Tencent Holdings Ltd. TCEHY -0.50% The music giant is doubling its stake behind Ariana Grande and Billy Elish. The Chinese internet company said on Friday that it was leading a consortium that had agreed to buy an additional 10% stake in Universal Music Group from Vivendi VVHYV. 1.93% SE, the …
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European officials want new powers to oversee the internal affairs of large tech companies such as Facebook Inc., FB -0.55% The multibillion-dollar leer is backed by threats of fines as they seek to expand their role as global tech implementers. The European Union’s executive branch on Tuesday proposed two bills …
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More than a dozen Google services, including Gmail and YouTube, flew offline in the world’s beds on Monday morning, blocking access for individuals and businesses. Alphabet Inc. Google -0.13% According to users’ social-media posts, the company’s services showed errors when users tried to sign in, trying to access their emails …
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Inside Tony Hussey’s mansion in Park City, Utah, thousands of color-coded sticky notes covered the walls, representing many of the financial commitments that Zappos.com Inc. eventually made. Were co-founders of employees, friends and local businesses, according to acquaintances. According to people close to Mr., those registrations, written by a tech …
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Apple Inc. AAPL -2.09% And the alphabet Inc. Google -1.89% Google Data Broker X-Mode Social Inc. Will be banned from collecting any location information extracted from mobile devices running their operating operating systems following revelations about the company’s national security function. The two largest mobile phone platforms told developers this …
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