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Facebook profit hits an all-time high, unaffected by recent scandals — so far

December 14, 2018 at 1:07 p.m.

The crisis of public trust confronting Facebook has yet to affect the company's bottom line - at least for the time being. On Wednesday, Facebook said its first-quarter revenue, which...

Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told employees the company could go public within 18 months.

Uber could go public in 18 months, new CEO tells employees

June 2, 2018 at 5:25 p.m.

Uber could go public as soon as 18 months from now. That was the news delivered to Uber's 16,000-person workforce Wednesday by the embattled transportation company's new chief executive, outgoing...

Google’s new shopper-tracking program sparks a federal privacy complaint

June 3, 2018 at 2:51 a.m.

A prominent privacy rights watchdog is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a new Google advertising program that ties shoppers' online behavior to their purchases in physical stores. The...

Why Apple is struggling to become an artificial intelligence powerhouse

May 23, 2019 at 2:12 p.m.

In 2011, Apple became the first company to place artificial intelligence in the pockets of millions of consumers when the firm's co-founder Steve Jobs launched the voice assistant Siri on...

The Newspaper Association of America, the industry group that represents 2,000 newspapers (including The Washington Post), filed a federal complaint against the ad-blocking industry Thursday, alleging that software companies that enable users to block ads are misleading the public.

Newspapers escalate fight against ad blockers

June 11, 2018 at 10:20 p.m.

The newspaper industry is upping its tactics in the fight against ad blockers. The Newspaper Association of America, the industry group that represents 2,000 newspapers (including The Washington Post), filed...

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