Beyonce Outsold Drake In 2016
Until today, we thought Drake's Views was the best-selling album of 2016, but new music industry figures suggest otherwise. According to the IFPI's annual report, both Beyonce's Lemonade and Adele's...
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Trump-Era ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Presages Totalitarian Future
Decades after the release of "The Handmaid's Tale," Margaret Atwood's dystopian sci-fi fable and foundational feminist text arrives on television -- with critics noting its enduring resonance in...
Stores Are Closing At An Epic Pace
This week it was Bebe. Last month it was Staples. In February it was JCPenney. Stores are closing at an epic pace. In fact, the retail industry could suffer far more store closures this year than...
Britain Loses 1bn Pounds Through VAT Fraud, Error By Amazon, EBay Sellers
Britain is losing up to 1 billion pounds a year in value added tax (VAT) because of fraud or error by sellers using online marketplaces eBay and Amazon, a report by the government auditor said. The...
Katy Perry Trolled By Indians For Goddess Kali Post On Instagram
Pop star Katy Perry is facing the wrath of Indians online after uploading an image of the Hindu goddess Kali with the caption "current mood". "Ma Kali", as she is popularly known, is the Hindu...
Tech Firms Urge Court To Toss Trump Travel Ban
Scores of technology firms including Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft joined a legal filing urging a judge to toss out President Donald Trump's latest travel ban. More than 160 companies, all...
Amazon Aims For India As Flipkart Holds On To Market Top Spot For Now
With 100 million new internet users every year, Amazon is betting big on India, but a major new investment in homegrown rival Flipkart means the battle to dominate the fast-growing e-commerce market...
Amazon, Flipkart Battle In India For E-Commerce’s ‘last Frontier’
With 100 million new internet users every year, Amazon is betting big on India, but a major new investment in homegrown rival Flipkart means the battle to dominate the fast-growing e-commerce market...
‘Skinny Bundles’ Step Up Challenge To US Big Cable
For years, US cable operators got rich by offering fat "bundles" of hundreds of channels and raising prices regularly for television consumers. Now the "skinny bundle" is disrupting that model with...
Apple Eyes Backing Hon Hai Bid For Toshiba Chip Unit
Tech giant Apple is considering backing Hon Hai's multi-billion dollar bid for Toshiba's lucrative memory chip business, a report said Saturday. The US firm plans to financially support Taiwan's Hon...
India’s Flipkart Raises $1.4 Bn From Microsoft, EBay, Tencent
A record funding round worth $1.4 billion has shored up India's top e-commerce company Flipkart in its fight against online retail giant Amazon. Chinese social media and entertainment firm Tencent...
India’s Flipkart Raises $1.4 Bn From Microsoft, EBay, Tencent
India's top e-commerce company Flipkart announced Monday it had raised $1.4 billion in a record funding round that shores up the online retail giant in its fight against Amazon. Flipkart said it was...
Interior Minister Ambrose Dery, Is This Police Behaviour Acceptable To You?
Ghana is a very funny place. Hypocrisy and selfishness have eaten so much into our social fabric that some of us are even ready to assist in our own self-destruction. Currently, a video in the Twi...
Facebook Launches Digital Assistant ‘M’ In US
Facebook has launched its digital assistant named 'M' for US users of its Messenger application, ramping up the social network's efforts in artificial intelligence. For users of the messaging...
Bezos Sells $1 Bn In Amazon Stock Yearly To Pay For Rocket Firm
Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos said he is selling $1 billion in stock of his retail giant Amazon each year to finance his rocket company, Blue Origin, which aims to carry tourists to space by...
Facebook Launches Digital Assistant ‘M’ In US
Facebook on Thursday launched its digital assistant named "M" for US users of its Messenger application, ramping up the social network's efforts in artificial intelligence. For users of the messaging...
Staples Shares Surge After Report of Takeover Talks
Shares of Staples surged Tuesday following a report that the office supplies retailer was in talks with potential acquirers. Shares were up 12.9 percent to $9.78 in mid-morning trade after the Wall...
Amazon To Open Three Data Centres In Sweden
Internet giant Amazon on Tuesday said it would build three data centres across Sweden, the first in the Nordic region, bringing the number of its "cloud" storage facilities in Europe to ten. The...
Samsung’s Assistant Bixby In Tough Challenge To Rivals
Samsung's Bixby is the new kid on the block of personal digital assistants and is likely to face a rough reception in a neighborhood dominated by tech sector rivals. Bixby -- introduced at Samsung's...
Court To Rule On Online Luxury Resellers
One of Europe’s top courts is due to open a landmark case that could determine whether luxury goods companies can ban online sales. The case has been brought by German make-up and perfume brand...