Category Archives: (KFGO The Mighty 790) Technology
Elon Musk says bitcoin is slightly better than holding cash
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said that owning bitcoin was only a little better than holding conventional cash, but that the slight difference made it a better asset to hold. "Howeve...
Feb 18, 2021
Google names exec to oversee responsible AI research after staff unrest
By Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday named Marian Croak, one of its few Black executives, to oversee research on responsible artificial intel...
Feb 18, 2021
WhatsApp to move ahead with privacy update despite backlash
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's WhatsApp said on Thursday it will go ahead with its controversial privacy policy update but will allow users to read it at "their own pace" and will also display a banner pr...
Feb 18, 2021
Canada says alleged Trump interference in extradition case of Huawei’s Meng ‘moot’
By Steve Scherer and Moira Warburton OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's attorney general says accusations that former U.S. President Donald Trump's interfered in Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou's...
Feb 18, 2021
Waze’s ex-CEO says app could have ‘grown faster’ without Google
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Waze has struggled to grow within Alphabet Inc's Google, the navigation app's former top executive said, renewing concerns over whether it was stifled by the search giant's ...
Feb 18, 2021
Short-selling under spotlight in GameStop hearing
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Short selling was under the microscope on Thursday as a U.S. House committee grilled executives from trading app Robinhood and hedge funds Melvin Capital and Citad...
Feb 18, 2021
Hedge fund manager Plotkin’s GameStop short, dissected
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Gabriel Plotkin first bet against the future of GameStop Corp in 2014 when it traded around $40. But after a harrowing experience with shor...
Feb 18, 2021
Canada vows to be next country to go after Facebook to pay for news
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada vowed on Thursday to make Facebook Inc pay for news content, seeking allies in the media battle with tech giants and pledging not to back down if the socia...
Feb 18, 2021
Uber faces UK Supreme Court ruling on worker rights in gig economy test
By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Supreme Court will rule on Friday in a battle over workers' rights at taxi app Uber that could have ramifications for millions of people in the gig economy...
Feb 18, 2021
Australia remains committed to implement media payment law, treasurer says
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Friday said he had informed Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg the country remained committed to implementing the proposed media pay...
Feb 18, 2021
