big tech

Certain buyers of MacBooks made by Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) between 2015 and 2019, equipped with so-called “butterfly keyboards”, would be able to continue their lawsuit against the tech giant, which has been given class-action status. What Happened: The lawsuit, filed in...

The recent moves by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to cut app store fees for small developers will not make any significant negative impact on the tech giants’ revenues, according to new estimates from app analytics firm Sensor Tower. What Happened...

Former Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) staffers have made revelations on how the social network giant will be impacted by the privacy changes Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) to its smartphone operating system, CNBC reported Thursday. What Happened: A metric known as view-through conversations is at stake for...

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken a subtle dig at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), seemingly criticizing the iPhone maker’s upcoming mixed reality headset that may be launched next year. What Happened: In a podcast hosted by The Information, Zuckerberg criticized the...

India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani plays a crucial role in U.S. tech giants including Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) unit Google finding success in India, according to a report by CNN. What Happened: Ambani has been making intense efforts to...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) will restore news pages it suspended in Australia in the coming days after it reached a deal with the country’s government. What Happened: The Mark Zuckerberg-led company said in a statement Monday that it was able to reach an agreement with Australia’s...

Facebook Inc’s (NASDAQ: FB) actions to “unfriend Australia” have not gone down well with Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who criticized the social media giant on Thursday. What Happened: Morrison termed Facebook’s actions of cutting of essential services on...

Adam Cohen, director of economic policy at Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Google defended the company’s ad-sharing agreement with Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) in a blog post over the weekend after detailed revelations related to an antitrust lawsuit filed in December by...

Big tech companies, including Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), have joined Facebook Inc’s (NASDAQ: FB) legal efforts against Israeli surveillance company NSO Group Technologies Ltd. What Happened: Microsoft, Google-parent Alphabet...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is not holding back in its dispute with Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) over recent changes to its policies around user privacy. What Happened: "We believe that this is a simple matter of standing up for our users," the iPhone maker said in response to full-page...

The Federal Trade Commission is asking social media companies to provide information on their policies related to the data collection and usage of a user's personal data. What Happened: The federal authority sent an order to nine technology companies seeking information on data...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) may have to part with crown jewels WhatsApp and Instagram after the United States Federal Trade Commission and almost all states sued the social media giant for extinguishing competition, Reuters reported Wednesday. What Happened: The two lawsuits accuse the Mark...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Senior Vice President Craig Federighi has hit out at the adtech industry ahead of the introduction of changes to iOS that would allow users to decline app tracking. What Happened: Federighi referred to online tracking as privacy’s “biggest challenge” in a...

Earlier in October, a house antitrust investigation concluded that the big tech companies are getting dominant every year — stamping out rivals and stifling innovation. Though the executives rebuked the claims, these companies' latest earnings show they made significant gains as...

Big tech stocks have some “bounce” left in them, CNBC "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer said Tuesday. What Happened: Cramer theorized, basing his analysis on chart interpretation by Katie Stockton, that the so-called FAANG stocks — made up of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB...