Steve Jobs, the demanding visionary who understood before anyone else how deeply we would live our lives through our devices, died today at the age of 56, only weeks after resigning as chief executive of computer giant Apple Inc. as he battled pancreatic cancer. “The world has lost an amazing human being,” wrote Apple [...]
Here’s the statement released by the International Security Assistance Force, the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, on the August 6 helicopter crash: Thirty International Security Assistance Force service members, one civilian interpreter, and seven Afghan commandos were killed when a coalition CH-47 Chinook crashed in Afghanistan early today. In the deadliest day for U.S. forces [...]
China on Saturday urged the United States to immediately withdraw a decision of arranging United States President Barack Obama to meet with the Dalai Lama. “The issue regarding Tibet concerns China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and we firmly oppose any foreign official to meet with the Dalai Lama in any form,” said Foreign Ministry [...]
The world’s largest social network makes a deal with Skype to bring person-to-person video calling to all its users. Facebook had big news today: The social-networking giant launched a new video chat feature powered by Skype, which means you can now see your Facebook friend’s face in real-time. Mark Zuckerberg spoke today on stage [...]
President Obama said today he released new copies of his Hawaii birth certificate because the flap over his birthplace threatens to overshadow the “enormous challenges” facing the nation. “We’re not going to be able to solve our problems if we get distracted by sideshows and carnival barkers,” Obama said. View the birth certificate here. Obama [...]
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