U.S. Congress may seek one-week funding extension to avert shutdown The U.S. Congress inched toward a deal to fund the government through September but was preparing to possibly extend a midnight Friday deadline in order to wrap up negotiations and avoid an imminent government shutdown. The one-week extension would give […]
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Facebook suspends location-sharing feature after Italian copyright suit Facebook suspends location-sharing feature after Italian copyright suit:- Facebook Inc has suspended its location-sharing feature in Italy after a Milan court ruled last year that the social networking giant had violated competition and copyright laws by effectively copying a similar app from […]
Investor group seeks to bar Snap from indexes over voting rights Investor group seeks to bar Snap from indexes over voting rights:- A group representing large institutional investors has approached index providers S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI Inc, looking to bar Snap Inc (SNAP.N) and any other company that […]
Apple Leak Reveals Massive, Expensive New iPhone Apple Leak Reveals Massive, Expensive New iPhone:- The iPhone 8 (some claim it will be called the ‘iPhone X’), is going to be the most radical redesign of Apple AAPL +0.59%’s smartphone range to date. And now a major source has just revealed […]
Facebook Launches A New Tool That Combats Fake News Facebook Launches A New Tool That Combats Fake News:- During the presidential campaign late last year, substantial amounts of misleading information in the form of fake news spread about President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Facebook and Google. […]
IBM Sets Sight on Quantum Computing IBM Sets Sight on Quantum Computing:- After laying the groundwork for offerings in emerging tech categories like artificial intelligence (see: Watson) and blockchain (see: Hyperledger and Fabric), IBM sees quantum computers as a big, if nascent, business opportunity. Unlike traditional computers, quantum ones are […]
Yahoo says about 32 million accounts accessed using forged cookies Yahoo says about 32 million accounts accessed using forged cookies:- Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O), which disclosed two massive data breaches last year, said on Wednesday that about 32 million user accounts were accessed by intruders in the last two years using […]
Mexico may force Slim's America Movil to separate fixed unit Mexico may force Slim's America Movil to separate fixed unit :- Mexico's telecoms regulator has discussed forcing billionaire Carlos Slim to legally separate part of his fixed-line unit Telmex from the rest of the company, people familiar with the matter […]
Trump administration would ignore WTO rulings it sees as anti-U.S. Trump administration would ignore WTO rulings it sees as anti-U.S.:- U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to ignore any rulings by the World Trade Organization that it sees as an affront to U.S. sovereignty, the Financial Times reported on […]
Stocks struggle as Trump offers few policy details, dollar firms on rate talk Stocks struggle as Trump offers few policy details, dollar firms on rate talk:- U.S. stock futures pared gains on Wednesday on disappointment that President Donald Trump did not offer further details on his plans for infrastructure spending […]
