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Is roaring US economy a mirage?
2018-08-21 02:02:49| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
President Donald Trump often celebrates America's buoyant economy, but one number seems stuck - real wages.
Category: Consumer Goods and Services
Africas potential 'game changer' in the fight against malaria
2018-08-21 01:20:51| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Four Ugandan students have developed a revolutionary way to test for malaria without drawing blood.
Category: Consumer Goods and Services
Bitcoin buster? The search for a more stable cryptocurrency
2018-08-21 01:15:59| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Bitcoin's price rises and falls wildly, making it high risk. Is there a more stable alternative?
Category: Consumer Goods and Services
Information Technology
Nvidia's Convincing Unreality
2018-08-20 20:05:41| TechNewsWorld
When I read the book Ready Player One, I really got excited about the future of virtual reality, but the movie really didn't do the book justice. Some blockbusters have succeeded in interspersing computer graphics with real people and making it hard to tell the difference. Still, a totally rendered movie still looks like animation and you just don't get the film quality you get from, well, film.
Tags: convincing nvidiasCategory: Information Technology
Celebrating Cable TV and All the Wonders That Followed
2018-08-17 18:18:08| TechNewsWorld
One of my reporting beats is TV technology. In my lifetime I've seen some of the most significant advances in television, and unlike many who take it for granted, I have a very deep respect for TV. My actual birthday is in January, but Aug. 21 is a date that is much more momentous to me. Back in 1980, it was the date on which my family was first connected to cable TV.
Tags: that cable celebrating wondersCategory: Information Technology
Oracle Open-Sources GraphPipe to Support ML Development
2018-08-17 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Oracle has open-sourced GraphPipe to enhance machine learning applications. The project's goal is to improve deployment results for machine learning models, noted Project Leader Vish Abrams. That process includes creating an open standard. The company has a questionable relationship with open source developers, so its decision to open-source GraphPipe might not receive a flood of interest.
Tags: support development oracle oracle supportCategory: Information Technology
Real Estate
Cerberus Is Seeking More Than $500 Million for Rental Homes
2018-08-20 21:27:56| National Real Estate Investor
Unlike traditional real estate funds, which call for managers to return money to investors after a set period of time, Cerberus is raising an evergreen fund without a target date for returning capital.
Tags: million homes rental seekingCategory: Real Estate
What Retail Apocalypse? Ask Some Department Stores, But Not All
2018-08-20 21:27:56| National Real Estate Investor
Nordstrom Inc., for instance, posted same-store sales that were almost four times higher than expected after drawing in buyers for both its full-priced and discounted merchandise.
Tags: not department stores retailCategory: Real Estate
Defiant Housing Official Fights Harassment Claims as Accuser Goes Public
2018-08-20 19:28:27| National Real Estate Investor
Mel Watt, who has denied wrongdoing, has remained in his post amid ongoing investigations into the allegations.
Tags: public official claims housingCategory: Real Estate
Telecommunications
Austrian Mobile Operators 2018 Q2 - excel
2018-08-20 17:28:23| Telecompaper Reports
This EXCEL sheet summarizes all important available KPIs from all mobile network operators in the Austrian market. MNOs covered are A1, T-Mobile Austria and 3 Austria (including Orange Austria since 2015); KPIs shown include mobile customer numbers, mobile service revenues and ARPUs providing splits by postpaid/ prepaid but also voice en non-voice each by individual operator. Period covered from Q2 2008 up to Q2 2018.
Tags: mobile excel operators austrianCategory: Telecommunications
TRA tells Batelco to submit plan to split into two entities by 06 September
2018-08-20 10:51:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has set Batelco a 06 September deadline to submit its plan for splitting the company into two separate entities, Gulf Daily News reported. The aim is to create two separate divisions, one responsible for Batelco's retail business, and a new entity charged with ensuring equal access to Bahrain's broadband infrastructure, including the fibre-optic network. Other deadlines related to licences, asset allocation, a cyber security plan and organisational structure, have also been put in place for between now and next February.
Tags: two september plan submitCategory: Telecommunications
Last week in telecoms: all eyes on Germany
2018-08-20 10:44:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Earnings season was slowly coming to an end in week 33, leaving one eye-catching victim: Tele Columbus, which had to delay its Q2 report. Other than that, the German market demanded investor attention with fiber roll-out planning possibly going into a new stage. Our European telecom index was down 1.4 percent, whereas the EuroStoxx 50 index ended the week unchanged. Intelsat is still the year-to-date champion, but it lost some ground.
Tags: on week germany eyesCategory: Telecommunications