Evaluating LA bid for 2024 Olympics requires imagination Evaluating Los Angeles' readiness to host the 2024 Olympic Games takes some imagination. That's because a lot of the pitch still relies on images on a computer screen, or a blueprint of what's to come on a dusty construction site. Los Angeles […]
Apple iTunes is coming to the Windows Store Apple iTunes is coming to the Windows Store:- Microsoft previewed the next version of Windows 10 on day two of its Build developer conference in Seattle. One surprise, and this is a big win for Microsoft, is how chummy it has gotten […]
German cyber agency chides Yahoo for not helping hacking probe Germany's federal cyber agency said on Thursday that Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) had not cooperated with its investigation into a series of hacks that compromised more than one billion of the U.S. company's email users between 2013 and 2016. Yahoo's Dublin-based […]
Uber's self-driving car legal fight with Waymo headed to court Uber's self-driving car legal fight with Waymo headed to court:- Uber suffered a setback in a court case that could affect the development of self-driving cars when the judge referred the case to the U.S. Attorney for an investigation into […]
President Trump signs cybersecurity executive order President Trump signs cybersecurity executive order:- President Trump signed a long-awaited executive order on Thursday designed to improve the nation's cybersecurity. As U.S. government officials and networks have been hacked in recent years, Trump's homeland security adviser Tom Bossert said the order is designed […]
Boeing must clear 737 MAX engines with U.S. regulator to fly again The U.S. aviation regulator must reapprove the engines on Boeing Co's (BA.N) 737 MAX jetliner before it can take flight and begin deliveries, the engine maker said on Thursday, after the new aircraft was grounded due to an […]
U.S. judge calls for criminal probe into trade secrets theft raised in Uber case A U.S. judge on Thursday called for an investigation into allegations of trade secret theft that were raised in a court battle between Silicon Valley giants Uber [UBER.UL] and Alphabet (GOOGL.O) over their rival self-driving car […]
Trump Picks Voter ID Advocate for Election Fraud Panel President Trump on Thursday named Kris W. Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state who has pressed for aggressive measures to crack down on undocumented immigrants, to a commission investigating vote fraud, following through on his unsubstantiated claim that millions of “illegals” […]
Nordstrom's comparable sales miss deepens department-store gloom Nordstrom Inc on Thursday became the latest department store operator after Macy's and Kohl's to report weaker-than-expected quarterly same-store sales, underscoring the industry's struggle to attract customers amid a slump in demand for apparel and a shift to shopping online. Nordstrom's shares, which […]
Wal-Mart CEO to be questioned in U.S. lawsuit over Mexican bribery A federal judge on Thursday ordered Wal-Mart Stores Inc Chief Executive Douglas McMillon to submit to questioning in a lawsuit by shareholders hoping to learn what he knows about suspected bribery by the world's largest retailer in Mexico. U.S. […]
