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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s antitrust authority says it has approved Facebook’s proposed $19 billion takeover of the messaging service WhatsApp. The 28-nation bloc’s executive Commission said Friday the deal may go ahead because…
October 06, 2014 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co., the iconic maker of personal computers and printers, reportedly plans to split itself into two separate companies by spinning off its technology services business. The Wall Street Journal reported the…
October 06, 2014 -
HONG KONG (AP) — The Chinese government might be using smartphone apps to spy on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, a U.S. security firm said. The applications are disguised as tools created by activists, said…
October 05, 2014 -
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Twitter are teaming up on a $10 million project to better understand social networks and figure out new ways to benefit from them. As part…
October 03, 2014 -
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. says it has extended Robert Iger’s contract as chairman and CEO by two years through June 30, 2018. In a statement issued Thursday, board member Orin Smith…
October 03, 2014