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Netflix shares slide on disappointing subscriber growth

Jul 18, 2019 (AFP)

Netflix said it added 2.7 million new subscribers worldwide in the April-June period, well below expectations, as the sector prepared for offerings from rival g...

Profit soars for Microsoft fueled by cloud, business services

Jul 18, 2019 (AFP)

The US technology titan, shifting in recent years to business services from consumer tech, reported its net income rose 49 percent to $13.2 billion on revenue t...

G7 ministers reach consensus on taxing digital giants: France

Jul 18, 2019 (AFP)

Ministers "fully supported a two-pillar solution to be adopted by 2020", said a statement from France which holds the rotating chairmanship of the group of worl...

Facebook's Libra prospects dim, but cryptocurrencies roll on

Jul 18, 2019 (AFP)

The plan by Facebook and its partners has generated skepticism from US lawmakers and G7 finance ministers as well as from central banks and regulators globally....

Facebook needs 'very high standard' for Libra coin: US Treasury

Jul 15, 2019 (AFP)

Mnuchin said US regulators have already expressed concerns to Facebook about the plan for a global cryptocurrency, noting that these kinds of virtual coins have...

Twitter revamps website in bid to mimic mobile app

Jul 15, 2019 (AFP)

The revamp to the Twitter page accessible on computer web browsers comes as the San Francisco-based company seeks to ramp up engagement while managing abusive c...

Huawei says it plans to invest $3.1 billion in Italy

Jul 15, 2019 (AFP)

Huawei -- a leader in next-generation 5G wireless technology -- is subject to US sanctions over concerns about its ties to the government in Beijing and Washing...

Huawei planning major job cuts in US: WSJ

Jul 14, 2019 (AFP)

The layoffs are expected at Huawei's US-based research and development arm, Futurewei Technologies, the paper reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the ...

Amazon to offer job skill training to 100,000 US workers

Jul 11, 2019 (AFP)

The US tech giant said it would spend $700 million for its Upskilling 2025 program to train 100,000 employes to help them move into more skilled roles within or...

Camera brings unseen world to light

Jul 10, 2019 (SPX)

Technicolor forever changed how cameras - and people - saw and experienced the world around them. Today, there is a new precipice - this one, offering views of ...

Amazon warehouse workers in Minnesota set walkout on 'Prime Day'

Jul 09, 2019 (AFP)

The job action -- described as a six-hour strike -- is being organized by Awood Center, which works with east African immigrants in the midwestern state, accord...

Monaco rolls out Huawei-built 5G network in European first

Jul 09, 2019 (AFP)

As mobile operators shift away from slower 3G and 4G networks, Europe has been torn over its approach to the Chinese giant, which is a pioneer in 5G technology....

Trump can't block Twitter critics, appeals court affirms

Jul 09, 2019 (AFP)

The three-judge panel agreed with last year's ruling by a federal judge that Trump was using "viewpoint discrimination" in violation of the constitutional right...

Instagram rolls out new features to counter bullying with AI

Jul 09, 2019 (AFP)

There have been growing calls around the world for greater oversight of platforms like Facebook and Twitter, amid widespread criticism over bullying, as well as...

Northrop Grumman to deliver space-based broadband to north polar region for Space Norway

Jul 08, 2019 (SPX)

The ASBM satellites will carry multiple hosted payloads including an X-Band payload for the Norwegian Ministry of Defense and a Ka-Band payload for Inmarsat. No...

Facebook acts on 'sensational' health cures after report

Jul 02, 2019 (AFP)

Facebook said it made changes to its page-ranking algorithm to reduce "posts with exaggerated or sensational health claims" and attempts to sell products based ...

Design chief departure adds to uncertainty at Apple

Jun 28, 2019 (AFP)

Ive, the driving force behind the trend-setting design of the iPhone and other Apple devices, announced Thursday he would leave Apple later this year to create ...

Google endorses 'international tax deal' for multinationals

Jun 27, 2019 (AFP)

"We support the movement toward a new comprehensive, international framework for how multinational companies are taxed," said a blog post from Karan Bhatia, Goo...

From Rio to Rome, a battle for selfie supremacy

Jun 27, 2019 (AFP)

A tangle of arms and selfie sticks are lifted for solo shots, couple snaps, family photos: getting the perfect picture with the statue or Sugarloaf Mountain in ...

Microsoft missed mobile dominance by 'tiny' margin: Gates

Jun 24, 2019 (AFP)

Gates, speaking at a forum in Washington, said Microsoft would be even more valuable if it had won the battle over operating software for mobile devices against...