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How to watch the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched all of it from a balcony above and gave a rousing speech in which he warned about the dangers of imperialism in the world. Protesters burnt North Korean flags and pictures of the reclusive state's leader, Kim Jong Un, as around 800 people gathered for a march towards the stadium where the Olympic torch will be lit in what Seoul wants to become a symbol of ... [Full Article...]
The Cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) had 6.68% rise on February 7-8
From a low of around $ 900, the cryptocurrency has risen to over $ 1500. Although the cryptocurrency had dipped quite significantly in the early part of 2018, amid close scrutiny from regulators and tax authorities, Bitcoin's movements over the past year have certainly paved the way for up-and-coming altcoins. [Full Article...]
Thousands of Intel drones used for light show during Olympics ceremony
The fleet is controlled by one computer and one pilot. The performance also surpassed the 300-drone salute that was pre-recorded with Lady Gaga for Super Bowl LI past year. "From flying 100 drones simultaneously in 2015, to 500 drones in 2016, and now more than 1,000 drones - the sky is the limit with entertaining through Intel drone light shows". [Full Article...]
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA) Shares Bought by National Pension Service
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc ( NASDAQ:FOX ) traded up $0.65 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $34.74. ( FOXA ) now trades with a market capitalization of $67.09 Billion. Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc has 179,800 shares. Point72 Asia (Hong Kong) holds 0.01% of its portfolio in CoreLogic, Inc. O'Reilly Automotive shares fell following the company's quarterly report . [Full Article...]
Trump, Kim Jong Un impersonators tossed from Olympics opening ceremony
NBCUniversal will present more than 2,400 hours of coverage of the PyeongChang Games - the most ever for a Winter Olympics . In a weird stunt, two men dressed as Kim Jong-un and United States president Donald Trump were led from the premises, down in the bowels of the arena. [Full Article...]
Detroit says it will not enforce its controversial new Airbnb rules
While San Francisco's Airbnb regulations were focused more on "commonsense regulations" that simply required hosts to fill out some additional paperwork, Detroit seems to be banning Airbnb hosting outright in certain residential zones. Airbhb seems dumbfounded by the ban - especially since Detroit's mayor had been in an Airbnb video touting the home-sharing service for his city a year ago. [Full Article...]
IFC Holdings Incorporated FL Trims Stake in Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI)
The institutional investor held 106,173 shares of the real estate investment trusts company at the end of 2017Q3, valued at $2.86 million, up from 90,295 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Deutsche Bank maintained it with "Hold" rating and $114.0 target in Monday, August 10 report. The firm earned "Buy" rating on Friday, October 27 by SunTrust. [Full Article...]
Twitter admits Russian trolls posted about Brexit
Among others - the USA presidential election. "These tweets cumulatively were retweeted 461 times and were liked 637 times". The Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee met senior USA senators who have been investigating allegations of Russian interference and collusion in the American presidential election won by Donald Trump. [Full Article...]