Friday, February 19, 2016

Uber

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Uber: Ride-Hailing Service Losing $1 Billion Annually in China, CEO Says
"We're profitable in the USA, but we're losing over $1 billion a year in China," CEO Travis Kalanick told BetaKit while discussing competition in the country from Alibaba-backed service Didi Kuaidi.

Fitbit

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Fitbit: Company Unveils Collaboration With Designer Public School for New Alta Line
Fitbit revealed the new Alta line of fitness trackers during Public School's show at New York Fashion Week on Sunday. The Alta trackers are available for pre-order on the Fitbit website for $129.95

Rajdeep Sardesai

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Rajdeep Sardesai: Journalist Says He is an 'Anti-National' Who Enjoys Eating a 'Well Done Beef Steak'
"I am anti-national because while I am a proud Hindu who wakes up to the Gayatri mantra, I also like a well done beef steak," Sardesai wrote on his blog.

Flipkart

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Flipkart: Online Retailer Launches Instant Cataloguing Service, Spotlist
The service enables small-scale businesses and artisans in India to catalogue and list products from their own premises. The retailer announced the launch on Wednesday.

NASA

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NASA: Agency Announces Development of Telescope With View 100 Times Larger Than Hubble's
NASA's Agency Program Management Council said Wednesday it decided to move forward with the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope. The telescope's slated launch date is in the mid-2020s.

Barack Obama: US President

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Barack Obama: US President Says He Will Visit Cuba in March, Would Be 1st President Since 1928 to Visit
"Next month, I'll travel to Cuba to advance our progress and efforts that can improve the lives of the Cuban people," Obama tweeted Thursday. Calvin Coolidge is the only U.S. president to visit Cuba.

South Korea

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South Korea: North Korea Planning Terror Attacks in Country, Reports Say
According to multiple reports, senior South Korean presidential official Kim Sung-woo said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered preparations for "terror" attacks in South Korea.