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Twitter hires Google executive as head of retail: report

YoopyaOct 17, 2013February 14, 20240

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc has hired an advertising executive from Google Inc to head its retail division, as the online messaging company ramps up hiring

Facebook buys Israeli start-up app-maker Onavo

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – Facebook has agreed to buy start-up app-maker Onavo, the Israeli company said on its website on Monday, without giving any details of the deal. Facebook is

Nigerian shoppers warm to online retailers

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 17, 20240

Funsho Lawal beams as she strides towards the Jumia delivery van parked outside her house in Surulere, a Lagos neighbourhood. The delight on her face

Twitter pays engineer $10 million as Silicon Valley tussles for talent

YoopyaOct 13, 2013November 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Among Twitter Inc’s highest-paid executives, Christopher Fry’s name stands out. The senior vice president of engineering raked in $10.3 million last year, just

John McAfee: Addict, coder, runaway

YoopyaOct 12, 2013March 10, 20240

Who is the real John McAfee? He’s the man who went on the run after his neighbour was found dead, face-up, with a bullet in

Without grand plans for China, U.S., Sony set to lag in smartphones

YoopyaOct 11, 2013June 22, 20230

(Reuters) – Kazuo Hirai’s plan to restore Sony Corp to lasting profitability rests in large part on its smartphones leapfrogging rivals to become the world’s

BlackBerry co-founders considering bid for company

YoopyaOct 11, 2013March 10, 20240

(Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin are considering a bid to buy the struggling smartphone maker, according to a securities filing

Scientists who took chemistry into cyberspace win Nobel Prize

YoopyaOct 10, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – Three U.S. scientists won the Nobel chemistry prize on Wednesday for pioneering work on computer programs that simulate complex chemical processes and have

How much can an extra hour’s sleep change you?

YoopyaOct 9, 2013December 14, 20220

The average Briton gets six-and-a-half hours’ sleep a night, according to the Sleep Council. Michael Mosley took part in an unusual experiment to see if

Blackhole malware exploit kit suspect arrested

YoopyaOct 9, 2013March 10, 20240

Russian police have reportedly arrested a man on suspicion of masterminding two infamous hacking tools. He is suspected of being the man behind the alias