U.S. transportation agency calls March 1 ‘summit’ on autonomous cars Auto manufacturers, technology companies, road safety advocates and policy makers will attend a March 1 conference over potential government actions that could speed the rollout of autonomous cars, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday. Last month, Transportation Secretary Elaine […]
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Mobile data plans outnumber residents in developed nations: OECD Mobile broadband subscriptions outnumbered people in developed nations for the first time last year as access costs fell amid increased regulation and competition, an OECD report published on Friday said. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) found there were […]
Facebook runs into lawsuit over Cambodian politics Former Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy has filed a legal case in the United States to get Facebook to release information on Prime Minister Hun Sen’s use of the social media platform, his legal team said. Lawyers for Sam Rainsy, who fled Cambodia […]
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. […]
Facebook Tests ‘Downvote’ Option for Flagging Abusive Comments Facebook is testing a new feature to let you quickly report abusive comments to the company. On Thursday, a mysterious option called “downvote” began to appear over the platform. Only a select number of test users have access to it, but the […]
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 […]
‘Call of Duty’ drives big holiday quarter for Activision Blizzard Activision Blizzard Inc (ATVI.O) beat analysts’ expectations for revenue in the final quarter of 2017, helped by robust Christmas buying of its blockbuster “Call of Duty” videogame and higher digital sales. “Call of Duty: WWII”, which was released in November, […]
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 […]
