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  Bloomberg Verizon Communications Inc. suffered its worst quarter of subscriber growth in more than six years amid intensified price competition from smaller rivals, adding pressure on the company’s media and advertising ventures to take up the slack for a rapidly maturing wireless business. The nation’s largest wireless carrier signed up 442,000 total subscribers in the third quarter, falling far ...

  Paris / AFP European sugar producers will target export markets in addition to looking for new domestic customers when the EU lifts quotas next year and fully embraces free-market farm policies, officials and analysts say. However, some analysts believe exports will face tough competition in attractive Middle East and North African markets while some producers, especially in Italy, fear ...

  Bloomberg Monsanto Co. talked to three other companies about potential transactions in the months leading up to its agreement to be acquired by Bayer AG for $65.7 billion, the largest ever agricultural takeover. Details of the talks were revealed in the seed company’s proxy statement filed Wednesday. While talks with Germany’s BASF SE about a possible combination of their ...

  Bloomberg After pushing the auto industry along toward an electric future, Elon Musk wants to put cars on an accelerated path to driving autonomously, equipping each new Tesla Motors Inc. model with the hardware needed for full self-driving capability. Every Tesla, including the upcoming Model 3 sedan, will ship with eight cameras and a dozen sensors to give them ...

  Relaxnews The new Samsung ArtPC Pulse boasts an innovative modular design, doubles as a sound bar and can be programmed to glow different colors when you get an email or social media alert. Samsung calls its latest premium PC a computer that challenges “traditional perceptions of how a desktop PC should look and operate,” and while there is something ...

  Relaxnews The new Naim for Bentley Mu-so and Mu-so qb speakers blend premium sound quality with Bentley’s signature design aesthetics. More than simply a sound idea for a brand tie-in, the new Naim for Bentley range of wireless speakers should be seen as bringing a bit of your Bentley’s performance into your home. British hi-fi manufacturer Naim makes the ...

  Cambridge / AFP Professor Stephen Hawking has opened a new artificial intelligence research centre at Britain’s Cambridge University. The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI) will delve into AI applications ranging from increasingly “smart” smartphones to robot surgeons and “Terminator” style military droids. Funded by a £10 million (11.2 million-euro, $12.3-million) grant from the Leverhulme Trust, the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Panasonic Marketing Middle East and Africa (PMMAF) showcased its latest mobile business computing solutions at GITEX 2016, including the world’s first rugged detachable laptop CF 20, as well as the light weight and slim CF-MX4, which features a sleek and business rugged body. Designed to meet the evolving needs of enterprise customers in the region, ...

  Emirates Business The discovery of premium Koishimaru silk, that promises silky, moisturized & beautiful skin, has garnered worldwide recognition & appreciation for Sensai. Known as a high-end luxury brand, SENSAI continues to introduce an enviable variety of skincare products & has leveraged its ‘super prestige’ stance with an exclusive anti-ageing range – ‘Wrinkle repair cream & Wrinkle repair eye ...

  DUBAI / WAM Nakheel on Wednesday announced a net profit of AED3.91 billion for the first nine months of 2016, an increase of 8.3 percent on the profit of AED3.61 billion in the same period last year. The company recorded a net profit of AED955 million for third quarter of 2016, 22 percent up on Q3 2015 profit of ...