Asian markets were set for a mixed start on Monday after oil prices fell in the last session and geopolitical concerns related to North Korea ebbed. Futures in the region pointed in different directions, with Nikkei futures traded in Chicago up 0.07 percent compared to the index’s previous close. Australian SPI futures were down 0.5 […]
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Italy's president refuses to certify minister, denying prime minister's ability to form a government
Italy’s political landscape grew even shakier Sunday after the president refused to approve a proposed Cabinet minister with views critical of the euro currency and the premier-designate quit his bid to form a populist coalition government. After being summoned to and emerging from the Quirinal presidential palace, Premiere-Designate Giuseppe Conte did not say why he […]
Read moreA 91-year-old grandma has attained social media stardom as half of a comedy duo alongside her 25-year-old grandson. Five years ago, Ross Smith was in college at the University of Dayton when he started filming six-second videos on Vine. He had amassed a sizable following, but for one of his clips, he asked his grandma […]
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As Toyota knows, it’s a lot easier to make a reliable car with tried-and-true bits than try to ride the cutting edge. That philosophy, while sometimes necessary, has been deployed to a fault in the Yaris. It feels years behind its competitors and its fellow Toyotas. In the past five to ten years, we’ve seen […]
Read moreWomen represent just 5 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs and less than 10 percent of the top tech VCs. But don’t worry ladies, we’ve got the virtual assistant gig locked up. Siri, Alexa, Cortana and their growing list of peers are designed to serve. They’re designed to take orders and never ask for a “thank […]
Read moreAmerican and North Korean officials met at the border between North and South Korea on Sunday in preparation for a possible North Korea-U.S. summit, as North Korea’s Kim Jong Un was cited as reaffirming his commitment to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. Both Pyongyang and Washington are pressing ahead on plans for a summit […]
Read moreWe all know that the most successful entrepreneurs and CEOs have a great appetite for reading. But what books do they remember? Which ones do they recommend? With help from software company Sage’s “By the Book” interactive infographic, CNBC Make It rounded up all-time favorites of today’s tech leaders, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and […]
Read moreAmazon Echo has been in headlines recently after a family discovered that it secretly recorded a whole conversation and sent it out to a contact. Amazon had a strange response, suggesting that the recording was only initiated because of an array of coincidences that happened together. If you’re curious what Amazon Echo smart devices have […]
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Animated GIFs have gained popularity recently. So much so that Google recently acquired GIF platform Tenor, which creates easy-to-share GIFs. But it’s actually quite easy to build customized animations from your own photos, especially if you have an iPhone 6S or newer device. Here’s how. Source: Tech CNBC How to make animated GIFs from your […]
Read moreItaly’s would-be coalition parties turned up the pressure on President Sergio Mattarella on Saturday to endorse their euroskeptic pick as economy minister, saying the only other option may be a new election. Mattarella has held up formation of a government, which would end more than 80 days of political deadlock, over concern about the far-right […]
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