Apple’s new services off to a slow start in first year

APPLE, INC.’s newest services have yet to generate meaningful revenue, making it harder for the largest technology company to expand beyond the iPhone and other hardware.

A convention for YouTube stars plans for a post-pandemic future

The coronavirus pandemic gave Hank Green something he seldom has time for: a moment to think.

Zuckerberg vows to alert all whose data may have been exposed

Facebook Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg, breaking a media silence on the latest consumer imbroglio to engulf the social media company, vowed to inform each of...

Facebook, Apple disagree on how to curb fake news for US midterms

APPLE and Facebook have figured out how to keep us glued to their devices and platforms. But they haven’t figured out how to curb the misinformation that plagued them during the 2016 election and have struggled to regain public trust. And now, in the run-up to the 2018 midterms, they certainly don’t agree on a solution.

Twitter curbs access for over 100,000 apps

WASHINGTON -- Twitter said Tuesday it had removed more than 143,000 apps from the messaging service since April in a fresh crackdown on “malicious” activity from automated accounts.

How emerging technologies are creating a race for insights

IN AN INCREASINGLY digital world, a common denominator for successful organizations is the ability to empower its workforce and customers with the right information at breakneck speeds. With IDC forecasting that at least 50% of global GDP will be digitized by 2021, putting data to good use is no longer merely important, but a genuine prerequisite in order to compete.

Huawei selling Honor brand to consortium to keep smartphone unit alive

SHENZHEN, China — Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is selling its budget brand smartphone unit Honor to a consortium of over 30 agents and dealers in a bid to keep it alive, the company and the consortium said on Tuesday.

Deadly battles continue to power hit video games

LOS ANGELES -- Bandits, soldiers, demons, zombies, aliens and other enemies will be shot, stabbed, bludgeoned, incinerated, or even blow up on the show floor of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) opening here Tuesday.

Health tech pins hope on Africa’s pandemic shift to online care

LAGOS — When Loveth Metiboba’s baby had diarrhea, she worried that taking him to a clinic near her home in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, might expose them both to the coronavirus.

Touchless lattes and self-service kiosks: office break rooms go virus-proof

Out with grimy microwaves and sticky coffee machines with worn-out buttons, in with stylus pens, QR codes, no-touch water coolers and mobile apps that pick what brew the machine will make for you.

Facebook messaging app adds real time translations

San José, United States -- Facebook on Tuesday gave its popular Messenger app the ability to translate missives in real time, deploying artificial intelligence...

Facebook expands offerings for video content creators

FACEBOOK, INC. launched a matchmaking system Tuesday to cultivate partnerships between advertisers and video creators as the world’s largest social media company tries to quickly parallel the variety of commercial opportunities offered by its video rival YouTube.
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