The novel coronavirus crisis has created a surge in usage of many online communications platforms, including Microsoft Skype and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) has likewise seen a massive influx of users as people try to connect online for both wor
Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday published reports for 131 countries showing whether visits to shops, parks and workplaces dropped in March, when many governments issued stay-at-home orders to rein in the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday published reports for 131 countries showing whether visits to shops, parks and workplaces dropped in March, when many governments issued stay-at-home orders to rein the spread of the novel coronavirus.
China's recovery from the coronavirus outbreak may hold investable lessons for the rest of the globe, according to fund managers who are closely watching - and have begun cautiously buying - in the world's second-biggest economy.
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Shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) were sliding last month, falling in line with the broader market on worries about the expanding coronavirus outbreak.
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) unit YouTube is gearing up to take on the popular app TikTok by launching its own short-form video-making feature called Shorts.
Since many countries have enforced stay-at-home policies to try to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, many companies have posted impressive metrics that highlight the explosive growth of communication services over the last few weeks. For instance, the video communication
As the number of cases of COVID-19 continues to surge in the U.S. and around the world, President Trump has extended national social-distancing guidelines for several more weeks. By encouraging Americans to stay at home and distance themselves from other people, the president a
Tech companies like Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) may not be the first ones you think of being hurt by COVID-19, but it may see a huge impact from the virus. Sure, people will continue to log on to Facebook to connect with friends and family, in some cases as much as 50% more than befor
Tech heavyweights including Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Alphabet's(NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google are looking to defer paying India's 2% digital tax, according to a Reuters report from Tuesday.
After initially being told that they would sent home without pay during the extended COVID-19 lockdown, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) said that it will continue to pay hundreds of hourly contract workers, including janitors, shuttle bus drivers, and other operations employees at the comp
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) established many foundational elements that define social media today, but they are very different companies. For example, the former has been called before Congress and fined by the Federal Trade Commission, while the latter is a f