Three online video channels designed to appeal to millennials have collected tens of millions of views on Facebook since September. But the pages pushing the videos do not disclose that they are backed by the Russian government.
Amazon hasn't paid any taxes to the US government in the past two years. Actually, Amazon received hundreds of millions of dollars in federal tax credits in 2017 and 2018.
The deal was supposed to be foolproof. But by trying so hard to bypass opposition and extract many incentives as possible, Amazon generated more opposition than it bargained for.
China's biggest ride-hailing firm is axing 15% of its staff and scaling back non-core businesses as it tries to get back on track following the murders of two passengers last year.
Amazon doesn't fail very often. Before it ditched its New York HQ2 plans Thursday, Amazon had only ever fallen on its face this way once before, when it launched the Fire Phone, a smartphone no one wanted.
The US-led offensive against Chinese tech firm Huawei is creating problems for mobile operators, particularly in Europe, as they start building the next generation of wireless networks.
Amazon's sudden decision to cancel its HQ2 plans for Long Island City has dealt a big blow to the area's real estate agents, who were seeing an influx of eager buyers to the area.
Amazon announced Thursday that it is scrapping its plan to open to a second headquarters in New York's Long Island City. The project was supposed to bring 25,000 jobs to the city. Read Amazon's full statement:
The future of Google increasingly lies outside Silicon Valley, as the company plans to invest $13 billion in data centers and offices in more than a dozen US states this year.
Some economists, academics and activists think the US should have digital dividends for all its citizens, so people could get reimbursed for the massive amounts of personal data they provide companies for free.
Human rights defenders are calling on Apple and Google to remove the Saudi government app Absher from its platforms, saying that it allows Saudi men to track women under their sponsorship.
