Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 11, 2018. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Google has reached a settlement with state attorneys general over outside consultants hired to work on the states’ antitrust investigation, CNBC has learned. The settlement means that potential […]
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Democrats are trying to avoid repeating Iowa debacle
People wait in line to vote on the final day of early voting for the upcoming Nevada Democratic presidential caucus on February 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mario Tama | Getty Images LAS VEGAS — Democrats in Nevada seek to tamp down fears their Saturday caucus will repeat the botched contest in Iowa, which […]
Huawei says US push to create a 5G rival ‘would be a challenge’
Chinese telecom giant Huawei announced on October 16, 2019 that it has passed the 400,000 5G antennas mark, the fifth generation of mobile phones, in the world with 56 operators who have already started to roll out the new mobile network. STEFAN WERMUTH | AFP | Getty Images Plans by the United States to create […]
Google pregnancy discrimination case under investigation by EEOC
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, speaks to the media before the opening of the Berlin representation of Google Germany in Berlin on January 22, 2019. Carsten Koall | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has opened an investigation into Google for pregnancy discrimination against an employee, according to materials […]
Virgin Galactic is Wall Street’s new favorite speculative stock: SPCE
Virgin Galactic’s First Spaceflight on Dec. 13, 2018 Source: Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic’s rally began two months ago but trading in the speculative space company has recently accelerated in a way that tops even the momentum behind Tesla. Shares of Virgin Galactic rose as much as 12% in premarket trading Wednesday from its previous close […]
Microsoft ElectionGuard software gets first test in Fulton, Wisconsin
A person votes using with a machine that draws on Microsoft’s ElectionGuard software in Fulton, Wisconsin, on February 18, 2020. Microsoft People in the small Wisconsin town of Fulton are the first to try out software Microsoft designed to confirm that votes are being properly counted. On Tuesday, Fulton residents are using the technology while […]
Atomico raises $820 million fund to back European start-ups
The partners of European venture capital firm Atomico. Atomico Atomico, the venture capital firm founded by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom, has raised $820 million for a new fund — the biggest since it was set up by the billionaire in 2006. The firm plans to cash in on the ongoing “renaissance” in Europe’s tech sector, […]
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to launch Earth Fund for combating climate change
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at the new Amazon Spheres opening event at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters in Seattle, Washington, U.S., January 29, 2018. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on Monday announced the launch of a new Earth Fund that the e-commerce chief plans to use to combat the […]
N26 customers feel ‘betrayed’ by German digital bank for leaving UK
N26’s logo seen displayed on a smartphone. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Customers of the German online bank N26 say they feel “outraged” and “betrayed” by the firm’s decision to leave the U.K. Berlin-based N26 announced last week that it would no longer be able to operate in the country […]
Space junk raise concerns as more and more satellites are launched
An computerized image showing a satellite orbiting the Earth. Jose Luis Stephens | EyeEm | Getty Images Space companies, from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to start-up OneWeb, are racing to launch satellites into space with the aim of creating global internet coverage on Earth. But there’s one big problem, experts say — the creation and threat […]
