Ireland to reportedly order Facebook to stop sending EU user data to the U.S.
Ireland's data regulator has reportedly sent Facebook a preliminary order to stop transferring user data from the EU to the U.S..
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Huawei says its own operating system HarmonyOS will come to smartphones next year
Huawei launched the second version of its own operating system on Thursday, pushing it to third-party device makers as it looks to find create a viable alternative to Google's Android.
China's Baidu is in talks to raise up to $2 billion to launch a stand-alone biotech company
The internet search giant is in discussions with investors to raise up to $2 billion over three years for a new biotech firm, a person close to the matter told CNBC.
Facebook is struggling with speech rules before 2020 elections
Over the past 12 months, Facebook has frustrated users and employees with its haphazard enforcement of free speech policies. The consequences could be dire.
ByteDance is talking with the U.S. government about ways to avoid a full sale of TikTok
ByteDance is nearing the deadline that the White House set for the Chinese-owned company to sell TikTok's U.S. assets or be shut down.
Amazon adds former National Security Agency director to board after JEDI fight
Alexander's appointment comes at a critical time for Amazon, which is still locked in a battle with Microsoft over the Pentagon's JEDI cloud contract.
Palantir is being valued around $10.5 billion ahead of direct listing as investors question growth story
In updated prospectus on Wednesday, Palantir said it has 1.64 billion shares outstanding as of Sept. 1, which indicates a valuation of about $10.5 billion.
Cancer-detection company Grail, which counts Jeff Bezos among its investors, files to go public
Grail spun out of Illumina in 2015 and has a long-term agreement that requires Grail to give a small percentage of its revenue, whenever it comes, to Illumina.
Netflix isn't a media company or a technology company -- it's an entertainment company, CEO Reed Hastings says
Investors have debated whether Netflix is a media or technology company for more than a decade. Now, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings gives an answer -- it's an entertainment company.
SoftBank loses $12 billion in value on concerns over its big U.S. tech bets
Shares of SoftBank fell another 3% by Wednesday's close, extending losses from earlier in the week.
Netflix's Reed Hastings: 'We have not been spending any time' trying to get into China
"We got turned down by the Chinese government several years ago," Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings told CNBC. "There's so much opportunity for us in Asia, the rest of Asia," Europe and Latin America.
Amazon is on a hiring spree amid widespread coronavirus layoffs and record unemployment
Amazon has already grown its global headcount 34% so far this year.
Microsoft announces pricing and release date for new Xbox consoles, and you'll be able to finance them starting at $24.99 per month
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that its new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S gaming consoles will be available on Nov. 10. Pre-orders start on Sept. 22.
The Athletic says it hits 1 million subscribers after surviving sports shutdown
Subscription sports website and application The Athletic has weathered the pandemic's sports shutdown and has 1 million subscribers, but the endgame for the company is still unknown.
Ex-Xerox CEO Ursula Burns says companies must 'change the criteria' to create diverse boards
A panel of Black leaders said on CNBC's "The Path Forward: Race and Opportunity in America" that companies have to do better to create diverse boards and C-suites.
Reed Hastings on Netflix's ‘Hunger Games’ culture: Only focus on employees you'd fight to keep
Netflix's Reed Hastings told CNBC the company models itself on professional sports teams, an approach that has been critical to its ascent into a global streaming giant.
Ex-WPP CEO Martin Sorrell says Facebook advertising boycott had ‘little impact’
Martin Sorrell, the founder of the world's largest advertising and PR group, said the Facebook advertising boycott only had a "little impact."
Tesla rebounds 7% after suffering its worst single-day loss in history
The S&P 500 Index Committee added Etsy, Teradyne and Catalent to the index, but stopped short of including Tesla.
Google abandons new Dublin office with enough space for 2,000 staff
Google has decided to cancel plans to lease an office in Ireland with enough space for 2,000 staff.
No signs of hacks on computers used to record and tally votes, says top U.S. election protection official
Chris Krebs, director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), said he saw no infiltration of computer systems used to tabulate votes.
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