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Told to ‘shut up’ on Twitter, Zul Noordin lashes back at Khairy
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Associated PressSaiful Bukhari: Karpal was a ‘great man’
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Cover MediaBlackBerry's meltdown sparks start-up boom in Canada's Silicon Valley
By Sayantani Ghosh, Ashutosh Pandey and Euan Rocha (Reuters) - The troubles at BlackBerry Ltd, which fired more than half its staff and lost more than 90 percent of its market value as consumers shunned its smart phones, might have spelled disaster for the company's hometown of Waterloo, Ontario.…
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You might have heard of Wattpad, the platform where users can write stories. While news from social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, and LINE acquiring users in the hundreds of thousands every other month have always been in the front of the media, Wattpad is just there, quietly amassing a…
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This new infographic looks at 7 airlines operating in Indonesia including Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, and AirAsia.
Tech in AsiaJapan virtual star Hatsune to join Lady Gaga tour
Hatsune Miku, a computer-generated Japanese pop star who performs as a hologram, is to support some of Lady Gaga's tour of North America next month, the US songstress has announced on Twitter. "My favourite digital pop star Hatsune Miku is opening The ARTPOP Ball from May 6-June 3!" @ladygaga said…
AFP News‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Child Star Mara Wilson Has ‘No Interest’ in Sequel
Fox 2000 is planning a sequel to 1993 hit Robin Williams comedy “Mrs. Doubtfire,” but former child star Mara Wilson has “no interest” in reprising her role as Williams’ youngest daughter, Natalie Hillard. And I have no interest in being in one now,” Wilson wrote on Twitter. Wilson — also famous for…
The WrapWeibo, a Chinese Answer to Twitter, Prices Its Offering at $17
The microblogging service set a price at the bottom of its expected range, and will carry a value well below that of Twitter when it begins trading on the public markets.
The New York TimesAt Tribeca, movies are only part of the story
The Tribeca Film Festival is now a teenager. And like most teens, its eyes are on a lot of screens. The 13th annual New York festival, which debuts Wednesday night, will present not just 80-plus feature ...
Associated PressWeibo debut highlights complicated dance with Chinese censors
By Gerry Shih and Yimou Lee SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Weibo Corp executives on Thursday toasted the Chinese social media firm's debut at Nasdaq's New York headquarters. Hours earlier in Beijing, Charles Xue, a Chinese-American venture capitalist and prominent Weibo user, celebrated a…
ReutersUS Airways Won't Fire The Person Responsible For Its Pornographic Tweet [THE BRIEF]
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Business InsiderA 'Ride Along' Giveaway Deserving of Kevin Hart's Stature
We're giving away an iPad mini to celebrate the mighty mini Kevin Hart's "Ride Along."
Yahoo MoviesTurkey still hopes Twitter will open local office
Turkey's government said on Thursday it still hopes Twitter will open an office in the country, a day after the social networking site ruled out any such move.
AFP NewsSina Weibo shares jump 19% in US debut
Sina Weibo, China's answer to Twitter, debuted on the Nasdaq exchange Thursday with a 19.1 percent jump despite an IPO that went out undersubscribed and lower priced than hoped. In a spate of buying that suggested that Wall Street's waters are still welcoming to loss-making technology high flyers,…
AFP NewsTwitter to Acquire Data Partner Gnip
Twitter agreed to acquire data partner Gnip, in a sign that the messaging service wants a bigger role in analyzing tweets for businesses hungry for insights from social media. It also hired a new product ...
The Wall Street JournalMiley Cyrus cancels second concert after hospitalization
Miley Cyrus has canceled a concert in St. Louis on Wednesday as she remains hospitalized from a "severe allergic reaction to antibiotics," according to a statement issued from the pop star's spokeswoman. Cyrus, 21, who is currently on the North American leg of her "Bangerz" tour, also had to cancel…
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