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Facebook has never been stronger since IPO

A year after Facebook Inc's fumbled IPO, Wall Street remains slow to recognize what Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg (pic) argues has been an across-the-board improvement in its business.

Facebook's ability to deliver ads to mobile phones, improvements in measuring the effectiveness of its ads and increasing user engagement have all put ... Read More

Amazon Fresh delivery vans at a warehouse in Inglewood, California. - Reuters pic, June 19, 2013.

Amazon Fresh delivery vans at a warehouse in Inglewood, California. - Reuters pic, June 19, 2013.

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Nvidia To License Graphics Technology

Nvidia Chief Executive Jen-Hsun Huang (pic) said he will license graphics technology to other companies, a new model for the chipmaker that could lead to new business with Apple, Samsung and other mobile ... Read More

FBI relies on secret US surveillance law, records show

The FBI has used secret evidence obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to prosecute at least 27 accused terrorists since 2007, according to a Reuters review of public records. While ... Read More

A closer look at fat burn

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 ― We are going to look at the stranger side of weight loss that most people including medical doctors and the experts don’t know about.Vitamin C and weight lossEveryone agrees that ... Read More

Washington returns Russian documents penned by last tsars

MOSCOW, June 13 — The United States has returned documents written by Russia’s last tsars and composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky that had been smuggled into the West after the collapse of the Soviet Union.The ... Read More

Jellyfish ‘ambush’ ends Australian woman’s record Cuba-US swim

KEY WEST, June 14 — Australian long-distance swimmer Chloe McCardel was making good headway in calm seas at dusk when she suddenly hit a stinging swarm of jellyfish, eventually forcing her to abandon her ... Read More

‘Happy Birthday to You’ belongs to us all, lawsuit says

NEW YORK, June 14 — “Happy Birthday to You,” the ditty sung around the world in tribute to everyone from toddlers to centenarians, belongs to the public, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday.The ... Read More

Only 5pc of us wash our hands properly, says study

LANSING, June 14 — Infectious diseases, a new study from Michigan State University finds that when it comes to hand washing in restrooms, most of us do a poor job.Of the 3,749 people researchers observed ... Read More

Many thriving species at risk from climate change

OSLO, June 13 – Many species of birds, amphibians and corals not currently under threat will be at risk from climate change and have been wrongly omitted from conservation planning, an international study ... Read More

Study probes how ‘gamers see the world differently’

LOS ANGELES, June 13 – Hours spent playing action video games not only train your hands to work the buttons on the controller, they may also train your brain to make better and faster use of visual input, ... Read More

UK to regulate e-cigarettes as medicine from 2016

LONDON, June 13 — Britain is to regulate electronic cigarettes as non-prescription medicines from 2016 in an attempt to improve quality, though the country’s drugs watchdog said they would still be sold ... Read More

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