Netflix founder Reed Hastings building luxury retreat for teachers: Report
Hastings, who has a net worth of about $5 billion, has been one of the country's most generous education donors and he personally contributed about $20 million toward the development of a 2,100-acre luxury teacher training center called Retreat Land at Lone Rock as part of a foundation that aims to enhance teacher skills.
TikTok owner ByteDance first-quarter revenue soared to around $5.6B
Meanwhile, Tencent, China’s leading social media and gaming firm, reported revenue of nearly 377 billion yuan in 2019.
New US rule on Huawei is a 'clarification' to create uniformity in 5G standards, Ross says
Ross said the U.S. is still opposed to the use of Huawei technology in 5G and 4G networks and maintained that spying is a real concern.
Civil rights groups push for Facebook ad boycott
The campaign, to be announced early on Wednesday, comes after years of private discussions between these groups and Facebook, which the activists say have amounted to little change in the way the social-media giant enforces its policies around hate speech and misinformation.
Justice Department to propose limiting Internet firms' protections
The move represents an escalation in the continuing clash between the Trump administration and big tech firms such as Twitter Inc., Alphabet Inc.'s Google unit and Facebook Inc.
Qualcomm pushes 5G tech into chips for cheaper phones
The push into lower price points means higher volumes for Qualcomm
T-Mobile faces FCC investigation into 'unacceptable' outages
The Federal Communications Commission is launching a probe into the T-Mobile network outage that affected its customers across the country Monday.
Apple reopens 70+ more US stores after coronavirus shutdown
More than half of Apple’s 271 store locations in the U.S. have reopened as of this week.
Harvard professor pleads not guilty to hiding ties to China
A Harvard University professor pleaded not guilty Tuesday to lying about his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program.
Who is Ajit Pai, FCC Chair?
Pai joined the FCC as a commissioner in 2012 under President Obama.
Amazon introduces social-distancing tool that alerts employees when they're too close
Amazon introduced a tool that uses a monitor, camera and local computing device to alert employees when they are not socially distancing.
Apple faces two EU antitrust probes over apps
If found guilty, Apple could face a fine of up to 10% of its annual revenue and be forced to adjust its business practices.
Social media companies distrusted by most Americans on content decisions: Poll
While people are generally skeptical of social media companies, they have more trust in big tech than in government
5 things to know about Groupon
The name is a portmanteau of “group” and “coupon” – the company sells deals on other businesses’ goods and services, acting as a sort of marketing service for the businesses and digital coupon book for consumers.
Which companies sell the most smartphones?
See where Samsung, Apple ranked in 2019
Coronavirus pushes Weight Watchers to record digital subscribers
As Americans stay home in the pandemic, many are turning to WW.
What was the first online dating site?
The website went live in April of 1995 and has since expanded into 24 countries and territories, according to the company. It also hosts websites in 15 different languages.
Apple App Store supported $519B in online commerce in 2019, study finds
The $519 billion in billings and sales was generated across the nearly two million apps available on Apple devices in 175 countries
Tesla in talks with Texas county for new assembly plant: Report
The automaker is said to be negotiating incentives terms.
How to use Netflix Party: A step-by-step guide
The Netflix Party extension, which is unaffiliated with Netflix, was released in mid-March when local officials had just started implementing coronavirus pandemic lockdown restrictions that have kept friends and family home for months in an effort to contain the spread of the virus.



















