On the same day that investigators of the ISIS Paris attacks announced to CNN that the perpetrators used encrypted chat apps, including WhatsApp and Telegram, to communicate under the radar of law enforcement, Brazil imposed -- and then subsequently rescinded -- a nationwide ban of WhatsApp for related reasons, at least officially.
Martin Shkreli, the infamous drug company executive known for raising the price of a life-saving drug to absurd costs, is in the news once again after he was arrested at his Manhattan home Thursday on suspicion of securities fraud.
The Hollywood film industry will have to open its doors to yet another gigantic partnership and a creation of a new studio called Amblin with Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Entertainment and Jeff Skoll's Participant Media. Reports reveal that the partnership is expected to be fully operational in 2016.
Comcast's expansion of data caps into new markets recently created a flood of thousands of complaints to the Federal Communications Commission, as a recent report exposed.
Silicon Valley has a diversity problem, and despite working for a year to create more diverse workplaces with higher levels of Latinos, blacks and women, progress has been slow. But there are bright minds at work on solutions, which is one reason why Facebook COO and LeanIn.org Founder Sheryl Sandberg discussed diversity during an "ask me anything" style Q&A on Quora this week.
Before Congress goes on its holiday hiatus, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on a long-term federal spending bill on Friday and year-end tax on Thursday to prevent a government shutdown.
Last week, Sprint promoted its head of Hispanic advertising to Chief Marketing Officer of the company, in what might be the end of an ongoing front office shuffle that has seen two people fill and vacate the CMO position in the last year and a half. The move also points to a more concerted effort from Sprint to reach the growing and tech-savvy Latino market in the U.S.
Peruvian born wunderkind Pedro Espinoza was raised an entrepreneur from the start. But he also had a life-changing experience working with a charity in his youth, and wanted more of that feeling. With SmileyGo, a data-driven startup founded by Espinoza last year, he plans to bring both worlds together, streamlining the connections between big businesses and nonprofits.
The biggest names in Silicon Valley, including Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Marissa Mayer and more, have spoken up against Trump's proposal for deporting millions of immigrants in a new FWD.us campaign called "11 Million Stories."
Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart have Green Monday pages Green Monday is up and running and the deals are ready for all holiday shoppers. Customers looking to beat the crowds at physical stores are able to shop online for this shopping holiday.
Even the new iPhone 6s models are reduced Best Buy is using this weekend to get more shoppers into their stores. With the iPad being the most asked-for gifts this holiday season, the retailer is reducing the price of a popular model.
As Congress is rounding out its session for 2015, all signs point to a bipartisan agreement in both houses to permanently prevent state and local taxes on Internet service.
This week Facebook announced an offline mode, so mobile users can still see new stories in their News Feeds, even when their connections are spotty. Meanwhile, Twitter announced it would start showing ads to the vast majority of people who visit the platform, and a new study shows Snapchat is the fastest growing social network among millennials.
Video buffet streaming platform Netflix has started an all-out invasion on the original programming market and this year has been a spectacular one for the company. Now that the company has tested the waters and knows what subscribers want, it is prepared to double its menu of offerings next year with original content. See the details here.
Chipotle founder and co-CEO Steve Ells said he is "deeply sorry" about the customers who became sick after eating at the chain over the last several weeks and announced that the restaurant is taking aggressive measures to avoid another situation.
U.S. Senate Republicans presented a bill that would allocate $3 billion in federal assistance to help dig Puerto Rico out of its massive $72 billion debt crisis.
Wal-Mart will begin the program in the South. Wal-Mart is joining Apple Pay and Android Pay by offering its own mobile payment service called Wal-Mart Pay.
Gigabit broadband is spreading across the country at an accelerating pace, as this week AT&T and Google both announced plans for expansion. But AT&T is now pulling ahead in the national fiber rollout race -- thanks, in part, to Google.
Sling TV just announced it has added local live broadcasts from Univision and UniMás to its Spanish-language OTT streaming service, Sling Latino. It's a first for the company and a sign of how it might evolve next.
The Firefox OS smartphone will soon be no more. Mozilla announced on Tuesday that it would stop developing and selling smartphones based on its experimental mobile operating system.
