Monthly Archive: April 2018

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Probing your DNA could trigger future privacy violations

In the wake of the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica data scandal, experts are warning about the potential dangers of handing over your genetic code to private international corporations.

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New Zealand leader triumphs abroad, faces pressures at home

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — As citizens of a small and isolated nation, New Zealanders often seek validation from abroad. By that measure, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern returned triumphant this week from a trip to Europe. Ardern met with the leaders of Germany and France and got support for a free trade agreement. She was applauded […]

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Mystery grows over pro-Saudi tabloid: Embassy got sneak peek

WASHINGTON — It landed with a thud on newsstands at Walmart and rural supermarkets last month: Ninety-seven fawning pages saluting Saudi Arabia, whose ambitious crown prince was soon to arrive in the U.S. on a PR blitz to transform his country’s image. As questions swirled about the glossy magazine’s origins, the Saudis said they were […]

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The Digital Classroom: Gemalto Helps Casio to Bring Education into the 21st Century

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, can today reveal that it has partnered with Casio, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of consumer electronics products and business equipment solutions, to enable Casio to seamlessly bring digital education into the classroom and beyond. This move will help Casio continue its leadership in classroom technology, fuelled […]

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Power-sucking Bitcoin ‘mines’ spark backlash

Bitcoin “miners” who use rows of computers whirring at the same time to produce virtual currencies began taking root along New York’s northern border a couple of years ago to tap into some of the nation’s cheapest hydroelectric power, offering an air of Silicon Valley sophistication to this often-snowy region. But as the once-high-flying bitcoin […]

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Chipmaker SK Hynix reports 64 per cent jump in 1Q earnings

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — SK Hynix Inc. said Tuesday its first-quarter net profit has surged 64 per cent over a year earlier thanks to robust memory chip prices that offset slowing growth in the mobile sector. The South Korean chipmaker, which supplies to Apple, reported 3.1 trillion won ($2.9 billion) earnings for the January-March […]

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Legislature OKs auto fee boost to end raid on road cash

PHOENIX — The Arizona Senate joined the House Monday in approving a nearly $150 million yearly increase in vehicle registration fees designed to end raids on dedicated local highway funding in a rare vote by the Republican-controlled Legislature to boost state revenue. The bill raises annual vehicle registration fees by about $18, according to Legislature’s […]