Forget Seoul’s posh Gangnam district. With North Korea pledging to reduce tensions and renew ties with its southern neighbor, South Korea’s hottest property market is now along the heavily fortified border between the two countries. Demand for property in small towns and sparsely populated rural areas around the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is surging on expectations […]
Read moreAsian shares looked set for a steady open on Monday after spending last week focused on oil market moves amid concerns over Iranian oil exports. U.S. stocks closed mostly higher on Friday amid gains seen in energy shares on the back of higher oil prices. That had followed President Donald Trump’s announcement last week that […]
Read moreDraftKings’ fastest growing fantasy sport last year was esports, in which people create fantasy leagues of professional video gamers, showing yet another example of how gaming is inching its way into the mainstream. Though esports are still a small part of DraftKings’ overall business, it’s growing rapidly. Last year, entry fees for its League of […]
Read moreAt Duke's commencement, Tim Cook promotes Apple's approach to data privacy in subtle dig at Facebook
Apple CEO Tim Cook distanced himself from his tech peers in a commencement speech he delivered over the weekend, saying Apple takes a different path when it comes to data privacy. Cook didn’t give names, but his comments hinted at Facebook‘s Cambridge Analytica data scandal, where the firm improperly gained access to data from more […]
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Aukey’s Latitude Wireless headphones offer three different sound modes that cater to different styles of music, but I found that the default mode was best and balanced high and low notes pretty well. They come with “wings” that are supposed to help them stay in your ears, but I found they actually fell out more […]
Read moreCoordinated suicide bombings carried out by members of the same family struck three churches in Indonesia‘s second-largest city on Sunday, police said, as the world’s most populous Muslim nation recoiled in horror from one of its worst attacks since the 2002 Bali bombings. At least seven people plus the six family members, who included girls […]
Read moreU.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping are working to give Chinese telecom company ZTE Corp “a way to get back into business, fast.” “President Xi of China, and I, are working together to give massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get back into business, fast. […]
Read moreA lot of people are worried that voice assistants like Amazon‘s Alexa, Apple‘s Siri or the Google Assistant are spying on us at home. All three companies have said the assistants are not listening all the time, but only listen for a wake word — or perhaps hidden commands humans can’t hear. So I asked […]
Read moreLast week, Twitter asked users to reset their password as a precaution, after they found a bug in how they stored passwords. The social platform is far from alone. In March, MyFitnessPal, a diet and fitness app owned by Under Armor, revealed that data from 150 million user accounts had been compromised, which may include […]
Read moreIf you need to see a doctor, you’d better plan ahead. A 2017 survey found 24 days was the average wait time in 15 of the largest cities to schedule a physician appointment.The long waits are a result of a growing shortage of primary care physicians, along with an aging population requiring more health care. […]
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