Consumer rights advocates frequently urge smartphone users to check the terms and conditions of the apps they download.But let’s be honest: Who actually reads them? A few Norwegians wanted to make a point and decided to publicly…
Why you have a 90 per cent chance of being fired – but may end up better off
Within the next decade, nine out of 10 of your fellow employees may well be gone.Instead, their functions will be carried out by an “on-demand” roster of 10 times their number – permanent freelancers in long-term, flexible arrangements,…
Militants blow up Shell, Agip pipelines in Nigeria
WARRI, Nigeria (AP) ” Militants blew up strategic gas and crude pipelines belonging to Shell and Agip on Saturday in an increasingly fierce campaign that has chopped Nigeria’s oil production in half, militants and residents said.A…
As in 'Celebrity Apprentice,' Trump fosters rivalries
WASHINGTON (AP) ” When Donald Trump acquired a pair of Atlantic City casinos in the mid-1980s, he pitted his managers against each other in a ferocious competition over everything from booking entertainers to attracting high-rolling…
Now Gawker has its own billionaire backer, sort of
NEW YORK (AP) ” The courtroom fight between former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan and news-and-gossip site Gawker is becoming a battleground of sorts for Silicon Valley tycoons as well.First Look Media, a news organization financed by…
IMF approves $88 billion flexible line of credit to Mexico
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The International Monetary Fund has approved a new, two-year $88 billion flexible line of credit to Mexico to bolster it against uncertainty in the global economy.Mexico can draw on the line of credit at any time….
End of an era for Auckland's downtown mall
It’s the end of an era for Auckland’s only downtown shopping mall which closes its doors today after 41 years.The Downtown Shopping Centre will be giving way to a $550 million 36-level glass tower with tunnels for the City Rail…
Want a Virgin Atlantic plane? $445k on eBay
Lady Penelope, the first 747-400 series jumbo jet to enter service with Virgin Atlantic back in 1994, has been put on sale on eBay.The plane which flew her last commercial flight in September last year from JFK to Heathrow has been…
GM recalls 2.2 million cars in China
BEIJING (AP) ” General Motors Co.’s main Chinese joint venture is recalling 2.2 million cars to deal with insufficient corrosion resistance on crankcase valves.The country’s product quality regulator says the recall was ordered…
NZME, Fairfax merger plan: 'No material overlap'
NZME and Fairfax, in their merger application to the Commerce Commission , said there was “no material overlap” between their respective New Zealand publishing businesses but said there was overlap in the digital provision of news.The…