Apple files $1 billion lawsuit against Qualcomm

The Times of India | 2017-01-21

Apple filed a $1 billion lawsuit against supplier Qualcomm Inc on Friday, days after the US government accused the chip maker of resorting to anticompetitive tactics to maintain a monopoly over key semiconductors in mobile phones. Qualcomm is a major supplier to both Apple and Samsung Electronics Co...

Researchers make a graphene superconductor

Engadget | 2017-01-20

Graphene is the miracle cream of the physics world, with scientists all across the globe looking to unlock its powers. Researchers at the University of Cambridge believe they've found a way to transform the substance into a superconductor. Supercondu... ......

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Oil prices rise ahead of producers’ compliance meeting

Arabnews | 2017-01-21

LONDON: Oil prices edged up for a second day on Friday on expectations that a weekend meeting of the world’s top oil producers would demonstrate compliance to a global output cut deal, but a larger than expected rise in weekly US crude stocks capped gains. International benchmark Brent crude prices...

Western Union agrees to pay $586m for fraud victims

Arabnews | 2017-01-21

NEW YORK: Western Union has agreed to pay $586 million to the US government to pay back victims of fraud that the money transfer company failed to protect. The government said Thursday that Western Union did not have a strong enough anti-fraud program,...

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Spurs' Gasol undergoes hand surgery, return undetermined

NZ Herald | 2017-01-21

SAN ANTONIO (AP) " Spurs center Pau Gasol has undergone surgery to repair a fractured left ring finger.The Spurs said they have not determined a timeline for Gasol&aposs; return after Friday&aposs; procedure.The 16-year veteran fractured... ......

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The Street | 2017-01-21

Trump's First Big Move: Repealing Obamacare Mandate

President Donald Trump late Friday took one of his first major policy actions by issuing an executive order undoing one of the key pillars of the...

Houston Chronicle | 2017-01-21

DPS: Terrorism threat level 'elevated' in Texas

The current terrorism threat level in Texas is "elevated" as the result of potential danger from international terror...

Rocky Mount Telegram | 2017-01-21

Bergdahl lawyers: Trump's criticism prevents fair trial

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s scathing criticism of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will prevent the soldier from getting a fair trial on charges he...

The Guardian | 2017-01-20

US airstrike kills more than 100 alleged al-Qaida militants in Syria, Pentagon says

A B-52 bomber and aerial drones struck a training camp in Idlib province Thursday, less than a day after Isis targeted in Libya airstrike approved by Obama...

Reuters | 2017-01-20

Mexico deports 91 Cubans after U.S. ends 'wet foot, dry foot'

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government has deported 91 Cubans about a week after the United States ended a so-called "wet foot, dry foot" policy that...

Reuters | 2017-01-20

North Dakota landowners sue over pipeline easement payments

Jan 20 (Reuters) - Over a dozen landowners in North Dakota have filed a lawsuit against a company involved in the development of the Dakota Access Pipeline,...

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Alternet | 2017-01-20

The Threat Embedded in Trump's Angry Address

Friday's inauguration saw promises of jobs and war—and hints of intimidation to come. Amid the pomp...

my SA | 2017-01-20

Needed: Solutions to match the inaugural promises

The president launches his term in an era of unprecedented division, helped along by his own...

New York Times | 2017-01-20

Trump, Russia, and the News Story That Wasn’t

Times editors knew the federal authorities were looking into allegations of ties between Donald...