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Augmented Reality Startup Magic Leap Valued At $5B As Alibaba’s Jack Ma Joins Board: Report
The Florida-based augmented reality startup has closed another round of funding valuing it at $4.5 billion with Alibaba leading the round.
Google Likely To Manufacture Future Nexus Devices In-House, Like Apple: Report
Google is apparently mulling the idea of manufacturing Nexus smartphones and tablets completely in-house, much like how Apple does it.
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) Surpasses Apple Inc. (AAPL) To Become World's Most Valuable Public Company In After-Hours Trading
The company’s share price rallied in after-hours trading Monday after it beat expectations when delivering its quarterly financial report.
Alphabet Inc (GOOG) Q4 2015 Earnings: Google’s ‘Moonshots’ Show Big Growth, Bigger Losses
Alphabet's "other bets," such as Google's self-driving car, showed yearly revenue growth of 37 percent — but also significant operating losses.
NBC To Join CBS, NFL Network On Thursday Night Football; Streaming Partner To Come
The NFL will also announce an "over-the-top" streaming agreement soon.
Safe Harbor Deadline Expires As EU-US Officials Fail To Reach Compromise
A data-sharing deal between the U.S. and Europe ran out Sunday, but European Commission leader Jean-Claude Juncker is confident a new deal can be struck.
Microsoft Dives Deep With Underwater Data Centers As Environmentally Friendly Cloud Computing Alternative
Removing the need for expensive and energy draining air conditioning systems, Microsoft’s deep sea data centers could be the future.
UK’s Political Opposition Demands Explanation Of Google Tax Deal
The settlement of about $185 million for the period since 2005 has been greeted with bouquets by the Conservative Party and brickbats by the Labour Party.
Safe Harbor 2.0: US-EU Data Protection Talks Are Coming Down To The Wire
The Safe Harbor deal, which allowed Facebook, Google, Microsoft and others to move user data across the Atlantic, is over. Will a new deal replace it?
GOP Debate 2016 Live Updates: Best Twitter Reactions, Memes And Analysis As It Happens
The GOP presidential hopefuls took the stage Thursday for the final time before Monday's Iowa caucuses.
Asian Stocks Mixed As Investors Await Bank Of Japan, Facebook Leads US Stock Gains
The Bank of Japan is scheduled to give an update on monetary policy at 10 p.m. EST.
EU Shuts Down Tax Loopholes As It Targets Google, Apple, Amazon And Facebook
Google, Apple, Facebook and other U.S. tech companies could face increased tax bills as European Union regulators propose major tax changes to close loopholes.
Google DeepMind’s ‘AlphaGo’ Program Defeats Human Go Champion For The First Time Ever
The immensely complex ancient Chinese board game has long been considered the most challenging one for a computer to master.
Google Glass Shuts Down Social Media Accounts
Google Glass deactivated its Facebook and Twitter accounts over the weekend, signaling an end to Google's push to popularize its wearable internet-linked glasses.
Google Granted Patent For Drone Delivery Mobile Receptacle, Project Wing Gets Boost?
Using infrared communication, the device will allow for safer deliveries than conventional methods, the company said.
What If Tech's Biggest Diversity Problem Is Silicon Valley Itself?
Major tech firms are often based in pricey white suburbs that can alienate some minority job seekers, a black ex-Googler notes.
Google Docs Down For Users Across The Globe
A range of Google services including Gmail, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides were offline for several hours.
Vine Boss Adds To Twitter Woes By Leaving For Google’s VR Project
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey may have confirmed the departure of four senior executives, but he failed to mention that the head of Vine is leaving for Google.
Android Netted Google $31 Billion In Revenue, $22 Billion In Profit, Oracle Lawyer Says
The number was revealed in court filings related to Oracle's lawsuit against the search giant.
Apple Hires Top VR Expert Doug Bowman As It Plays Catch Up With Facebook, Samsung, Microsoft And Google
Apple’s secretive virtual reality plans are gathering pace as, after a series of related acquisitions, it has hired one of the best-known researchers in the area.
Google Paid Apple $1B In 2014 To Be Default Search Engine For iPhones
The search engine giant reportedly has a revenue-sharing agreement with Apple, according to a transcript of court proceedings from Oracle’s copyright lawsuit against Google.
Google Chrome, Firefox Browsers To See Boost In Page Load Times Thanks To New Algorithm
The search giant has developed Brotli, an algorithm that promises to make the Chrome and Firefox browsers up to 26 percent faster.
Pakistan YouTube Ban Lifted After Deal To Start Localized Version Of Video Platform
Access to the site was restored Monday after Google executives arrived at an arrangement with Pakistani officials.
Android Pay Rewards: Google Offers Free Songs, Chromecasts To Encourage People To Try Mobile Payments System
Customers have until Feb. 27 to take advantage of Google's in-store mobile payment promotion.
Nextbit Robin: This Kickstarter Startup Is Taking On Samsung With A Cool $400 Android Phone
The company believes its Robin smartphone offers something very unique, but Nextbit is not aiming for mass appeal.
From The Pony Express To Blockbuster: 5 Business Icons Suddenly Made Obsolete By Technology
From the Pony Express to BlackBerry, we look at former mainstays that fell by the wayside when new technology overtook them.
Bing Gets A New Logo: Microsoft's Search Engine Gets New Look, Has 20% Of US Search Market
The move follows an update to the search engine earlier this week that improved integration with Windows 10.
AT&T Chief Diversity Officer: Diversity Key To Company’s Profitability
The head of AT&T’s diversity efforts says the telecommunications company takes a multifaceted approach to the topic.
Google's Self-Driving Cars Had 13 Near-Miss Incidents: Report
During 14 months of testing for the self-driving vehicles, an immediate handover to a human driver was required 272 times, a report said.
Google Maps For Android Adds 'Driving Mode' To Predict Where You're Going
The updated navigation mode can also display local gas prices and nearby points of interest.


