News Around the Globe
By Vega The video streamer, which was recently valued at $2.75 billion, will break off from its parent company in the second quarter of next year. “The combination of Vimeo’s …
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By Manskar Cryptocurrency firm Ripple says it expects to be sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission — and it pledged to fight the case tooth and nail. The San …
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By Manskar A leading gay-rights group that has praised Tesla’s treatment of its LGBTQ employees wants Elon Musk to apologize for mocking people who display their gender pronouns in their …
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By Vega The consumer-products giant in June had suspended all of its spending on the social networking giant due to “the polarized atmosphere in the US,” saying at the time …
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By Jack Google won EU antitrust approval on Thursday for its $2.1 billion bid for Fitbit after agreeing to restrictions on how it will use customers’ health-related data. The deal …
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By Manskar Pornhub appears to have removed most of the smutty videos from its site, apparently taking down more than 10 million of them as part of its recent crackdown …
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By Manskar Reddit said it has acquired video-sharing platform Dubsmash, making it the latest social-media giant to mount a challenge to TikTok. Seven-year-old Dubsmash lets users create and share videos …
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By Elisa MetLife is selling its home and auto insurance business to Farmers Group for $3.94 billion, the insurers said Friday. The deal is part of a 10-year strategic partnership …
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By Manskar Disney’s stock price took off like the Mandalorian’s jetpack early Friday after the Mouse House laid out ambitious plans for its Disney+ streaming service. Shares in the Hollywood …
Read More By Vega Mastercard and Visa have dumped Pornhub following an expose that revealed the site was infested with videos of rape and child sex abuse. Mastercard confirmed “the presence of …
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By Manskar Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has donated $15 million to help US cities send their residents regular checks as they navigate the coronavirus pandemic. It’s the tech tycoon’s second …
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By Vega Apple isn’t the only one getting rid of the freebies that come along with its $1,000 phones – Samsung is cutting back as well. The South Korean tech …
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By Vega The ride-hail giant on Monday announced that it sold its Advanced Technologies Group to self-driving car startup Aurora for $4 billion, ridding itself of a source of major …
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By Neill About 150 General Motor Co. dealers are parting ways with Cadillac instead of investing in costly upgrades required to sell electric cars, according to FOX Business. GM recently gave …
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By Carl A top Google scientist on ethical artificial intelligence says she was fired after criticizing the company’s diversity efforts, a claim the Alphabet Inc unit disputed on Thursday, in …
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By Lisa Jeff Bezos has been put on notice by 400 politicians worldwide who are demanding that Amazon clean up its act as a global corporate citizen. In a letter …
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By Jenne Discovery is launching a new streaming service, called discovery+, and has a US distribution deal with Verizon Communications that will make the service available to 50 million customers on day one, …
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By Vega Uber has officially gobbled up its $2.7 billion Postmates order. The tie-up, which had been on hold from its announcement in September until earlier this month as both …
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By Kosman Preet Bharara and his tech entrepreneur brother have been slapped with an explosive lawsuit that accuses them of stiffing a podcast producer out of more than $2 million. …
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By Steigrad Former Google boss Eric Schmidt has just plowed cash into a British-based venture capital fund. The 65-year-old tech billionaire, who is finalizing a plan to become a citizen …
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