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Month: February 2018
Baidu’s video business iQiyi to raise up to $1.5B in US IPO
Baidu’s iQiyi video division is set to become the latest Chinese tech company to go public in the U.S. after it filed to raise up to $1.5 billion via an IPO on the Nasdaq. The service was started in 2010 by search giant Baidu, which […]
One of the UK’s largest electronics retailers is broke
Maplin’s CEO today announced the company has gone into administration after failing to find a buyer to inject cash into the beleaguered business. For a number of years, Maplin’s books have been several millions in the red and late last year its credit insurance was […]
Ride-Hailing Is Now So Much Bigger Than Uber and Lyft
Anyone need a ride? It’s the question on the lips of just about everybody involved in the transportation business—and a few who aren’t. The ranks of those offering ride-sharing services have swelled far beyond the likes of Uber and Lyft, past the self-driving gurus like […]
Fitbit’s next smartwatch will probably look like this
It sure seemed like Fitbit was all in on the Ionic. The company’s first true smartwatch was the result of multiple acquisitions and CEO James Park was talking up the device as a sort of lifeline for the struggle company. But the product stumbled for […]
Watch the world’s largest plane hit 46 mph in latest taxi tests
According to Stratolaunch chief Paul Allen, his team has also verified that they can steer and stop the aircraft — another success, since the tests’ purpose is actually to certify that operators can control the largest plane in the world. The company hasn’t revealed what […]
Netflix plans to spend $8 billion on 700 original TV series and movies in 2018
Netflix plans to add around 700 original movies and TV series to its line-up this year, totalling a spend of $8 billion. That’s two-thirds the GDP of North Korea. These plans were detailed by Netflix CFO David Wells at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & […]
Bilancio, la manovra del Comune Tasse invariate ei servizi aumentano
Le proposte di riduzione delle tasse di alcuni servizi e Irpef per le categorie dei meno abbienti, proposte dal gruppo «Per un'altra San Giovanni», non sono state accettate. IL SINDACO Maurizio Viligiardi ha proposto di incontrarsi dopo il bilancio e ridiscuterne. L'illustrazione dei vari capitoli […]
eBay boosts its Japanese business with an acquisition
eBay is ramping up its presence in Japan via its latest investment in Asia. The U.S. online retail giant announced today that it has acquired the Japan-based business of pan-Asia e-commerce company Giosis, which is called Qoo10.jp, in an undisclosed deal. eBay originally set up Singapore-based […]
Senate Democrats Have a Plan To Save Net Neutrality
Last Thursday, the Republican-led Federal Communications Commission formally published a rule reversing long-standing and vital protections of the internet known as net neutrality. The FCC’s new rule would let big corporations restrict how consumers access their favorite websites by forcing them to buy internet access […]