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Larry Tesler, UI pioneer behind the ‘copy’ and ‘paste’ functions, dies at 74
Larry Tesler, the Silicon Valley pioneer who created the now-ubiquitous computer concepts such as “cut,” “copy” and ... Variety -
Google parent Alphabet valuation hit $1 trillion
Google’s parent company Alphabet saw its value reach $1 trillion for the first time Thursday, becoming the fourth US tech company to hit the ... Technology -
Apple to stop default practice of keeping Siri recordings
Apple Inc on Wednesday said it would quit its default practice of retaining audio recordings of the requests users make to its Siri personal assistant ... Technology -
Facebook evacuates four buildings after possible sarin exposure
Facebook Inc. evacuated four buildings and two people were being evaluated for possible exposure to the nerve agent sarin on Monday after a package at ... World News -
IPO mania: Zoom zooms, Pinterest pins down Wall Street
There’s some tech jubilance in the air on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley as a pair of newly public companies - Zoom and Pinterest - are ... Technology -
Lyft shares soar on Nasdaq debut, setting stage for Uber
Lyft Inc’s shares rose as much as 23 percent in their market debut on Friday, amid strong investor demand for the ride-hailing service that ... Technology -
Mubadala’s venture capital unit to launch $400 mln European fund
Mubadala Ventures, the venture capital arm of Abu Dhabi’s state-owned Mubadala Investment Company, plans to launch a $400 million European fund ... Economy -
Facebook’s doctrine and the people of Silicon
What does Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey have in common? Many things, as they are both young men who are fond of ... Middle East -
Facebook hires Nick Clegg as head of global affairs
Facebook Inc has hired former UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to lead its global affairs and communications team, making him the most senior ... Digital -
HashMove CEO: Saudi, UAE have potential to become Silicon Valleys of the world
In the 1990s, Sarfaraz Alam was like any college-going, cricket-loving youngster in Karachi, Pakistan. Taking time off his studies, he happily helped ... lunch with a leader -
Senegal's Silicon Valley? Budding entrepreneurs seek investors
In Senegal, young entrepreneurs are teeming with ideas, but investors remain cautious, especially when it comes to funding tech startups. But things ... Technology -
Twitter permanently bans far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
Twitter on Thursday announced it had banned far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from its platform as well as the account of Infowars, the website ... Digital -
Google event on October 9 expected to star new Pixel phone
Google on Thursday sent out invitations to an October 9 event at which it is expected to unveil new models of its Android-powered Pixel ... Technology -
Steve Jobs’ daughter reveals unsettling relationship details in tell-all memoir
“You smell like a toilet.” This is what Steve Jobs told his daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs while on his deathbed, she wrote in her new ... Variety -
Elon Musk considers a private Tesla in tweet, shares jump
Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday he is considering taking Tesla Inc private in what would be the largest deal of its type, moving the ... Economy -
Find out how the man who uploaded Youtube’s first video became a millionaire
More than 13 years ago, “Me at the Zoo” became the first video ever uploaded on YouTube. The 18-second video features Jawed Karim, the ... Variety -
Peter Thiel abandons bid to buy news website Gawker
Billionaire Peter Thiel on Wednesday abandoned his effort to buy the irreverent news website Gawker.com, enabling the Silicon Valley venture ... Digital -
Saudi crown prince visits Google headquarters in Silicon Valley
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited the Google headquarters in Silicon Valley on Friday where he met with the co-founders Larry Page and ... Gulf -
Google pulls YouTube from Amazon devices, escalating spat
A rare public spat in the technology industry escalated on Tuesday when Google said it would block its video streaming application YouTube from two ... Technology -
Facebook hires AI expert, launches lab in Canada’s Montreal
Facebook Inc has hired artificial intelligence academic Joelle Pineau to head its new research lab in Montreal, the Silicon Valley social media ... Technology -
US digital rights group slams tech firms for barring neo-Nazis
A digital rights group based in San Francisco on Thursday criticized several internet companies for removing neo-Nazi groups from servers and services ... Digital -
California gives green light to self-driving car tests
The US state of California is easing its rules for autonomous car testing, by allowing testing of vehicles in which there is no human driver. The new ... Technology -
Can the region be home to the new Silicon Valley?
The bureaucracy that exists in the region is one of the root causes of resource brain drain Middle East -
Tech evangelist Guy Kawasaki on Steve Jobs and art of innovation
'Most important institution in Silicon Valley that fuels innovation is the IT Department of Stanford University' Technology -
Silicon Valley bid for California to secede gains online support
Pishevar, the Hyperloop One co-founder, to fund initiative for New California Republic World News -
Obama: Entrepreneurship helps women, minorities around the world
The three-day summit, which brings together 1,200 entrepreneurs from 170 countries around the globe, is sponsored by his administration Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2016 -
In Silicon Valley, Obama to keep hot-button tech issues off agenda
The idea for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit series emerged from a speech Obama made in Cairo in 2009 Economy -
Saudi emphasis on technology during Deputy Crown Prince US visit
Analysts say technology plays into the wider picture of realizing the goal of diversifying Saudi Arabia’s oil-dependent economy Features -
Tunisian startup aims to be ‘Google of healthcare’ in country
Through AlloTabib, patients can see each doctor’s schedule, along with their qualifications, patient reviews, photos, to choose the best practitioner Economy -
Entrepreneurship Summit as an opportunity to bridge the digital divide
Digital omnipresence has its distinct advantages but it is also creating challenges that manifest differently in different parts of the world Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2016