Economy

Google Announces New Parent Company 'Alphabet'

Google created a new umbrella company to oversee its renowned Internet business along with every company that the tech giant has ever created or acquired.

Warren Buffett Buys Aerospace Company for $37.2 Billion

Warren Buffett’s company Berkshire Hathaway announced yesterday it would spend $37.2 billion to acquire Precision Castparts.

2016 Election Polls: Donald Trump Popular With Small Business Owners, Easily Tops Hillary Clinton

Following the first Republican presidential debate, real estate businessman Donald Trump appears to have the support of the small business industry based on a post-debate survey.

Yelp's Diversity Report Reflects Improvement

Across Silicon Valley, diversity has been hailed as one of the tech industry's greatest problems. Facebook, for example, has publically acknowledged its struggles with gaining a diverse employee base. But diversity isn't quite the same challenge for one Bay Area-based tech company: Yelp.

Small Business Financing: United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Announces Plan to Invest in Small Businesses

The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) recently announced a plan that will help small business owners and entrepreneurs apply for financial support and capital assistance.

Cheap Flights: JetBlue Airlines Offering $49 Trips in Two-Day Flash Sale

Airplane tickets are very expensive these days. JetBlue is making it a little cheaper for you for two days.

Twitter Inks Deal With NFL, Hopes to Increase Users With More Highlights and NFL News

Much more content will be offered from NFL games Twitter will start displaying much more content from NFL games, including highlights and news thanks to a new two-year deal signed by the two companies Monday, CNET reports.

Wireless Carrier Comparison 2015: With AT&T and Verizon Moves, the Unlocked Future is Happening Now, Like it or Not

A major shift is happening in the wireless industry. Expect changes to the plans on offer, a protracted price war, and the iPhone to no longer "cost" only $200.

Verizon Data Plans: Verizon to End Contracts, Customers to Pay Full Price For New Devices

No more discounted phones in exchange for yearly contracts Verizon is ending its yearly service contracts for its wireless phone business. Because of this, high-priced smartphones will have to be purchased in monthly installments or purchased outright, CNET reports.

Apple to Host Event Introducing New iPhone 6, iPads and Upgraded Apple TV, Find Out When

Apple is expected to host a product launch event the week of Sept. 7 to introduce new iPhones, iPads and a new Apple TV device.

New York Times Sued for Age and Gender Discrimination

A suit filed against the New York Times and its chief revenue officer Meredith Levien alleges that when Levien started to downsize employees in 2013 she did so by targeting older and minority employees for dismissal.

Facebook Wins the GOP Debate, Snapchat Gets Political (Ads), and Is Former Twitter Chief Dick Costolo (Completely) Out?

This week in social media, former CEO of Twitter Dick Costolo will reportedly be stepping down from his position on Twitter's board of directors. Meanwhile, Snapchat is becoming the newest battlefront for political discussion by design, and Facebook was the true winner of the first GOP debate.

Samsung Smartphones: Unpacked Event to Introduce New Smartphones With Large Screens

New phablet-sized phones are coming from Samsung Samsung will use its Unpacked event to introduce new smartphones with large screens. At the event, the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ are both expected to be showcased to the public, CNET reports.

Apple Music News: Streaming Music Service Boasts 11 Million Trial Members, Apple Wants More

Apple Music has 11 million users now trialing the streaming service, just over a month after its debut. But Apple wants these users and many more to become paid subscribers.

Apple Mac OS X: Patch to Address Major Security Issue

Apple plans to fix security risk with patch A security issue was discovered in July on Apple's Mac OS X computers that could allow hackers to have open access to the entire operating system.

Diversity in Tech: Intel Offers Up to $4,000 Referral Bonus For Minorities, Women, Veterans

Intel is increasing their referral bonus to encourage minorities, women and veterans to work at the company. Qualified referrals of these groups will give current employees a bonus of up to $4,000.

Acer Cloudbooks Specs, Review: Cloud-Based Laptop Alternatives to Chromebooks, Run Windows 10

Acer is offering cheap laptops that are cloud-enabled, just like Google's Chromebooks. Instead of running the Chrome operating system, Acer Cloudbooks will run Windows 10.

Gamescom 2015: News From Xbox One, New Games, DVR Features, Chatpad and More

Xbox One showed off its upcoming plans Xbox One was at Gamescom 2015 in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday to preview its upcoming games, features and news. The live video stream was available Tuesday morning to users around the world to learn about what Xbox One has on tap for the near future.

Mozilla CEO Criticizes Microsoft For Making Edge Browser Default For Windows 10 Users

Mozilla finds it unfair Microsoft is making their own Edge browser the default Internet browser for Windows 10. Mozilla's CEO wants the public to know about it by sending a letter to Microsoft.

Siri Could Help Owners Answer Phone Calls, Transcribe Voicemails

Siri will answer the phone for owners and reply with a customized message with next year's new system called iCloud Voice.
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