Google to Invest $4.5 Billion in Jio Platforms
Google is joining Facebook and a host of private equity and sovereign wealth funds investing in India's largest wireless carrier.
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Huawei’s Growth Slows Amid U.S. Pressure, Pandemic
Things are likely to get even tougher for Huawei as the U.S. ramps up its effort to curtail the Chinese tech giant's global business.
Mukesh Ambani Is Richer Than Elon Musk or Sergey Brin and Larry Page
The tycoon has become the world's 6th richest person thanks to diversifying his conglomerate Reliance Industries from energy to tech.
Chipmaker Analog Devices Buys Rival Maxim for $21 Billion
One of the latest chip deals in years is focused on analog chips, not the digital chips that run computers and smartphones.
SoftBank Considering Partial Sale, Public Offering of Arm Holdings
SoftBank paid $32 billion for the chip-design unit in 2016.
Supreme Court to Hear Google V. Oracle on October 7
A win for Oracle could have major ramifications for the software industry, since APIs historically haven’t been copyrighted.
HPE Acquires Networking Firm Silver Peak for $925 Million
HPE's business has been hard hit during Covid-19, and it's now adding technology that helps companies with remote workers.
Robinhood Valued at $8.6 Billion With More New Funds
Robinhood has raised $600 million in Series F funding.
SiriusXM Buys Stitcher for $265 Million in Cash
The Stitcher purchase continues a consolidation of the podcasting market.
Google to Invest $10 Billion in India
The plans to invest in the country with the world's second-largest population of internet users comes on the heels of Facebook's investment there.
Alibaba’s Jack Ma Sells Nearly $10 Billion of Alibaba Shares
The founder of China's leading e-commerce website stepped away from operations of the company last September to focus on philanthropy.
U.K. to Ban Huawei’s Equipment in 5G Networks
The move raises questions about whether other European countries that have so far accepted Huawei’s gear could reverse their positions.
More Trouble for TikTok in the U.S. and India
The Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, which had its biggest market in terms of users in India.
WeWork Cut Workforce by 60%, on Track for 2021 Profits
Marcelo Claure told the FT the company expects to generate profits and positive cash flow by 2021.
Facebook Considers Banning Political Ads Ahead of November Election
"Banning political ads favors incumbents and whoever the media covers,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a speech last year.
Amazon Backs Away From Employee Ban on TikTok
Amazon confirmed a abrupt reversal from a note the company sent to staff earlier in the day telling them they would need to remove TikTok from work devices.
Rackspace Files to Go Public
The move toward a public listing by the cloud computing firm is the latest sign of life for the tech IPO market.
Google Seeks Ways to Avoid EU Antitrust Investigation of Fitbit Acquisition
Google could promise that it won't use data from Fitbit to target advertising.
Behind the Amazon-Zoox Deal: a Walk-Away Clause
Amazon aims to keep Zoox engineers via transaction and retention bonuses or it can kill the deal.
Nvidia Overtakes Intel as Most Valuable Chip Maker
Nvidia’s rise underscores the strategic importance many companies are placing on AI.
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