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SAP
SAP to acquire Berlin business process automation startup Signavio
Bloomberg sources say SAP (NYSE:SAP) is in acquisition talks with Signavio, a German enterprise software company, in a deal that could be announced as early as this week.,
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Microsoft
Microsoft Invests $2 Billion in GM’s Self-driving Car Firm Cruise
Tech giant Microsoft announced on Tuesday (January 19) that they have entered in a long-term strategic relationship with General Motors’ subsidiary Cruise to accelerate...
Intel
Intel Appoints Pat Gelsinger as New CEO
US chipmaker Intel has named Pat Gelsinger as its new chief executive officer replacing Bob Swan who will step down as the company’s top...
Google
Google Launches $3 Million Fund to Fight Vaccine Misinformation
Tech giant Google recently launched a $3 million Global Fund to fight misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines.
The California-headquartered tech giant announced on its blog Tuesday...
Meta Platforms
US ISP Blocks Facebook and Twitter After Americans Complain About Being Censored by Social Media
An Internet service provider (ISP) in northern Idaho and Spokane, Washington, has decided to block Facebook and Twitter for its customers after several people...
Meta Platforms
Twitter Lost $ 5 Billion in Market Value After Permanently Suspending Donald Trump’s Account
Shares on Twitter fell by 12 percent on Monday after the social media company permanently suspended President Donald Trump's account.
The fall in stock prices...
Twitter
Twitter Shares Sink as User Growth Slows
According to data released on Thursday, Twitter's 3rd quarter earnings beat analyst expectations, on both top and bottom lines, yet user growth slowed significantly....
Google
Developing Countries are Missing Out $2.8 Billion in Taxes from ‘Big Tech’
Big Tech companies like Facebook, Alphabet (Google’s parent company), and Microsoft were recently called out for allegedly shortchanging developing countries of potential revenues estimated...
Samsung
Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee Dies at 78
Samsung Group, one of the largest corporations in Korea, Chairman Lee Kun-hee died at 78, reported BBC Sunday.
According to the sources, Mr. Lee had...
Google
Google Insiders Say “Platforms Influencing You In Ways You Didn’t Sign Up For”
Undercover journalists working for Project Veritas released a couple of videos where Google insiders say that social platforms (like YouTube, Google and Facebook) are...
Amazon
Amazon Care is Expecting to Boost Up the Online Medical Care Services
Amazon Care, the virtual health care service of Amazon will expand its businesses to serve more enterprises, according to the latest news.
The online medical...
Tencent
Chinese Retailer Miniso Raises Over $600 million in New York IPO
Chinese retailer Miniso Group Holding Ltd., whose products range from lifestyle to household goods, raised $608 million on its first day of trading at...
Apple
Why the Average Consumer Should Forget About iPhone 12 Pro Models
Apple revealed the latest iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro models with 5G networks in a big iPhone event Tuesday.
With a broader range of...
Google
Google Robots Will Roam Fields Inspecting Crops
If you thought Google only owns your smartphone data, internet browser data, your favorite video platform (YouTube is Google owned), and your entire search...
Microsoft
Microsoft to Allow Employees to Permanently Work From Home
Tech giant Microsoft will be allowing employees to work from home permanently.
The Redmond, Washington-based software company has since allowed over 150,000 employees worldwide who...
Media
Netflix Indicted in Texas Over ‘Lewd’ Depiction of Children in ‘Cuties’
As we already told you in a previous article, Netflix had to issue an apology after critics accused the network of promoting pedophilia. The...
Apple
Apple Might Expose the New iPhone 12 in an Event on Oct 13
American multinational technology company, Apple, announced that it might reveal the new iPhone on Oct 13, according to the latest updates.
The announcement came from...
Intel
Intel Scores Defense Contract to Help the Pentagon Develop Advanced Microchips
America’s largest semiconductor firm Intel recently announced it has scored again a second-phase contract from the Defense Department that will help the military develop...
Amazon
Amazon Introduces Palm Scan Payment System
The brave new world is one step closer to us, as we just learned about Amazon's latest payment system. Enter Amazon One, a palm...
Huawei
Massive Fire Reported at Huawei 5G Research Lab in China (VIDEO)
Huawei is one of world's biggest telecom manufacturers and a pioneer in 5G technology; according to Chinese press and Reuters (among others), a Huawei...