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Microsoft Wins Dismissal of Gamers' Suit Over $69 Billion Activision Deal
Microsoft won the dismissal of a private consumer antitrust lawsuit over its $69 billion (about Rs. 5,70,300 crore) proposed purchase of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, but the plaintiffs were given 20 days to refine their legal challenge. The federal judge in San Francisco ruled that the lawsuit from a group of video game plaintiffs "lacks...
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SpaceX Launches Mission to International Space Station With Four Crew Members on Board
SpaceX launched a four-person crew on a trip to the International Space Station early on Thursday, with a Russian cosmonaut and United Arab Emirates astronaut joining two NASA crewmates on the flight. The flight came 72 hours after an initial launch attempt was scrubbed in the final minutes of countdown early on Monday due to a clog in the flow of ...
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Why Google Is Delaying Portion of Employees' Year-End Bonuses
Google has announced it will delay a part of its employees' year-end bonuses as part of a transition to a new performance management system. Eligible employees will get 80 percent of their bonus while the remainder will be paid in later months, the company said, adding that the decision was communicated to staff in 2022. The company typically paid ...
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Uber's Former Security Chief Charged With Covering Up Massive 2016 Hack
In an unprecedented case, a former chief security officer for Uber was criminally charged on Thursday with trying to cover up a 2016 hacking that exposed personal information of about 57 million of the ride-hailing company's customers and drivers.
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Facebook Executive in India Files Police Complaint for Death Threats After Report on Content Practices
A top Facebook executive in India has filed a police complaint in New Delhi saying she is receiving death threats following a media report that said she and the US social network company allegedly favoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party.
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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to Push for Release of Classified Documents in Canada Court
Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou and her lawyers are set to attend hearings in a Canadian courtroom via telephone on Monday, arguing for the Canadian attorney general to release more confidential documents relating to her arrest.
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Coronavirus: France Launches AI Voice Assistant to Help COVID-19 Patients
Callers are asked for their postcode but not their name. Depending on their symptoms and pre-existing conditions, they are directed to the right professionals.
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Huawei Dispute Could Be Resolved in US-China Trade Deal, Trump Says
Trump said US complaints against Huawei might be resolved within the framework of a US-China trade deal, while at the same time calling it "very dangerous.
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Facebook's Flood of Languages Leave It Struggling to Monitor Content
Facebook offers its 2.3 billion users features such as menus and prompts in 111 different languages, deemed to be officially supported.
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SoftBank Vision Fund Makes Second-Ever Enterprise Software Investment
The Vision Fund led a $250 million investment into data storage company Cohesity, a California-based company that provides services to help businesses store, manage and protect their data.
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Focus: Foxconn Imagines Life Beyond Apple but Faces Major Risks as It Diversifies
Foxconn is trying to reinvent itself as smartphone sales plateau and Apple diversifies its supplier base.
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eBay Tries to Catch Up With Rivals, Misses Second-Quarter Forecasts
eBay has been trying to woo shoppers by refurbishing its homepage and making it easy for searches as well as by ensuring the authenticity of premium products it sells.
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US TSA Says It Does Not Search Travellers' Devices for Content
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents do, at times, conduct searches of electronic devices at international border crossings, including airports, without first obtaining a warrant.
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Broadcom Scales Back Qualcomm Board Challenge to Simple Majority
The move came following Singapore-based Broadcom's meeting with proxy advisory firm ISS on Monday.
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Bitcoin Price Drops 18 Percent Over Fears of Ban in South Korea
South Korean Finance Minister has reportedly said the country plans to clamp down on "irrational" cryptocurrency investment craze.
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Microsoft Wins Dismissal of Gamers' Suit Over $69 Billion Activision Deal
Microsoft won the dismissal of a private consumer antitrust lawsuit over its $69 billion (about Rs. 5,70,300 crore) proposed purchase of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, but the plaintiffs were given 20 days to refine their legal challenge. The federal judge in San Francisco ruled that the lawsuit from a group of video game plaintiffs "lacks...
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SpaceX Launches Mission to International Space Station With Four Crew Members on Board
SpaceX launched a four-person crew on a trip to the International Space Station early on Thursday, with a Russian cosmonaut and United Arab Emirates astronaut joining two NASA crewmates on the flight. The flight came 72 hours after an initial launch attempt was scrubbed in the final minutes of countdown early on Monday due to a clog in the flow of ...
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Why Google Is Delaying Portion of Employees' Year-End Bonuses
Google has announced it will delay a part of its employees' year-end bonuses as part of a transition to a new performance management system. Eligible employees will get 80 percent of their bonus while the remainder will be paid in later months, the company said, adding that the decision was communicated to staff in 2022. The company typically paid ...
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Uber's Former Security Chief Charged With Covering Up Massive 2016 Hack
In an unprecedented case, a former chief security officer for Uber was criminally charged on Thursday with trying to cover up a 2016 hacking that exposed personal information of about 57 million of the ride-hailing company's customers and drivers.
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Facebook Executive in India Files Police Complaint for Death Threats After Report on Content Practices
A top Facebook executive in India has filed a police complaint in New Delhi saying she is receiving death threats following a media report that said she and the US social network company allegedly favoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party.
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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to Push for Release of Classified Documents in Canada Court
Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou and her lawyers are set to attend hearings in a Canadian courtroom via telephone on Monday, arguing for the Canadian attorney general to release more confidential documents relating to her arrest.
-
Coronavirus: France Launches AI Voice Assistant to Help COVID-19 Patients
Callers are asked for their postcode but not their name. Depending on their symptoms and pre-existing conditions, they are directed to the right professionals.
-
Huawei Dispute Could Be Resolved in US-China Trade Deal, Trump Says
Trump said US complaints against Huawei might be resolved within the framework of a US-China trade deal, while at the same time calling it "very dangerous.
-
Facebook's Flood of Languages Leave It Struggling to Monitor Content
Facebook offers its 2.3 billion users features such as menus and prompts in 111 different languages, deemed to be officially supported.
-
SoftBank Vision Fund Makes Second-Ever Enterprise Software Investment
The Vision Fund led a $250 million investment into data storage company Cohesity, a California-based company that provides services to help businesses store, manage and protect their data.
-
Focus: Foxconn Imagines Life Beyond Apple but Faces Major Risks as It Diversifies
Foxconn is trying to reinvent itself as smartphone sales plateau and Apple diversifies its supplier base.
-
eBay Tries to Catch Up With Rivals, Misses Second-Quarter Forecasts
eBay has been trying to woo shoppers by refurbishing its homepage and making it easy for searches as well as by ensuring the authenticity of premium products it sells.
-
US TSA Says It Does Not Search Travellers' Devices for Content
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents do, at times, conduct searches of electronic devices at international border crossings, including airports, without first obtaining a warrant.
-
Broadcom Scales Back Qualcomm Board Challenge to Simple Majority
The move came following Singapore-based Broadcom's meeting with proxy advisory firm ISS on Monday.
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Bitcoin Price Drops 18 Percent Over Fears of Ban in South Korea
South Korean Finance Minister has reportedly said the country plans to clamp down on "irrational" cryptocurrency investment craze.
