Softbank-backed delivery app Rappi lays off 6% of workforce: statement
Softbank-backed Latin American delivery app Rappi has laid off 6% of its workforce, the company said in a statement, without providing a raw number on...
SK Innovation plans battery plant expansions in U.S., Hungary
South Korea’s SK Innovation plans to build a second electric vehicle battery factory in the United States and is considering an expansion of an electric...
Facebook tweaks ad policy but still allows political lies in U.S. campaign 2020
Facebook Inc announced limited changes on Thursday to its approach to political ads, including allowing users to turn off certain ad-targeting tools, but defied critics’...
Facebook’s Zuckerberg drops annual challenges to focus on longer-term goals
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday he was dropping his annual challenges this year to take a longer-term focus on the...
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg drops annual challenges to focus on longer-term goals
Facebook Inc’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday he was dropping his annual challenges this year to take a longer term focus on...
Robots and AI-powered products return to Vegas for CES
From the Keurig of cocktails and soft, squishy comfort robots to artificial intelligence-fueled projector screens and personalized skincare regiments, more than 200 new products appeared...
Takeaway shareholders approve Just Eat acquisition: company
Dutch food ordering company Takeaway.com said on Thursday its shareholders had approved plans for the company’s proposed 5.9 billion pound ($7.7 billion) acquisition of British...
How Big Tech is helping transform cars into smartphones
Technology companies transformed smartphones and televisions into continuous fountains of revenue. Now, big tech wants to work with automakers to do the same thing for...
Alibaba praised by China’s gay community for ad recognizing same-sex couples
Online gay communities in China are lauding e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd for releasing a subtle ad that appears to feature a gay couple...
Transport app FlixMobility achieves 37% passenger growth in 2019, eyes India
Transport app FlixMobility reported on Thursday a 37% increase in passenger numbers last year, as Germany’s best-funded tech startup claimed the mantle of the world’s...
