Introduction and different strengths The fight between Amazon and Microsoft is well documented in the US. According to one analyst, it amounts to something of a “street battle,” in whic…
Facebook expands ads on third-party apps, websites to beyond users
Facebook, like other online ad service providers, uses cookies to collect data on users’ browsing habits to show them relevant ads. (Reuters) Facebook Inc said its customers’ ads would …
Facebook will now track you across the web, even if you don’t have an account
Facebook will start tracking non-users across the web, in its latest step towards conquering the online advertising space. Facebook delivers ads to many mobile sites and apps beyond its own using w…
UK watchdog clamps down on unfair practices with cloud storage
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it has twisted the arms of cloud storage providers to ensure fairer terms and conditions are stipulated for customers in line with con…
LinkedIn notifies data breach, alerts 400 million members to stay safe
The data breach involved member email addresses, hashed passwords, and LinkedIn member IDs (an internal identifier LinkedIn assigns to each member profile) from 2012. (Reuters) Hit by a massive dat…
Snapchat raises $1.81 billion in new funding round
Venture capital database PitchBook estimated the company’s valuation after the financing at .81 billion, up from billion at it most recent financing in February. (Photo: Snapchat) Messaging a…
Two Twitter senior executives to leave in latest management shuffle
Ali Jafari, who runs the social media company’s Amplify video ads business, will now head the units under a unified structure. (Reuters) Twitter Inc said senior executives Jana Messerschmidt …
Verizon turns to former Yahoo bankers for bid: Sources
Other investment banks working on the bid – Guggenheim Partners LLC, LionTree LLC and Allen & Company – are boutiques with limited or no balance sheet. (Reuters) Verizon Communicati…
Samsung Electronics to launch Samsung Pay web payments app: Report
The mobile payments service is currently compatible with Samsung devices but the firm has said it would consider expanding the service into other manufacturers’ products. (Reuters) Tech giant…
Microsoft, Facebook team up to build undersea Internet cable
The giant tech companies say they helped design the high-speed cable to carry data for their growing numbers of online consumers and commercial customers. Microsoft and Facebook are building a new …