Tag: San Francisco
Uber limits losses in first quarter of 2021
Ride-hailing company Uber is still struggling with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic but managed to significantly reduce its losses in the first quarter...
Apple unveils new products, credit card service and podcasts subscriptions
Apple on Tuesday unveiled its new iPad Pro, iMac models, iPhone 12 in the purple finish, along with Apple TV 4K, AirTag, Apple Card...
Holberton announces US$20 million funding to accelerate its development in Africa
The funding will allow the Californian-based startup to develop its computer engineering training solutions for universities, training centers, and companies on the African continent.
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United States Justice Department plans to investigate Visa on debit practices
dpa-AFX/GNA - The US Department of Justice has informed credit card company Visa of its plans to open an investigation into its US...
Microsoft introduces new industry cloud services
Microsoft on Wednesday announced three new industry-specific cloud offerings for manufacturing, nonprofit and financial services.
Besides Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services, Microsoft...
Boeing begins T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer production
Boeing announced Tuesday that the first U.S. portion of the T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer has officially entered the company's production line.
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Millions in U.S. without power after winter storm slams country
dpa/GNA - Millions of Americans were without power on Tuesday after a winter storm slammed parts of the central, southern and eastern US.
In...
Twitter permanently suspends Trump’s account
Twitter said on Friday that it has permanently removed the account of U.S. President Donald Trump for possible "further incitement of violence."
"After close review...
Twitter and Facebook suspend Trump’s account over policy violations
Both Twitter and Facebook removed content from the account of U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday and suspended his account after he continued posting...
JUST IN: Cybereason chooses Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to boost defenses
Oracle on Monday announced that Cybereason adopted Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) as its preferred platform to power the Cybereason Defense Platform and support its...
YouTube experiences outages with cause unclear
Online video platform YouTube on Wednesday night said an error which prevented users from viewing content for a couple of hours has been...
Man killed in U.S. Seattle near election-related celebration
A 31-year-old man was shot and killed early Sunday in U.S. Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, according to Seattle police.
Officers responded to reports of a...
Uber reports 1.1-billion-dollar loss in latest quarter
Uber reported a 1.1-billion-dollar net loss in the third quarter, in figures released after the US stock exchange closed on Thursday.
The world's biggest ride-sharing...
Kanye West votes for himself in long-shot presidential bid
Musician and entrepreneur Kanye West said he voted for himself for US president, capping off his long-shot election bid.
West, voting from the US state...
Twitter says no evidence of security breach after global outages
Social media giant Twitter said they have no evidence of a hack or security breach as Twitter users across the globe saw widespread service...
US officers seize second largest haul of meth on south-west border
Customs officers in San Diego have seized more than 1,360 kilograms of methamphetamine as part of what authorities said was the second largest bust...
One killed in Portland as Trump supporters clash with protesters
One person was shot and killed on Saturday night in downtown Portland, the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, after tensions between...
Zoom outage affects remote schooling and work
Zoom's video chat services suffered a mass outage on Monday, resulting in a disruption of schooling and work for many who are dependent on...
National Guard and US military helping to fight California fires
The National Guard and US military have sent assistance to the site of massive fires in Northern California that have burned hundreds of homes...
Profile: U.S. Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris on Wednesday night accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for the U.S. vice presidency. The following is a profile of Harris.
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Wildfires force closure of over 20 parks in San Francisco Bay Area
Wildfires forced closure of more than 20 parks and evacuation of tens of thousands of residents across the San Francisco Bay Area in...
Anti-racism protest in U.S. city Seattle results in 45 arrests, 21 officers injured
A total of 45 people were arrested and 21 police officers injured on Saturday after a "Black Lives Matter" protest turned violent in the...
Boeing finalizes agreements for supply chain solutions with Etihad Airways
Boeing and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, have finalized agreements for several supply chain solutions, Boeing said Wednesday in...
DHL Express increases fleet capacity with Boeing converted freighters
DHL Express will add four 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) as part of the logistics company's efforts to continue modernizing and growing its fleet,...
Apple to work closely with Chinese suppliers for carbon-neutral plan
Apple Inc. was very impressed with China's determination and investment in environmental protection, and looking forward to working closely with Chinese local suppliers to...
Apple aims to be carbon neutral for supply chain, products by 2030
Apple Inc. on Tuesday unveiled its plan to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle by 2030.
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Twitter adds fact-check labels to Trump’s tweets on mail-in voting
Twitter on Tuesday tagged two tweets of U.S. President Donald Trump on mail-in voting with a fact-checking warning label.
The label was imposed on two...
Trump directs California to reopen Tesla assembly plant
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that California should allow automaker Tesla to resume operations in Alameda County.
"California should let...
Facebook to pay over US$50 million to graphic reviewers for psychological trauma
Facebook has agreed to pay 52 million U.S. dollars to its content moderators who have developed psychological trauma from their jobs by viewing and...
Melinda Gates gives U.S. administration “D-minus” for coronavirus response
Melinda Gates on Thursday gave a mark of "D-minus" for the lack of national coordination when asked to grade the U.S. administration's response to...