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Alibaba-Backed Courier to List in Hong Kong
One of China’s biggest courier companies plans to raise up to $1.56 billion by selling new shares in Hong Kong, joining a string of Chinese companies obtaining a secondary listing in the city amid U.S.-China tensions. The Goldman Sachs…
Homage’s Gillian Tee on how technology can serve the world’s aging population – StockSharksNewsh
It’s always a pleasure to chat with Homage co-founder and chief executive Gillian Tee because of her nuanced take on how technology can help elderly and other vulnerable people. According to the United Nations, people 65-years-old and…
FTC Preparing Possible Antitrust Suit Against Facebook
WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission is gearing up to file a possible antitrust lawsuit against Facebook Inc. by year-end, according to people familiar with the matter, in a case that would challenge the company’s dominant position in…
U.S., Israel, U.A.E., Bahrain Sign Peace Accord
WASHINGTON—President Trump presided over the signing of a Middle East peace agreement between Israel and two Gulf nations Tuesday, calling it the foundation for a broader alignment against Iran that would fundamentally change the…
Amazon’s foray into luxe fashion will hit struggling department stores
Amazon announces the launch of Luxury Stores. Source: Amazon Amazon‘s foray into luxury fashion is the latest blow this year to U.S. department stores, which have been hit especially hard by the coronavirus pandemic. The e-commerce…
Dropbox CEO Drew Houston says the pandemic forced the company to reevaluate what work means – StockSharksNewsh
Dropbox CEO and co-founder Drew Houston, appearing at TechCrunch Disrupt today, said that COVID has accelerated a shift to distributed work that we have been talking about for some time, and these new ways of working will not simply go…
Apple Unveils New Watch, Fitness Service, Bundled Subscription Options
Apple Inc.showed off a new smartwatch that can measure blood oxygen as well as a virtual fitness service and bundled subscription options in an online event Tuesday that lacked the pizazz of the company’s standard September product…
Twitter flags Indian politician’s years-old tweet for violating its policy – StockSharksNewsh
Twitter has flagged a post from Indian politician T. Raja Singh for violating its policy days after TechCrunch asked the social giant about the three-year-old questionable tweet. In a video tweet, Singh urged India’s Defence Minister…
Apple’s Product Prices Are Getting More Confusing
Apple made three significant product announcements Tuesday—the Apple Watch Series 6, the redesigned iPad Air and the new Apple One service bundles—and managed to create more confusion about the best way for its customers to spend their…
Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) – Kim Kardashian West Freezes Facebook Accounts, Cites Misinformation And Hate Speech
Kim Kardashian West announced she plans to freeze her social media accounts on Wednesday and is urging her followers to also take part. What Happened: “I love that I can connect directly with you through Instagram and Facebook, but I…
Vatican Looks to Extend Church Leadership Agreement With China Despite Criticism
The Vatican is seeking to renew a controversial agreement with China’s government on the leadership of the Catholic Church there, despite concerns over religious freedom and criticism that the deal has abandoned members of the country’s…
Personal income July 2020
U.S. consumers increased their spending by 1.9% last month, a dose of support for an economy struggling to emerge from the grip of a pandemic that has held back a recovery and kept roughly 27 million people jobless. The July gain marked…
Bank-as-a-service startup Swan helps other companies issue cards, accounts and IBANs – StockSharksNewsh
Meet Swan, a new French startup that wants to let other companies offer financial services by issuing cards, bank accounts and IBANs with just a few lines of codes. The company could be considered as a bank-as-a-service platform, like…
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) – Amazon’s Big Bet To Lure Indians To Alexa: Bollywood Megastar Amitabh Bachchan
Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) said Monday it’s adding the voice of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan to its Alexa voice assistant. What Happened: The new voice feature, available to customers in India, will roll out next year,…
Remote Schooling Out of Reach for Many Students in West Virginia Without Internet
HARTS, W.Va.—Just before 9 a.m., Hollee Blair sat in her boyfriend’s Toyota Tacoma in the parking lot of Chapmanville Regional High School and waited for attendance to be taken. With no broadband internet at home, Ms. Blair, a 17-year-old…
Coronavirus Deals Setback to Global Vaccination Programs, Gates Report Finds
The Covid-19 pandemic has driven nearly 37 million people into extreme poverty and reversed two decades of progress in vaccinating children against once-common childhood diseases, according to a new report by the Bill & Melinda Gates…
Banking glass ceiling cracking with Jane Fraser next Citi CEO
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday praised the appointment of Jane Fraser as the next chief executive officer of Citigroup, making her the first woman to lead a U.S. megabank. “The glass ceiling in banking maybe is finally cracking,” Cramer…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) – 3 Earnings Reports To Watch This Week
Last week was the second straight weekly drop following all-time highs reached during the first days of September. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 shed more than 2%, while the tech-heavy NASDAQ had its worst week…
U.S.-Qatar Summit Provides Chance to Address Regional Spat
A high-level meeting between officials from the U.S. and Qatar this week offers a chance for the Middle Eastern country to work toward healing a rift with its neighbors, as well as helping Washington solidify a key relationship in the…
Oracle (ORCL) earnings Q1 2021
Oracle CEO Safra Catz delivers a keynote address during the Oracle OpenWorld conference on September 17, 2019 in San Francisco. Oracle CEO Safra Catz kicked off day two of the 2019 Oracle OpenWorld with a keynote address. Justin Sullivan…
Coronavirus spike in the fall won’t derail stock rally
The rally on Wall Street would not be derailed for long even if there were another spike in coronavirus cases this fall, Wharton School professor Jeremy Siegel told CNBC on Tuesday. “It’s not going to be a serious correction, not anywhere…
Stanford Medical faculty lambaste former colleague and Trump coronavirus advisor Dr. Scott Atlas
US President Donald Trump introduces Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, Dr. Scott Atlas, during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 12, 2020. Nicholas Kamm |…
Facebook, Under Pressure in India, Bans Politician for Hate Speech
NEW DELHI—Facebook Inc. banned a politician from India’s ruling party for violating its policies against hate speech, amid a growing political storm over its handling of extremist content on its platform. The removal of the politician, T.…
Trevor Paglen Is Putting the Art in Artificial Intelligence
On a warm early-August afternoon in his studio in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, the artist Trevor Paglen is wearing a white T-shirt, his head is shaved bald and a concrete wall backgrounds him. He is discussing, via…
Hackers show off their exploits as Black Hat goes virtual – StockSharksNewsh
Every year hackers descend on Las Vegas in the sweltering August heat to break ground on security research and the most innovative hacks. This year was no different, even if it was virtual. To name a few: Hackers tricked an ATM to spit…
North Korea Harasses Defectors With Calls, Texts: ‘Are You Having Fun These Days?’
SEOUL—The mysterious calls and text messages reach the phone of North Korean defector and activist Huh Kwang-il a few times a month. “Are you having fun these days?” read one recent text. The calls, from unknown Chinese numbers, offer…
Sumner Redstone, billionaire media tycoon, dead at age 97
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In a U.S.-China Tech Divorce, Businesses Would Have to Pick Sides
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Facebook launches support for paid online events – StockSharksNewsh
Businesses will now be able to monetize online events on Facebook, thanks to a new feature that the social network is launching in the United States and 19 other countries today. In a call with reporters, Head of Facebook App Fidji Simo…
Thoughts on ‘self-driving money,’ day trading and product development from Wealthfront’s Andy Rachleff – StockSharksNewsh
Andy Rachleff founded Wealthfront a decade ago to give investors a better and smarter way to manage their wealth, building on core academic research showing that a carefully balanced portfolio of low-fee ETFs outperformed more aggressive…
Google Builds AI to Help Ships and Whales Coexist
Google Builds AI to Help Ships and Whales Coexist Source link
The Week In Cannabis: Stocks Up, Big Earnings Reports, And Funding Rounds
This was a busy week for the cannabis public markets, with several major companies reporting their quarterly results. Canopy Growth Corp. (NYSE: CGC) (TSX: WEED) said its net revenue rose by 22% year over year, reaching CA$110 million…
Sequoia Capital has internal crash courses for its founders — here’s how they work – StockSharksNewsh
No matter what you think of Sequoia Capital, the firm doesn’t rest on its laurels. Though it’s now managing ungodly amounts of money and has for decades been considered among the top venture firms in the world, it routinely finds new ways…
Amazon’s Cloud Unit to Offer Quantum Computing From 3 Tech Companies
Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud division said Thursday it has launched a commercial service that allows millions of customers to experiment with quantum computing platforms produced by three technology companies. The launch follows a test period…
Inside Facebook, Hate-Speech Rules Collide With Indian Politics
In Facebook posts and public appearances, Indian politician T. Raja Singh has said Rohingya Muslim immigrants should be shot, called Muslims traitors and threatened to raze mosques. Facebook Inc. employees charged with policing the…
Turkish, Greek Frigates Collide in the Mediterranean Sea
ISTANBUL—Two rival warships from Turkey and Greece have collided in the Eastern Mediterranean, officials from both countries said, amid a naval standoff triggered by Ankara’s recent decision to begin oil exploration in contested waters.…
Coronavirus stock comeback similar to 1990s dot-com bubble
Billionaire Mark Cuban told CNBC on Monday that the stock market’s rally from its late-March coronavirus-driven low reminds him of the 1990s dot-com bubble. “In some respects it’s different because of the Fed and the liquidity they’ve…
Amazon Faces Antitrust Probe in Canada
OTTAWA—Canada’s antitrust watchdog said it has launched a civil investigation into Amazon.com Inc.’s conduct in the domestic marketplace and whether it is impacting consumers and companies operating in the country. Canada’s Competition…
The Polestar 2 bests the Tesla Model 3 in drivability and enjoyment – StockSharksNewsh
I enjoy driving the Polestar 2 more than the Tesla Model 3. The Polestar 2 is more comfortable, seemingly better built, and has a better infotainment system. In all the traditional automotive metrics, it’s a better car, and yet I find it…
The Quiet Growth of Race-Detection Software Sparks Concerns Over Bias
When Revlon Inc. wanted to know what lipstick women of different races and in different countries were wearing, the cosmetics giant didn’t need to send out a survey. It hired Miami-based Kairos Inc., which used a facial-analysis algorithm…
Amazon launches online pharmacy in India – StockSharksNewsh
Amazon has launched an online pharmacy in Bangalore, the capital of India’s southern Karnataka state, as the e-commerce group looks to spread its tentacles in more categories in one of its key overseas markets. The company said on Friday…
China to Expand Testing of a Digital Currency
HONG KONG—China’s Commerce Ministry said it would expand a pilot program for its digital currency to include a number of large cities, advancing a pioneering initiative by a major central bank to launch an electronic payment system. The…
Oracle and Salesforce hit with GDPR class action lawsuits over cookie tracking consent – StockSharksNewsh
The use of third party cookies for ad tracking and targeting by data broker giants Oracle and Salesforce is the focus of class action style litigation announced today in the UK and the Netherlands. The suits will argue that mass…
A Chinese Netflix Faces SEC Probe After Short-Seller Report
China’s iQiyi Inc., a Netflix-like video-streaming company, said it was under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, sending its shares plunging 12% in after-hours trading. The admission comes amid heightened…
TikTok Deal Could Challenge Microsoft CEO’s Light Touch on Acquisitions
For Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Satya Nadella, completing an acquisition of TikTok’s U.S. business could pose a new challenge: How to reshape a just-bought business quickly, without damaging its successful formula. Mr. Nadella…
QAnon Booms on Facebook as Conspiracy Group Gains Mainstream Traction
Groups espousing conspiracy theories associated with the group QAnon have exploded in popularity on Facebook Inc. and its Instagram unit since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a new analysis finds, a sign that the far-right network…
Apple removes Fortnite from the App Store – StockSharksNewsh
Epic Games takes on Apple, Instagram fixes a security issue and Impossible Foods raises $200 million. This is your Daily Crunch for August 13, 2020. The big story: Apple removes Fortnite from the App Store The controversy over Apple’s App…
Cisco to Pursue Deep Cost Cuts in Corporate Tech-Spending Slowdown
Networking-equipment giant Cisco Systems Inc. said it would adjust investment plans and pursue deep cost cuts as customer priorities have shifted during the coronavirus pandemic, which contributed to the company posting the first annual…
Fortnite for Android just got axed from the Google Play Store too – StockSharksNewsh
After Epic Games picked a fight with Apple over the sizable chunk of fees the company takes on transactions in its mobile ecosystem, it looks like the Fortnite developer will be waging a war on two fronts. Epic added a direct payment…
Amazon Cleared for Space Launch, but Broadband Venture Questions Remain
Amazon.com Inc.’s plan to spend more than $10 billion on a constellation of internet-beaming satellites has left industry insiders guessing about which customers the company plans to serve. The e-commerce company’s space venture won…
Uber and Lyft lose bid to delay worker reclassification order in California – StockSharksNewsh
Uber and Lyft have lost their bid to delay a preliminary injunction that will force the two ride-hailing app companies to reclassify its drivers as employees. A California superior court judge denied Thursday the companies request to…
‘Fortnite’ Kicked Off Apple App Store After Epic Games Moves to Bypass Fees
Apple Inc. removed “Fortnite” from its App Store just hours after the game’s creator unveiled a new payment system that appeared to violate the technology giant’s rules. Epic Games Inc. on Thursday said it launched its own payment system…
Apple boots Fortnite from the App Store after Epic adds direct payments – StockSharksNewsh
After its creator Epic Games implemented a workaround to duck Apple’s hefty developer fees, Fortnite has vanished from the App Store. The popular game’s disappearing act came the same day that Epic added a new direct payment option for…
Corporate America Worries WeChat Ban Could Be Bad for Business
U.S. companies whose fortunes are linked to China are pushing back against the Trump administration’s plans to restrict business transactions involving the WeChat app from Tencent Holdings Ltd., saying it could undermine their…
(SRNE) – Sorrento Shares Rebound As Biopharma Denies Short Seller Allegations, Threatens Legal Action
Sorrento Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: SRNE) shares, which have seen volatility in recent sessions, were headed higher Thursday, snapping a two-day losing streak. Sorrento’s Rally, Retreat: Sorrento’s stock saw some strong upward momentum in…
Starting with Michigan, Sidewalk Infrastructure is looking to build roads specifically for autonomous cars – StockSharksNewsh
Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, which spun out of Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs to fund and develop the next generation of infrastructure, has taken the covers off of its first big project — the launch of a subsidiary called Cavnue to…
Facebook AI Chief Pushes the Technology’s Limits
As babies drop spoons and cups from their high-chairs, they come to understand the concept of gravity. To a parent, it might seem like the process takes forever, but babies typically grasp the idea in a few months. Algorithms require much…
Save with group discounts to TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 – StockSharksNewsh
If you’re tech-obsessed about the future of moving people, products and packages around the world, you do not want to miss TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 on Oct. 6-7. Two packed days of online programming feature the people leading the charge…
As Trump Administration Seeks WeChat Restrictions, Tencent Profit Surges
Tencent Holdings Ltd. downplayed threats from the Trump administration’s potential restrictions on its flagship WeChat app, as increased spending through its services and videogames pushed the Chinese internet giant to…
Taiwan Seeks to Start Free-Trade Talks With U.S.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said she wants to start talks on a free-trade pact with the U.S., part of a broad effort to deepen her island democracy’s partnership with Washington and resist pressure from Beijing. In an online speech…