IPOs Zoom's IPO opens at an eye-popping $65 per shareZDNet - Stephanie Condon The cloud enterprise video communication company drummed up major market excitement as a Silicon Valley unicorn that has actually turned a …
Pinterest Pinterest begins its first day of trading at $23.75, up 25%CNBC - Lauren Feiner Pinterest began its first day of trading Thursday at $23.75, up 25%. The bump pushed Pinterest's market cap above $12 billion after it was initially …
William Barr Who Is William Barr? He Decides What the Public Can See in Mueller’s ReportThe New York Times - By EILEEN SULLIVANAfter weeks of combing through the special counsel report on the investigation into Russia’s election interference, including whether any Trump associates coordinated with the Russians and whether President
Pinterest Pinterest IPO priced at $19 per shareCNN - By Seth Fiegerman, CNN BusinessNew York (CNN Business) — Pinterest, a social platform for bookmarking pictures from around the web, priced its initial public offering at $19 a share on Wednesday. The amount was above its original proposed
Apple Store Apple expands and renames recycling program, opens Material Recovery LabVentureBeat - Jeremy HorwitzAhead of Earth Day, Apple has today announced a series of improvements to its recycling initiatives, including an expansion of its Apple Store device recycling program to include select third-party retailers.
YouTube app coming to Fire TV; Amazon Prime Video arrives on Google ChromecastCNET - David Katzmaier Later this year Google and Amazon will bury a big streaming-app hatchet.
Amazon Amazon will close its Chinese platform for third-party sellers in JulyEngadget - Rachel EnglandThe Chinese market is tough for Western competition. Amazon is pulling the plug on its e-commerce marketplace for third-party sellers in China. The decision follows a long struggle by American e-commerce
Uber Uber unveils new safety measures in wake of college student's murderNBC News - Stephanie GoskThe rideshare company is rolling out new push alerts that will remind riders to check their Uber driver's photo, license plate and vehicle model. Spurred by the killing of a South Carolina college student,
Android News Google lets Android users choose browsers to ease EU antitrust concernsReuters - Reuters EditorialBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Users of Android devices will be able to choose their browsers and search engines from five options starting on Thursday, a senior Google executive said, in a move aimed at addressing
Apple Music Alexa Support for Apple Music Expands to Sonos SpeakersMacRumors - Juli CloverAmazon Echo devices have been able to use Alexa-based voice commands to control Apple Music since December, but the feature has been limited to Amazon's own devices until today. Sonos One and Sonos Beam
Apple Pair of lawsuits claim Apple mislead investors on falling iPhone salesCult of Mac - Luke DormehlDid Apple mislead investors by not coming clean sooner about the drop in iPhone sales? That’s what a pair of new class action lawsuits suggest. The suits were filed by City of Roseville employees’ retirement
DNS Hackers Are Messing With the 'Web's Phone Book' For EspionagePCMag - Michael Kan The suspected government-backed hackers have been infiltrating companies that run the Domain Name System, including internet service providers and …
Tech Industry Samsung's Foldable Screens Fail in Some Early Review ModelsBloomberg - Mark Gurman, Sam Kim Some test models of Samsung Electronics Co.’s new foldable phone suffered defects after only days of use, casting a shadow over next week’s …
Amazon Amazon China to close local marketplace and place more focus on cross-borderTechCrunch - Rita LiaoAmazon has finally given up the fight with Chinese online shopping giants to capture the domestic market. On Thursday, the Seattle-based ecommerce company announced it will shut down its marketplace on
Facebook Facebook uploaded email contacts of 1.5m users without consentThe Guardian - Alex HernFacebook has admitted to “unintentionally” uploading the address books of 1.5 million users without consent, and says it will delete the collected data and notify those affected. The discovery follows
Ubisoft Ubisoft launches Assassin's Creed Unity giveaway and donates €500,000 to aid in Notre Dame's restorationTechSpot - Cohen Coberly One of France's most popular national monuments, the Notre Dame Cathedral, was struck by tragedy this week when a massive fire erupted along the …
Twitter Twitter acquires quote-sharing app HighlyEngadget - Amrita KhalidHighly will shut down its iOS and Slack apps on April 26th. Twitter has acquired the highlight-sharing app Highly. Highly CEO Andrew Courter announced the acquisition in a Medium post on Wednesday, but
Facebook Facebook 'unintentionally uploaded' email contacts from 1.5M usersCNET - Steven Musil Contacts harvested during new account signups for nearly three years
Netflix Netflix execs say they’ll finally start releasing viewership data soonThe Verge - Julia AlexanderChief content officer Ted Sarandos wants the company to be ‘more fully transparent’ Netflix has gained a reputation for being painfully secret about viewership numbers for its original shows and films,
Samsung Galaxy Fold Samsung responds to reviewer complaints about its Galaxy Fold phoneTechCrunch - Jonathan ShieberSamsung has issued a statement about its new, folding phone as early photos of tech reviewers with their shiny new toys were replaced on social media (and in numerous columns) with complaints from those
China The US government really doesn’t want China’s largest carrier to come to the USAndroid AuthorityIn a statement released today on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) website, FCC chairman Ajit Pai said that he opposes China Mobile’s attempt of becoming a U.S. telecommunications provider.
T-Mobile T-Mobile says it’s working with Apple to bring its new robocall screening feature to iPhone9to5Mac - Chance MillerT-Mobile today launched a new anti-robocalling feature for select Android phones. The carrier also says, however, that it is working with Apple to bring the technology to the iPhone. T-Mobile’s technology
Samsung Samsung responds to Galaxy Fold screen damage: ‘we will thoroughly inspect these units’The Verge - Chaim Gartenberg, Dieter BohnAlso: be careful with that screen cover Samsung has released an official statement addressing reports of display issues with the upcoming Galaxy Fold. There are two parts to the story, and unfortunately
Technology Samsung's Galaxy Fold is breaking for some early usersCNN - By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN BusinessNew York (CNN Business) — First there was Bendgate. Now there is ... Foldgate? Several reporters with early access to Samsung's Galaxy Fold — a luxury foldable smartphone that turns into a tablet — say
Alexa Facebook working on voice assistant to rival Amazon's AlexaReuters - by Vibhuti Sharma in BengaluruFILE PHOTO: A Facebook panel is seen during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, in Cannes, France, June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is working
Pinterest Pinterest prices IPO at $19, valuing social media company at $10 billionCNBC - Salvador Rodriguez Pinterest raised $1.43 billion in its IPO after pricing the offering at $19 a share on Wednesday, valuing the company at $10 billion. Pinterest, which …
Facebook Facebook says it 'unintentionally uploaded' 1.5 million people's email contacts without their consentBusiness Insider - Rob PriceFacebook harvested the email contacts of 1.5 million users without their knowledge or consent when they opened their accounts. Since May 2016, the social-networking company has collected the contact lists
Facebook Facebook Poised to Fight Disclosure of U.S. Privacy AssessmentsBloomberg - Ben Brody Facebook Inc. will seek to block disclosures from years’ worth of privacy reports it submitted to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, according to …
Microsoft Microsoft unveils an 85-inch Surface Hub 2S collaborative displayEngadget - Devindra HardawarIt'll start shipping in June, alongside the 50-inch model. Almost a year since Microsoft first announced the Surface Hub 2, its next-generation collaborative display, we've finally got more details on
