This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Friday, April 14, 2017 On Wednesday afternoon at around 2:45 PM US Eastern Time (1845 UTC), Google prevented its Google Home speaker from responding to prompts by a Burger King commercial advertising […]
Read MoreCommonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal
Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’ […]
Read MoreRobben signs contract extension with Bayern
Tuesday, January 17, 2017 German football club FC Bayern Munich yesterday announced Dutch winger Arjen Robben has signed a one contract extension until June 2018. 32-year-old Robben joined the German side in 2009 from Spanish capital club Real Madrid. Spending seven years with Munich, Robben has scored 82 goals in 152 Bundesliga appearances and netted […]
Read MoreZhu Zhu Pets: Should You Bring The Zoo Home?
Submitted by: Mike Weston Most kids crave pets while lacking the maturity needed to handle the many responsibilities that go with owning a pet. Cepia LLC, the renowned makers of the Power Puff Girls action figures, have come up with what they claim as being the perfect answer to this dilemma: Zhu Zhu Pets. These […]
Read MoreLet Your Salon Or Spa Generate More Revenue Even When Your Business Is Closed Your Online Store
By John Ramallo In the Internet age there is not one business that cannot benefit from an online presence. For salon or spa owners an online store is a necessity. It is entirely conceivable for your online store to generate more income as your store inside your salon or spa. Your online store should offer […]
Read MoreGoogle News seeks patent for search system that returns ‘quality’ links
Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Google News submitted patent applications both in the United States and world-wide in September 2003 for a system of ranking search returns. The patent protection filings seek to control Google’s approach that filters headlines through a complicated algorithm, including the quality of the news organization. How much of this system is […]
Read More2008 COMPUTEX Taipei: Three awards, One target
Monday, June 23, 2008 2008 COMPUTEX Taipei, the largest trade fair since its inception in 1982, featured several seminars and forums, expansions on show spaces to TWTC Nangang, great transformations for theme pavilions, and WiMAX Taipei Expo, mainly promoted by Taipei Computer Association (TCA). Besides of ICT industry, “design” progressively became the critical factor for […]
Read MoreThree of Serbia’s neighbours recognize Kosovo
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Croatia, Bulgaria and Hungary, all of which border Serbia, announced in a joint statement Wednesday that they will recognize Kosovo as an independent state. “The decision on the recognition of Kosovo is based on thorough consideration,” the statement said. Croatia and Hungary later confirmed they had officially recognized Kosovo, while Bulgaria […]
Read MoreSulpicio names companies hired for ‘Princess of the Stars’ salvage
Monday, July 14, 2008 Sulpicio Lines has named the companies hired to conduct salvage operations for MV Princess of the Stars, the Philippines ferry that sank on June 21 during Typhoon Fengshen, leaving over 800 passengers dead. The Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) had already set a deadline of this Tuesday to name the […]
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