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Russia fines Google $6.7 million over anti-trust charge
AFP, Published on 11/08/2016
» MOSCOW - Russia's anti-trust authority on Thursday fined Google 438 million rubles ($6.75 million) after finding it guilty of abusing its dominant market position by forcing smartphone makers to install its search engine on Androids.
Apple buys US machine learning startup
AFP, Published on 09/08/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Apple on Monday confirmed that it has bought US machine learning startup Turi as Silicon Valley giants focus on a future rich with artificial intelligence.
Apple and Microsoft unholster new gun emojis
AFP, Published on 06/08/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Apple and Microsoft on Friday appeared to be aiming in opposite directions with freshly unholstered gun emojis.
Facebook giving the hook to "clickbait" headlines
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook on Thursday began updating its News Feed formula to cut down on "clickbait" headlines that promise much more than they deliver.
Hacking of DNC raises fears of cyber attack on US election
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» WASHINGTON - Can the US election be hacked?
Global tablet market continues to shrink: IDC
AFP, Published on 02/08/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Worldwide shipments of tablet computers shrank anew in the second quarter of this year, International Data Corporation reported on Monday.
Baidu earnings fall as user growth ebbs
AFP, Published on 29/07/2016
» NEW YORK - Baidu reported lower second-quarter earnings Thursday as the Chinese Internet giant experienced slower user growth following a scandal over its policies for displaying paid ads.
Tesla on Autopilot was speeding before fatal crash: probe
AFP, Published on 27/07/2016
» WASHINGTON - The Tesla electric car driving in semi-autonomous mode when it crashed and killed its driver was speeding just ahead of impact with a tractor-trailer, a preliminary probe showed Tuesday.
EU watchdogs give US-EU internet privacy deal a chance to work
AFP, Published on 26/07/2016
» BRUSSELS - European data protection authorities said Tuesday they will give a new EU-US internet privacy deal a year's grace period, minimising chances of new legal challenges during that time.
Smartwatch market slips on Apple decline
AFP, Published on 21/07/2016
» WASHINGTON - The global smartwatch market took a sharp downward turn in the second quarter on falling sales of the industry-leading Apple Watch, a survey showed Thursday.