Google co-founder Scott Hassan faces lawsuit from wife amid divorce call

San Francisco: You know all about Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin who have paved the way for Sundar Pichai to take over as CEO of both Google and its parent company Alphabet. There was a third, almost forgotten co-founder of Google — Scott Hassan — who is also making headlines but for all the […]

Oracle aims to double customer base in India

New Delhi: With a new data centre up and live in India, US-based global Cloud major Oracle has unleashed its animal spirit, targeting to double its customer base in the country to 2,000 from its current base of close to 1,000 customers. In a country of India’s size, getting another 1,000 customers should be “no […]

US says blocking the T-Mobile-Sprint deal would harm consumers

Washington: US officials came to the defence of T-Mobile US Inc in its fight to buy Sprint Corp, telling a judge overseeing an antitrust lawsuit brought by several states that blocking the merger would harm consumers. The Justice Department’s antitrust division and the Federal Communications Commission told US District Judge Victor Marrero in a filing […]

‘Pulp Fiction’ studio Miramax stake sold to ViacomCBS

Los Angeles: The newly recombined ViacomCBS is poised to own nearly half of the studio behind some of the biggest indie film hits of the 1990s and 2000s. The New York media firm on Friday said it would pay $375 million for a 49 per cent stake in Los Angeles-based company Miramax, which is responsible […]

Motorola delays $1,500 foldable Razr phone due to supply issues

Washington: Motorola is delaying the launch of the foldable Razr smartphone in North America, saying demand for the $1,500 device has outstripped its supply predictions. The handset, announced in November, was supposed to become available for pre-order in December and begin shipping to customers in January. “Motorola has decided to adjust Razr’s presale and launch […]

Philip Morris says ‘no change’ in cigarettes sold in Saudi Arabia

Dubai: Philip Morris International (PMI) responded on Saturday to consumer backlash against its products in Saudi Arabia, saying that there has been “no change” to the ingredients or quality. The Swiss cigarette manufacturing giant said in a statement that manufacturing process and the taste of the tobacco of its cigarettes in Saudi Arabia have not […]