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DiCaprio teams with Netflix on gorilla documentary
Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio has teamed up with online streaming service Netflix for a documentary about endangered mountain gorillas in east Africa.
18 October 2014
Twitpic to shutter service after all
Twitpic put out word that the service is shutting down after all, apologizing for a "false alarm" that a merger would be its salvation.
18 October 2014
Travel ban may not help prevent Ebola spread: Obama
US President Barack Obama said that closing US borders to citizens of three West African countries hardest hit by the Ebola epidemic would be counter-productive.
17 October 2014
Twitter tweets start to sing
Twitter began letting people instantly listen to music and other audio by clicking on tweets from the popular messaging service.
17 October 2014
Apple starts iPhone 6 sales in key China market
Apple began selling its latest iPhone in China Friday, nearly a month after other major territories due to a licence delay by regulators.
17 October 2014
Smartphones cut into Google profit and share price
The rise of smartphone use to access the Internet, and slowing clicks on ads, cut into profits by Google in the third quarter, the company has revealed.
17 October 2014
Google shares hit as profit dips
Google said its profit in the past quarter dipped slightly from a year earlier, even as revenues for the technology giant showed a sharp increase.
17 October 2014
HBO predicts dynamite fight between Golovkin and Rubio
Predictions on the upcoming Golovkin-Rubio fights vary, but one thing is clear, it will be an explosive clash of two hard punchers on October 18 in California.
17 October 2014
Golovkin could replace Mayweather as boxing's pound-for-pound king: Macklin
Matthew Macklin has expressed his wish to face Gennady Golovkin again.
17 October 2014
Visa free entrance will not be extended: Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not planning to extend the visa free entrance regime for 10 countries.
16 October 2014
Cost of cyber atacks jumps for US firms: study
Cybercrime costs are escalating for US companies and attacks are becoming more complicated to resolve.
16 October 2014
Putin accuses Obama of hostility, meddling
President Vladimir Putin accused US counterpart Barack Obama of a hostile attitude towards Russia, warning against "attempts to blackmail" Moscow.
16 October 2014
As Hillary Clinton stumps for Democrats, 2016 looms large
Hillary Clinton hits the campaign trail to support a Democratic Senate hopeful, one of several events that could offer sneak peeks at her 2016 presidential aspirations.
16 October 2014
Ebola 'most serious' health emergency in years: leaders
The Ebola epidemic is "the most serious international public health emergency in recent years," British, US, French, German and Italian leaders agreed.
16 October 2014
Wal-Mart trims full-year sales forecast
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, cut its sales forecast for its next fiscal year and projected a drop in capital spending.
16 October 2014
Netflix hammered by weak subscriber growth
Netflix shares plunged after its quarterly report showing disappointing subscriber growth for the streaming video group which has been expanding globally.
16 October 2014
HBO stand-alone streaming service coming in 2015
US media giant Time Warner said Wednesday it would launch a stand-alone HBO streaming service next year.
16 October 2014
Neil Patrick Harris to host 2015 Oscars
Award-winning US stage and screen actor Neil Patrick Harris will host the next Oscars show, organizers announced Wednesday.
16 October 2014
Kerry seeks elusive breakthough in Iran nuclear talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry was due back in Vienna for a fresh push with his Iranian counterpart to jumpstart stalled talks over Tehran's nuclear programme.
15 October 2014
New iPads aim to boost Apple in premium tablet market
With the global tablet computer market showing signs of cooling, Apple's expected unveiling of its new iPads looks to shore up its position at the high end.
15 October 2014