American tech giants under EU coshUS technology giants Google, Amazon, Apple, Intel and Microsoft have all come under the often costly scrutiny of European Union.
20 April 2016
Al-Jazeera says to cut around 500 jobsQatar's state-funded broadcaster Al-Jazeera announced a fresh round of job cuts with around 500 positions being lost.
Chinese conglomerate to buy stake in Hollywood studioChinese powerhouse Dalian Wanda is reportedly in talks to buy a controlling stake in US film studio Legendary, providing the company with a key anchor in Hollywood.
Australia's Westfield offloads five US mallsAustralian shopping centre giant Westfield Corp. said Monday it has offloaded five US malls for US$1.1 billion to divest non-core assets.
21 December 2015
Facebook ramps paid leave time for new dadsWith Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg about to become a dad, the social network boosted the amount of time fathers can take off to bond with their new babies.
Facebook tests vanishing messagesFacebook users in France were able to send vanishing missives with its smartphone Messenger application, ramping up the challenge to Snapchat.