Tech Firms

Asia stocks fall to two-week low as hopes fade for big Fed rate cut; tech stocks drag led by Apple Inc's overnight slump

Investors have rushed to scale back Fed rate cut expectations following unexpectedly strong gains in US jobs for June

Daniel Zhang, low-key CEO, will succeed Jack Ma at Alibaba: All you need to know about the 'free and unfettered' executive

Little is known outside the company about Zhang, a soft-spoken accountant who goes under the epithet “Xiaoyaozi” at work - literally meaning the “free and unfettered one.”

Breaking up Facebook will allow China’s tech firms in, says Mark Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg says breaking up Facebook means China taking over, who don’t share the “American values”.

UK's counter terrorism police believes that tech firms lack commitment in tackling online extremism

The British authorities have long accused tech firms of failing to do enough to tackle the problem of extremism on the internet

UN General Assembly: UK, France, Italy direct tech firms to remove terror posts within two hours

The leaders of Britain, France, and Italy in UN General Assembly are setting an ambitious goal for tech companies to tackle online posts that promote terrorism

Trump's America-first policy: PM Modi urges US to keep an open mind on H-1B visas

Modi shared his perspective on areas where both countries can work even more closely, including in facilitating greater people-to-people linkages that have over the years helped contribute to each other's prosperity.

Canadian tech firms urge Ottawa to offer temporary visa following U.S. immigration ban

A group of Canadian technology company founders, executives and investors on Sunday called in a letter for Ottawa to immediately give temporary residency to those displaced by a U.S. order banning the entry of people from seven Muslim-majority countries.

Google embeds engineers at universities to teach, mentor students

Howard University freshman Alanna Walton knew something was different about the professor teaching her introduction to computer science course.

Britain's spy chief wants support of US tech firms to stop exploitation by militants