Apple Inc (AAPL.O) Chief Executive Tim Cook is joining the roster of the very rich who are giving away their wealth. Fortune magazine cited the head of the world's largest technology corporation as saying he planned to donate his estimated $785 million
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Nepal Earthquake News: Facebook’s Safety Check shows safety status of users in affected area; Tool limited with Internet connection
Facebook activates their Safety Check feature that offers help to users affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal. However, the safety tool can only work for people that still have Internet connection. Recent reports say that most of the cellphone and power connections in Nepal are already down.
Google's EU showdown offers openings to competitors
Start small, win quick, then move on to bigger issues. That appears to be the European Union's strategy to pursue Google (GOOGL.O) in a competition dispute by choosing to push a narrow set of charges around its shopping service, while opening another investigation of Google's Android mobile phone software.
Facebook Teams Up with WhatsApp for Next-Level Voice Calling Services
Facebook purchased WhatsApp last year for a handsome price. Recently, WhatsApp releases an Android application that integrates posting on Facebook immediately using a Send button. The same is still at the beta testing stage and no reports for formal launch are issued by either Facebook or WhatsApp.
What’s new in iPhone apps: Waze and Periscope release latest versions
Both Waze and Periscope developers recently released an update of their apps. Waze released version 3.9.4, and Periscope released version 1.0.1.
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Jessa Duggar could have a secret baby on the way! Jessa Duggar, one of the many (many) Duggars of 19 Kids and Counting, could be hiding something very big from the outside world- a baby! At least, that's what the latest rumors are, stemming form a photo of Jessa and her husband Ben Seewald, clutching at her belly and making a heart-shaped hand motion that realllllly screams "pregnancy.
Uber Inc said on Friday it struck a deal with Chinese automaker BYD Co Ltd to test a fleet of electric cars for its drivers. The test program, which kicked off a few weeks ago in Chicago and could eventually expand to other cities, is the Silicon Valley startup's first attempt to focus on an electric vehicle, said Uber spokeswoman Lauren Altmin."We've seen interest in the program already from current and potential Chicago partners (drivers)," Altmin said.
With shallow pockets but a deep commitment to promote "living wages", women's advocacy group UltraViolet has peppered Target Corp (TGT.N) with cheap location-focused online ads, challenging it to match Wal-Mart Stores Inc's (WMT.N) promise of $10-an-hour base pay.
Software developers say it will not be easy to come up with a "killer app" for Apple Inc's Watch - few have seen the product and the software is still in test mode.
An upstate New York man, who was set to face trial in May for attempting to defraud Facebook Inc and founder Mark Zuckerberg, is missing, his lawyer said on Monday.
Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc released a barrage of data, special "heat" maps and slick animations on Monday to claim the title of most-popular social network for spectators watching the Super Bowl, but a winner was difficult to pick.
Facebook Inc's (FB.O) revenue grew 49 percent in the fourth quarter, as mobile advertising growth helped the world's largest Internet social network beat Wall Street's targets for earnings and sales.
Game developer, Ubisoft Canada, reassures the fans via its official Facebook page that Tom Clancy’s The Division release date in 20152015 is green-lighted alongside Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege release date this year.
China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N), the world's biggest e-commerce company, is piloting a mobile messaging app aimed at marrying social networking with business, an Alibaba spokeswoman said on Friday, as the company expands its enterprise services.
