Uber Weighs Leave of Absence for Chief Executive Facing accusations that Uber executives turned a blind eye to sexual harassment and other corporate misbehavior, the ride-hailing service’s board moved on Sunday to shake up the company’s leadership, ahead of the release this week of an investigation’s findings on its troubled […]
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Apple dips after report that future iPhone modems could lag rivals Shares of Apple Inc (AAPL.O) fell more than 3 percent on Friday after Bloomberg News reported that iPhones launched later this year will use modem chips with slower download speeds than some rival smartphones. Apple is widely expected to […]
Apple, Facebook and other big tech stocks tank, weigh on Wall Street Big tech was slammed Friday as investors took profits from the group, which some fear has become a massive market bubble. The sell-off accelerated in afternoon trading, with the Nasdaq falling 2.4 percent, and names like Facebook and […]
Microsoft unveils a lot of big changes for Windows 10 Microsoft is releasing a new test version of Windows 10, build number 16215, today and there’s a lot of changes on the way. If you’re a Windows Insider on the Fast Ring then it’s available immediately, for everyone else all […]
Microsoft agrees to buy U.S.-Israeli cyber firm Hexadite Microsoft (MSFT.O) said on Thursday it has agreed to acquire Hexadite, a U.S.-Israeli provider of technology to automate responses to cyber attacks. Financial terms were not disclosed. In May, Israeli financial news website Calcalist said Microsoft would pay $100 million for Hexadite, […]
Yahoo shareholders approve sale of core business to Verizon Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) shareholders on Thursday approved the company's pending sale of its core internet business to Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) for $4.48 billion, according to preliminary results from a shareholder meeting. Yahoo expects that the deal will close on June […]
Verizon plans to cut 2,000 jobs at Yahoo, AOL Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) is expected to cut about 2,000 jobs when it completes its $4.48 billion acquisition of Yahoo Inc's (YHOO.O) core assets next week, a person briefed on the matter said. The cuts are expected to come from Verizon's […]
Samsung Galaxy S6/S6 Edge Receive Android 7.0 From T-Mobile T-Mobile subscribers who either own the Samsung Galaxy S6, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, or the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 will start receiving the Android 7.0 Nougat update soon as it looks like T-Mobile has started rolling it out to users. […]
Amazon lent $1 billion to merchants to boost sales on its marketplace Amazon.com Inc has stepped up lending to third-party sellers on its site who are looking to grow their business, a company executive said in an interview on Wednesday. The e-commerce giant has doled out more than $1 billion […]
Samsung Electronics to invest $300 million for U.S. appliances factory Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plans to invest $300 million to build an appliances factory in the United States, the Korea Economic Daily reported on Thursday citing unnamed sources. The plant in Blythewood, South Carolina, will manufacture products such […]
