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US to Ban TikTok and WeChat Downloads on Sunday
The United States is clamping down its earlier threats made against Chinese-owned applications TikTok and WeChat as it bans them from app stores starting...
Meta Platforms
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) Partners With Luxottica To Develop Smart AR Glasses
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) will debut is first smart glasses next year which the company is developing through a partnership with Ray-Ban maker, Luxottica. The...
Apple
Apple Product Launch: Reveals New Gadgets on the Virtual Launch
Apple revealed new watches, iPads, and subscription bundles on the latest Apple Product Launch, reported CNN Tuesday.
The tech giant unveiled the new products amid...
Nvidia
Nvidia Seals $40 Billion Deal to Buy Arm Holdings from Softbank Group
US semiconductor giant Nvidia has sealed an agreement with Japan’s Softbank group to purchase UK-based chipmaker Arm Holdings for $40 billion in cash, stock,...
IT & Tech
Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP) Subleases Soho Storefront From Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP) is going into brick and mortar stores after taking over a SoHo storefront through a sublease from Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL).
Shopify subleases Google...
Microsoft
ByteDance Rejects Microsoft’s Offer to Purchase TikTok in the United States
Tech giant Microsoft’s offer to purchase popular short-video format application TikTok’s operations from its parent company ByteDance was rejected on Sunday as the deadline...
Microsoft
Microsoft Identifies Groups Launching Cyberattacks on US Elections
Three months before the U.S. elections, tech giant Microsoft has detected cyberattacks targeting people and organizations involved in the upcoming polls.
In a blog post...
Samsung
Samsung Shares Could Rally Over 40% Next Year
South Korean giant Samsung shares could rally over 40% next year, reported CNBC Friday. The analysis was published by SK Kim, an analyst at...
Twitter
Chinese Embassy Appealed Twitter to Investigate after Adult Video Liked
The Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom has requested twitter to conduct an in-depth investigation after its ambassador official account liked a clip with...
Amazon
Amazon Expands Its Footprint In Seattle With New Offices And New Hires
Amazon is expanding its physical presence in its home-city Seattle by taking up new office space in the city’s suburb called Bellevue. The e-commerce...
Netflix
Netflix Signs Mega Deal with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle
Top streaming service Netflix recently signed a multi-year production deal with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made...
Management & Leadership
Sabine Bendiek is moving from Microsoft to SAP as a new CHRO
Sabine Bendiek, previously head of Microsoft Germany, will be the new board member at SAP and will succeed Stefan Ries, who surprisingly left the...
Amazon
Jeff Bezos Is World’s First Person to Hit $200 Billion Mark
Jeff Bezos is the founder and CEO of Amazon, one of the world's largest companies, if not the largest, and today we learned that...
Apple
Epic Accuses Apple Of Holding Developers Hostage
Epic has accused Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) of threatening an entire ecosystem of game developers in response to the Fortnite lawsuit. This is according to...
Google
Google to Show Real-Time Wildfires in Search and Maps
In the wake of another season of wildfires across the Western United States, tech giant Google has decided to show the location of wildfires...
Netflix
Netflix Apologizes For ‘CUTIES’ Poster That Was Criticized For Sexualizing Kids
Netflix is currently preparing to launch a new movie featuring an eleven years old girl who finds success in twerking after joining a dance...
Apple
APPLE first company to reach $2 trillion market cap
According to a report via CNBC, Apple has become the first US company to reach $2 trillion market cap. Since 2018, Apple managed to...
Oracle
Oracle Joins The Race To Acquire TikTok’s U.S. Operations
Oracle has joined the race to acquire TikTok’s U.S operations, presenting a direct challenge to Microsoft, which has been the frontrunner in the race...
Huawei
U.S. Tightens Huawei’s Access to Chips, other American Technology
The Trump administration further tightened its watch on Huawei’s access to U.S. technology including crucial high-end chips and other technology.
The U.S. Department of Commerce...
Trump Orders ByteDance to Divest TikTok’s U.S. Assets in 90 days
United States President Donald Trump has ordered TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to divest its U.S. assets within 90 days as part of the White...