Category Archives: (KFGO The Mighty 790) Technology
Nvidia eclipses Intel as most valuable U.S. chipmaker
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Nvidia has overtaken Intel for the first time as the most valuable U.S. chipmaker. In a semiconductor industry milestone, Nvidia's shares rose 2.3% in afternoon trading o...
Jul 08, 2020
Facebook suspends disinformation network tied to employees of Brazil’s Bolsonaro
By Jack Stubbs and Joseph Menn (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Wednesday suspended a network of social media accounts it said were used to spread divisive political messages online by employees of Brazili...
Jul 08, 2020
Facebook takes down accounts and pages of Trump ally Roger Stone
By Joseph Menn and Jack Stubbs (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Wednesday removed 50 personal and professional pages connected to U.S. President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Roger Stone, who is due to r...
Jul 08, 2020
Oracle offers to put its new cloud technology inside customer data centers
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Oracle Corp on Wednesday said it is now offering to put all of its cloud computing technology inside its customers' data centers for an $18 million upfront commitment and...
Jul 08, 2020
Tesla’s Musk approaches a $1.8 billion bonanza
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Tesla Inc's blistering stock rally is putting Chief Executive Elon Musk in reach of a payday potentially worth $1.8 billion, his second jackpot from the electric car make...
Jul 08, 2020
Chinese gay dating app BlueCity focused on Asia after IPO
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's biggest gay dating app's owner BlueCity is focused on expanding in Asia, its founder said on Wednesday after it made its Nasdaq debut despite a U.S. securities regulator wa...
Jul 08, 2020
Pompeo praises Google, Facebook, Twitter for not surrendering user data to Hong Kong government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday gave kudos to Google, Facebook and Twitter for refusing to surrender user data to the Hong Kong government, and encouraged other...
Jul 08, 2020
Alphabet’s Loon launches balloon internet service in Kenya
By Duncan Miriri BARINGO, Kenya (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc began offering the world's first commercial high-speed internet using balloons to villagers in remote regions of Kenya's Rift Valley on Wednesd...
Jul 08, 2020
London river service to become Uber Boat under new deal
LONDON (Reuters) - A London riverboat service used by commuters and visitors will be rebranded Uber Boat by Thames Clippers later this summer as part of a deal with the ride-hailing app. Thames Clippe...
Jul 08, 2020
Israeli private tech firms raised $2.5 billion in second quarter
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli private high-tech companies raised $2.5 billion in the second quarter of 2020, overcoming the coronavirus pandemic with a rise from $2.2 billion a year ago, the Israel Ve...
Jul 08, 2020
