Big Tech Archive
Archives for October 2017


Alibaba plans to spend $15 billion over the next three years.


Example: Mark Zuckerberg announced an augmented-reality mapping tool to help the Red Cross.


Time is money.


Apple will reboot “Amazing Stories” as part of its move into original content. But we still don’t know why it’s making that move.


Tech giants continue to fear that their platforms helped spread misinformation.


But the company, which isn’t saying much publicly, is still investigating


While Uber repairs its image, Lyft is rolling out driver features in lockstep to maintain its promise to drivers.


It’s also raising its prices.


Why Facebook, Google and Twitter find themselves in the middle of an investigation into the 2016 election.


There’s no guarantee that the transaction with Japan’s SoftBank will get done.


The new mobile format could debut this month for some users.


Google has not said if it will also appear before the House and Senate committees


The Senate Intelligence Committee also urged Facebook, Google and Twitter to testify at a November 1 hearing.


The Google phone has captured less than 1 percent of U.S. smartphone subscribers.


The e-commerce giant is considering an appeal