The Hong Kong-listed company is the world’s top video game maker and the owner of the popular super-app WeChat. Chinese tech giant Tencent said it last year dismissed more than…
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Apple ends yearlong sales slump with slight revenue rise in holiday-season period but stock slips
People look at iPhone 15 phones at an announcement of new products in Cupertino, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. On Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, Apple will release its results for…
Digital watermarks combined with AI will speed up copyright infringement cases, study says
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Digital watermarks combined with AI will speed up the resolution of legal cases about copyright infringements, a new study says. The technology would enhance the assessment…
Facebook, the social network old-timer, turns 20
More than a decade ago Facebook and its co-founder Mark Zuckerberg launched annual F8 conferences to court software developers whose apps helped weave the social network into internet lifestyles. Founded…
US judge voids Elon Musk’s $56 billion Tesla compensation
Tesla chief Elon Musk is the world’s richest person, but a US judge ruled that he has been getting paid too much, voiding the entrepreneur’s $56 billion compensation package from…
Wall Street girds for ugly Boeing earnings as CEO faces scrutiny
Alaska Airlines has resumed service on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 following a three-week grounding in the wake of a January 5 emergency landing. Boeing’s 737 MAX 9 planes have…
Boeing exec apologizes over MAX 9 problem, promises fixes
A Boeing 737 MAX 9 for Alaska Airlines is pictured along with other 737 aircraft at Renton Municipal Airport. A top Boeing executive has apologized for the problems highlighted by…
X to open new Texas office to combat child porn
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, will open a moderation office in Texas with an emphasis on fighting content linked to child sexual abuse, the company…
Microsoft Teams outage blocks access, limits features for some users
The Microsoft logo is shown at the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, on March 2, 2023. Microsoft Teams is experiencing an outage Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, that has…
