Angry Birds maker Rovio valued at $1 billion in IPO Angry Birds maker Rovio valued at $1 billion in IPO: Finnish mobile games studio Rovio Entertainment Ltd priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top end of the initial range on Thursday, giving it a market value of 896 […]
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British PM May calls Uber London ban disproportionate British PM May calls Uber London ban disproportionate: A decision by London’s transport regulator to strip Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] of its license to operate in the city was “disproportionate” and has put thousands of jobs at risk, British Prime Minister Theresa […]
FCC says Apple should activate iPhones FM radio chip but newer phones don’t have FCC says Apple should activate iPhones FM radio chip but newer phones don’t have: The top U.S. communications regulator urged Apple Inc on Thursday to activate FM radio chips in iPhones that would allow Americans access […]
RBC CEO pushes back on suggestion bitcoin is a fraud RBC CEO pushes back on suggestion bitcoin is a fraud: The chief executive of Canada’s biggest lender on Thursday pushed back on a suggestion by JPMorgan (JP.N) Chief Executive Jamie Dimon that bitcoin is a fraud, though he said the […]
South Korea bans raising money through initial coin offerings South Korea bans raising money through initial coin offerings: South Korea’s financial regulator on Friday said it will ban raising money through all forms of virtual currencies, a move that follows similar restrictions in China on initial coin offerings. The Financial […]
Microsoft search engine Bing to focus on PC search market Microsoft search engine Bing to focus on PC search market: Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said on Wednesday the company’s search engine, Bing, will focus on expanding in the PC search market after losing its deal with Apple […]
Twitter suspends Russia-linked accounts Twitter suspends Russia-linked accounts but U.S. senator says response inadequate: Twitter (TWTR.N) said on Thursday it had suspended about 200 Russian-linked accounts as it probes online efforts to meddle with the 2016 U.S. election, but an influential Democratic senator slammed its steps as insufficient. Senator Mark […]
Apple sees sharp increase in U.S. national security requests Apple sees sharp increase in U.S. national security requests: Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has received more than four times as many national-security related requests from the U.S. government in the first half of this year versus a year ago, according to a […]
Google’s new app lets parents turn old Android tablets into kid-friendly devices Google’s new app lets parents turn old Android tablets into kid-friendly devices:-Google’s Family Link app lets parents hand down their old Android gadgets to their kids without worrying about what they could end up downloading from the Play […]
Russian government linked to fake black activist accounts Russian government linked to fake black activist accounts:-Social media accounts linked to the Russian government attempted to intensify racial tensions during the US elections in 2016, CNN reported late Thursday. The accounts, which used the moniker “Blacktivist,” regularly shared content intended to […]
