Snopes, the fact-checking website that once focused on debunking flimsy internet rumors but has expanded into a 16-person operation that calls out political leaders for dishonesty, is locked in a legal battle that it says has drained the money it needs to survive.
The site, which gets all of its...
Not many companies can turn a $2.7 billion fine into a financial footnote.
But that is what Google’s parent company, Alphabet, did with its quarterly earnings. The results, announced on Monday, were a microcosm of the opportunities and the risks in front of the company. On one hand, it was...
The science of prosthetics has been advancing by leaps and bounds over the last few years, and research into soft robotics has been especially complementary. The same techniques that go into making a robot arm that flexes and turns like a real one can go into making more complex,...
The past few months have been absolutely swamped with Galaxy Note 8 leaks, from schematics and components to release date rumors and concept images. Through all of these leaks, including our own exclusive leak, we’ve managed to piece together a fairly complete picture of the upcoming phablet. But on Thursday...
Cisco Systems Thursday unveiled plans to acquire forensics security software startup Observable Networks in an effort to extend the reach of its network visibility platform, Stealthwatch, into the cloud.
Observable Networks is a privately held company with network-security-as-a service technology that focuses on cloud deployments. Cisco plans to combine Observable...
Facebook is set to reveal a standalone Oculus virtual reality headset sometime later this year, Bloomberg reports, with a ship date of sometime in 2018. The headset will work without requiring a tethered PC or smartphone, according to the report, and will be branded with the Oculus name around the...
The stock market has already been disrupted. From the opening of the London Stock Exchange in 1801, via angry men in suits yelling across the trading floor, to the modern-day calm, calculated trader making precision moves from behind a screenful of data.
Now online trading startup Trading 212 is hoping...
Software maker BlackBerry Ltd's (BB.TO)(BBRY.O) long-running recovery effort has been slowed by a dearth of salespeople to promote its revamped and more complex products, with CEO John Chen pledging to hire more sales specialists to help achieve its growth target.
While BlackBerry's traditional customers were security executives in top global...
Wall Street was unable to hold earlier gains as tech stocks once again weighed on sentiment Monday and investors saw little encouragement from the day's macro data.
At 11:36AM ET (15:36GMT), the Dow Jones advanced 24 points, or 0.11%, the S&P 500 inched up less than a point or 0.01%,...
Apple, Google Self-Driving Car Deals Boost Rental Car Leaders
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Shares in Avis Budget Group (CAR) and Hertz Global Holding (HTZ) leapt in trading Monday after it was reported the two rental-car giants forged respective self-driving auto deals with Google-parent Alphabet (GOOGL) and Apple (AAPL). Avis announced a pact to manage the fleet...
