Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have agreed to end their long-running patent feud over smartphones and video game systems, dropping about 20 lawsuits in the U.S. and Germany. The two …
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel confronted Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg on how his company is progressing in efforts to curtail racist posts, after her government complained the social …
Read MoreGot an idea for a television show? Israeli Alon Dolev might just be your man. As chief executive officer and co-founder of the Tel Aviv-based TV Format Fund, Dolev, 43, …
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Sony Corp. said it plans to offer more than 10 titles for its virtual reality headset next year. The PlayStation VR headset is on track for introduction in the first …
Read MoreUber Technologies Inc. has hired the two computer-security engineers who hacked into a Jeep Cherokee, gaining control of the car’s steering, brakes and engine. Chris Valasek, director of vehicle-security research …
Read MoreInterDigital Inc. lost an eight-year battle to claim patent royalties on Nokia phones, now made by Microsoft Corp. The devices don’t infringe patents related to ways that control how mobile …
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Amabots and Amholes; employees sobbing at their desks; colleagues spamming the internal employee-review tool in an attempt to eject their managers from the company; cancer survivors returning to work, only …
Read MoreRio de Janeiro will fine unlicensed taxi operators in a setback for car-hailing services such as Uber Technologies Inc. Paid chauffeurs without a permit will be levied a fine of …
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The future of the high-performance workplace is taking shape behind closed doors and kept quiet by non-disclosure agreements. Across the U.K., hedge funds, banks, call centers and consultancies are installing tracking …
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Innovators: Britney Schmidt and Mick West (above, right)Ages: 33 and 48Physics professor at Georgia Tech, senior research engineer at Georgia Tech Research Institute Form and functionIcefin, a seafaring robotic vehicle, uses specialized …
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