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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi at a mosque in the centre of Iraq’s second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted on the Internet on July 5, 2014, in this still image taken from video. REUTERS/Social Media Website via Reuters TV

Baghdadi Was Here

by Ghassan Charbel | Jul 3, 2017 | Opinion

The world has remembered three men this week. They come from different continents, different professions, and divergent interests. In the first scene, leaders from around the world gathered at the European Parliament headquarters in Strasbourg, around the coffin of...

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The Apple logo at a store in San Francisco’s Union Square. (Eric Risberg/AP)

How Apple May Compete with Amazon’s Echo, Google Home

by Hayley Tsukayama | Jun 5, 2017 | Technology

New York- Speculation over what Apple will do to compete in the home hub market is spinning up ahead of Apple’s annual developers conference this week, where many analysts expect the company to confirm the project. And what will be the Apple home hub’s...

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An Android mascot is seen in front of a displayed logo of Apple in this photo illustration taken in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 5, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Americans Prefer Android Apps for Being Cheaper

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 5, 2017 | Technology

Berlin- A new report showed that users of smartphones that operate with Android systems in the United States download more apps that iPhone users, but they are less likely to download more expensive apps. The report released by Market researcher Sensor Tower showed...

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The Apple logo. (Reuters)

Apple to Expand Siri to Work with More Apps to Rival Amazon

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 4, 2017 | Technology

Apple’s Siri voice assistant role may be expanded to cover a larger variety of apps as the technology company seeks to fend off competition from Amazon’s Alexa service. Currently, Apple’s Siri works with only six types of app: ride-hailing and sharing; messaging...

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An Apple logo is seen in a store in Los Angeles, California, US. (Reuters)

Apple Plans to Train Driverless Cars’ Operators

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2017 | Technology

San Francisco, London – In documents submitted to California regulators earlier this month, Apple Inc outlined a plan to train operators of self-driving cars, the latest step emphasizing the company’s ambitions concerning autonomous vehicle technology....