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Month: April 2018
Starbucks

Starbucks CEO issues an apology for the arrest of two men

Kevin Johnson, the CEO of Startbucks issued an apology for the arrest of two men on trespassing charges. Two black men were waiting at a Starbucks outlet in Philadelphia for one of their friend to arrive. They were asked to leave by an employee at the store, who later called on the Police. The video […]

Will Ferrell

Actor Will Ferrell escapes a car crash unhurt

A car in which Will Ferrell was traveling crashed into the median and overturned on Thursday night in California. Will Ferrell was rushed to the hospital in Orange County and was discharged after treatments for minor injuries. Two other people travelling in the SUV remain hospitalised but remain stable. A statement from Will Ferrell’s representatives […]

Donald Trump

Donald Trump says “Mission Accomplished” on Syria attacks

US, UK and French launched a missile strike on the chemical weapon facilities in Syria. The attack was launched after dozens of Syrians were killed in a chemical attack in the rebel controlled Syria, allegedly by the Assad regime. President Donald Trump tweeted, “A perfectly executed strike last night. Thank you to France and the […]

Telegram App banned by a Russian court

Telegram App banned by a Russian court

A court in Moscow granted authority to Roskomnadzor, the watchdog for Communications and Technology to ban the Telegram App. The request was granted as Telegram failed to provide back door entry for Russian security services to read encrypted messages. Lawyers of Telegram decided to skip the hearing in protest. Though Telegram can appeal the verdict, Roskomnadzor has […]

$3Million worth Bitcoins stolen from an Indian exchange

Coinsecure, one of the leading Bitcoin exchanges in India reported that about 438 Bitcoins were stolen from its wallet, allegedly by its own employee. Coinsecure reported that the Bitcoins were lost or stolen when its CSO was extracting BTG to distribute to their customers. A police complained filed by Coinsecure accuses the CSO of playing […]

Toys R Us receives Billion dollar bids

Toys R Us, the toy store chain that filed for bankruptcy protection last year received few Billion dollar bids for its Asia Business. The bids are for a majority stake in the company in Asia. With mounting debts, Toys R Us has been shutting down its stores in US and UK. Though the business was […]

Paul Ryan stepping down

Speaker Paul Ryan is stepping down

Paul Ryan, the 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is steeping down in early 2019. He will not seek a re-election when his term ends. He also put to rest, speculation on him running for the President in 2020 elections. President Trump tweeted, “Speaker Paul Ryan is a truly good man, and […]

Facebook

Did you check if your Facebook data is with Cambridge Analytica?

It was reported that millions of Facebook user data was shared with Cambridge Analytica, where the data was inturn used to influence elections across the world. Facebook has created a page where you can check if your data was shared with Cambridge Analytica. Login to your Facebook account and click on the link below to […]

Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg says Sorry for FB’s privacy debacle

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook appeared infront of the US lawmakers in the wake of the recent privacy scandal involving Cambridge Analytica. The 33 year old founder remained composed and answered questions from the skeptical lawmakers. He opened the session with an apology saying, “…We didn’t take a broad enough view of our responsibility, and […]

Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo

Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo is faster than F1 Cars

Porsche’s new 919 Hybrid Evo, which is an upgrade to the Le Mans winning 919 Hybrid outpaced F1 cars. Porsche set a record at the Legendary Formula 1 track in Belgium, Spa Francorchamps with a lap time of 1:41.770 minutes. This is 0.783 seconds faster than the record set by Lewis Hamilton during last year’s Belgian Grand […]