Sentences with phrase «first said to the world»

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Say «Hello» to Robocoin: Bitcoin recently took a giant leap into the realm of legitimacy and real - world application with the debut of its first ATM.

According to The Future of Business survey conducted by Facebook in collaboration with the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 42 percent of businesses polled said that learning from one other is one of the main ways they figure out how to run a business in a mobile - first economy — second only to Googling it.

«Thanks to smartphones we live in a mobile first world, and messaging is the killer app,» he said, «much to the benefit of Snapchat, the mobile messaging app with the rather old - fashioned business model ready and willing to take the place of TV.»

«We wanted to be the first student group in the world to launch a rocket into space,» Ellis says of the friends» time at the University of Southern California.

Gold demand slumped to its weakest first quarter since the global financial crisis, the World Gold Council said Thursday.

«If you look at the old model of advertising, it has an ascending story arc with a big reveal at the end, whereas in today's world, with everyone on their phones, you need to deliver the headline first to get their attention,» she says.

«Our unique position as both a manufacturer and retailer allows us to bring the world's first 3D printed running midsole to market,» New Balance President and CEO Robert DeMartini said in a statement.

«The first generation went through their formative years in the»60s and didn't found their businesses with the idea that they were going to change the world, by and large,» says Grossman.

TOKYO / BERLIN, April 25 - In a fresh bid to win its first major foreign arms deal since World War Two, Japan is proposing its P - 1 submarine hunter for a French - German project to develop a marine surveillance aircraft, two Japanese government sources said.

He claims to be «the first individual in the whole entire world» to own a personal computer: «I've been saying that for five or 10 years and my kids keep saying, «Don't say that — people will think you're crazy.»»)

In a speech on Wednesday to the Toronto Board of Trade, his first address as CBA honcho, Campbell said he looks «forward to working with Mr. Layton, working with his caucus and working with all political parties to ensure Canada's banks stay the strongest in the world.»

In November, Garrett Camp had just returned from his first trip to Africa — an «eye - opening» experience, he said — when he informed the world that he would donate half his riches to charity.

In July 1989, Cohl first made international headlines, and it was hard to say what was more stunning: that, after years of feuding, the Rolling Stones would tour the world to promote a new album; or that the man behind the deal was a relative unknown from Canada.

Dubai has opened what it said was the world's first functioning 3 - D - printed office building, part of a drive by the Gulf's main tourism and business hub to develop technology that cuts costs and saves time.

The company told investors in 2012 it was built to «make the world more open and connected,» and way back in 2004 Google famously said its first rule of business was «don't be evil.»

Jeremy Cook, chief economist at the international payments company, World First, said in a statement to Business Insider:

«Evan and Nick from Tipsy Elves left successful, high - paying careers to jump head first into the crazy world of Christmas sweaters,» he says.

«When we first met, we really started talking about what is was going to be like to connect everyone in the world,» Zuckerberg said.

For the first time, Pantone has selected two Colors of the Year after combing the world for hues it says are poised to represent 2016: Rose Quartz (Pantone 13 - 1520), a soft pink shade, and Serenity (Pantone 15 - 3919), a cool pastel blue.

Club Coffee is launching what it says will be the world's first completely compostable single - serve pod later this year, according to Marketing.

Richard Lumb, Accenture's group chief executive for financial services, says in an emailed statement: «Through this first - of - its - kind analysis of real - world cost data we draw a clearer line under blockchain's value to investment banks.

Then comes the unmistakable drawl of the man who first greeted the world as barkeep Woody Boyd on Cheers: «My friends and I are creating a new paper paradigm,» Woody Harrelson says with an earnest smile, «and we want you to be a part of it.»

Because China can do pretty much whatever it needs to increase economic activity, Rosenberg says, «it's the part of the world that will come back first.»

Expedia, the world's largest online travel agency by bookings, said it expects the deal to close in the first quarter of 2016 subject to regulatory approval.

«I decided to take the best of all those custom systems and create one that would work as a commercial product,» says Rawlins, who looked first to the manufacturing world.

Delphi Automotive (dlph) will launch a small test fleet of automated taxis in Singapore next year, aiming to ferry passengers around a city district in one of the first real - world tests of automated rides on demand, the company said on Monday.

Another woman steeped in the issue is Megan Smith, the first female US Chief Technology Officer (CTO), who says, «So many Americans have the grit and creativity of a world - class entrepreneur, but they lack the resources — mentorship, networking, funding, training — to bring their ideas to fruition.»

So Verizon said on Tuesday that it intends to acquire AOL for $ 4.4 billion to become the «world's biggest media platform,» a story that was first reported — fittingly enough — by one of the media entities that Verizon will soon own, the news site TechCrunch.

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 1 - Facebook Inc plans to add a dating service, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday, marking the first time the world's largest social media network has actively tried to help people form romantic relationships.

«The first Europeans to the New World were not [part of] the Dutch East India Trading Company,» he says.

«I wanted to build a connection and create a vessel for the people of the first world to help those in need,» says Mirza.

«There's still recognition that it's a set of first - world problems that don't get to the level of war, starvation, or something like that,» he said.

Ranked second in the world by the Women's Tennis Association after Serena Williams, Sharapova said she first conceived the idea for a candy business when she was forced to take a break from tennis due to a serious shoulder injury, and did not know whether she would be able to play tennis again.

«I want to tell the world community that while we will always put america's interests first, we will deal fairly with everyone — all people and all other nations,» he said.

Employees say: «From the CEO to first - level supervisors, management strives to make the company a place where you can do your «life's work» and make a difference in the world.

Car parking made easyTHE WORLD»S first free Internet car parking service and industry hub has been launched at www.carpark.com.au Carpark Australia managing director James Maund said the site would enable drivers to access information about the loc...

Telecom says it is the first in the world to post customer service reps directly to Facebook's messaging platform

«My father thought those first - growth Bordeauxs were the most prestigious wines in the world and he wanted to compete and beat them,» says his son, Michael Mondavi, now founder and coach at Folio Fine Wine Partners.

«This is the first blink of awakening of the world to a danger that's been present for a long time, which is that we are exposed,» Mr. Searls said.

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that it had halted what may have been a fraudulent initial coin offering that asked people to fund what was supposed to be the world's first «decentralized bank.»

AMD said the new processors, which are optimized for gaming, have the world's first 12 - nanometer process technology and offer up to 15 % better performance than AMD's first - generation models.

Of course, Russia's energy minister Novak has already said that it will take a long time before Russia's fulfills its production cut quota of cutting 0.3 tb / d from its current production level of 11.2 tb / d due to «technical complications» suggesting that Russia is perfectly happy to sit back and watch how the world reacts to the OPEC cut first before engaging following through on its promises.

Korean leaders to meet at North - South border on Friday: BBC Chinese geologists say N. Korea's main nuclear test site has likely collapsed: WaPo China air force intimidates Taiwan with military flights around island: Reuters Conservative Supreme Court justices appear to back Trump's travel ban: The Hill French president expects Trump will withdraw from Iranian nuclear deal: BBC Rising interest rates keep Wall Street on edge: CBS Investors will focus on various inflation numbers in days ahead: Bloomberg A closer look at the 10 - year Treasury yield's rise to 3 %: Calafia Beach Pundit T. Rowe Price's assets under mgt top $ 1 trillion — a sign of active mgt growth: P&I World trade volume slumped 0.4 % in Feb, first monthly loss since Oct: CPB

Despite the backdrop of political and economic uncertainty, OPEC said that it anticipated world oil demand growth in 2016 to increase by 1.23 million barrels a day (mb / d) after a marginal upward revision, mainly to reflect better - than - expected economic data for the first half of the year.

I'm sure that I'm not the first to say how appropriate it is for Toronto to be hosting Metropolis, given we are one of the world's most ethnically diverse cities.

«Regardless of whatever misinformation critics happen to be pushing this week, we are building the world's first vertically - integrated sustainable energy company, and solar is an important part of that effort,» Tesla said in a statement.

«In today's mobile - first world, Curbside is on path to deliver the next generation of commerce,» said Mike Volpi, partner at Index Ventures.

«Uber's board said in a statement that Mr. Kalanick had «always put Uber first»»; Kalanick said he resigned because «I love Uber more than anything in the world» and wanted to spare it from a fight.

The Pacific island nation said it became the first country in the world to recognize a cryptocurrency as its legal tender...

Swyft Media's Wray agreed, saying that brands were embracing other options, calling emoji keyboards «just the first step in the education process of brands» to get acquainted with the world of messaging apps.