WhatsApp removes option for sharing information with Facebook

WhatsApp had earlier announced a 30-day period where users can opt out of the new WhatsApp-Facebook data sharing policy. The date has passed and WhatsApp has now removed the option where you could control your information being shared. The new policy was announced on August 25 and the last date to...

• Data Sharing Policy
• Facebook
• WhatsApp

Why Google Allo doesn't have to kill WhatsApp to succeed?

By Sreeraman Thiagarajan Every once in a while, a new technology comes along that raises debates, speculations and conflicting opinions by punters about its success and/or incumbents' survival. Android disrupted Nokia's Symbian OS, iPhone killed BlackBerry as preferred work phone, Facebook put...

• Artificial Intelligence
• Google Allo
• WhatsApp

German business confidence surges to highest since May 2014

A closely watched survey shows that business confidence in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, has increased sharply to its...

• Brexit
• German Stock Market
• Germany Supermarket Stock

Ubisoft buys back €122.5 million in stock

Publisher regains 3.2% in share capital ahead of Vivendi's request for greater board representation ......

Most dangerous place to drink alcohol is at home, study finds

New research by the University of New England finds only 10 per cent of alcohol related injuries occurred on licensed premises. ......

• Alcohol Consumption in Premises
• Drinking Alcohol
• University of New England

10 Reasons You Should Start Foraging for Your Own Food

Click here for reuse options! Nature is teeming with edibles. You just need to look. In the past few years, foraging—collecting edibles in the wild—has become more popular as people have rediscovered the joy of connecting with nature and enjoying its bounty. Done properly, foraging can be a fun...

• Agriculture
• Health Food
• Wildcrafting

Cricket: India skittle New Zealand for victory in 500th Test

India's 500th Test match ended in victory celebrations Monday as they romped to a 197-run triumph in their series opener against New Zealand, with Ravichandran Ashwin taking six wickets. New Zealand resumed their second innings on 93 for four at the start of the fifth and final day in pursuit of...

• 500th Test Match
• India Victory on 500th Test Match
• India Vs New Zealand Test Match

US golfing legend Arnold Palmer dies at age of 87

Golf is in mourning at the start of Ryder Cup week following the death of the legendary Arnold Palmer at the age of 87. The man known as ‘The King' in honour of the way he popularised the game passed away in Pittsburgh on Sunday. The news is set to overshadow...

• Arnold Palmer
• Golf
• Ryder Cup