European stocks retreat after positive start, oil surges LONDON: European equities retreated from a positive start Friday as investors await key US jobs data after being... Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am
Markets Nasdaq ends choppy week higher, as Amazon earnings stall tech rout NEW YORK: Another bumpy ride ended on Friday with the Nasdaq recovering much of the ground it lost in the previous... Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am
Markets Wall Street falls as Facebook’s forecast disrupts tech recovery NEW YORK: US shares fell on Thursday, with the Nasdaq diving more than 2%, as Facebook-owner Meta Platforms’ dour... Published 04 Feb, 2022 04:43am
Markets Wall St falls as Facebook's forecast disrupts tech recovery U.S. shares fell on Thursday, with the Nasdaq diving more than 2%, as Facebook-owner Meta Platforms' dour forecast... Published 03 Feb, 2022 11:35pm
Markets Facebook parent Meta sheds $200bn in stock plummet NEW YORK: Facebook's parent firm Meta on Thursday lost over $200 billion in stock value -- comparable to the size of... Updated 03 Feb, 2022 10:04pm
Technology Meta's profit slips as Facebook loses users SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook's parent firm Meta on Wednesday delivered a gloomy mix of a sharper-than-expected drop in... Published 03 Feb, 2022 11:42am
Technology Australian mining billionaire files lawsuit against Facebook over scam ads SYDNEY: Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest said on Thursday he is launching criminal proceedings against Meta Platform... Published 03 Feb, 2022 10:12am
Technology Google parent Alphabet nearly doubles annual profit SAN FRANCISCO: Google's parent firm Alphabet announced quarterly profits Tuesday that beat expectations and nearly... Published 02 Feb, 2022 10:08am
Technology Facebook owner Meta close to deal for Greek startup Accusonus ATHENS: Meta Platforms Inc, the owner of Facebook, is close to acquiring Greek audio software startup Accusonus, a... Published 01 Feb, 2022 04:18pm
Technology India says to auction 5G airwaves this year NEW DELHI: India's finance minister said on Tuesday the country will auction 5G airwaves this year, kicking off a... Published 01 Feb, 2022 03:38pm
Technology Facebook's crypto project Diem sold after pushback SAN FRANCISCO: The Facebook-backed digital currency project Diem announced Monday the winding down and $182-million... Published 01 Feb, 2022 11:06am
World 'Felt like a bullet': Bhutan PM mourns rare Covid death NEW DELHI: Bhutan's success in avoiding coronavirus is almost unrivalled but a rare patient death -- just the... Published 30 Jan, 2022 12:41pm
Technology EU clears Facebook buyout of Kustomer BRUSSELS: The EU on Thursday cleared Facebook's acquisition of Kustomer, a customer service technology, under the... Published 27 Jan, 2022 07:55pm
Markets Google offers new replacement for advertising cookies after 'FLoC' falls short Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday announced its second try at enabling advertisers to buy ads based on users' ... Published 25 Jan, 2022 06:44pm
Technology Facebook trumpets massive new supercomputer PARIS: Facebook’s parent company Meta announced on Monday it was launching one of the world’s most powerful... Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:03am
World Facebook unblocks Russian foreign ministry-linked page MOSCOW: Russia said Monday that Facebook had restored access to Moscow's official page for arms control talks in... Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:32pm
Technology Suit says Google, Facebook chiefs OK’d market pact SAN FRANCISCO: Top bosses of Google and Facebook were directly involved in approving an allegedly illegal 2018 deal... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
World Suit says Google, Facebook chiefs OK'd market pact SAN FRANCISCO: Top bosses of Google and Facebook were directly involved in approving an allegedly illegal 2018 deal... Published 15 Jan, 2022 11:25am
World Ukraine reports massive cyber attack on government websites KYIV: Kyiv on Friday reported a massive cyber attack on key government websites as tensions between Russia and the... Published 14 Jan, 2022 12:32pm
World US Capitol assault probe subpoenas social media giants WASHINGTON: The congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021 storming of the US Capitol on Thursday... Published 14 Jan, 2022 09:40am
Technology Meta delays office reopening, mandates booster shots for returning workers Facebook parent Meta Platforms has delayed its US office reopening date and mandated COVID-19 booster shots for... Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:09am
Technology France hits Google, Facebook with huge fines over ‘cookies’ PARIS: French regulators have hit Google and Facebook with 210 million euros ($237 million) in fines over their use... Published 10 Jan, 2022 07:02am
Technology France hits Google, Facebook with huge fines over 'cookies' PARIS: French regulators have hit Google and Facebook with 210 million euros ($237 million) in fines over their use... Published 06 Jan, 2022 01:22pm
Opinion Australia puts website accused of fake journalists on register for payment by Facebook, Google Australia’s ground-breaking law forcing platforms like Google and Facebook to pay local publishers for news faces... Published 26 Dec, 2021 03:57am
World Omicron scrambles anew US firms' in-person aspirations NEW YORK: Major US companies are having to reassess their return-to-office plans and getting tough on vaccine or ... Published 19 Dec, 2021 10:15am
Technology Facebook to win conditional EU nod for Kustomer buy, sources say BRUSSELS: Facebook is set to gain EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of Kustomer after offering remedies that... Published 16 Dec, 2021 06:29pm
Technology Zoom has joined tech industry counterterrorism group NEW YORK: Video-conferencing platform Zoom has joined a counterterrorism organization formed by major US tech... Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am
Technology Facebook owner is behind $60m deal for Meta name rights NEW YORK: Meta Platforms Inc, the owner of social media network Facebook, is behind a $60 million deal to acquire ... Published 15 Dec, 2021 06:34am
Technology Europe’s battle to curb Big Tech PARIS: US tech giants Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft have been accused of not paying enough taxes,... Published 13 Dec, 2021 06:45am
World 20 Bangladesh students sentenced to death for political murder DHAKA: Bangladesh sentenced 20 university students to death on Wednesday for the 2019 murder of a young man who... Published 09 Dec, 2021 04:29am