Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg called on world leaders Saturday to forge a more “connected” planet, something he said was under threat after Donald Trump’s US election win and Britain’s “Brexit” vote. Zuckerberg said in a keynote speech at an Asia-Pacific leaders’ summit that while globalization and interconnectedness have their problems, the world must fight the urge to “disconnect.” “As ... Read More »
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Account Briefly Suspended HIGHLIGHTS Dorsey called the account suspension “an internal mistake” Dorsey returned as CEO last year but has yet to ignite growth Twitter announced earlier this month that COO Adam Bain was leaving The Twitter account of Jack Dorsey, the social network’s CEO and co-founder, was briefly suspended Tuesday night because of what ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Huffman says he edited comments to change the targeted user Reddit CEO admits he edited comments for about about an hour Huffman says he will not repeat the exercise in future In a shocking revelation, CEO of hugely popular Internet message board Reddit – Steve Huffman – has admitted that he used his admin rights to edit some of ... Read More »
HDFC Red CEO on How Drones and Machine Learning Can Improve the Real Estate Listings Business HIGHLIGHTS Builders themselves are very enthusiastic about adopting technology By 2020, the digital natives, will be buying houses Machine learning has the potential to be a real game-changer The startup-within-a-big-company is a narrative that’s becoming increasingly popular, but Sohel I S, CEO of the ... Read More »
Imagination Tech CEO Steps Down; Warns of Operating Loss Imagination Technologies, a supplier of graphics technology to Apple, said its chief executive Hossein Yassaie had quit, departing as the British company warned it would make an operating loss this year. Non-executive director Andrew Heath had been appointed interim chief executive, the company said on Monday, adding that it would take ... Read More »
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Becomes Chairman as Co-Founder Steps Down Spotify co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek is consolidating power over the world’s largest music streaming service, taking on the role of chairman ahead of a planned initial public offering as soon as next year. Martin Lorentzon, a co-founder of Spotify, is stepping down from his role as chairman ... Read More »
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Received $18 Million in 2016 Pay HIGHLIGHTS Nadella received about $5.66 million in salary and bonus He also got $12 million as stock award Satya Nadella took over as Microsoft CEO in 2014 Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella’s reported compensation fell 3.3 percent to $17.7 million (roughly Rs. 117 crores) in the software maker’s ... Read More »
Facebook CEO Says Group Will Not Become a Media Company Facebook will not become a media company, its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, telling students the firm would remain a technology platform. An increasing number of users are turning to social media networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, to find their news, but Zuckerberg said his firm ... Read More »
Tim Cook, during his India visit, had discussed setting up retail stores in India with PM Narendra Modi. New Delhi: Apple CEO Tim Cook has said the tech giant is “looking forward” to setting up retail stores in India to tap into the booming smartphone market here. “India is now one of our fastest growing markets. In the first three ... Read More »
Tim Cook had discussed manufacturing and setting up retail stores in India with PM Modi. NEW DELHI: Apple CEO Tim Cook has said the tech giant is “looking forward” to setting up retail stores in India to tap into the booming smartphone market in here. “India is now one of our fastest growing markets. In the first three quarters of ... Read More »
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