Science
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Mark Zuckerberg says his own data was shared by Cambridge Analytica
Apr 11, 2018Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday told lawmakers that he was among the 87 million or so Facebook Inc users whose data was improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. But the chief executive of the world’s largest... -
Facebook’s Zuckerberg contrite ahead of grilling in Congress
Apr 11, 2018Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg placed the blame for privacy and security lapses at the world’s largest social network squarely on himself as he girded Monday for appearances this week on Capitol Hill before angry lawmakers. In... -
Huawei arranged festive ceremony for Y9 2018 smartphone handover in Bangladesh
Apr 10, 2018Huawei Consumer Business Group has arranged a festive ceremony for Y9 2018 smartphone handover to the customers in Bangladesh who ‘pre-booked’ it across the country. Huawei Y9 2018 is the flagship device of Y series and it... -
Carl Icahn to sell Federal-Mogul to Tenneco Inc in a $5.4 billion deal
Apr 10, 2018Activist investor Carl Icahn said on Tuesday he was selling auto parts maker Federal-Mogul to Tenneco Inc in a $5.4 billion deal that will also give him a stake in the company. Tenneco’s shares rose 6... -
Nissan to show three electric vehicles at Auto China 2018
Apr 10, 2018Nissan will show three electric vehicles at Auto China 2018, as part of a lineup that offers an exciting glimpse of the future and shows the company’s strength and depth in the highly competitive and growing... -
Sex advert website owners charged by US authority
Apr 10, 2018The US authorities have charged the two founders of Backpage.com, a website that carried sex ads, as well as five others employed by the firm. The accusations include facilitating prostitution and money laundering. Law officers had... -
Model plants to supply safe water through pipelines in Bangladesh
Apr 10, 2018Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) has launched an initiative to install four state of art community-based solar powered plants to provide safe water through pipelines filtering arsenic and iron contents in aquifer. “The... -
Tesla to recall a total of 8,898 Model S vehicles in China from June 28
Apr 9, 2018China’s quality watchdog said on Monday that Tesla Inc will recall a total of 8,898 Model S vehicles in the country from June 28, reports Reuters. Tesla has been voluntarily recalling Model S sedans built before... -
Rolls-Royce sold German division L’Orange for 700 million euros
Apr 9, 2018British engine maker Rolls-Royce said on Monday it has sold German division L’Orange for 700 million euros ($860 million) to US group Woodward. Stuttgart-based L’Orange, which supplies fuel injection technology for engines, employs 1,000 people mostly... -
Chinese scientists find new method to induce stem cells
Apr 9, 2018Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough in creating stem cells with a cocktail of two chemicals that can induce mature somatic cells to turn back into pluripotent stem cells. The study by scientists from the Guangzhou...
