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The article reports on the number of websites seized by technology company Microsoft Corp. that it said Iranian hackers had used to try to steal sensitive information from targets in the U.S.

The article offers world news briefs including the funding raised by ride-hailing company Grab from SoftBank Vision Fund, closing down of Amazon of its Pop-Up stores in the U.S., and the plan of Goldman Sachs to adopt a flexible dress code.

The article reports that hackers associated with Russian intelligence targeted civil society group across Europe ahead of election and mentions the attacks were disclosed by software company Microsoft in blog post.

The article reports on decision of ecommerce firm Amazon to build campus in Northern Virginia which will include site of former federal garage and mentions views of Monica Backmon, the executive director of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, on the same.

The article offers information on the announcement of the Amazon.com Inc. of abandoning plans for an additional corporate headquarters from the response to efforts by workers to unionize in New York.

The article informs that American electronic commerce giant Amazon has observed slowed growth from its usual breakneck pace and it came at a cost, with the company spending far more on shipping to win customer, as of February 2019.

The article reports on the high earnings of technology firm Microsoft as of January 30, 2019 in its commercial and consumer businesses.

The article reports on the development of the Bing search engine despite the appealing censors of China.

The article presents the author's insights regarding the searching process by electronic commerce company Amazon for its second headquarters called HQ2.

The article reports on the document proposal provided by the New York City government to the electronic commerce company Amazon but later took the file down because it contain propriety information.

The article offers author's opinion on controversy surrounding e-commerce giant Amazon's decision to build headquarters in Long Island City, New York and Arlington, Virginia, on political issues surrounding the subsidies for the project, and effect the new headquarter would have on people.

The article offers information on missing estimated third-quarter profit earnings by Amazon, decrease in sales and decrease in stock price of Amazon on October 25, 2018.

The article reports on the company Microsoft which has reported fast growth for several quarters due to its commercial cloud offerings that help push its market capitalization to about $785 billion and had continued in the latest quarter with an earnings statement that beat analyst expectations.

The article reports that ecommerce firm EBay has claimed that ecommerce firm Amazon has illegally tried to lure sellers off marketplace by exploiting internal messaging system and mentions that cease-and-desist letter to Amazon was sent by Ebay.

The article reports on the monetary pledge of Amazon chief executive and founder Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie Bezos for the homeless and preschoolers in the U.S.

The article reports on the donations of the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie to the With Honor Fund which supports the military veterans who are running for Congress.

The article reports on the recent turmoil at nonprofit organization OpenAI, including the firing and subsequent reinstatement of CEO Sam Altman, the creation of a provisional three-person board, and the departure of key board members.

The article reports on the ruling of Judge Jacquelline Scott Corley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern Distric of California denying a request by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to delay the merger and acquisition of videogame publisher Activision Blizzard by technology firm Microsoft. It raises arguments by the FTC about the threat posed by the merger to open competition in cloud gaming, subscription services and consoles and Microsoft's incentives to make the Call of Duty game.

The article reports on the proposed deal of technology company Microsoft to acquire video game company Activision Blizzard that was blocked by Great Britain's Competition and Markets Authority due to failure of Microsoft to address competition concerns in the cloud gaming sector and potential harm to consumers. Focus is given on the efforts of regulators including the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in broadening their antitrust scrutiny to include emerging markets.

The article reports on the strategy by technology firm Google to remain ahead of its competition against Microsoft after learning in March 2023 that South Korean firm Samsung is planning to use Microsoft's Bing as the default search engine on its electronic devices. Also cited are the new features of Bing like its artificial intelligence (AI) technology, and Google's creation of a task force tasked of developing AI products.

The article illustrates how voice assistants like Alexa and Siri have squandered their lead in the race for artificial intelligence (AI) technology developments given the invention of chatbots as a different kind of virtual assistant. Topics discussed are technological hurdles faced by Siri, differences between voice assistants and chatbots in terms of their use of AI, and competition between technology companies to come up with responses to AI-powered bots like CharGPT.

The article examines the firing of Sam Altman as chief executive officer of OpenAI and the division among the artificial intelligence (AI) start-up's board members and executives over Altman's reinstatement. It discusses the concerns of a number of board members and executives over the power of AI and Altman's move to create a for-profit subsidiary and raise funds from Microsoft that affect the board's mission of safe AI. It describes the actions taken by Altman for his reinstatement.

The article reports on the challenges facing U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chairperson Lina Khan in her efforts to enforce the antitrust laws against major technology companies, particularly in the FTC's lawsuit to block Microsoft's planned purchase of video game publisher Activision. Also cited are the precedent rulings by the courts in which they rejected challenges to vertical mergers like the Microsoft case.

The article reports on the alleged declining employment opportunities for computing course graduates in the U.S. as of December 2022 by citing the case of software engineer Annalice Ni, who was laid off by Facebook parent company Meta. Also cited are the move by students to study computer science courses due to prospects of high salaries and good benefits like free food, and the move by other technology firms like Lyft, Amazon, and Twitter to terminate staff.

The article reports on the plan of workers at video game maker Activision Blizzard to unionize once the merger deal with technology company Microsoft went through. It reveals the organizing campaigns at Activision and Microsoft driven by complaints including long working shifts, low pay, discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace. It informs about the neutrality agreement of Microsoft with the Communications Workers of America relating to its acquisition deal with Activision.

The article reports on the move by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to file a petition for divorce in the King County Superior Court in Washington State to part ways with her husband Dan Jewett, a former science teacher. Also cited are Scott's failed marriage with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Scott's move to delete Jewett's name in her philanthropic projects like the Giving Pledge campaign.

The article reports on the plan by technology firm Microsoft to acquire video game company Activision Blizzard in its bid to dominate the gaming sector and the metaverse. Other topics include the focus of other firms like Facebook on metaverse, a virtual platform for the exchange of ideas and selling of digital goods, and Microsoft's strategy to develop cloud gaming technology.

The article reports on the business performance of the technology industry as of February 2024. Topics mentioned include the decision of the industry to layoff employees and cut jobs to transition to artificial intelligence, the increase in consumer demand for computers from end of 2019 to 2023, the size of Amazon's work force, and the total employees of technology companies Microsoft, Google, Apple and Meta.

The article discusses about Florida's hurricane Ian where home camera security systems captured the hurricane, it was the most devastating hurricane recorded, and that most of the residents view the hurricane through their door ring camera.

The article talks about the announcement by electronic commerce giant Amazon that it is acquiring film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for 8.45 billion U.S. dollars.

The article reports on the plan of Microsoft to acquire artificial intelligence (AI) and speech recognition software provider Nuance Communications for 16 billion dollars to expand its health care technology services announced on April 12, 2021. Topics discussed include the significance of the speech and text data collected by Nuance, spending plans of Microsoft for the ZeniMax Media, and the contribution of Nuance to the speech recognition market.

The article reports on the workers at an Amazon sorting center on Staten Island will be eligible to vote this week in an election that could produce the second union at the company in the United States.

The article reports on updates in the operation of technology firm OpenAI, particularly the reinstatement of chief executive officer Sam Altman five days after the board terminated his employment. Also cited are the replacements of the firm's board of directors including former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, and the comment of online data storage provider Box's Aaron Levie on the development.

The article reports on the discussion of executives Sam Altman and Greg Brockman with board members of artificial intelligence research (AI) start-up OpenAI about a possible return to the company. It looks back at the controversy surround the termination of Altman as chief executive officer (CEO) of OpenAI. It informs about the support of technology investors including venture capital firm Sequoia Capital for the reinstatement of Altman.

The article focuses on the resolution of the investigation into the firing of Sam Altman from OpenAI, stating that Altman did not justify his removal, and he will regain his seat on the company's board of directors, marking a significant victory for Altman and the company.

The article reports that the CEOs of America's biggest tech companies Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Tim Cook (Apple), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), and Sundar Pichai (Google) testified before a U.S. House Judiciary Committee about whether their market dominance violates antitrust laws.

The article reports on the investments of social media company Facebook after criticism over its refusal to take action on inflammatory posts by U.S. President Donald Trump. Topics mentioned include Facebook's investment in telecommunications company Reliance Jio in India, acquisition of animated GIF company worth 400 million U.S. dollars, and a venture capital fund being developed by Facebook to invest in start-ups.

The article discusses U.S. companies' implementation of emergency response plans as a result of the coronavirus outbreak as of March 6, 2020. Topics covered include the diagnosis of the disease on a Facebook contractor in Seattle and the following directive of work from home on other employees, and related stringent worker protective measures ordered by Microsoft, Amazon, Ford Motor and other firms. Also noted are such measures' possible changing of workplace behavior over the long term.

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The article discusses that Apple's profits nearly doubled in the latest quarter, showing that the world's richest and most valuable public company is exhibiting little sign of slowing down.

The article reports on the cyberattacks experienced by financial institutions in the U.S. in 2019. Topics discussed include the personal information of Capital One clients that were hacked by software engineer Paige Thompson, the views of Carbon Black chief cybersecurity officer Tom Kellermann on the interest of hackers in banks, and the cybersecurity measures practiced by JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Mastercard.

The article reports that technology companies in the U.S. are expecting to be a prime target of China's retaliation against the U.S. for denying important technology to Chinese companies. Topics covered include the escalating trade war between the two countries, the small companies that are already affected by the dispute, and the importance of China to American chip makers.

The article discusses sensationalism in relation to the reporting of the personal life of Jeff Bezos, founder of technology firm Amazon. Topics explored include the exposé published by tabloid newspaper "National Enquirer" about the planned divorce of Bezos from his wife, the reliance of Bezos on security consultant Gavin de Becker for personal protection, and the alleged romantic affair of Bezos with television (TV) anchor Lauren Sanchez.

The article deals with the decision of U.S. technology company Facebook to drop forced private arbitration in sexual harassment cases. Facebook joins other companies which discarded the practice, including Google, Microsoft, and Uber. Employment experts claim that forced arbitration benefits businesses as cases are decided by arbitrators instead of judges.

The article discusses the European Central Bank promised on Thursday to keep money president, Christine Lagarde, has the eurozone economy shrank in the three months of 2020 and that the outlook for 2021 has uncertain.

The article reports on the venture of technology company Apple into the metaverse with the debut of its virtual reality goggles or headset that blend the digital and physical worlds. It informs about the decline in venture capital investments in metaverse-related startups in 2023 compared to 2022 and the layoff of workers at Microsoft and Disney who had been working on metaverse projects. It considers analysts' suggestion for Apple to take an experimental approach to metaverse.

The article offer tech news briefs inclduing House judiciary antitrust subcommittee has gathered million documents about Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple over the course of companies' businesses, and the congressional hearings usually involve witnesses in dark suits of photographers.