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Samsung Electronics CEO resigns over ‘unprecedented crisis’
- October 13, 2017
- Posted by: dipjo
- Category: Technology
No CommentsSamsung Electronics chief executive Kwon Oh-hyun has resigned citing an “unprecedented crisis”. It is the latest management upheaval at the firm after the heir of the entire Samsung Group was imprisoned for corruption in August. Mr Kwon is one of three co-chief executives of Samsung Electronics. His resignation comes on the same day the firm
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Dow Jones: ‘Google acquires Apple’ news was ‘error’
- October 13, 2017
- Posted by: dipjo
- Category: Technology
A bombshell appeared on the Dow Jones financial newswire on Tuesday: “Google to buy Apple for $9bn”. But the story, that the acquisition had been suggested in the will of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, was bogus. It was removed after two minutes, though Apple’s shares did briefly rise in value. Dow Jones said the news
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Facebook ‘fully committed’ to sharing Russian ad data
- October 13, 2017
- Posted by: dipjo
- Category: Uncategorized
Facebook is “fully committed” to providing detailed information about ads bought in Russia during the US election, says Sheryl Sandberg. The ads, pages they linked to and who they were targeted at have been given to investigators, said Ms Sandberg. The ads and the fake accounts used to get them on Facebook had been found