Bloomberg Nintendo Co. appears to be benefiting from Pokemon Go after all, just not in the way investors had originally thought. The Kyoto-based company said last month it didn’t expect the app’s runaway success to have much direct effect on profits, but Pokemon Go seems to be casting a halo that is helping Nintendo’s other businesses. Shipments of Pokemon ...

  AFP Instagram said that is adding a new weapon for fighting harassment at the popular mobile app for sharing pictures and videos. The Facebook-owned social network began letting some celebrities and others with accounts that attract torrents of feedback filter those comments by keywords or even turn off the option to comment on particular posts. “Our goal is to ...

  Bloomberg Apple Inc. released a new application for the iPhone that lets users control their Apple TV set-top box, mimicking the functions of the Siri remote control. The app works with the latest Apple TV, which first went on sale in October. The iPhone app allows users to navigate the Apple TV using the smartphone’s touchscreen instead of a ...

  Bloomberg The decline in Apple Inc.’s share price over the past year has failed to deter one of Australia’s top performing equities managers from boosting its exposure to the iPhone maker and other technology firms as they embark on an “arms race” that’s set to upend global business. Magellan Financial Group Ltd.’s flagship fund is also betting on software ...

  AFP Deep in the heart of a medieval monastery in Nepal’s remote Upper Mustang region, the battle to restore sacred murals and preserve traditional Tibetan Buddhist culture is in full swing. Tsewang Jigme is among the artists toiling to safeguard the unique cultural heritage of this former Buddhist kingdom high on the Tibetan plateau, which escaped the ravages of ...

  Bloomberg The open office plan that everybody loves to hate is here to stay. The ideal seating plan still involves sitting almost on top of your co-workers, according to new research from Harvard Business School in collaboration with Cornerstone OnDemand. What changes, however, is who exactly sits next to whom. For two years, researchers followed the seating arrangements and ...

  DUBAI / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited on Monday the headquarters of Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company (Masdar), in the capital Abu Dhabi, where he toured Masdar City and reviewed major clean energy projects and initiatives. HH toured Masdar city, which hosts ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Customs (DC) launched an integrated action plan to implement the fourth generation of Government Excellence System, launched by Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in 2015, to upgrade the government work system based on innovation and standards of excellence. DC has begun conducting awareness ...

  Dubai / WAM Professional Communication Corporation – Nedaa, a trusted and reliable choice in the field of wireless communication supply in Dubai and Northern Emirates, revealed that it has renewed its Service Level Agreement (SLA) partnership with Serco, an international service company supporting governments, agencies and the private sector to improve their services, overcome challenges and achieve strategic goals. The ...

  DUBAI / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) said that DEWA gives priority to people with special needs by launching initiatives to enhance its services for them. He added that DEWA also develops plans to help overcome any obstacles that may stand in their way by positively engaging with their ...