shareholders to back his plan to return to the fashion retailer after last week's profit warning. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2yyPiZD via Online Shopping

Labour says the chancellor must show he is serious about ending austerity by stopping spending cuts. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2qaXeLM via Online Shopping

The burger chain plans to close 17 stores after running up millions of pounds of losses. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2CZSalS via Online Shopping

New York state claims oil giant misled investors about how it accounted for risks of new regulation. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Aqk3Bf via Online Shopping

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Plastic items such as cutlery and straws would be banned in the EU under plans approved by MEPs. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Sfo16E via Online Shopping

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Non-disclosure contracts are under fire, as claims about a "leading businessman" are blocked from print. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2JepplD via Online Shopping

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One Bristol firm has moved some operations to Europe in place in case there is no deal. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2SgZ7Uc via Online Shopping

The Apple boss also praised the EU's new data protection regulation GDPR, in a speech in Brussels. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2R9aPio via Online Shopping

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A brief guide to how the bitter trade battle between Washington and Beijing has unfolded so far. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2CBW7fM via Online Shopping

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Think Avengers: Infinity War was intense? Marvel fans have a year to predict which beloved characters are taking the long dirt nap for good. from CNET https://ift.tt/2J2Zyzq via Mobiles

The first trailer throws us into a world where looking at monsters might just get you offed. from CNET https://ift.tt/2z19SRA via Mobiles

Rockstar's open world western sequel officially drops Friday, but it might be a bit more complicated to get than you think. from CNET https://ift.tt/2PQidih via Mobiles

It's a case of evolution rather than revolution for the R8 as Audi makes some styling tweaks for 2019. from CNET https://ift.tt/2SixKJb via Mobiles

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Autopilot is slated to get a huge boost in processing power, and Model 3 is going abroad. from CNET https://ift.tt/2O0TtlK via Mobiles

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The president keeps a phone unaltered by the NSA to chat with friends, The New York Times reports. from CNET https://ift.tt/2EIkYkD via Mobiles

NBC News Signal would be another digital news network from a broadcast giant, after CBS, ABC and Fox. from CNET https://ift.tt/2RaZmic via Mobiles

Salesforce has thrown in nearly $5 million to support a ballot measure that aims to help the homeless. Lyft and Twitter's CEO have contributed $225,000 to defeat it. from CNET https://ift.tt/2SgrMsj via Mobiles

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The civil liberties advocacy group's request comes after reports that Amazon pitched ICE on using its recognition software. from CNET https://ift.tt/2OJpu6U via Mobiles

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A new guide describes how the autonomous vehicles are supposed to react with police vehicles and first responders. from CNET https://ift.tt/2JeWFJQ via Mobiles

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Incumbent Democrat Joe Donnelly and his Republican challenger, Mike Braun, are suddenly locked in a tight Senate race. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Pi1mYM via Latest News

Gallup found that a majority of Republicans support legalizing marijuana for recreational use in the United States. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2q7f6as via Latest News

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia would not have murdered prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi without American protection, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Saudi authorities staged the "worst cover-up ever" in the killing of Khashoggi in Turkey this month, as Washington vowed to revoke the visas of some of those believed to be responsible. "No one would imagine that in today's world and a new century that we would witness such an organized murder and a system would plan out such a heinous murder," Rouhani said, according to IRNA. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2q9x0JR via Latest News

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty banning medium-range missiles in Europe is far from perfect, and Russia clearly was cheating on it – but experts say it serves a purpose. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ApiByQ via Latest News

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"The trauma of last night's event has clearly impacted our entire campus community," Lori McDonald, associate vice president and dean of students, said at a news conference Tuesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2SdhxVS via Latest News

Democrats, who mounted an unsuccessful effort to block Senate confirmation this month of Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, have slammed the president's fellow Republicans for holding the hearings. Only two senators on the 21-member Judiciary Committee, both Republicans, showed up for the hearing in Washington on Wednesday in which four judicial nominees were considered. Democratic Senator Patty Murray, who had asked Republicans to postpone the hearing while the Senate is in recess ahead of the Nov. 6 congressional elections, criticized "the shameful partisan path they have taken on what has always been a bipartisan process." She accused the Republicans of a "mad dash" to secure confirmation. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CBwlbs via Latest News

Close contests in Florida and positioning among possible 2020 candidates color the midterm landscape with just two weeks to go until Election Day. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PdKBOr via Latest News

Any cover-up of the true authors of such a savage attack “would be an affront to humanity’s conscience,” Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his parliamentary party on Tuesday. The contrast with U.S. President Donald Trump’s more tepid response -- Trump said Erdogan had been “pretty rough on Saudi Arabia” -- underscores changes in the post-Cold War order, as Washington’s global dominance declines alongside its promotion of so-called values-based foreign policies. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CAB2SI via Latest News

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Swiss banking giant UBS said Tuesday it was "business as usual" in China following reports that the company restricted travel there as an employee had to delay her return home after being asked to meet with authorities. The wealth manager, who focuses on China, delayed her return from Beijing to Singapore last week after she was asked to meet with local officials on an unknown matter, Bloomberg News reported, citing a personal familiar with the issue. The incident prompted UBS to warn its staff that travel to China would require extra approval by management, but the bank had now lifted the restriction, a source told AFP. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2D0RmgQ via Latest News

A University of Utah student was fatally shot on campus Monday night, prompting a university lockdown and a citywide manhunt as police scoured the area for clues. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2R3e8aK via Latest News

"Some time ago, doctors diagnosed me with the beginning stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer's disease," O'Connor, 88, said in a letter issued by the court. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RcF9Zq via Latest News

Jose Andres discussed what needs to happen next to end hunger throughout the world in a TIME 100 x WeWork Speaker series event. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RcwPJ7 via Latest News

With less than two weeks until the midterm elections, Republicans from President Trump down are not talking about tax cuts — and have been backing away from that message for months. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PNe2Up via Latest News

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The Oppo R17 Pro was announced in late August, but it's yet to reach stores. It will finally launch in China on November 1 and in Europe on November 6. For one reason or another Oppo decided that the phone will have a different name in Europe - the Oppo RX17 Pro. Whether the vanilla Oppo R17 will launch as the RX17 is unclear, some claim that it will be the RX17 Neo instead. To be clear, we're talking about a simple name change, the specs will be identical. Oppo R17 Pro - or as it will be called in Europe, RX17 Pro Anyway, the R17 Pro will cost CNY 4,300 in China, which is... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2qak6em via IFTTT

Counterpoint Research released its three-month report on smartphone shipments in India. According it Xiaomi is in the lead with 27% share, followed by Samsung and vivo with 23% and 10%, respectively. Oppo is taken down to fifth, while Micromax makes a surprising appearance at fourth with 9% shipments between July and September. Company Market share Q3 2018 Market share Q2 2018 Xiaomi 27% 28% Samsung 23% 29% vivo 10% 12% Micromax 9% N/A Oppo 8% 10% ... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2z3hWS6 via IFTTT

Samsung is working on foldable phone - that much is no surprise. What might be more intriguing is the following patent, that imagines a flexible table that will bend both inwards and outwards to halve the footprint. The patent was filed with WIPO back in April 2018 and got approved in October. Its description says "Display Device" and reading further along, you learn that the gadget will adapt its user interface to the orientation or the way it bends. Both ends of the flexible panel will have aluminum-magnesium alloy that will stick to each other, probably with some kind of... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2q6mpPG via IFTTT

If you are wondering what Apple's October 30 event is all about, the notorious Ming-Chi Kuo analyst thinks he has an idea and given his good track record of predictions, he might be onto something here. Kuo says that Apple is going to refresh its iPad Pro lineup, which was always expected to be the main event. Rumors claim that the company will announce new Apple Pencil, Face ID, slimmer bezels, no Home button and USB-C connector instead of Apple's proprietary Lightning port. More surprisingly, Kuo says that the Cupertino-based company is looking to refresh its iPad mini lineup... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2ON4D2E via IFTTT

The retro Nokia 8110 4G has launched in India, fashionably late. The phone sells for INR 6,000 on Nokia.com, that's $82/€72 (the same as in Europe). It's available in Black and Yellow (this is the banana phone, after all). The 8110 4G is part of the new breed of feature phones that runs Kai OS, which is quickly growing in India. About a month ago the platform got WhatsApp, also Google is bringing its apps, including Maps and Assistant (yes, the new 8110 has a GPS receiver, but it can't do voice guided navigation). Nokia 8110 4G in Black and Yellow Note that the phone is also... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2qagitO via IFTTT

Motorola just partnered with iFixit to make the repairs of some of its phones easier for end-users. The two companies will release repair kits that let you replace you cracked screen or aging battery without resorting to an authorized or third-party service center. It's all part of the #righttorepair campaign that's been going around lately and that's a big step forward. For now, Motorola and iFixit are offering kits to repair your damaged screen and battery for older models only. We hope that the portfolio will grow soon and kits for the more recent Motorola phones will pop up. If... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2z0mSqL via IFTTT

MediaTek is following up on its AI-centric P60 chipset with a new more polished platform. The Helio P70 promises a 10-30% boost in AI tasks and a 13% improvement on general tasks. That said, things haven't changed that much from the P60. The new chipset is built on the same 12nm process, but it runs both its CPU and its GPU at higher clock speeds. On the processor side, the four big cores, Cortex-A73, now run at 2.1GHz. Meanwhile, the Mali-G72 MP3 GPU is now clocked at 900MHz. There's a table below with more details. The Helio P70 claims to use up to 35% less power in popular games... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2O2pf1M via IFTTT

Amazon's Echo and Alexa devices come to Spain and Italy    The Verge Alexa for Business opens up to third-party device makers    TechCrunch CNET: Alexa enhanced by compatible gadgets    Hartford Courant Amazon Echo Dot (2018) review: Alexa's gateway drug is more potent than ever    Mashable Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2CDylQk via Technology

Popular Android devices must receive two years of security updates    Engadget Google's Android OEM agreement requires 4 security updates in first year for new phones    9to5Google Google requires popular Android devices to get two years of security updates, report says    PhoneDog Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2ERIqMa via Technology

Brand Ambassador For Samsung Sued For Being Caught Using iPhone X    The Inquisitr Samsung sues 'Putin's goddaughter' for $1.6mn: Here's why    NewsBytes Samsung Sues Its Brand Ambassador For Preferring To Use An iPhone X    KahawaTungu (press release) (blog) Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2O1OXmX via Technology

Samsung just teased what could be its first truly all-screen, notch-free phone    BGR The Galaxy A6s is the first Samsung phone not made by Samsung    The Verge Samsung Dropping Subtle Hints At Foldable Android Phone Reveal    Android Headlines Samsung Galaxy Note 9: The 5 best and 5 worst features    PCWorld Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review    The INQUIRER Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2O4iooo via Technology

Google's Pixel Stand Is a Smarter Breed of Wireless Charger    Gizmodo Google fans are complaining about so many different Pixel 3 problems    BGR Listen as Apple's iPhone XS Max takes on Google's Pixel 3 XL in our smartphone speaker test    AppleInsider Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2qgxIFf via Technology

Catholic Pokémon Go-style game features Moses instead of Mewtwo    Fast Company Pokémon Go Clone Has You Collecting Catholic Saints    Kotaku A new Pokémon Go clone lets players collect Catholic saints instead of monsters    The Verge Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2PTfpRD via Technology

Pokemon: Meltan's Evolution, Melmetal, Revealed; Here's How To Get It    GameSpot Melmetal Is the Evolution of Meltan, The Mythical Pokemon First Revealed in Pokemon GO    IGN Pokémon: Let's Go! legendary Meltan's evolution revealed    Polygon Meltan - Pokemon Let's Go    Pokemon Let's Go Meltan Research Update: Introducing Melmetal!    YouTube Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2S8zlBv via Technology

OnePlus 6T Reportedly Gets Verizon Certification, to Work With Network at Launch    NDTV OnePlus 6T Reportedly Passes Verizon Certification    Droid Life OnePlus 6T reportedly earns Verizon certification    PhoneDog Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2Se518u via Technology

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