Apr 20, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoFacebook and Google Will Have to Pay to Publish News in AustraliaWith the COVID-19 pandemic hurting media companies and with little chance of a voluntary agreement, the tech content payment rule in Australia will be mandatory.
Apr 20, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoUber Launches Two New Delivery Services to Counter COVID-19 Drop in DemandUber will now deliver medicine, supplies, and packages between friends and family.
Apr 20, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoForget Amazon, Microsoft Is a Better Cloud Computing StockAmazon and Microsoft are killing it in the cloud market as demand surges. But with a host of cloud-based software, Microsoft looks like the winner.
Apr 20, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoMicrosoft Joins Alliance to Collect Plasma from Recovered COVID-19 PatientsThis weekend, the tech giant rolled out an online chatbot that encourages people who can to donate their blood plasma to the effort to develop a coronavirus treatment.
Apr 18, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoBetter Buy: Alphabet vs. AppleBoth Apple and Alphabet are leaders in their respective businesses, but when it comes to which is the better buy, Apple has the edge at the moment.
Apr 17, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoFacebook Calls off Live Events Until the Summer of 2021Facebook said employees have to work at home at least through May but can continue to do so through the summer if they're uncomfortable returning to the office.
Apr 17, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoUber Won’t Meet Full-Year Targets Due to COVID-19 DisruptionsThe ride-hailing company said it's taking a writedown of as much as $2.2 billion to reflect the impact the pandemic has had on its minority investments.
Apr 17, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoWhere Will Facebook Be in 1 Year?With businesses slashing their ad spending, the near-term picture for the social networking giant looks ugly. But there are reasons for optimism.
Apr 16, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoApple to Open its South Korea Retail Store This WeekThe Seoul store is the first of the 458 locations outside of China to reopen.
Apr 16, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoAmazon Is Creating Its Own COVID-19 Test for All Its EmployeesAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos said the company began assembling the equipment to build its first lab and hopes to begin testing a limited number of frontline employees soon.
Apr 16, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoFacebook Gives Its Libra Digital Currency an OverhaulThe Libra Association will now support multiple versions of the digital token backed by fiat currencies.
Apr 16, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoAlphabet Reins in Hiring for Remainder of Year In Sign of COVID-19 ImpactIn addition to slowing the pace of hiring in 2020, Google's parent is recalibrating where it invests its money.
Apr 15, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoMicrosoft and GE Healthcare Team Up to Make COVID-19 Patient Monitoring SoftwareThe cloud offering will enable healthcare professionals to monitor virus patients remotely, including ones on a ventilator.
Apr 15, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoAmazon Cuts Commission Rates for Advertising AffiliatesKnown as Amazon Associates, the program is a big source of revenue for partners including publishers.
Apr 14, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoAmazon to Face Fines If It Ships Non-essential Items in FranceAmazon has 24-hours to abide by the court ruling or it will get hit with a fine of €1 million per day.
Apr 14, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoAmazon Fires Two Workers Who Criticized Its Efforts to Keep Warehouse Workers SafeThe two tech employees fired had offered to match donations up to $500, arguing there are insufficient protections in place to protect warehouse workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 14, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoZoom Gives Paying Customers More Control Over Their DataZoom is allowing paying customers to choose which region their data is routed through but free users are out of luck.
Apr 13, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoFacebook Cut Ad Rates as Pandemic Sank DemandPrices to advertise on the giant social media platform fell by as much as 20% from February to March as many businesses reduced or halted their ad spending.
Apr 13, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoAmazon to Let Third-Party Sellers Sell Non-Essential Items AgainAmazon had stopped accepting shipments of products not related to the COVID-19 pandemic to make room for essential items.
Apr 13, 2020 by Donna FuscaldoApple to Launch Multiple 5G iPhones, Cheaper HomePodDespite the COVID-19 pandemic, Apple is gearing up to roll out up to four iPhones this fall, all of which may have 5G built-in.
