Sentences with phrase «world were shocked»

After Cambridge Analytica released a report regarding the access of millions of Facebook user's data, people around the world were shocked to learn how much of their information was stored by the social media network.

Legal professionals around the world were shocked when the New York Times reported that an intelligence agency had intercepted communications between a law firm and their client abroad.

When the 10 Cloverfield Lane trailer appeared out of nowhere, moviegoers around the world were shocked to find out that JJ Abrams had secretly produced a sequel to Cloverfield.

In 1977, scientists and the world were shocked to discover the first deep - sea hydrothermal vent community at the Galapagos Rift in the eastern Pacific (see a great story on this at NPR here).

Even though the social media giant claims to have had consent, many people across the world were shocked by the sheer amount of personal information the site has on every user.

Realizing a sick criminal entered your world is shocking, like the shock of a home invasion by a thief.

It is no wonder that when theologian James Cone identified Jesus Christ as the oppressed black One, much of the white Christian world was shocked.

The world was shocked, shocked we tell you, when Boston.com reported on Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen's private chef and, thus, their diet.

As the football world was shocked on Tuesday evening with news that Sepp Blatter has quit from his post as FIFA president, we take a look at who Betfair has tipped to replace the Swiss.

The fans are mad at Wenger and the club; the footballing world are shocked at the level of destruction Arsenal suffered at the hands of Bayern Munich; the players of Arsenal are not sure of winning games anymore; even Arsene Wenger will be feeling sorry for himself at the moment!

Perhaps that explains why the sports world was shocked when Dallas opened as a 1 - point favorite at the market - setting Pinnacle sportsbook.

I like that the world was shocked and disappointed when the news broke last night.

Just an observation to end with — don't pretend to be a foreigner in an attempt to drum up support for your team by suggesting the whole world is shocked by the result of the game — really nobody cares, stop whining and people might have a bit of sympathy for your poor predicament.

And I never said the whole world was shocked.

Much of the world was shocked yesterday to learn that George Zimmerman was acquitted in the murder of Trayvon Martin.

A year ago the world was shocked by a terrorist attack (Tunisia) and the government was battling to save a steelworks (Redcar); 12 months on, terrorists have struck again (Brussels) and a steel plant (Port Talbot this time) is fighting to survive.

A decade ago, the medical world was shocked when a patient in Berlin, Germany, had been declared free of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant to treat cancer.

Hidden under a bare logline and the vague title Valencia, the world was shocked only two months before its release when it surprisingly revealed its true title, and along with it the fact that it was somehow connected to Matt Reeves» found - footage monster movie from 2008.

Coming out of a generation where Nintendo were king of the hill, both on console and handheld platforms, the world was shocked that the 3DS stumbled out of the gates.

The film world was shocked when The Class was the unanimous selection for the coveted Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2008.

The world was shocked when Bentley decided to make a luxurious SUV.

This is why the world was shocked when Porsche announced that they would be developing an SUV based to be released in the early 2000's.

The world was shocked even more when Bentley showcased the EXP 9 F Concept at the Geneva Motor Show last year.

The literary world was shocked this past week by the revelation that J.K. Rowling, one of the most famous authors in the world, had written, sold, and published a crime novel called The Cuckoo's Calling, under the name «Robert Galbraith.»

In June, right after our mid-year letter was sent out, the world was shocked by the U.K's vote to leave the European Union.

Meanwhile, Destiny 2 launched on PC, and the MMO world was shocked by the sudden closures of two of CCP Games» substudios following EVE Vegas, which initially was not supposed to affect EVE Online (though by November we found out it most certainly did).

Monday morning, the world was shocked to hear the news that Pope Benedict XVI was planning to resign.

Earlier this week, the whole world was shocked when the news broke out that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had called it quits and as the reports start to get nasty, it's unavoidable that exes sometimes get dragged into the situation, just like what's currently happening to Pitt's ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston.

Not exact matches

Reaction to this news from the media world has tended to fall somewhere between shock and ridicule — unless the person in question is an investor in or former employee of Business Insider, of course, in which case they seem ecstatic at the possibility of a massive windfall.

Morgan Creek's announcement that it was acquiring blockchain venture - capital fund Full Tilt Capital sent shock waves throughout the cryptocurrency world.

Even though it's shocking to be thrown into an adult world, I felt really supported by my family.»

«He could have been our son,» said a shocked world in response.

While not particularly shocking, his comments were seen as non-inclusive and met with a lot of criticism in the golf world.

In June, Rive shocked the solar world by announcing that SolarCity would acquire Silevo, a California maker of solar panels, for $ 200 million in shares, plus another $ 150 million if cost and volume targets were met.

Brutal honesty like Pearson's can be shocking — if only for its rarity in the über - PC, touchy - feely work world of 2016.

With $ 80 billion, it's already the fourth - largest in the world and is sending shock waves through China's ossified banking system.

While it's a shock to get 89 percent of people to agree on anything (smaller numbers agree that the earth goes around the sun and not the other way around, for instance), the fact that working together is less lonely than working apart is hardly a world - shaking revelation.

But even the biggest booster of breaks in the world might be shocked by a new Wharton study showing that, in some contexts, failing to step away often enough can actually be lethal.

That's hardly shocking news in a world of Amazon Prime.

By the 1973 oil supply shock, petroleum provided 50 % of the world's energy; overall demand is much higher today, but oil still represents 35 % of total demand.

Google shocked the tech and business world with an announcement late Monday afternoon that it was reorganizing itself.

Uber and Kalanick's next - step plans are shocking to contemplate: conquering the world's biggest and toughest - to - crack markets in India and China; transforming Uber from «everyone's private driver» into a carpooling service; and then further reinventing itself — and how the world's cities operate — by introducing a fleet of autonomous vehicles.

I would say it probably wasn't until I was two years into the process that I even had confidence to write a check, to make a decision as a venture capitalist, because the first couple years all I learned was shocking and confusing and I'm realizing that was very different from a normal world.

Tell me what it is that shocked you about it, because you're a guy who... You're in the business world.

For the students in Parkland, though, they weren't as shocking as they were to those who knew a world before these killings were common.

The results are faux «crafty» beers like Blue Moon and Shock Top, which appear to be created by smalltime operations, while actually being produced by the world's largest brewers.

After 9/11 shocked us all, I wanted to really understand the world and started studying empires of the world, how they came to be and how they came to fall.

The second is that the world economy was moving along very smoothly in the post-war period, with everything under control, until hit by the external shock of the OPEC - induced oil price rise in late 1973 (and again in 1979).

This shocking trend has been noted amongst different age groups throughout the world.

Gary wrong again, Gary wrong again: I was a guest before this on this blog: Even check out Martin Zender; The World's most outspoken bible scholar facebook; You will find me there; he knows me, and his crew knows of me; Father has others too that have been with me for years that are not in my city through their ministries also that have come up along side of me, but I do not want you to come against them as they have their own trials to overcome, therefore; no names given there, they also know me and my testimony: I am God's workmanship therefore, I was brought up in Christ along side witnesses as His testimony: Gary; this is going to be shocking, but because God does not inform you of a thing, means to me, that He has kept very much from you: Now why would that be?