Internet colossus Amazon on Thursday reported profit shrank in the recently ended quarter despite surging sales as it poured money into growth. The US-based company said that net sales increased 25 percent to $38 billion when compared to the same period last year, but that profit plunged 77 percent from a year ago to $197 … Read more
Terror in Kashmir has a new name after a prominent young militant was named as the head of a new Al-Qaeda-linked group in the disputed Himalayan territory. The move has been described by Indian police Thursday as an ‘ideological shift’ in the long-running conflict with the Islamist movement now usurping the traditional ‘separatist’ movement in … Read more
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has overtaken Bill Gates and is now the richest person in the world, with a fortune topping $90 billion for the first time ever. When markets opened on Thursday, Bezos had a net worth of $90.6 billion, putting him $500 million ahead of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Amazon stock opened up 1.6% on … Read more
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Thursday became the world’s richest person, as a jump in the share price of the US tech giant enabled him to overtake Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Forbes magazine estimated. The magazine said its real-time tracking of personal fortunes showed Bezos with a net worth of $90.5 billion, ahead of the … Read more
A prominent young Kashmiri militant has been named as the head of a new Al-Qaeda-linked group in the disputed Himalayan territory, a move described by Indian police Thursday as an “ideological shift” in the long-running conflict. The declaration, by an Al-Qaeda-affiliated propaganda channel, marks the first time the international jihadist group has pushed so far … Read more
According to Forbes and Bloomberg, the Amazon CEO had a net worth of over $89 billion as of the close of markets Wednesday, while Bill Gates had a net worth of just over $90 billion. Amazon’s share price has jumped by more than $15 a share overnight, and was recently trading near that level, while Microsoft is down … Read more
Microsoft has confirmed that it will continue to offer its graphics program Paint. In a recent update, it had listed Paint as a feature that would be either removed or no longer developed. Paint, renowned for its simplicity, has been part of the Windows operating system since its launch in 1985. Microsoft suggested it would … Read more
Novak Djokovic is set to miss the US Open after one of his doctors indicated he will need six to 12 weeks to recover from an elbow injury. But Andy Murray’s chances of playing at Flushing Meadows would appear more positive, with the Scot continuing his rehabilitation from a hip problem. The last grand slam … Read more
The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards arrive in exactly one month. On Tuesday (Jul. 25), the nominations were revealed during an announcement session on Instagram Live. Leading the pack for this year’s VMAs is Kendrick Lamar. The TDE MC lands eight nominations, including “Video of the Year,” “Artist of the Year,” and “Best Hip-Hop.” The … Read more
Actress Nana Akua Addo’s response to Yvonne Nelson’s criticism of the Ghanaian movie industry smacks of a person who is “shallow,” says the latter. Addo wrote a scathing response targeted at Nelson, after her Sunday morning rant about the growth or otherwise of the industry. IF slaying is not Working for you , have you … Read more
Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei has paid a courtesy call on the widow of slain Army Officer, Barbara Mahama at Burma Camp, Accra. The Electoral Commissioner was accompanied by GHOne TV Newscaster, Nana Aba Anamoah and Sandra Ankobiah. The group’s visit to the wife of the late Major was to determine how Barbara and the children … Read more
Lawyer Dr Maurice Ampaw, has called on the police to immediately arrest 19-year-old Rashidatu Mohammed, popularly known as ‘Rashida Black Beauty’, and Christabel Ekeh for indecent exposure. He said Rashida and Ekeh should not be allowed to walk free after releasing a naked video and pictures of themselves on social media. Recently, Ghanaian-Nigerian actress Ms Ekeh released her nude … Read more
Indonesian maids working in Hong Kong are being radicalised by extremists from the Islamic State group, a security think-tank said in a report Wednesday. Around 150,000 of the city’s army of domestic helpers are from Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. Against a backdrop of growing religious conservatism at home, a small number of … Read more
Adobe on Tuesday said its Flash software that served up video and online games for decades will be killed off over the next three years. The software giant said in a blog post its software, once considered a standard, was being supplanted by open standards such as HTML5 which have matured and become viable alternatives … Read more
MTV has rid itself of gender-specific categories as the network revealed nominees Tuesday for this year’s Video Music Awards, in which rapper Kendrick Lamar is in the lead. In the age of President Donald Trump and the fierce backlash he has generated among cultural leaders, MTV also announced a new category of “Best Fight Against … Read more
Actress Yvonne Nelson has replied her colleague Nana Akua Addo after the latter rebuked her for talking against Ghanaian actors who dress to impress at events. Yvonne Nelson in a series of tweets after this year’s Golden Movie Awards asked actors in the country to focus on saving the dying movie industry. To her, actors … Read more
Kenedy has been sent home from Chelsea’s pre-season tour of Asia as punishment for his offensive social media posts about China, according to reports on Tuesday. Brazilian defender Kenedy was axed from Chelsea’s high-profile tour as the Premier League champions fought to avoid further embarrassment after the social media slurs sparked a furious response in … Read more
Reinventing oneself is the way to go instead of complaining about people who ‘slay’ for events or Social media, says actress Nana Akua Addo. In a now-deleted Instagram post, Addo hit back at actress and movie producer Yvonne Nelson for criticizing her colleague actresses on Sunday morning, hours after the 2017 Golden Movie Awards ended. … Read more
The self-acclaimed Ghana Slay Queen couldn’t hold back the biting pains from Yvonne Nelson’s hard core truths, so she fought back as if her name was particularly mentioned!!! Yvonne Nelson is that Ghanaian actress who is always bold enough to spit out the hard core truths despite whose toes will be stepped on in the process. … Read more
Microsoft has confirmed that it will continue to offer its graphics program Paint. In a recent update, it had listed Paint as a feature that would be either removed or no longer developed. Paint, renowned for its simplicity, has been part of the Windows operating system since its launch in 1985. Microsoft suggested it would … Read more