When the Dodgers acquired Mookie Betts in February and signed him the day before the opening of a 12-year contract extension, the assumption was that the club would plug Betts into the leadoff and enjoy the dividend. There was no reason to think otherwise. Betts became one of the best …
Read More »Hackers can hack into mobile calls with equipment worth $ 7,000
The emergence of mobile voice calls over the standard, known as Long Term Evolution, has been a huge hit for millions of mobile phone users around the world. VoLTE, short for Voice over LTE, delivers up to three times the capacity of the previous 3G standard, resulting in high definition …
Read More »WeChat Ban Challenges Apple’s $ 44B Market in China (NASDAQ: AAPL)
While Tencent (OTCPK: TCEHY) plays off the recent moves from Washington, soon saying that WeChat (for international users) and the major revenue driver Weixin (for Chinese customers on the mainland) are two separate products, more US action may be on the table . The executive orders against TikTok (BDNCE) and …
Read More »IEA sees lower demand in 2020, 2021, over stagnant mobility
An Eastar Jet Inc. aircraft, front and Jeju Air Co. aircraft will land on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at the intestinal surface at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg via Getty Images The International Energy Agency on Thursday lowered its global oil demand forecasts several …
Read More »After Agnes Chow is arrested in Hong Kong, a ‘Mulan’ Meme is born
HONG KONG – Shortly after one of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy activists was arrested this week under the Chinese government’s national security law, supporters turned into a “Mulan” meme. The social media storm surrounding the activist, Agnes Chow, went along with Disney’s online campaign for her upcoming film “Mulan”, …
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