April2017
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Tesla is recruiting engineers from Mexico to work on robotics at its California factory
Apr 29, 2017News Hour: Tesla Inc is recruiting engineers from Mexico to work on robotics and other automated equipment at its California factory, according to LinkedIn postings viewed by reporters, part of a hiring push to ready the... -
Twitter CEO snapped up more than half a million of shares for about $9.5 million
Apr 29, 2017News Hour: Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey snapped up more than half a million of the company’s shares for about $9.5 million, a regulatory filing on Friday showed. Dorsey bought 574,002 Twitter shares in multiple... -
Samsung and Apple maintained their leadership in the smartphone market in early 2017
Apr 29, 2017News Hour: Samsung and Apple maintained their leadership in the smartphone market in early 2017 while Chinese-based Huawei’s strong growth cemented its number three position, a market tracker said on Thursday. Research firm IDC said overall... -
Asian investors wound down after a strong week
Apr 29, 2017News Hour: Asian investors on Friday wound down after a strong week, with profit-taking weighing on most markets and attention turning to the release of US growth data later in the day. Regional equities have seen... -
After successful Surgery in Australia, the girl with three legs coming back home
Apr 29, 2017News Hour: A Bangladeshi toddler born with a third leg attached to her pelvis is returning home after successful surgery in Australia. Bangladeshi little girl born with three legs can finally walk and run after having... -
Ballet great Baryshnikov granted Latvian citizenship
Apr 29, 2017News Hour: Latvia has granted citizenship to ballet great Mikhail Baryshnikov, who left more than 50 years ago when the Baltic country was still under the Soviet rule. The 69-year-old Baryshnikov, born in Riga to Russian... -
Smooth Sharapova cruises into Stuttgart semis
Apr 29, 2017News Hour: Former world number one Maria Sharapova cruised into the Stuttgart Grand Prix semi-finals on Friday, extending her winning comeback from a doping suspension with a smooth 6-3 6-4 victory over Estonian qualifier Anett Kontaveit.... -
Shah Rukh Khan taking TED to India TV
Apr 29, 2017News Hour: Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan charmed a TED Conference crowd Thursday, sharing his life and playfully portraying himself as an aging movie star grappling with the changes around him. Khan’s talk on the TED... -
Aussies reject ‘disrespectful’ pay offer
Apr 29, 2017News Hour: Australia’s players’ union Friday rejected a Cricket Australia pay and conditions proposal, saying it was unfair and disrespectful. The sport’s governing body put forward an improved offer, but the Australian Cricketers’ Association called it... -
Archaeologists restore ancient Roman temple in Israeli port
Apr 29, 2017News Hour: Archaeologists in Israel have begun work to restore a once-towering ancient-Roman temple in the modern-day Mediterranean city of Caesaria. As part of a $27 million project that aims to triple tourist numbers, scores of...
