CNBC’s Josh Lipton discussed his recent interview with former Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s CEO Steve Ballmer in a program and said that Ballmer is apparently very satisfied with the policies and decision made by new Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s CEO Satya Nadella. Nadella, on start of his era, announced that the company will now be focusing its lens on mobile and Cloud. He also made a tough decision of firing no less than 18,000 employees from the company. Lipton showed some excerpts from Ballmer’s interview. “I am excited, and enthused with Satya in the job, He has made a couple of big decisions, which…
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Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has been tracking its users’ browsing habits even outside of its social platform for a long time. The company allegedly shares this data with advertisers to help them target ads on users based on demographics, engagement attribute and some other factors that are important in revenue generation. But an article on Wall Street Journal has claimed that many online publishers, businesses and retailers have started limiting the access of their visitors’ data to Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s website because a free and open access to data for Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is hurting their revenue. The article claimed that…
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) opened its first office in Hong Kong back in 2010. Since then, it is expanding its business. In 2011, it moved to a 3,000 square feet and expanded its workforce to 50 from 10.Then it opened another center in Tsuen Wan in 201. Today, the electric car maker has announced that it will hire more people at its Hong Kong’s branch to make the workforce more than 100. The recent development shows that Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is getting a strong grasp in the emerging markets outside the US. The announcement was done by government of Hong…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and European authorities are currently in a debate regarding “right to be forgotten” rule, according to which, search engines are bound to remove the obsolete information online about any individual. Discussing Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) ’s problems in Europe and the likely solution of this issue in a program on Bloomberg, Luciano Floridi, professor at Oxford Internet Institute said that the Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and European commissioners are near to a solution but there are still a lot of problems to be sorted out. He said that some areas of this issue are very clear and both parties understand…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has finally answered the call of its fans and launched big sized iPhones this month. Most of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s competitors were already making big phone but it’s the first time for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to make a dive in the phablet industry. The inexperience was quickly exposed recently as many users of iPhone 6 Plus experienced bending of the phone in their pocket. In an article on Business Week, Joshua Brustein mentioned a research survey done by researchers at IHS Inc. and said that iPhone 6 Plus production cost is considerably higher that iPhone 6 and…
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is trying to revamp its user experience based on some social media tweaks. Recently, it announced an integration with Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)’s site which allowed the users to add items to cart by #AmazonCart hashtag on Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)’s platform. Today, it has an extension of this feature according to which, users can add any item to their Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s wish list by appending #AmazonWishList hashtag. An article by TechCrunch talked about this news and said that letting users to play with Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s carts from Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) will boost the company’s retail reach.…
An article on Wall Street Journal has claimed that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is tracking its users for advertisement and some other purposes using a special code known as Pixel code. Whenever a user signs up for Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s social media platform, the company prompts it to read the user agreement and terms of service, which is mostly ignored by a majority of users. This agreement has a clause in which Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has reserved a right to track the user and secret data for making the experience better. The article claims that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is using this…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s sees users’ data as one of the most important aspects of its revenue generation. A strong insight about user data lets it facilitate the marketers which are using Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) as their primary source of business and data insights. In a recent development, Wall Street Journal has claimed that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is about to launch a new advertising platform, which will help the marketers and companies to have a stronger grasp on users’ data. WSJ quoted some inside sources which are familiar with the matter. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is now challenging Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) in…
BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) is gearing up to launch its much awaited new phone, Blackberry Passport. Discussing Passport’s arrival and its likely effects on Blackberry in a program on Bloomberg, Caroline Hyde said that BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) is desperate to come in the mainstream market with this phone. She said that there is a very less chance that this phone will make any big difference because BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY)’s competitors have a lot of sales already. She also mentioned some features of the phone. “[…] Basically it’s meant to be ideal for reading, for editing your business documents, it’s going to…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is quickly making its way in Europe. Despite of being under fire from the EU because of some antivirus issue, the tech giant sees Europe as an important domain for its future endeavors. Efficient data centers in Europe have been scarce, thanks to the regulatory problems and abrasive rules. But Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has its own way to cease the markets. The company has announced that it is going to invest no less than $773 million in Netherlands over the next four years in the domain of datacenter. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) claimed that around 1,000 workers will…
eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)’s PayPal has announced that it will be accepting Bitcoins from merchants during online purchases. Discussing this news in a program on CNBC, David Shin, Founder of PayWise, said that this is a great news for Bitcoin processors. He said that there are different regularity dynamics in each areas regarding Bitcoins and a lot depends on regulatory policies eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)’s PayPal seems a bit reluctant as it only rolled out some limited options. PayPal has said that it will be accepting Bitcoins only for the digital products like downloadable songs, books and content. eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) acquired…
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has finally got the approval from authorities to open four new charging stations for its customers in the New Jersey Turnpike service areas. An agreement between Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s officials and New Jersey Turnpike administration was signed on Tuesday, an article on NJ reported. New charging stations will be opened in Molly Pitcher and Joyce Kilmer services areas. There will be no expense for toll payers. New charging stations will facilitate the Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s customers from local and surrounding areas. The source quoted John O’Hern, authority deputy executive director, who said that Tesla…