Spotify says it reaches 50 million paid subscribers Spotify says it reaches 50 million paid subscribers:- Spotify said on Thursday it has reached 50 million paid subscribers, growing 25 percent in less than six months and extending the Swedish music streaming service's lead over its closest rival, Apple Music. Spotify, […]
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Companies back transgender rights in Supreme Court fight Companies back transgender rights in Supreme Court fight:- A coalition of 53 companies on Thursday backed transgender rights at the U.S. Supreme Court, signing on to a brief supporting a Virginia student who is fighting to use the school bathroom that corresponds […]
Uber says to seek permit to restart self-driving pilot in California Uber says to seek permit to restart self-driving pilot in California:- Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday it plans to comply with California regulations and seek permits to put its self-driving cars back on the state's roads, an about-face […]
Investors see Snap's IPO as too big to fail Investors see Snap's IPO as too big to fail:- Institutional investors anxious not to be left out of this year's marquee initial public offering helped Snap Inc (SNAP.N) pull off the biggest U.S.-listed technology share sale this week since Chinese e-commerce […]
Facebook Uses Machine Learning To Spot Suicidal Users Facebook Uses Machine Learning To Spot Suicidal Users:- This week Facebook announced that it has deployed AI-driven technology to identify users at risk of suicide, and offer them support. Algorithms, trained on report data from the network’s close to two billion users, […]
FCC blocks stricter broadband privacy rules from taking effect FCC blocks stricter broadband privacy rules from taking effect:- U.S. regulators on Wednesday blocked some Obama administration rules on the eve of implementation, regulations that would have subjected broadband providers to stricter scrutiny than web sites face to protect customers' private […]
Potential SoftBank-WeWork deal highlights flexible office trend Potential SoftBank-WeWork deal highlights flexible office trend:- Burgeoning interest and investment in flexible workspaces is pushing a small corner of the commercial real estate market into the corporate mainstream, and drawing one top executive from Asia to help expand his company's U.S. operations. […]
Samsung Electronics creates office for product quality improvement Samsung Electronics creates office for product quality improvement:- Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it had created an office for global product quality improvements, as the firm tries to recover from the costly failures of its Galaxy Note 7 […]
Tesla's SolarCity cut 20 percent of staff in 2016 Tesla's SolarCity cut 20 percent of staff in 2016:- SolarCity, which was acquired by Tesla Inc at the end of last year, slashed nearly 20 percent of its staff in 2016 as it sought to preserve cash amid slowing growth in […]
Yahoo says about 32 million accounts accessed using forged cookies Yahoo says about 32 million accounts accessed using forged cookies:- Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O), which disclosed two massive data breaches last year, said on Wednesday that about 32 million user accounts were accessed by intruders in the last two years using […]
