EU fines Google a record $5B over mobile practices
European regulators came down hard on another U.S. tech giant Wednesday, fining Google a record US$5 billion for forcing cellphone makers that use the company’s
EU fines Google a record $5B over mobile practices
European regulators came down hard on another U.S. tech giant Wednesday, fining Google a record US$5 billion for forcing cellphone makers that use the company’s
Instagram to challenge YouTube with new video service
Facebook’s Instagram service is loosening its restraints on video in an attempt to lure younger viewers away from YouTube when they’re looking for something to
Microsoft embraces collaboration in US$7.5B deal for GitHub
Microsoft is paying US$7.5 billion for the popular coder hangout GitHub as the maker of Windows further embraces the types of open-source projects it used
For the first time in 226 years, woman to lead the NYSE
The New York Stock Exchange for the first time in its 226-year history will be led by a woman. Stacey Cunningham, who started her career
Twitter is profitable again; investors unimpressed
Twitter has remained largely outside of the crosshairs of lawmakers over the privacy issues that have tripped up Facebook, but it continues to face its
Facebook advertisers shrug off its privacy scandal
Facebook’s troubles with Russian election meddlers, “fake news” and misused data have dominated headlines globally. But they don’t seem to be affecting Facebook’s bottom line,
Power-sucking Bitcoin ‘mines’ spark backlash
Bitcoin “miners” who use rows of computers whirring at the same time to produce virtual currencies began taking root along New York’s northern border a
Marriott to combine loyalty programs this summer
Marriott is combining its Marriott, Starwood and Ritz-Carlton loyalty programs into a single program this August. The move comes more than a year after Marriott
Hardly ‘friends’: Facebook’s Zuckerberg grilled by U.S. senators
Under fire for the worst privacy debacle in his company’s history, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg batted away often-aggressive questioning Tuesday from U.S. lawmakers who accused
China raises tariffs on U.S. goods by $50B as trade dispute escalates
China on Wednesday issued a $50 billion list of U.S. goods including soybeans and aircraft for possible tariff hikes in an escalating technology dispute with
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