Friday, July 27, 2018

Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg Sued After Stock Plunge 'Shocks' Market

Shareholders often sue companies in the United States after unexpected stock price declines, especially if the loss of wealth is large.

Srikrishna Committee Suggests Amendments in Aadhaar Act for Data Protection

Justice Srikrishna said data privacy is a burning issue and there are three parts to the triangle.

IBM Wins $83 Million From Groupon in Internet Patent Fight

A jury in Delaware said Groupon used IBM's patented e-commerce technology without authorisation following a two-week trial.

Supreme Court Slams Social Networks for Failing to Prevent Offensive Content

A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta granted one month to the social media sites to ensure a foolproof mechanism to prevent uploading of objectionable materials.

YouTube Plans Original Programming in India, Japan and Other Markets

YouTube already has released a handful of original shows in South Korea and one in India, a talk show in Hindi about cricket.

Opera Shares Pop in US Market Debut

Today Opera generates more than 50 percent of its revenue from partnerships with Alphabet's Google and Moscow-based Yandex.

Spotify Reaches 83 Million Paying Subscribers in Race With Apple Music

Spotify as of the end of June had 180 million active monthly users when including users on its free tier.