Strong investor appetite for the technology sector is set to drive recovery in private equity with the booming area seen as a safe harbour for investments during COVID-19 and forecast to be the major source of deal activity. In a report to be released on Monday titled The Carry: Private […]
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If you’ve got a tech-obsessed friend, you’ll know there’s nothing better than gifting them a brand new gadget that they can mess around with. But we also know that buying these new devices depends on the kind of person your friend is, which makes it a bit more difficult to […]
You can actually find some of the best tech deals at eBay right now. There is an extra 15% off tech and electronic items such as laptops, graphics cards, monitors, and more when using code PACKUP15 at checkout. You can save up to £60 on whatever you choose, but this […]
© Gavin Young/Postmedia Downtown Calgary office towers are seen from the Calgary Tower on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Thirty-four Calgary tech companies took part in a virtual hiring fair Tuesday, an indication that the city’s technology and innovation sector continues to grow in spite of COVID-19 and a challenging local […]
SPRING VALLEY, NY—Schools and students in Hudson Valley rely on technology now more than ever, but technology is not always reliable or widely available. This summer, Jerry Registre, a Google intern from Spring Valley, is undertaking a critical project to help schools keep technology in the hands of their students. […]
US President Donald Trump attends meeting in the Oval Office on June 24, 2020. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning. Trump reportedly said TikTok has until […]
Yasmin Green is the director of research and development for Jigsaw (Google). Tory Burch Foundation In early March, The Tory Burch Foundation hosted its Embrace Action 2020 Summit, which saw leaders and entrepreneurs from around the world gather to talk about gender parity and inclusion in the workforce. At the […]
Getty Images The freedom of the internet is under imminent threat, Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has said. He said his rival tech giants were “killing competing ideas” and that the idea of fairness on the internet was under threat. Other companies are creating “walled-garden alternative internets”, in an apparent attack […]
Despite the coronavirus pandemic and concerted anti-trust scrutiny, big tech companies reported blowout June-quarter earnings on Jul 30, surpassing Wall Street expectations. Apple Inc. AAPL, Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN, Alphabet Inc. GOOGL and Facebook, Inc. FB together racked up profits of almost $29 billion on sales of nearly $200 billion in […]
Twitter accuses rivals of ‘killing competition’ as US Democrats suggest they may ‘break up’ Big Tech
In this June 7, 2019, file photo, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey leaves after his talk with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Twitter shares rose Monday, March 2, 2020, following reports an activist investor took a stake in the social media service and plans to push […]
The landmark Congressional hearing of tech CEOs on Wednesday was long on political theater, but sprinkled among the 5 hours of questioning were some solid indications of what changes lawmakers could seek for technology companies. With the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google before him, Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) […]
Four of the nation’s most powerful CEOs beamed into a Capitol Hill hearing Wednesday and raised their hands to swear to tell the truth as they faced a barrage of questions on one major issue: Are their companies too big and powerful for America’s good? Members of the House Judiciary […]
Everything that happened at the Big Tech anti-trust virtual hearing There was yelling. There was butt-kissing. There was Jeff Bezos forgetting to take himself off mute. Another congressional hearing where members of congress get to blast tech CEOs with questions – some crucial, some nonsense – is in the books. […]
We are currently in one of the busiest shopping seasons of the year – Back to School. Every year, retailers are benefited from the start of the school year, but this year the shopping trend is likely to be a little different thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. As per the […]
People walking in Shanghai China appears to be recovering well from the coronavirus-induced economic slump. Shaking off its 6.8% contraction in the first quarter resulting from the pandemic lockdown, the Asian economic giant’s economy is picking up faster than Europe and the US. Indeed, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 5.7% to a […]
The leaders of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google have some serious explaining to do about bias and discrimination when they appear Wednesday at an antitrust hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. The abuse of trust by the platform-based companies we rely on most has largely flown under the radar as a […]
Washington (AFP) – US lawmakers will grill the chiefs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google Wednesday about how they wield marketplace power in what promises to be a rare political spectacle. The House of Representatives hearing comes amid rising concerns over Big Tech dominance, which has become even more pronounced […]
Unprecedented is a dangerous word in journalism, but this really hasn’t happened before. On Wednesday, four of the biggest names in tech will give evidence to members of the US Congress. Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Sundar Pichai (Google), Tim Cook (Apple) and Jeff Bezos (Amazon) will all be grilled. Jeff Bezos […]
San Francisco (AFP) – Leaders of the world’s four most powerful companies will defend the Internet giants, painting them as US success stories in a fiercely competitive world during a major antitrust hearing Wednesday. The unprecedented hearing will feature chief executives Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Tim Cook of Apple, Mark […]
Read the prepared opening remarks from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook, who will testify at a House antitrust hearing on Wednesday. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s opening statement I. Introduction Chairman Cicilline, Ranking Member Sensenbrenner, and members of the […]