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Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, fires executives
AFP, Published on 28/10/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk took control of Twitter and fired its top executives late Thursday in a deal that puts one of the leading platforms for global discourse in the hands of the world's richest man.
Twitter defends anti-bot efforts, Musk replies with poo emoji
AFP, Published on 17/05/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter's chief on Monday defended the messaging platform's battle against "bots" that aspiring buyer Elon Musk says vex the platform, only to have the billionaire respond with a poo emoji.
China's selfie app Meitu debuts on Hong Kong exchange
AFP, Published on 15/12/2016
» HONG KONG - China's popular selfie app developer Meitu made a muted debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange Thursday after the biggest IPO by a technology company in the city in almost a decade.
Facebook authorizes $6bn share buyback
AFP, Published on 19/11/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook's board of directors on Friday authorized spending as much as $6 billion to buy back shares in the leading social network.
Peter Thiel wins with bet against Silicon Valley
AFP, Published on 10/11/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - The improbable triumph of Donald Trump is a victory for tech sector investor Peter Thiel, who unabashedly backed the Republican candidate despite overwhelming opposition from his Silicon Valley peers.
Alibaba sales growth soars into the cloud
AFP, Published on 03/11/2016
» BEIJING - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's sales soared 55 percent in the last quarter, thanks in part to a more than doubling of revenue from cloud computing, the company said Wednesday.
Top Twitter suitor walks away: report
AFP, Published on 15/10/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter shares nose-dived on Friday after the Financial Times reported a top suitor walked away, making it likely the one-to-many messaging service will be left to fly solo.
Brothers behind Ubisoft locked in real-life battle for control
AFP, Published on 09/10/2016
» PARIS - Nothing in the farming background of the Guillemot brothers, who hail from the remote Brittany region, destined them to one day do battle with France's most feared corporate raider.
Twitter to add slate of live-streamed programs
AFP, Published on 13/09/2016
» WASHINGTON - Twitter said Monday it would be offering users live-streamed video programs on technology, media and business as the social network seeks to broaden its audience.
Dell finalizes huge EMC deal to become tech titan
AFP, Published on 08/09/2016
» WASHINGTON - US computer maker Dell said Wednesday it completed the acquisition of data storage firm EMC, creating the largest privately held technology group with a range of computing services.