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Facebook COO: 'We Understand' Concerns About Big Tech Companies

4 hours ago

YouTube, Under Fire, Considers Major Changes to Kids' Content

4 hours ago

Gamers Prepare to Play Music-Festival Stage

4 hours ago

Google makes housing commitment valued at $1 billion - The boost for construction in the San Francisco Bay Area is the latest in a series of commitments by tech companies to address an affordability crisis in the region.

4 hours ago

Facebook plans its own currency to rival Bitcoin -- The company is promising a secure blockchain-based payment system backed by hard assets and designed for mainstream users.

1 day ago

Adobe reports 25% revenue increase in latest quarter -- Adobe executives said Tuesday the company benefited from new user growth stemming from its creative cloud apps offered on mobile devices, as well as from overseas expansion efforts.

4 hours ago

Self-Driving Cars Have a Problem: Safer Human-Driven Ones

3 days ago

Facebook unveils plan to create alternative financial system -- The company has sky-high hopes that a cryptocurrency, Libra, could become the foundation for a system not controlled by power brokers on Wall Street or central banks.

22 hours ago

Raised in a log cabin, Slack chair is now worth $1.3 billion -- Canadian who built and sold Flickr now in line for a windfall as Slack goes public this week.

1 day ago

In a throwback, Musk's tweets target Tesla co-founder Martin Eberhard -- The bizarre chain of events started with a Twitter discussion on whether artists should be credited for work posted on Twitter.

1 day ago

Amazon struggles to advance in videogame industry -- Amazon's troubles in videogame creation show how even one of the world's biggest companies can struggle to break into different markets.

2 days ago

Apple looks willing to help struggling iPhone-display maker -- Japan Display Inc., which makes liquid-crystal display panels for the iPhone XR, is running out of cash owing to weaker-than-expected sales of the handset.

1 day ago

Huawei expects $30 billion revenue hit from U.S. clampdown -- Chinese telecom giant expects revenue of about $100 billion in 2019, a decline from last year's roughly $107 billion

1 day ago

Lyrics site accuses Google of lifting its content -- Genius Media Group says its traffic is dropping because, for the past several years, Google has been publishing lyrics on its own platform, with some of them lifted directly from the music site.

2 days ago

There Is No Perfect Travel App---But These Will Help

3 days ago

The Man Behind 'Fortnite'

3 days ago

After 'Fortnite,' Giving Developers a Bigger Share of the Revenue Pie

1 day ago

Tech players confront long list of challenges in U.S.-China trade fight -- At The Wall Street Journal's WSJ Tech D.Live conference, top investors and company leaders in the industry emphasized how unpredictable the global economy has become as Washington and Beijing battle over trade and technological dominance.

3 days ago

Snap hunts for global growth — but it isn't obsessing over user numbers -- Jared Grusd said Snap wasn't obsessed about increasing its user base, but rather capturing responsible growth. Doing so establishes a "healthy user" base that expects digital platforms to "treat them with respect," he said.

5 days ago

Huawei postpones launch of Mate X foldable phone -- The company is delaying the release of its foldable smartphone to September partly to improve the quality of the folding screen.

5 days ago

Uber's IPO was just a bump in the road, top executive says -- The competition in the ride-hailing market globally has been intense, forcing Uber to spend heavily on discounts for riders and subsidies for drivers.

5 days ago

Booking Holdings CEO: Data-Privacy Compliance Pushes Costs Higher

5 days ago

Broadcom to Take $2 Billion Hit From Huawei Ban

5 days ago

Huawei's booming smartphone business dealt blow by U.S. ban -- The U.S. export ban threatens to cut off Huawei's access to crucial phone components and software for devices used by millions of people world-wide.

5 days ago

Tesla Shareholders Reject Corporate-Governance Measures

7 days ago

'Fortnite' Maker Epic Games Scoops Up Houseparty App

7 days ago

Huawei Presses Verizon to Pay for Patents

7 days ago

Huawei pulls laptop launch as U.S. restrictions sting -- Huawei reportedly canceled the launch of a new laptop and paused production at its personal-computer business because of restrictions on buying U.S. components.

7 days ago

Nintendo moves some Switch production out of China, adapting to tariff threat -- The company is shifting some production of its Switch videogame console to Southeast Asia from China to limit the impact of possible U.S. tariffs on Chinese-made electronics.

7 days ago

Facebook Finds Itself on Receiving End of Fake Video

7 days ago

Amazon ends restaurant delivery in face of fierce competition -- Demise of Amazon Restaurants a rare logistical misstep by a company that is a dominant force in e-commerce and prides its delivery prowess

7 days ago

Foxconn Prepared to Move Apple Production Out of China if Necessary

8 days ago

Trump's softer stance on Huawei is 'new nuance,' Canada says -- The U.S. is pressing allies like the U.K. and Canada to ban Huawei from new 5G telecommunications networks, including by threatening to limit intelligence-sharing — only for Trump to say last week the step wouldn't be necessary with Britain.

8 days ago

Intel Agrees to Acquire Networking Startup Barefoot Networks

8 days ago

Slack Projects 50% Revenue Growth in Current Year

8 days ago

Microsoft to test new videogame-streaming service -- At a press event Sunday before the game industry's annual E3 expo here, Microsoft said the test will enable people to stream any Xbox One game to a mobile device though it didn't say which ones.

8 days ago

You can mute emails, texts, tweets and more — and you should -- Muting lets you tune things out, but in a much less door-slammy way than an unfriend or a block. Everyone can keep on talking, you just won't hear it.

9 days ago

China warns tech companies about complying with trade restrictions -- The warnings, previously reported by the New York Times, followed several rounds of new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on billions of dollars of goods flowing from China to the U.S.

9 days ago

Why free is too high a price for Facebook and Google -- Most of the ills traced to these companies are a direct consequence of their "free" business models, which compel them to suck up our personal data and prioritize user growth over the health and privacy of individuals and society.

9 days ago

Two Top Uber Executives Out Amid Shakeup

11 days ago

IBM Cuts About 2,000 Jobs

12 days ago

YouTube's purge of white supremacist videos also hits anti-racism channels -- The video-sharing site's automated algorithm against hateful and racist videos is claiming videos meant to analyze and condemn racist behaviour.

12 days ago

New Huawei phones won't come with Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp -- Facebook will no longer allow its apps to come pre-installed on mobile devices made by Huawei, dealing another blow to its booming smartphone business.

12 days ago

YouTube's Efforts to Scrub Hate Speech Spawn Vicious Reaction Online

12 days ago

Google to Acquire Data-Analytics Firm Looker

13 days ago

As Slack prepares to go public, its CEO is holding his tongue -- The B.C. native has been avoiding media for the past year as he faces more scrutiny

12 days ago

Big tech is armed and waiting to repel U.S. antitrust onslaught -- Amazon.com, Alphabet's Google, Apple and Facebook have been working for months to make their cases for why they help competition.

12 days ago

Carmakers in survival mode with industry under siege -- New technology has unravelled industries like entertainment, media, telecommunications and retailing. Carmakers, clearly, are next.

12 days ago

Google's Stadia Streaming Service to Arrive in November

12 days ago

Facebook Remolds Defense Team as Scrutiny Intensifies

12 days ago

New Apple sign-in option could keep more personal data away from Facebook, Google -- The new sign-in feature involves clicking on an Apple icon to generate a random email address so that users can participate without revealing any personal information.

12 days ago

How Businesses Want to Deploy Your Data

13 days ago

China grants 5G commercial licenses to its biggest wireless carriers -- Both China and the U.S. have been scrambling to launch 5G, or fifth-generation, networks that promise super-fast speeds that could enable new commercial and military technologies.

13 days ago

Stakes are high as nations seek accord on taxing in digital age -- International negotiators say they are making progress on rewriting rules for how countries tax multinational corporations.

13 days ago

YouTube Bans Hateful Videos From Platform

13 days ago

Salesforce Raises Earnings Outlook

14 days ago

How safe is your mobile phone? Not as safe as you think -- Relying on phone numbers means that a single, often publicly available, piece of information is becoming a crucial part of our identities. And that, in turn, raises some difficult questions.

13 days ago

Image-Recognition Technology May Not Be as Secure as We Think

12 days ago

The Ins and Outs of Cybersecurity Insurance

14 days ago

Don't Over-Monitor Your Kids, Say Readers

14 days ago

Developers sue Apple over app store costs -- The lawsuit claims that the plaintiffs are forced to sell their iOS apps through the App Store because Apple has a monopoly over app distribution.

14 days ago

See How Much You Really Know About Cybersecurity

14 days ago

The Race to Save Encryption

15 days ago

Apple touts new privacy features amid scrutiny of tech giants -- Apple has weaponized privacy over the past year, marketing it to combat threats posed by rivals increasingly elbowing into its core iPhone business.

14 days ago

Apple's Supporting Actors---iPad, Watch and Mac---Take Center Stage at WWDC

13 days ago

Congress, enforcement agencies target tech -- It is too early to assess whether these early moves in Washington will fundamentally alter the companies. But they mark a new level of concern over a sector that prided itself in the past in staying out of the political spotlight.

14 days ago

In Amazon vs. Walmart Delivery Battle, a Fresh Salvo

15 days ago

Tesla Careens From Growth Story to Demand Slowdown

16 days ago

iTunes, Apple's Mac Music Software, Dies at 18

15 days ago

Does the U.S. Need a Cabinet-Level Department of Cybersecurity?

15 days ago

Huawei Selling Stake in Undersea-Cable Firm as U.S. Pressure Mounts

16 days ago

Why We Keep Coming Up With Such Unsafe Passwords

16 days ago

Infineon to Buy Cypress Semiconductor for €8.4 Billion

16 days ago

Google's scrutiny by Justice Department has been building -- The department's antitrust division and the Federal Trade Commission, which share federal antitrust enforcement authority, have sent a variety of signals that they were eager to explore cutting-edge questions about how big tech is affecting the competitive landscape.

16 days ago

What Your Virtual Assistant Can---and Can't---Do

17 days ago

Amazon's Plan to Move In to Your Next Apartment Before You Do -- Amazon's Alexa Smart Properties team is working on partnerships with homebuilders, property managers and hoteliers to push millions of smart speakers into domiciles all across the U.S.

17 days ago

iPhone privacy is broken . . . and apps are to blame -- Congratulations! You've bought an iPhone! You made one of the best privacy-conscious decisions... until you download an app from Apple's App Store.

18 days ago

How tech giants get you to click this (and not that) -- For years, tech companies have used design tactics to prompt users into actions that benefit the company but not necessarily the user.

19 days ago

Tesla begins taking orders on its cheaper China-built Model 3s -- The electric-vehicle maker says it will start delivering the sedans built at its new Shanghai plant within six to 10 months as it races to capitalize on booming Chinese demand.

19 days ago

Dell Revenue Growth Slows

19 days ago

Researchers Build Bots That Play Videogames With Each Other -- Such technology would open up new applications like self-driving cars or collaborative robots that can work more seamlessly alongside humans or other robots.

19 days ago

More state treasurers back split of Facebook's CEO and chairman roles -- Shareholders will vote Thursday on a proposal that would oust CEO Mark Zuckerberg from his as dual position as chairman and establish an independent board leader.

19 days ago

Facebook's Crackdown on Vaccine Misinformation Plods Along

19 days ago

Workplace apps: productivity booster or source of burnout? -- At the WSJ's Future of Everything Festival, tech executives critiqued and defended messaging apps, shared calendars and other tools designed to increase workplace productivity.

20 days ago

Leap Motion, once a virtual-reality high flier, sells itself to U.K. rival -- UltraHaptic will acquire the San Francisco-based startup for approximately $30 million, according to people familiar with the matter—about a 10th of its valuation just a few years ago.

20 days ago

NXP to Buy Marvell Technology's Wi-Fi Products Business

21 days ago

With Huawei on defensive, Ericsson and Nokia fight each other for edge -- The U.S. pressure on Huawei has ramped up the competition between Ericsson and Nokia to pick up any business that does fall away from the Chinese giant.

20 days ago

Developers are creating new homes for surging esports -- Enormous arenas are now being built with esports in mind as the video game industry soars, drawing millions of fans.

20 days ago

Many Teens Check Their Phones in Middle of Night

21 days ago

Huawei Seeks Quick Overturn of Law Restricting Its U.S. Business

21 days ago

Trade fight, curbs on Huawei threaten 5G growth in U.S. -- Recent White House actions could make it more expensive for U.S. wireless carriers such as AT&T and Verizon to buy the cellular-tower hardware, switches and routers needed for 5G.

22 days ago

Google's Chrome becomes web 'gatekeeper' and rivals complain -- Google parent company Alphabet unit's power has grown to the point where regulators from India to the European Union are looking for ways to keep it in check.

21 days ago

At Facebook's shareholder meeting, a challenge to Zuckerberg's power is already doomed -- Many are worried that Zuckerberg has amassed too much power, and Facebook's board of directors, which Zuckerberg has appointed, isn't doing enough to hold him accountable.

22 days ago

MacKenzie Bezos pledges to donate half of her wealth -- The ex-wife of Amazon's Jeff Bezos has signed the Giving Pledge, which encourages the world's richest to give to philanthropy or charitable causes.

22 days ago

Huawei's yearslong rise is littered with accusations of theft and dubious ethics -- As the telecom company has grown from little-known interloper to the world's biggest maker of telecoms gear, it has been dogged by allegations that its gains came on the back of copying and theft.

22 days ago

Wall Street isn't buying what Silicon Valley is selling -- Private investments in six of the 10 best-funded U.S. tech startups to go public since 2015 have fallen from the peak levels they hit in funding rounds before their stock debuts.

22 days ago

Facebook Privacy Settlement Delayed by FTC Split

25 days ago

Influential Hacker Has Tips on How to Do Cybersecurity Better

22 days ago

Modi's Re-Election Means More Scrutiny for U.S. Tech Giants

26 days ago

Snapchat looks to let users add music to posts -- Snap Inc. is reportedly in talks with major record labels on licensing rights, as the company faces competitive pressure from Facebook Inc.'s Instagram and ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok.

26 days ago

Who needs Google's Android? Huawei trademarks its own smartphone OS -- Huawei last week was granted a trademark, "Hongmeng," for the operating system (code name "Project Z") by the trademark office of China's National Intellectual Property Administration.

26 days ago

Bringing back the milkman: how big brands are going retro to cut packaging waste -- As industries confront their role in climate change, the grocery world is coming to terms with its monumental waste.

26 days ago

The Move to Make Hyperloop Travel a Reality

27 days ago

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Boosts Outlook Despite Falling Revenue

26 days ago

HP Reports Flat Revenue but Beats Wall Street Targets

26 days ago

Judge Knocks Credibility of Qualcomm Executives in Trial Testimony

26 days ago

SpaceX Rockets Were Imperiled by Contractor's Falsified Reports, Prosecutors Say

27 days ago

The New Rules of Conduct in a World Without Cash

26 days ago

DoorDash's valuation soars to $12.6 billion as money rushes into delivery -- DoorDash has rapidly gained market share in the U.S. food-delivery sector, particularly in the past year, overtaking Uber Eats and Grubhub, according to research provider Edison Trends.

27 days ago

Amazon working on device to read human emotions -- The wrist-worn gadget will work with a smartphone app and be able to discern the wearer's emotional state from the sound of his or her voice.

27 days ago

Huawei executive accused by U.S. startup of involvement in trade-secrets theft -- CNEX Labs Inc. claims Huawei engaged in a multiyear conspiracy to steal the San Jose, Calif., company's solid-state drive computer storage technology.

27 days ago

Facebook ends commissions for political ad sales -- Once seen as a growth area, political ads are now viewed within Facebook as more of a headache, according to former employees and campaign staffers who work on digital strategies.

27 days ago

Huawei feels U.S. squeeze in U.K. and Japan -- Carriers in Japan and the U.K. suspended launches of Huawei models in a new blow to the company, which recently supplanted Apple as the world's second-biggest smartphone vendor.

28 days ago

Bill Would Aid U.S. Telecom Carriers Hit by Huawei Ban

27 days ago

Qualcomm Shares Hit by Ruling on Antitrust Violation

28 days ago

How Kim Kardashian's Makeup Artist Got His Start on Social Media

27 days ago

Andrew Yang Wants to Give You $1,000 a Month as AI Defense

27 days ago

U.S. Considering Expanding Blacklist of Chinese Companies

27 days ago

IBM software exec. predicts quantum computers will become mainstream in five years -- Arvind Krishna, senior vice president of cloud and cognitive software, predicted that with quantum computing, batteries could last "a thousand times longer" and airplanes could become lighter.

27 days ago

'The Daily Show' Seeks New Audiences Through Social Media

28 days ago

U.S. slows hiring of Chinese nationals by chip makers -- The disruption, which started last year, has affected hundreds of jobs across the industry at companies including Intel Corp., Qualcomm Inc. and Globalfoundries Inc.

29 days ago

Slack Co-Founder on the Power of Emoji at the Office

28 days ago

The Surprising Academic Impact of Reducing School-Bus Emissions

28 days ago

Amazon faces investor pressure over facial recognition -- As part of Amazon's annual meeting in Seattle on Wednesday, investors will vote on whether the tech giant's aggressive push to spread the surveillance software threatens civil rights — and, as a consequence, the company's reputation and profits.

28 days ago

'Father of the 401(k)' Says Successful Saving Habits Start Early

28 days ago

How This Founder Handles Sexist Questions While Fundraising

28 days ago

Rogers says U.S. Huawei ban won't slow down rollout of 5G network -- Telecom analyst says Bell and Telus rely more heavily on equipment from Huawei, which will no longer have access to U.S. components

28 days ago

Apple changes MacBook butterfly keyboard after user complaints -- Apple said Tuesday it was changing a material used in its butterfly keyboards and expanding its keyboard-repair program.

28 days ago

Should Uber Bar Felons From Becoming Drivers?

28 days ago

Why Wine Shops Will Survive the Online-Shopping Era

28 days ago

Five Innovative Ways Cities Are Improving Life for Seniors

28 days ago

India Antitrust Watchdog Sniffs Around E-Commerce Players

29 days ago

Facial-Recognition Startup Calls for Regulation Instead of Bans

29 days ago

TikTok to challenge Spotify and Apple with music service -- TikTok owner ByteDance expects to introduce the new app as early as this fall in a handful of territories, most of them poorer countries where paid music services have yet to garner large audiences.

29 days ago

U.S. plans temporary exemptions to Huawei blacklist -- The Commerce Department said it would grant a temporary license for U.S. exports to Huawei and dozens of its affiliates after Google signaled plans to cut access to some of its most-popular features on new Huawei smartphones.

29 days ago

Expanding Globally, Amazon's Alexa Strives for Local Mindset

29 days ago

Socially Conscious AI Hinges on Cultural Shifts

29 days ago

Snap Finishes Overhaul of Leadership Team

29 days ago

How Cities Are Trying to Reinvent the Bus

29 days ago

Google bans Huawei phones from some Android services -- Huawei will now reportedly be able to use only the public version of Android and won't have access to proprietary apps and services from Google.

29 days ago

The tech my toddler will never know: Six gadgets headed for the graveyard -- Technological progress is the rendering of once-groundbreaking innovations into funny, peculiar artifacts.

1 month ago

AI Chip Boom Lifts, Tests Nvidia

30 days ago

Not even Apple can clean up the mess of streaming TV -- Here's Apple Inc.'s idea: Next time you want to watch something, no matter what or where or why, just tap on the app called "TV."

30 days ago

Top 'live-streamers' get $50,000 an hour to play new videogames online -- The world's biggest videogame publishers make hefty payouts for the real-time broadcasts, or live streams, with payout size varying depending on the popularity of the "streamer."

1 month ago

For teens, romances where the couple never meets are now normal -- The technologies that make it so easy for young people to connect with others all over the world have yet to give them the ability to teleport their bodies as easily.

1 month ago

Pinterest shares fall after hours, following post-IPO earnings report -- The drop makes Pinterest the latest technology company to encounter difficulty not long after a much-anticipated public offering.

1 month ago

U.S. Trade Salvo at Huawei Threatens Its 5G Ambitions

1 month ago

Google to Refund Advertisers After Suit Over Fraud Scheme

1 month ago

From Toilet to Tap: What Cities Need to Overcome to Make That Happen

29 days ago

Microsoft, Sony to partner on cloud technology for gaming services -- A strong cloud solution is particularly important for game makers as the industry moves from cartridges and discs to downloads and, ultimately, streaming content over the internet.

1 month ago

Nvidia's profit plunges, but gaming revenue returns to growth -- For its current quarter, the company said it expects about $2.55 billion in revenue, slightly above what analysts were expecting.

1 month ago

Facebook bans Israeli firm over fake political activity -- Facebook has been working to remove bad actors from its platforms for years, but the latest incident is a rare move against a private operation operating in a country that is a U.S. ally.

1 month ago

Tesla's autopilot was engaged in fatal Florida crash, investigators find -- Data from the car showed the driver hadn't touched the steering wheel in the seconds leading up to the incident and made no effort to avoid the collision

1 month ago

The man behind San Francisco's facial recognition ban is working on more. Way more -- California paralegal Brian Hofer is pushing for more facial recognition bans, and is focused on reining in surveillance technology.

1 month ago

What Happened When I Tried to Surf an Artificial Mega Wave

30 days ago

Trump steps up assault on China's Huawei -- Trump administration escalates battle against Huawei with actions that threaten to cut telecom giant off from American suppliers and ban it from doing business in the U.S.

1 month ago

Facebook restricts live streaming -- The company said that it will impose a "one-strike" rule that will block people who have violated certain Facebook rules, including its restrictions on posting terrorist content without context, from using the company's live-video streaming feature.

1 month ago

Cisco's Revenue Rises as Investors Weigh Possible Tariff Effects

1 month ago

As WeWork's losses mount, it aims to distance itself from Uber -- WeWork on Wednesday reported a $264 million loss in the first quarter on strong revenue growth after recording a $1.9 billion loss last year.

1 month ago

Microsoft warns of a monster computer bug, in a week of them -- The bug is one of several high-profile computer-security issues to emerge this week, though the impact isn't yet clear.

1 month ago

Softbank doubles down on bet with grocery delivery startup in India -- International investors like SoftBank—along with global tech firms—are rushing to get a foothold in India as web access in the country rises thanks to cheap mobile data and inexpensive smartphones.

1 month ago

San Francisco Passes Ban on Facial-Recognition Surveillance

1 month ago

Uber, Lyft get creative, but investors aren't blind to losses -- To try to win over investors, ride-share companies have come up with unusual alternatives for measuring performance. So far, investors aren't buying it.

1 month ago

Foxconn profit falls as iPhone sales flag -- Foxconn, known formally as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., is the world's largest contract electronics maker and assembles Apple's iPhones

1 month ago

Bankers find new reasons to keep lending to SoftBank -- A relationship with SoftBank can bring in big fees—especially the hundreds of millions of dollars in investment-banking fees generated by its CEO's constant stream of deals.

1 month ago

Supreme Court allows Apple apps antitrust case to proceed -- Plaintiffs allege consumers pay inflated prices because Apple requires that all phone software be sold and purchased through the company's App Store.

1 month ago

Tesla hurt the hardest amongst auto manufactures in U.S. and China trade war -- U.S. and China trade war has caused Tesla's shares to fall as much as 6.3 per cent to $244.50, the lowest intraday since January 2017.

1 month ago

Uber Eats needs to deliver more than ever -- At a time when its main business may be hitting a wall, Uber's food delivery service, Uber Eats, is a valuable part of the company's ecosystem.

1 month ago

Uber losses reach double digits after underwhelming IPO -- The company sold 180 million shares at $45 (U.S.) apiece on Thursday, and on Friday it never traded above that price, ending the day down 7.6% at $41.57 even as other stocks gained.

1 month ago

How to teach kids about AI -- As artificial intelligence becomes more and more prevalent, educators are grappling with how to teach children to be responsible consumers of the technology.

1 month ago

Does this foldable screen work? There's a machine to test it -- Makers of such machines get called on when consumer-device makers like Samsung need to turn concepts like a foldable screen into actual products

1 month ago

Uber and Lyft face tough test of finding and keeping drivers -- Uber and Lyft are banking on a future where evermore riders surrender their cars and rely on ride-hailing.

1 month ago

Robots thrive in the forest on jobs that humans find too boring -- Sweden's forest companies are the latest example of an industry embracing artificial intelligence to cut costs and lift profits.

1 month ago

The Best Truly Wireless Headphones---Besides AirPods

1 month ago

Apple and the iPhone near trade crosshairs again -- Renewed trade tensions between the U.S. and China threaten to throw Apple Inc. back into the global trade battle, putting its iPhone business at risk.

1 month ago

Amazon's size is becoming a problem — for Amazon -- Amazon has become such a gigantic, sprawling, powerful business that its inevitable missteps are beginning to erode trust

1 month ago

San Francisco weighs 'IPO tax' to spread tech wealth -- The tax increase would apply to all IPOs after the proposal was introduced this week, including Uber Technologies Inc. which is set to start trading Friday.

1 month ago

France steps up global tech scrutiny with social-media policing -- Country intends to introduce laws that would create a "duty of care" for companies like Facebook, requiring them to moderate hate speech on their platforms

1 month ago

Google Faces Antitrust Probe in India

1 month ago

Uber jackpot: Inside one of the greatest startup investments of all time -- The IPO for the ride-hailing powerhouse on Friday will shower its early backers with once-in-a-lifetime investment returns.

1 month ago

To curb online bullying, Instagram must first know what it looks like -- The social media platform's anti-bullying effort is part of a larger attempt by it and parent company Facebook to clean themselves up after struggling to contain a flood of toxic behaviour, extreme content and misinformation on their services.

1 month ago

Uber, like other 'unicorns,' began its IPO path after the financial crisis -- Uber Technologies Inc. is set to price its initial public offering Thursday, ending a decadelong run as a privately held company that began in the Great Recession.

1 month ago

Facebook co-founder calls for breakup of tech giant -- Chris Hughes says in a New York Times opinion piece that CEO Mark Zuckerberg has allowed a relentless focus on growth that crushed competitors to sacrifice security and civility for clicks.

1 month ago

Imogen Heap Is Building Tech to Change the Music Industry

1 month ago

SoftBank plans for second $100 billion Vision Fund -- The Tokyo-based company has already deployed most of the money in its first technology fund, which raised about $100 billion and upended the venture-capital scene.

1 month ago

Swatting attacks stir security concerns across Silicon Valley -- Tech companies are being targeted as they become more active in removing hate speech and disinformation from their platforms. Facebook and Instagram executives were victims of hoaxes earlier this year.

1 month ago

The digitization of your identity -- Digital identites can help solve one of the internet's thorniest problems—how to trust whether someone is who they say they are.

1 month ago

Amazon accused of violating kids' privacy -- Advocacy groups are filing a complaint with federal regulators alleging the company improperly records and preserves the conversations of young users through its Echo Dot Kids devices.

1 month ago

China's Tencent Surrenders on 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds'

1 month ago

Lawmakers Differ on Remedies for Facebook Privacy Breach

1 month ago

Stop Wasting Money on Unnecessary Monthly Subscriptions

1 month ago

Facebook Penalty Sparks Partisan Wrangling

1 month ago

Pixel 3a Review: Google's $400 Challenge to the $1,000 Smartphone

1 month ago

Lyft to Offer Waymo Self-Driving Taxis in Suburban Phoenix

1 month ago

How the Apple store lost its lustre -- Buying a product at Apple used to be a revered process; now, many don't want to incovenience themselves by stepping into a store.

1 month ago

Computer software company Flexera's owners pursue sale for up to $3 billion -- The company's backers, Teachers' Private Capital and the private equity firm TA Associates, are working with an adviser to run an auction process, said people familiar with the matter.

1 month ago

Google privacy tools to make cookies crumble, competitors stumble -- Google could as soon as this week roll out a new function in its Chrome browser that will give users more information about what cookies are tracking them and options to fend them off

1 month ago

Uber drivers plan to strike ahead of Uber's IPO -- Drivers in eight U.S. cities are planning a work stoppage Wednesday, Uber's last day as a privately held company, according to the New York City Taxi Workers Alliance.

1 month ago

Your contacts list is your most important social network. Here's how to make it better

1 month ago

Tech giants rethink the businesses that made them big -- Google, Facebook and other tech giants have long tinkered with ways to grow outside the core businesses. Now those efforts are becoming urgent.

1 month ago