Management

Microsoft Japan Tests Four Day Week

Productivity jumps by 40 percent after Microsoft tests the benefits of working a four day week

5 years ago

Facebook Shrugs Off Scandals With Strong Financials

What crisis? Profit and revenue surge over 20 percent at Zuckerberg's house, despite a torrid year

5 years ago

Twitter Bans All Political Advertising Worldwide

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says that from next month, his platform will ban all political advertising

5 years ago

Facebook Agrees To Pay ICO Cambridge Analytica Fine

“That will be £500,000” please Mr Zuckerberg”, as ICO reveals Facebook has agreed to pay Cambridge Analytica fine

5 years ago

Google, Facebook Urged To Do More To Tackle Fake News

European Commission says tech giants must to more to tackle fake news, after submission of self-assessment reports

5 years ago

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Faces Intense Scrutiny From Congress

Zuckerberg goes to Congress to answer questions about Libra, but is tackled about privacy, free speech and political ads

5 years ago

Former Cortana Boss Javier Soltero Joins Google

'Hey Cortana... please forward my email to Google', as former Microsoft man joins search engine giant

5 years ago

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Gets 65 Percent Pay Rise

Share price growth sees Nadella net a 65 percent pay rise, bringing home nearly $43m in the last fiscal year

5 years ago

Twitter Clarifies Rules After Call For Trump Ban

Platform says not in the public interest to remove politicians' tweets, after Democrat pressure to ban politicians' tweets

5 years ago

Boom or Bust? Brexit and the Tech Sector

With Brexit fast approaching, how is the tech sector preparing for what could be seismic changes to the industry? How…

5 years ago

SAP’s Bill McDermott Steps Aside For Two Co-CEOs

McDermott steps down from enterprise software giant, as SAP immediately appoints two CEOs

5 years ago

Dyson Axes Plan For Electric Car, 500 Jobs At Risk

Despite receiving government funding, Dyson says electric car project is not “commercially viable”

5 years ago

Thousands On Twitch See Gunman’s Shooting Spree In Germany

Thousands watch gunman's video of attack outside German synagogue, before Twitch pulls the video

5 years ago

Oracle To Hire 2,000 For Cloud Business Expansion

Aggressive rollout of cloud business to new global locations will entail the hiring of nearly 2,000 additional workers

5 years ago

PC Maker HP To Axe 9,000 Jobs Worldwide

Merry Christmas people. HP to cut 16 percent of its workforce, as it simplifies operating model and reduces costs

5 years ago

Zuckerberg Hits Back Against Encryption Backdoor Request

The United States, UK, and Australia sign open letter to Facebook saying encryption helps child abuse, as they demand an…

5 years ago

Europe’s Top Court Rules Facebook Has To Remove ‘Illegal’ Comments Worldwide

Far reaching ruling by ECJ could have big implications for other tech firms, and there is no appeal open to…

5 years ago

Zuckerberg: Facebook Would Defeat Senator Warren’s Breakup Attempt

Leaked audio of Mark Zuckerberg admitting the prospect of an Elizabeth Warren presidency could "suck" for the firm

5 years ago

Schools Heads Warn Of ‘Sadfishing’ Social Media Trend

Social media trend. Teenagers make exaggerated claims about emotional problems to generate online sympathy

5 years ago

Judge Orders IBM To Hand Over Documents In Age Discrimination Case

Big Blue CEO Ginni Rometty ordered to hand over memos as part of age discrimination lawsuit

5 years ago

Facebook ‘Oversight’ Board To Make Content Rulings

Board will make final decisions over objectionable content, but will not be able to change company policy

5 years ago

Disney CEO Leaves Apple Board Amid Streaming Clash

Boss of Disney resigns from Apple board as the two firms launch rival streaming services

5 years ago

MacDonald’s To Replace Humans With AI Drive-Through Assistants

Sign of things to come? Human servers to be replaced by AI voice tech in drive-throughs in the US

5 years ago

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd Takes Medical Leave Of Absence

Former CEO of HP is to take leave of absence for unexplained medical treatment, as Oracle financials miss expectations

5 years ago

Jack Ma Steps Down As Alibaba Chairman

New era ahead for Chinese e-commerce giant as co-founder and chairman Jack Ma steps down

5 years ago

Facebook Offers Users Facial Recognition Opt Out

No more Tag suggestions. Face recognition ability opened to all users, but opt-out is available

5 years ago

Deepmind Co-founder Takes Leave Of Absence

Co-founder of Google's AI division takes extended leave of absence, by mutual agreement

5 years ago

Facebook To Give Users Tracking Data Opt-Out

Do not track. New tool to give users the ability to stop apps and businesses sharing their data to the…

5 years ago

Facebook Lawsuit After Hack Of 29 Million Users

Lawsuit filed alleging social network failed to inform users of risks associated with its single sign-on tool

5 years ago

Google Job Search Prompts Antitrust Complaint

Job search websites complain to European regulators and seek Google job listing halt during probe

5 years ago