March, 2016

• 26 March

  Messaging remains top feature for Snapchat, says survey

  

  Relaxnews While more millennials are joining Snapchat and the usage of Live Stories and Discover remains high, according to a new survey for Variety, the app still benefits the most from its messaging feature. Among the 1,117 Snapchat users aged 13 to 24 surveyed in the US in February, around 44 percent used the app’s Live Stories and/or Discover features ...

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• 26 March

  A night mode coming soon to Android?

  

  AFP Google’s developer preview has revealed that the company may be coming out with a nighttime viewing mode for its smartphones and tablets in the near future, reports Mashable. iOS users are already benefiting from the feature since Monday in iOS 9.3, with Apple naming the new option “Night Shift.” Google is calling theirs “Night Mode.” Night Mode will be ...

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• 26 March

  Microsoft’s A.I. bot Tay just wants to chat

  

  Relaxnews A new A.I.-powered chat bot called Tay.ai is helping researchers learn more about humans’ ability to converse, reports Tech Crunch. Microsoft unveiled the bot, which uses various applications such as Twitter, Kik and GroupMe to assess conversation and social interaction of 18 to 24 year olds. Users can engage in conversation with Tay — as it is known for ...

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• 26 March

  UAE’s economic growth reflects progressive vision of leadership

  

  WAM While oil-exporting countries face significant challenges as result of global economic turbulences and falling oil prices, the UAE continues to achieve new levels of economic growth. This comes as a direct result of the UAE wise leadership’s forward-looking vision and its precise predictions of the region’s developments-which contribute in facing growing global economic challenges, through developing and putting in ...

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• 26 March

  UAE’s first joint stock retailer to enter Qatar market

  

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business UAE’s first public joint stock retail operator Marka has announced its plans for international expansion. The retail company is gearing up to step into the Qatar market with the launch of Morelli’s Gelato ice cream, fashion brands City Chic and Weill, and jewelry house dinh van at Mall of Qatar by the third quarter of ...

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• 26 March

  UAE-based testing laboratory bags global excellence, leadership awards

  Emirates Business The UAE-based member of Sheikh Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, Geoscience Testing Laboratory (GTL), was bestowed with two international awards — ‘Excellence in the Analysis of Water Quality and Compliance’ and ‘CEO of the Year’, at the World Water Leadership Congress Awards 2016 held recently in Mumbai, India. The World Water Leadership Congress & Awards recognises both individuals ...

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• 26 March

  Billionaire Ruia’s steel arm to draw Tata, JSW interest

  

  New Delhi / Bloomberg Essar Steel India Ltd., grappling with about 440 billion rupees ($6.6 billion) in debt amid an industry downturn, has drawn takeover interest from domestic rivals Tata Steel Ltd. and JSW Steel Ltd., people with knowledge of the matter said. SSG Capital Management, a Hong Kong-based special situations fund manager, and some private-equity firms and international companies ...

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• 26 March

  Japan govt introduces tool to trace footprints of travellers

  

  TOKYO / DPA The Japanese government released the latest version of its Regional Economy Society Analysing System (RESAS), which enables people to access visualised flows of people, goods and money on the Internet free of charge. The system uses big data based on cell phone roaming and provides maps and charts on such subjects as the entry and departure of ...

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• 26 March

  Sharp to get loan extension, more time for Foxconn deal

  Tokyo / Bloomberg Sharp Corp.’s banks are ready to push back the deadline for most of the company’s 510 billion yen ($4.5 billion) in loans and credit lines beyond March 31, people with knowledge of the matter said, giving the electronics maker more time to reach a renegotiated deal to be acquired by Foxconn Technology Group. The extension may be ...

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• 26 March

  Myanmar grants 4th telecom license to Vietnam’s Viettel

  Yangon / AFP Myanmar’s outgoing government granted the country’s fourth telecom licence to a joint venture owned by a Vietnamese operator and a local consortium that includes the military, state media reported on Saturday. The deal comes days before Myanmar’s army-backed government is scheduled to cede power to a civilian administration led by Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for ...

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