Turkey tourism revenues fell by 30% in 2016

Turkey tourism revenues fell by 30% in 2016

February 1, 2017 - 12:42 AMT  08:42 GMT
In 2016 income from tourism fell by 29.7 percent compared to the previous year, falling to $22.1 billion (19.7 billion euros).
Uber opens its network to self-driving cars

Uber opens its network to self-driving cars

February 1, 2017 - 12:40 AMT  08:40 GMT
Daimler and Uber have announced a partnership that will see the automaker introduce its own self-driving cars for use on Uber’s ride sharing service.
UNICEF launches $3.3 bn appeal to assist children in conflict zones

UNICEF launches $3.3 bn appeal to assist children in conflict zones

February 1, 2017 - 12:34 AMT  08:34 GMT
UNICEF's 2017 appeal and its goals to provide children with access to safe water, nutrition, education, health and protection.
Nintendo kills Wii U console

Nintendo kills Wii U console

February 1, 2017 - 12:30 AMT  08:30 GMT
With the Switch landing globally on March 3, the company wants to usher off its less successful device now as to not draw attention from its replacement.
Russia rights commissioner says Lapshin's extradition unacceptable

Russia rights commissioner says Lapshin's extradition unacceptable

February 1, 2017 - 12:22 AMT  08:22 GMT
According to her, the Russian Constitution provides that a Russian citizen can't be deported from Russia or extradited to a third state.
SoundHound to take on Amazon, Google in AI

SoundHound to take on Amazon, Google in AI

February 1, 2017 - 12:20 AMT  08:20 GMT
SoundHound is one of only a few companies that has built from scratch a core AI technology that can identify and interpret audio.
Google Chrome for iOS is now open source

Google Chrome for iOS is now open source

February 1, 2017 - 12:14 AMT  08:14 GMT
Chrome for iOS has always been kept separate due to the fact that it relies on the WebKit rendering engine rather than Google’s Blink engine.
U.S. watchdog unwraps bleak statistics for Afghan progress

U.S. watchdog unwraps bleak statistics for Afghan progress

February 1, 2017 - 12:09 AMT  08:09 GMT
John Sopko noted that this latest quarterly report is the first since President Donald Trump took office January 20.
Facebook reportedly readying an app for TV boxes

Facebook reportedly readying an app for TV boxes

February 1, 2017 - 12:02 AMT  08:02 GMT
Facebook is in discussions with media companies to license long-form, TV-quality programming, people familiar with the situation said.
Snapchat now creates QR codes for web links

Snapchat now creates QR codes for web links

February 1, 2017 - 11:58 AMT  07:58 GMT
If you want to share an article or plug your favorite page, your friends only have to capture it to start browsing from within the app.
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