Tech CEOS visit White House to talk modernizing government The White House on Monday urged technology CEOs to pitch in on President Donald Trump’s effort to modernize government. “Our goal is to lead a sweeping transformation of the federal government’s technology that will deliver dramatically better services to citizens, stronger […]
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Google tightens measures to remove extremist content on YouTube Alphabet Inc’s Google will implement more measures to identify and remove terrorist or violent extremist content on its video sharing platform YouTube, the company said in a blog post on Sunday. Google said it would take a tougher position on videos […]
Opposing Trump, conservative bloc demands reforms to internet spy law An influential conservative bloc of Republican lawmakers on Thursday said it opposed renewal of an internet surveillance law unless major changes were made in how the U.S. government collects and uses American data, reflecting disagreement within the majority party. A […]
Snap sinks to IPO price for first time since market debut Dipping below an IPO price is seen on Wall Street as a setback to be avoided by chief executives and their underwriters, but it is not uncommon for Silicon Valley companies whose market listings have been hyped to investors. […]
Galaxy Note 8 Suddenly Leaks Three Times 2016’s Galaxy Note 7 fiasco nearly killed the range, but the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus were critical (if flawed) hits so expectations for the Galaxy Note 8 have risen. And now no less than three leaks suggest this could be 2017’s […]
Uber’s open COO job in the spotlight amid leadership void With Chief Executive Travis Kalanick taking a leave of absence from Uber Technologies Inc, the vacant job of chief operating officer takes on a lot more importance as the company frames the position as key to solving its woes. Kalanick, […]
Uber CEO takes leave of absence amid sweeping changes after scandals Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick told employees on Tuesday he will take time away from the company he helped to found, one of a series of measures the ride-hailing company is taking to claw its way […]
Uber director David Bonderman resigns from board following comment about women Uber Technologies Inc director David Bonderman said on Tuesday that he has resigned from the company's board following a remark he made during an Uber staff meeting that was widely seen as offensive to women. Bonderman's ill-timed remark came […]
Uber CEO Kalanick likely to take leave, SVP Michael out Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] Chief Executive Travis Kalanick is likely to take a leave of absence from the troubled ride-hailing company, but no final decision has yet been made, according to a source familiar with the outcome of a Sunday […]
Uber board adopts all recommendations from Eric Holder investigation The Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] board of directors voted unanimously to adopt all recommendations from a report stemming from allegations of sexual harassment at the company and other employee concerns, a board representative said on Sunday. The board, at a meeting […]
