Yahoo to replace Google as default search engine for Firefox browsers
Yahoo Inc struck a deal with Firefox maker Mozilla Corp to replace Google Inc as the default search engine on the Firefox Web browser in the United States, a move...
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China’s Alibaba files in U.S. for what may be biggest tech IPO
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - (This story corrects paragraph seven of May 6 story to reflect Ma's apartment had more than one room) Alibaba gave investors a closer look at the...
Silicon Valley’s latest perk – World Cup viewing parties at work
By Noel Randewich and Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Theme lunches, giant TVs and viewing parties. Silicon Valley may be far from the World Cup in Brazil but tech...
Google’s Nest recalls 440,000 fire alarms in U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's Nest Labs is recalling 440,000 smoke detectors, according to a U.S. government notice on Wednesday that provides the first public revelation of how many...
New Facebook feature will recognize, share users’ music, TV shows
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc will add technology to its mobile apps that recognizes the music, movies or television shows its users are enjoying, in the company's latest move...
Exclusive: Facebook to expand video ads to seven countries outside U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is expanding its new video advertising service, allowing marketers to show the television-like spots to users of the social network in Britain, Brazil and...
Google gets take-down requests after European court ruling: source
(SAN FRANCISCO) - Google Inc is already getting requests to remove objectionable personal information from its search engine after Europe's top court ruled that subjects have the "right to be...
Ride along with Google’s driverless car
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) -It would be hard to mistake the gold Lexus RX 450h cars that Google has converted into self-driving prototypes for normal cars, primarily because of the...
Google hopes test drives steer Americans to embrace its robot cars
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc's self-driving car technology likely will not be available for several more years. But the Internet company is already beginning the job of making...
Snapchat settles with FTC, faces 20 years privacy oversight
Messaging startup Snapchat has settled charges with U.S. regulators accusing it of deceiving consumers by promising that photos sent on its service disappeared forever after a certain period of time....