It probably comes as no surprise: Theranos, the blood testing technology company once worth billions, is struggling to survive. A new report from The Wall Street Journal says the company had just $200 million cash on hand left at the end of 2016 — a quarter of its $800 million in …
Read More »Alibaba’s Ant Financial extends global reach with first investment in the Philippines
Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial has again extended its global reach after it completed its maiden investment in the Philippines. The company, which manages payment service Alipay and Alibaba’s digital banking services and is valued at $60 million, said it made an undisclosed investment in Mynt, a financial venture from Globe Telecom. Mynt’s …
Read More »Progress For Wilcox Soccer
Senior night for the Wilcox girls soccer team didn’t end with a victory, but their progress this season from start to finish has been evident. A resurgent squad, the Chargers’ three wins thus far on the season have come in rematches against two teams who previously beat them and a …
Read More »Williams in her sights again
Struggling to find her rhythm in the opening seven weeks of the season, Angelique Kerber is confident she is only a match or two away from rediscovering it and hopes it will happen here this week in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. With 900 points on offer for the …
Read More »Davis Cup umpire undergoes surgery
French umpire Arnaud Gabas has had surgery to repair a fractured eye socket after being hit by a ball from Canada’s Denis Shapovalov during a Davis Cup tie with Britain, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Sunday. “The fracture was detected when doctors performed X-rays upon Mr Gabas’s return …
Read More »Infuse Your Home With Tribal Accents This Season
Photo: localslovelocal on Instagram If you can’t afford an exotic safari trip, you may as well bring African tribal elements home and into the four walls of your own space. This season, the globalization trend is reigning supreme in the world of interior design, bridging worlds through art and home accents. …
Read More »Els thrilled with opportunity to play golf with Trump
Els was invited by President Donald Trump to accompany him and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a round at Trump National Golf Club after Els withdrew from the ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am with a neck injury. “I played with the queen of Malaysia, I’ve played with other presidents, but …
Read More »Players of the Week
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the LA Clippers’ Blake Griffin today were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Feb. James averaged 25.5 points, 11.3 assists (second in the East and the NBA) and 5.8 rebounds for the week as the …
Read More »Long Shots To Win The World Series
There are quite a few long shots to win the World Series as mentioned on Covers.com, and each of them will be quite a lot of fun to bet on. This article shows how the three good long shots will make their impact on the new baseball season. Anyone who …
Read More »Google iOS app gets new local search filters, more AMP support & Gboard access
AmsStudio / Shutterstock.com Google rolled out the latest version of its app for iOS yesterday, with new local search filters, more AMP support and Gboard access. With the new version 23.0, Google has added more local search filters like “Top Rated” and “Open Now” to the app, and the the …
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