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Germany accuses Facebook of abuse, slaps restrictions on how it can gather data
Germany's antitrust watchdog ruled on Thursday that Facebook abused its market dominance in collecting, merging and using user data. The competition authority said Facebook could no longer combine users' data from separate apps like WhatsApp and Instagram without voluntary user consent. ...
AAA confirms what Tesla, BMW, Nissan electric car owners suspected — cold weather saps EV range
But the AAA study appears to be the first to have used standard, repeatable methodology to confirm the problem. It compared the effect of winter temperatures on different models.AAA tested the BMW i3s, the Chevrolet Bolt EV, the Nissan Leaf, the Tesla Model S and the Volkswagen e-Golf. ...
GM is going 'all-electric,' but it doesn't expect to make money off EVs until early next decade
GM's electric vehicles won't be profitable for a few more years, said GM CEO Mary BarraThe automaker gave no specific details on when it will release an electric pickup General Motors does not expect its electric vehicles to turn a profit for at least a few more years, ...
Trump's extreme rhetoric against the press is 'dangerous,' says New York Times CEO
Criticism is one thing, but President Donald Trump's attacks on the press could be dangerous, says New York Times CEO Mark Thompson.'It could encourage people to do crazy things in relation to news organizations and individual reporters,' he says. ...
Sonos tanks after disclosing CFO Michael Giannetto will retire this year
Shares of Sonos plunged after the company disclosed its CFO plans to retire as it reported earnings that beat expectations.CFO Michael Giannetto will stay in the roll until Sonos appoints his successor, Sonos said.The company reaffirmed its guidance for the 2019 fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. ...
Why virtual career fairs are one of the easiest ways to land a top tech job
On Thursday the FlexJobs' Remote Work Virtual Job Fair will offer networking for job seekers who want to work from home, either part- or full-time.Increasingly, virtual career fairs are helping tech companies close the skills gap by finding high-quality job candidates worldwide. ...
NYPD demands that Google's Waze app stop revealing DWI checkpoints
New York's police department is demanding that Google remove all DWI checkpoint information from Waze.It says the navigation app helps impaired and intoxicated drivers evade checkpoints.Waze, which is owned by Google, lets drivers alert other drivers to obstacles, speed traps, road closures, ...
Cramer: Why companies like Alphabet get 'little to no credit' for their massive cash piles
CNBC's Jim Cramer breaks down the market's obsession with how large technology companies like Alphabet and Apple use their cash.The tech titans get too much flak and not enough credit for their massive cash hoards, the 'Mad Money' host says.Example No. 1? ...
Tesla, Jaguar and Nissan EVs lose power in cold temps. Polar vortex left electric car owners in cold
The lithium-ion batteries used in most of today's electric cars are most efficient at around the same temperature as humans, about 70 degrees Fahrenheit.How much slower the battery charges 'depends on several factors.'Batteries can also overheat, ...
Google's capital expenditures doubled in 2018, the fastest growth in at least four years
Capital expenditures topped $25 billion in 2018.In the battle for the cloud, Google spent considerably more last year than Microsoft. Google's capital spending is growing much faster than its revenue. Alphabet said in Monday's earnings report that Google's capital expenditures, ...
Slack is setting itself up for the $3.5 trillion health-care sector
Slack is making moves that indicate its moving into the health-care sector.The company filed for a confidential IPO on Monday.Two sources said Slack is only HIPAA compliant for file uploads, and not yet for direct messaging. But that's expected in the coming months. Slack, ...
Investors who believe finance is going digital now have a way to put money on the trend
ARK Investment Management is launching an exchange traded fund to give investors exposure to financial technology.The fund focuses on mobile payments, artificial intelligence and blockchain.The actively managed 'ARK Fintech Innovation ETF' includes public companies РІР‚' like PayPal, ...
Amazon added a warning about counterfeits to earnings report for the first time
Amazon addressed its counterfeit problem in a regulatory filing for the first time.This is the first time Amazon mentioned the word 'counterfeit' in its annual report.It's a problem that could get worse, as Amazon is shifting more of its sales to third-party sellers. ...
Amazon-led health venture hires technology chief to work under Gawande
Serkan Kutan, the former CTO of Zocdoc, calls his new role a 'dream job.'Amazon, JP Morgan and Berkshire Hathaway have said little about the health venture since hiring Dr. Atul Gawande to lead it last year.Jeff Bezos invested in his previous company, Zocdoc, through his personal investment fund. ...
FBI reportedly raided a Huawei lab, set up a sting at CES in third investigation into the company
Last week the U.S. Department of Justice charged Huawei and its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou.The newly reported third investigation similarly deals with trade secrets, but carries the added weight of federal regulations around technologies with the potential for use in defense. ...
Google has a 'very high bar' for M&A targets, CEO Sundar Pichai says
Google had a shot at open source software companies GitHub and Red Hat last year.The company reported roughly $109 billion in cash and marketable securities at the end of 2018.With former Oracle executive Thomas Kurian as Alphabet's new head of Cloud, insiders are expecting some big acquisitions. ...
Cramer Remix: Apple's next move in health care could be with Dexcom
CNBC's Jim Cramer says a Dexcom-Apple merger could be an 'unbelievable' move for the iPhone maker.The 'Mad Money' host also speaks with Clorox CEO Benno Dorer after earnings.In the lightning round, Cramer pinpoints the one regional bank that's not worrying him. Investors who own the likes of Apple, ...
Buick's 2019 Regal GS offers stellar value, but nothing special about the ride
The Buick Regal GS isn't the kind of comfortable cruiser you'd expect from the brand, but we think that's a good thing.It has handling to rival sports sedans from Audi and BMW, though it doesn't quite match the powertrain refinenment of the German luxury brands. ...
US infrastructure is crumbling, and it needs lots of federal money to fix it: Civil engineer group
Tesla CEO and entrepreneur Elon Musk sees commuters using a system of high-speed tunnels below ground in Los Angeles and other cities to beat the traffic.In a recent interview with CNBC, the head of the American Society of Civil Engineers agreed that the ambitious idea is no pipe dream, ...
HSBC and Goldman Sachs back a start-up that lets banks bring rivals' products onto their apps
British fintech start-up Bud says it secured $20 million in a funding round co-led by HSBC and Goldman Sachs.Australia's ANZ, South Africa's Investec and Spain's Banco Sabadell also backed the Series A round. ...