An anti-Facebook group is trolling Sheryl Sandberg the day of her MIT commencement speech Friday with a full-page ad in the student newspaper calling for a breakup of the tech giant. The ad, purchased by the organization Freedom From Facebook, calls for signatures for a petition asking the Federal Trade Commission to take action. It […]
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Russian sanctions are helping to prevent another Crimea, NATO's Stoltenberg says
NATO has defended the use of economic sanctions against Russia, suggesting they could prevent Moscow from invading other countries. After annexing Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, a move that has not been recognized internationally, Russia said it would not return the region. In response, the United States and European Union have imposed economic sanctions on […]
Read moreCNBC’s Jim Cramer said he’s skeptical of any discouraging reports surrounding Apple‘s iPhones or its suppliers because the articles have been proven wrong many times in the past. Cramer spoke on Friday as Apple’s stock was losing more than 1 percent after the tech giant, according to Japan’s Nikkei news service, told its supply chain […]
Read moreDo you use the same password for multiple accounts? Have you ever lost a phone or laptop? Do you skip installing malware or antivirus software? If you do, you have poor “cyber hygiene” — the steps you should take to maintain device health and improve online security. It also could make you a target for […]
Read moreA bullish call from a Wall Street analyst capped off a rough week for Tesla short sellers, with Nomura Instinet advising clients that the electric carmaker’s shares could rally 42 percent over the next year. The stock rose 1.7 percent Friday and is now up 10 percent on the week. One of the most shorted […]
Read moreAnt Financial, a subsidiary of Jack Ma’s e-commerce giant Alibaba, is using some of the $14 billion treasure chest it just raised to invest in blockchain. Ant Financial owns and operates China’s largest online and mobile payments network Alipay. The company was carved out from Alibaba Group seven years ago, and is now worth a […]
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House GOP leader: Trump's methods got North Korea to talk so give him a chance on trade
President Donald Trump should be given some leeway in his effort to rebalance America’s trade relationships, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told CNBC on Friday. If Trump was able to get North Korea to the negotiating table in spite of the criticism he faced late last year for his “fire and fury” comments to Kim […]
Read moreSo ubiquitous in China are pedestrians glued to their cellphones, they have earned a nickname: the heads-down tribe. In their natural habitat, tribe members can be seen texting, watching videos and conducting financial transactions, all while dodging cars, tripping in potholes and jamming up subway station entrances. The World Health Organization calls such behavior “distracted […]
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NOTE to travellers headed to a stag do: the festivities begin at your destination, not on the plane that is taking you there. This might seem obvious, but many revellers appear unsure. Last week, an easyJet flight from Bristol to Prague was delayed and ultimately cancelled after a group of stags got their celebration off to an […]
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A surge this week has Tesla racing back to levels not seen in three months and reversing a sell-off that had wiped out a year’s worth of gains. The charts suggest its comeback is just getting started, one technical analyst says. “Tesla likes to consolidate and then thrust higher,” TradingAnalysis.com’s Todd Gordon told CNBC’s “Trading […]
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