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Cyber security firm Avast plans watershed London tech listing

LONDON (Reuters) – Avast, the world’s largest consumer antivirus supplier by customers, said on Thursday it will apply to list its shares on the London Stock Exchange in what could be a blockbuster float expected to value the company at around $4 billion. The

Some Android phone manufacturers are lying to users about missed security updates

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Android phones are infamously slow to get updates — as of Google’s last update in February, only 1.1 percent of Android users have access to the latest version of the software — but apparently, the problems with

Why Baking Soda Is A Miracle Cleaner & Exactly How To Use It

We’ve long known that baking soda is a miracle ingredient when it comes to home and beauty DIYs, but we didn’t realize just how versatile it was until The Natural Home: Simple, Pure Cleaning Solutions and Recipes for a Healthy House landed in our office. This

Boom for babywear and accessories business as it expands from market stall to shop

There’s been a real boom for this babywear shop with an expansion into the historic Haven Mill. The new Alexander Byron shop is now open and is an expansion of Davie’s Baby Stuff on Grimsby’s Top Town Market. Tracey and David Miller decided to

West Elm opens its first store in Eastern Province

WEST Elm, the popular American home furnishing retailer, opened its first store in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, in the heart of Al-Khobar. The opening witnessed a remarkable presence of senior businessmen and public figures in the Eastern Province as well as company’s

Old appliances invite bugs in

  The joys of home ownership — nothing quite fills that void within as that pride you often feel. But when pests invade, and that sanctity is broken, nothing is more disappointing than having it rain on your parade. Coupled with the pest issue

F1 bosses consider ditching traditional qualifying session in Formula One races

Formula One bosses are considering ditching Saturday’s traditional qualifying session and replacing it with a sprint race to decide the grid. New owners Liberty delivered a blueprint for the sport’s future on Friday in Bahrain, a package that included budget caps, revised revenue distribution

Venerating the past, traditional costume fever grips Thailand

Out of the 30 years I’ve been running this shop, this is the peak for us,” 53-year-old Siri told Reuters as she stitched a Thai sarong for a client. History fever is gripping Thailand and a growing number of Thais are wearing traditional dress,

Beyond Bombs and Bullets: A Comprehensive Approach Needed to Defeat ISIS

Many articles with similar ideas have been written about the current situation with ISIS and what will happen to the terrorist organization in the future. Most of these articles, however, ask incomplete or incorrect questions, which leads to inaccurate assessments of the safety of

Famed Istanbul modern art museum enters new era

It’s a busy afternoon at Istanbul Modern, Turkey’s premier modern art museum, and the gallery is packed with visitors taking selfies or discussing the artworks in hushed tones. Some pause in front of a massive canvas by celebrated German artist Anselm Kiefer, while others