Samsung launches new budget smartphones to take on Apple as 5G rivalry heats up
The phones come packed with features including a music-sharing setting and Snapchat filters in Samsung's native camera app.
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Pinduoduo founder Colin Huang steps down as chairman
Colin Huang, the founder of fast-growing Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo, has resigned as chairman.
LinkedIn tells advertisers that business marketing doesn't belong near pictures of dogs in costumes
The Microsoft-owned professional network, in a new blog post, jabs at ad competitors like TikTok.
Snap acquires Berlin company that helps online shoppers pick clothes that fit properly
Snap acquired Fit Analytics, a Berlin company that helps consumers pick the right size clothing when they shop online.
Britain changes policy so it can use nuclear weapons in response to ‘emerging technologies’
The U.K. has changed its defense policy which may enable it to use nuclear weapons in response to "emerging technologies."
Chinese streaming company Bilibili to raise around $3 billion in Hong Kong listing
Bilibili, a streaming service popular with young Chinese users, said it would issue 25,000,000 shares as part of the Hong Kong offering.
Chinese tech giant Baidu to raise $3.1 billion in Hong Kong listing
Baidu has priced its shares at 252 Hong Kong dollars ($32.45) each which will raise the company around $3.1 billion.
Tesla is in a bubble and it’s ‘going down,’ top fund manager says
Tesla shares are going to see sharp falls as interest rates increase after the coronavirus crisis, Lansdowne Partners fund manager Per Lekander told CNBC.
Palantir CEO rips Wall Street as having a 'destructive' and 'corrosive' short-term focus
Wall Street's short-term focus is "one of the most destructive, corrosive attributes" of the system, Palantir CEO Alex Karp said.
Uber grants UK drivers worker status after losing major labor battle
While the move will increase Uber's costs in the U.K., the company is still targeting adjusted EBITDA profitability by year-end.
Lucid Motors CEO on Apple car rumors: 'I welcome the competition'
Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson shrugged off concerns that Apple could make a big splash in the electric vehicle car market.
Google and Apple are giving up less than 5% of their revenue from apps with payout changes, analytics firm estimates
Google and Apple are giving up less than 5% of their revenue from apps with changes to their app store fees, an analytics firm estimates.
Alibaba's browser has been deleted from Chinese app stores
Alibaba's "UC Browser" has been removed from several app stores in China including those operated by Huawei, Xiaomi and Tencent.
Russia and Iran tried to interfere with 2020 election, U.S. intelligence agencies say
But the intelligence community also found that China ultimately did not deploy operations to affect the outcome of the Trump-Biden election.
How to block spam calls by sending unknown numbers straight to voicemail on your iPhone
According to RoboKiller, which makes a popular phone app that blocks them, the number of spam calls received in the U.S. jumped 26% in the last year.
Clubhouse Media says it is tied to social media — just not the app confused investors are thinking of
Shares of Clubhouse Media, which runs content creator houses, surged this year. But the boost comes from a mix-up in names with the Clubhouse social media app.
Tiger Woods returns to golf video games for the first time since 2013
The PGA Tour superstar last appeared on video games in 2013 via a partnership with EA Sports. He joins Take-Two Interactive who makes PGA Tour 2K series.
Op-ed: Big tech stumbled into 2021. Don’t let that distract you from their long-term growth prospects
Reopening stocks are all the rage, but we could still see renewed vigor in large cap growth.
Grand Rounds merges with Doctor On Demand to form multibillion-dollar digital health company
Grand Rounds CEO Owen Tripp will be chief executive of the company, which will combine online medical consultations with telehealth.
Google cuts app store fees for developers on first million in annual sales
Google's app store change will address some of the developer complaints around app stores and their fees, which have come under scrutiny from regulators.
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