Google’s Project Shield restores net security expert Brian Krebs’ site after massive DDoS attack
03 Oct 2016
Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Amazon, IBM join hands on AI
30 Sep 2016
The new non-profit formed by the five technology leaders is also in talks with Apple and the Elon Musk-backed OpenAI, with the aim of educating the public and governments about artificial intelligence and formulating best practices
Google in Airbnb's $555 mn funding round
26 Sep 2016
Google, Salesforce, Microsoft eyeing Twitter: reports
24 Sep 2016
Several technology companies, including Google, Microsoft and Salesforce, have expressed interest in acquiring struggling social media giant
Google acquires California-based startup API.ai
20 Sep 2016
Amazon, Google, dozens others back Microsoft in privacy battle
03 Sep 2016
In its case against the US Justice Department, Microsoft has been backed by a wide range of lawyers, rights activists, IT leaders and media houses in arguing that the government can’t force it to keep demands for customers’ data secret
Google to penalise mobile sites with pop-up ads
25 Aug 2016
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