Amazon hires NBC executive Salke to run video studio Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Friday said it has hired Jennifer Salke, president of NBC Entertainment, to run its television and movie studio, ending months of limbo as its entertainment division switches from a lineup heavy on art-house fare to broader-appealing hits. […]
USA Technology news
Novogratz’s new fund, others invest $30 million in online encyclopedia A fund launched last month by former macro hedge fund manager Mike Novogratz and global blockchain company Block.One led a group of institutions that invested $30 million in online encyclopedia Everipedia, Everipedia President Sam Kazemian said. Everipedia launched in 2015 […]
FireEye reports first-ever adjusted quarterly profit, shares jump Cyber security firm FireEye Inc (FEYE.O) on Thursday reported its first-ever quarterly adjusted profit since going public in 2013, highlighting gains from the company’s shift to a subscription model and its cost-cutting efforts. FireEye’s shares were up 13.2 percent in extended trading. […]
China’s Didi, SoftBank target Japan in taxi-hailing push China’s Didi Chuxing and SoftBank Group Corp will roll out a venture in Japan later this year to provide ride-hailing services, amid a global battle to control the technology increasingly central to urban transport. The move into Japan underscores a recent push […]
Google’s move to bring Nest back into the fold is a sign it’s taking the huge threat from Amazon seriously Google is clearly worried about Amazon. If that wasn’t obvious before, it should be now, after the search giant announced it was going to bring Nest, the smart-home product company […]
Senators propose bill to block U.S. from using Huawei, ZTE equipment Two Republican Senators introduced legislation on Wednesday that would block the U.S. government from buying or leasing telecommunications equipment from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd or ZTE Corp, citing concern the Chinese companies would use their access to spy on […]
Alphabet shifts thermostat maker Nest into Google Alphabet Inc merged smart thermostat maker Nest, which had operated as an independent unit, into its Google hardware group, the company announced in a blog post on Wednesday. The move unifies Google’s growing hardware team, which designs smartphones, laptops and speakers, with Nest, […]
China’s Huawei builds British ties in face of U.S. cold shoulder China’s Huawei said on Tuesday it will spend a further 3 billion pounds ($4.2 billion) on procurement in Britain as the world’s largest telecom equipment maker seeks alternatives to the United States, where it faces an effective ban. Huawei […]
Uber says hackers behind 2016 data breach were in Canada, Florida The two people who hacked ride-hailing firm Uber’s data in 2016 were in Canada and Florida at the time, a company security executive told a U.S. congressional committee on Tuesday. About 25 million people whose data was compromised in […]
Apple brings Alibaba-linked payment system into China stores amid market push Apple Inc will accept Chinese mobile payment app Alipay in its local stores, boosting its ties with giant e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding Ltd amid a push by the iPhone maker to revive growth in the world’s No.2 economy. […]
