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Google, Apple, Facebook To Pay After Bus Protests
A storm in a bus stop as tech firms agree to contribute after street protests in San Francisco
Chip Giant GlobalFoundries Chooses Jha As Chief
Former Motorola chief executive Sanjay Jha will take the helm at Globalfoundries ahead of a massive investment in next-generation chip manufacturing technology
Report: Microsoft Chief Executive Search Hindered By Ballmer, Gates Involvement
The ongoing presence of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer on Microsoft's board is a turnoff for many potential executive candidates, according to The Wall Street Journal
HP Blames The Market For 5000 More Job Cuts
2014 may not be such a happy new year for some as HP announces more misery on the jobs front
Brokers See Lift In Small Business Sales
Purchases and sales of small businesses in the US saw growth in 2013, but remained well below the level of activity before the recession
BlackBerry Posts Huge £2.7bn Loss After Asset Write-Down
BlackBerry troubles continue but the company hopes restructure and new partnership with Foxconn can give it a break
Microsoft Admits No Ballmer Replacement Until 2014
Redmond's search for a new CEO is taking longer than expected and a new boss will not be in place before year-end
Amazon Employees In Germany Go On Strike During Holiday Season
The first day of the industrial action corresponds to last year’s busiest day
BlackBerry: ‘Reports Of Our Death Are Greatly Exaggerated’
BlackBerry CEO John Chen seeks to reassure customers and partners
Small Businesses Lack Integrated Digital Strategy
Small and medium sized businesses need to improve their digital strategies warns IBM survey
HP Profits After Data Centre Gains, But PC Competition Hurts
Hewlett-Packard posts mostly positive results thanks to sales growth in data centre systems and commercial PCs
Amazon Hits Back At Undercover Worker Criticisms
Amazon hits back at working condition allegations made by an undercover reporter in a Swansea warehouse
Dell Wants Half its Workforce To Work Remotely By 2020
Dell says part-time telecommuting would save it money, increase productivity and help the environment.
Bill Gates Discusses Search For New Microsoft CEO
Bill Gates reportedly comes close to tears during a speech at Microsoft's annual shareholder meeting
Haiti And Worker Protests Disrupt Salesforce Dreamforce
Protesters upset about Haiti, Walmart and pay at San Francisco's AT&T stadium make for mini Dreamforce nightmares
Dropbox Values Itself At £5bn As It Seeks Fresh Funding – Report
Dropbox wants £156m to help fund its push into enterprise cloud storage
BT Openreach CEO Liv Garfield Leaves For Severn Trent
Garfield will leave in the spring after overseeing BT fibre deployment
BlackBerry Looks To The Future, Says New CEO Chen
Interim CEO John Chen used a public letter to warn of tough choices, but says the company is looking to the future
Juniper Networks Names New CEO
Juniper picks Barclays' technology expert Shaygan Kheradpir as its new CEO after Kevin Johnson's surprise retirement
Box Chooses Bankers For 2014 IPO – Report
Box IPO reportedly moves closer as cloud firm selects bankers ahead of flotation next year
Big Switch Networks Appoints New CEO
SDN specialist Big Switch Networks appoints former Juniper executive as its new CEO
Twitter IPO Values Company At More Than £11 Billion
70 million shares priced at £16 will be available at Twitter IPO on the New York Stock Exchange
Stephen Elop And Alan Mulally Make Microsoft CEO Shortlist – Report
The shortlist of potential CEOs to replace Microsoft's Steve Ballmer has been honed down to just four candidates
Virgin Media Broadband Gains Increase Revenues In Q3
Virgin Media increases broadband subscribers during first quarter for Liberty Global ownership
Acer CEO Steps Down After Bruising Results
The CEO of Acer resigns as it restructures with a 7 percent workforce reduction and product cancellations
BlackBerry Abandons Sale Plans In Favour Of $1bn Finance Deal
CEO Thorsten Heins departs as BlackBerry calls off sale to its largest shareholder
AT&T Eyes Vodafone Takeover In 2014 – Report
US operator is targeting Vodafone as a route into Europe, according to a report
BT Adds 195,000 To Its Fibre Network In Record Quarter For Openreach
BT adds 195,00 new and existing broadband subscribers to fibre as BT Sport secures 2m sign-ups
Michael Dell Completes Company Buyout
After many trials and tribulations, Michael Dell's buyout of his namesake company has been completed