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December 31, 2019

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store for week ending December 29, 2019: App Store Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1.

December 28, 2019

Even amid affluence of tech capital, local news struggles

The cities and suburbs on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay are home to 2.7 million people, a world-class University of ...

December 18, 2019

Quiz: How well did you keep up with business news in 2019?

2019 wound up being another big year for news from the business world. There was a leadership transition at Google's parent ...

December 11, 2019

YouTube cracks down on racist, sexist and similar insults

YouTube is taking another step to curb hateful and violent speech on its site. The video streaming company said it will now ...

December 10, 2019

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

App Store Official Charts for the week ending December 8, 2019: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2.

December 05, 2019

Huawei asks court to throw out US telecom funds ban

Chinese tech giant Huawei is asking a U.S. federal court to throw out a rule that bars rural phone carriers from using ...

December 04, 2019

Google co-founders step aside as antitrust scrutiny heats up

Google’s co-founders are relinquishing their executive positions just as state and federal regulators, not to mention the ...

December 04, 2019

Google co-founders step down as execs of parent Alphabet

The co-founders of Google are stepping down as executives of its parent company, Alphabet, ending a remarkable two decades ...

December 03, 2019

Huawei moving US research center to Canada

The founder of Huawei says the Chinese tech giant is moving its U.S. research center to Canada due to American sanctions on ...

November 21, 2019

Google reins in political advertising

Google is making it harder for political advertisers to target specific types of people. The company said that as of January, ...

November 20, 2019

Muted launch for Google's game-streaming service Stadia

Google’s new game-streaming service Stadia demonstrates the possibilities of gaming from the cloud, but experts say it’s ...

November 19, 2019

GateHouse, Gannett join, become largest US newspaper chain

GateHouse closed its $1.1 billion takeover of USA Today publisher Gannett, becoming the country’s largest newspaper company ...

November 15, 2019

Supreme Court steps into Google-Oracle copyright fight

The Supreme Court said Friday it will referee a high-profile copyright dispute between technology giants Oracle and Google.

November 15, 2019

Huawei sells folding smartphone with no Google after US ban

Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its first folding smartphone without Google apps or U.S.-made processor chips following ...

November 13, 2019

Google plans to offer checking accounts

Google plans to add checking accounts from Citigroup and a credit union to its Google Pay digital wallet in 2020, the tech ...

November 12, 2019

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

App Store Official Charts for the week ending November 10, 2019: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2. Heads Up!, ...

November 09, 2019

Top antitrust enforcer warns Big Tech over data collection

The Justice Department's top antitrust official warned Big Tech companies Friday that the government could pursue them for ...

November 07, 2019

Board of Google parent investigating sexual misconduct cases

In response to shareholder lawsuits, the board at Google parent Alphabet is investigating claims of sexual misconduct made ...

November 02, 2019

Fitbit buy is Google's latest step into gadgetry

Google's acquisition of wearable pioneer Fitbit may be a bold plunge into health and fitness technology. But it's also just ...