Tech news Apple suffers longest losing streak in years Ghada Ismail May 3, 2016 0 So far in 2016, Apple Inc. is the dog of the Dow. After an underwhelming earnings report led to the shares' worst…
Tech news Yahoo chief’s $55m severance deal revealed Ghada Ismail May 3, 2016 0 Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer will receive $54.9m (£37.4m) in severance pay if she loses her job in the sale…
Tech news Oracle to acquire utility software maker Opower Ghada Ismail May 3, 2016 0 Oracle Corp will buy Opower Inc, a maker of software for utilities, for about $548 million in cash. The offer of…
Tech news Amazon backs voice based-platform Alexa with investment in TrackR Ghada Ismail May 3, 2016 0 Amazon.com Inc is investing between $250,000 and $500,000 in Bluetooth technology company TrackR to extend the…
Tech news Uber drivers in New York form labor association Ghada Ismail May 3, 2016 0 Uber drivers in New York state have formed an association to strengthen their hand in dealing with the ride-sharing…
Tech news WhatsApp shutdown in Brazil affects over 100 million users Ghada Ismail May 3, 2016 0 A Brazilian judge ordered wireless phone carriers to block access to Facebook Inc's WhatsApp for 72 hours…
Tech news Twitter suit partly dismissed over U.S. information requests Ghada Ismail May 3, 2016 0 A U.S. judge on Monday partly dismissed a lawsuit filed by Twitter Inc in which the social media company argued it…
Initiatives “UAE Reads” initiative to kick off on Monday Ghada Ismail May 1, 2016 0 The “UAE Reads” initiative will be launched next Monday under the directions of Sheikha Shamma bint Mohammed bin…
International News Air France-KLM to appoint Jean-Marc Janaillac a new CEO Ghada Ismail May 1, 2016 0 Air France-KLM's board is to appoint Jean-Marc Janaillac as the Franco-Dutch airline group's next chief executive…
International News EU set to take forward visas for Turks in migrant deal Ghada Ismail May 1, 2016 0 Despite deep public misgivings in some countries, the European Union will this week drive forward a plan to grant…