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  AFP Facebook accidentally declared its founder Mark Zuckerberg and many other users dead on Friday, acknowledging after fixing the problem that it had committed a “terrible error.” “For a brief period today, a message meant for memorialized profiles was mistakenly posted to other accounts,” a Facebook spokesperson said. “This was a terrible error that we have now fixed.” Media …

  Bloomberg Imax on Thursday said it has raised $50 million for a virtual reality fund, working with strategic investors to create at least 25 interactive VR content “experiences” over the next three years for the local mall and multiplex. The giant screen exhibitor is already working with tech developer Starbreeze on its VR content, using the Swedish company’s headsets …

  AFP Nintendo on Thursday launched a palm-sized version of its eighties era games console, setting up an old versus new showdown with rival Sony as it released a new PlayStation 4. The dual launches marked a new chapter in the battle for supremacy between Japan’s top videogame companies as they try to deal with a sharp rise in mobile …

  AFP Yahoo has provided more details about an epic hack of its services, including that the culprits may have planted software “cookies” for ongoing access to users’ accounts. In revelations that could jeopardize the company’s pending $4.8 billion acquisition by US telecom giant Verizon, the internet pioneer said it was trying to pin down when it first knew its …

  Emirates Business Intel Security has announced continued growth and product integrations across its extensive partner ecosystem, the Intel Security Innovation Alliance. Check Point*, Huawei* and other industry-leading companies have joined the Intel Security Innovation Alliance to provide a truly integrated, connected security ecosystem that maximizes the investment customers are making in their cybersecurity infrastructure. One year ago, at its …

  Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co. plans to equip its next Galaxy S smartp- hones with a Siri-like digital assistant, seeking to make a come- back after the global debacle that precipitated the death of its flawed Note 7 lineup. Samsung, which last month acquired US-based artificial-intelligence software company Viv Labs Inc., said the Galaxy S8 slated for next year will …

  Bloomberg Time Warner’s Turner unit said Tuesday its international business is launching a digital division to lead digital innovation. Turner International is led by president Gerhard Zeiler. The international unit of Turner, led by chairman and CEO John Martin, has so far consisted of a European, Latin American and Asian operation. Time Warner, which recently agreed to be acquired …

  Relaxnews What should you do when a colleague collapses at work or when someone loses consciousness in the street? Defibrillators are now installed in most public places (train stations, streets, etc.) and workplaces, and can save lives in the event of cardiac arrest. An app- lication, called “Staying Alive”, lists 80,000 such devices worldwide, and lets users locate nearby …

  Emirates Business Infoblox Inc., the network control company that provides Actionable Network Intelligence, today announced the latest release of its software (NIOS 8.0) for DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management (DDI) to automatically scale according to the needs of the network. NIOS 8.0 provides organizations with “elastic scaling” capability – a way to add or reduce DDI capacity on-demand …

  AP Whether it’s a video clip of your friend’s dog or a live stream of the presidential debates, you are likely watching more videos on Facebook than ever. And that means you’re also more likely to see video ads. Facebook’s latest strategy is to grow both user-generated and advertiser-created videos as it tries to get a firm foothold in …