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  AFP Twitter has announced it is easing its 140-character limit on tweets, in the latest effort to broaden the appeal and boost the user base of the social network. The new policy announced in May and now in effect no longer factors in certain add-ons, including pictures, into a message’s length. “Say more about what’s happening! Rolling out now,” ...

  AFP Google has sent out invitations to an October 4 event, hinting that the Internet titan will show off a new smartphone powered by its Android mobile software. Emailed invitations revealed only the time and place for the gathering in San Francisco, the message topped by blue, red, yellow, and green dots of color. Google fired off a Twitter ...

  Bloomberg Oracle Corp. unveiled new services that help customers take advantage of cloud computing, putting it more directly in competition with Amazon.com Inc. The company has announced Cloud@Customer, which puts the same hardware and software Oracle uses in its data centers in the customers’ own facilities, Executive Chairman Larry Ellison said Sunday during a presentation at Oracle OpenWorld in ...

  Relaxnews Apple recently caused a stir by removing the headphones jack from its iPhone 7 and 7 Plus smartphones, a trend that could soon spread to other manufacturers and which will no doubt boost sales of Bluetooth headphones. Here are three pairs of wireless headphones promising some of the best performances in their fields. NOISE-CANCELING CAPABILITY The Bose QuietComfort ...

  Bloomberg Traders who are better at listening to the clues their bodies give them about market patterns make more money and survive longer in the industry, according to a study by former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. derivatives trader-turned-neuroscientist John Coates. Coates, whose 2012 book “The Hour Between Dog and Wolf” revealed how traders’ decisions are influenced by biology, wanted ...

  DPA Just before the explosion, a warning signal sounds; a few seconds later Bernd Sauter presses the button marked “fire” and thousands of tons of rock come crashing down. Sauter works at a quarry belonging to a construction materials company, HeidelbergCement, and several times a month he gets to explode cliffs of limestone to be made into cement. “It’s ...

  Dubai / WAM The CEO Advisory Council of the UAE Banks Federation, the professional body representing 49 banks in the UAE, has welcomed the bankruptcy law, and recognised the mutual benefit it will bring to banks and owners of businesses, especially the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This came up during the council’s third meeting of the year held ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai has become the world’s largest Sukuk listing centre by value, after Emaar Properties has listed a US$750 million Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai, raising the total value of Sukuk listed in the emirate to US$45.55 billion. A US$500 million Sukuk issued by Emaar Properties in July 2012 is also listed on the exchange. So far this ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The Sharjah Foreign Direct Investment, (Sharjah FDI Forum 2016) will highlight the strategic trade relations between the UAE, the UK and mainland Europe. Taking place on September 28-29 at Al Jawaher Reception & Convention Centre, the two-day Sharjah FDI Forum 2016 forms part of Shurooq’s efforts to introduce international investors and industry leaders to Sharjah ...

  DUBAI / WAM Propelled by its keen belief in supporting global efforts for protection of wildlife, Dubai Customs (DC) World took the lead in establishing a national taskforce to sustain wildlife. The new team gathers representatives from DP World, United for Wildlife – UAE, Emirates Wildlife Society in association with World Wildlife Fund and United for Wildlife partners. The ...