Sentences with phrase «as giant tech companies»

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The program resembles Amazon's Alexa Fund and reflects the extent to which Google sees the success of its smart assistant as a driver of future growth, as both companies (and other tech giants) vie for dominance in the home.

Chinese tech giants are now outright acquiring or taking majority shares in overseas companies, such as Ctrip's (China's leading online travel agency and number two market leader in the world, second only to Priceline) acquisition of the UK's leading travel search site Skyscanner, Tencent's 93 % investment in U.S. - based gaming company Riot Games and 84 % investment in Finland - based gaming company Supercell, and Alibaba's 83 % stake in Southeast Asia's online shopping site Lazada.

Besides it tech giant challengers, Dropbox also said that smaller companies like work software companies Atlassian and Box are also a threat as well as unnamed private companies.

Her $ 33 million paycheck this year puts her ahead of tech CEOs like Microsoft's Satya Nadella ($ 18 million), who is successfully steering the company back towards growth, as well as leaders at fast - growing tech giants like Alphabet's Larry Page ($ 1), Apple's Tim Cook ($ 9 million) and Amazon's Jeff Bezos ($ 2 million).

In the meantime, this week brought fresh evidence of China's rising prowess as the country's two tech giants, Alibaba and Tencent, reported record quarterly earnings, prompting the New York Times to point out that the two companies now rank alongside Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon as the world's most highly valued companies.

Tech giants such as Sony, Samsung and Panasonic along with thousands of smaller consumer - electronics companies descend on Las Vegas for the week, where they'll make arguably some of the largest tech announcements of the year and show off not only what we'll see in stores this year, but what we can expect to see for years to cTech giants such as Sony, Samsung and Panasonic along with thousands of smaller consumer - electronics companies descend on Las Vegas for the week, where they'll make arguably some of the largest tech announcements of the year and show off not only what we'll see in stores this year, but what we can expect to see for years to ctech announcements of the year and show off not only what we'll see in stores this year, but what we can expect to see for years to come.

The survey bodes especially poorly for tech giants like Google's Waymo, as only 20 percent of people surveyed said they would trust an existing tech company to safely execute on the futuristic vehicles.

Now, thanks to the cloud, you have numerous options from companies that include Inc. 5000 company Box and Dropbox, as well as tech giants Amazon, Apple and Google.

Spotify is the biggest global music streaming company and counts tech giants Apple and Amazon as its main rivals.

As Businessweek writes, «Tech giants and other corporations that have grown by serial acquisition fear the Actelion precedent could expose them — at least in California — to open - ended liability over licensing disputes involving the smaller new - technology companies they are wont to gobble up like so many cocktail nuts.»

Apple's push into the highly competitive original programming arena is heating up, as the tech giant reportedly reached a deal with Steven Spielberg's TV production company to reboot the iconic director's 1980s sci - fi and horror anthology series Amazing Stories.

Ruth Porat, CFO of Google's parent company Alphabet, as well as the tech giant's executive chairman Eric Schmidt, openly supported Clinton.

Not too long after payments technology company Square goes public, Dorsey will leave the company, while staying on as permanent CEO of the other tech giant he co-founded, Twitter TWTR.

You'll note the government chose 2001, after the giant tech bubble of the late 1990s had imploded, as its starting point, thereby overlooking a period when the biggest companies in the land were all tech firms.

David Solomon, president and co-chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs, discusses how the significant growth of tech giants in 2016 and the pace of technological change is leading to «significant strategic shifts» as companies reevaluate their business strategies.

Instead, Floreani says that he sees those streaming giants as his eventual targets, especially with deep - pocketed tech companies like Amazon and Facebook now positioned to stream NFL and MLB games, respectively, while Twitter also has numerous streaming partnerships with professional sports leagues and the NFL streams highlights on Google's YouTube.

Most of China's tech giants, including instant messaging and gaming company Tencent, mobile handset maker Xiaomi, portal and microblogging giant Sina, and the country's video streaming sites YoukuTudou, iQiyi, and LeTV, all have rushed into the rapidly growing space, joining upstarts such as Panda TV, an e-sports streaming app owned by Wang Sicong, the son of Wang Jianlin, China's richest man, a real estate mogul with aspirations in media and entertainment.

As the last witness for the defense in the Justice Department's legal battle against AT&T's $ 85.4 billion deal to buy Time Warner, Mr. Stephenson portrayed the 140 - year - old phone giant as being in an existential crisis and in need of the deal with Time Warner to compete against tech companieAs the last witness for the defense in the Justice Department's legal battle against AT&T's $ 85.4 billion deal to buy Time Warner, Mr. Stephenson portrayed the 140 - year - old phone giant as being in an existential crisis and in need of the deal with Time Warner to compete against tech companieas being in an existential crisis and in need of the deal with Time Warner to compete against tech companies.

There are a host of companies in different industries that accept payment by bitcoin, including web hosting companies, bitcoin cash gambling sites, travel sites such as Expedia and tech giants Microsoft.

Analysts predict the company's share value should gradually recover from Wednesday's dramatic drop, with most still listing the tech - giant as a good «buy».

Ghana, is to pay tech giant, Google, an amount of $ 400,000 every year for embedding the company's online map into the country's newly designed National Digital Property Addressing System, Ghana Post GPS, meaning Ghana is blowing more cash on the system described as poor and amateurish yet very expensive.

The tech giant is paying $ 60 per square foot for the 23,000 - square - foot store, one of its largest, and will make shopping as simple as possible for rushed commuters, allowing them to purchase the company's products without the help of a sales assistant.

Tech industry giants unveil their latest plans at the annual CES in Las Vegas, as upstart companies try to make their mark

The U.S. tech giant Apple has brought about a design aesthetic with its iPhone and iPad that set it apart from rivals such as Samsung Electronics and Sony and helped make it the most valuable company in the world.

Google is going in for a no holds barred approach to the smart wearable segment, which the giant has claimed as the next hot zone, high stakes battleground for all the biggest tech companies.

Ironically, the tech giant is accused of having infringed on the copyright of eight Chinese authors and two companies and has been ordered to pay 1.03 million yuan, or $ 165,000 US, as fine for causing financial losses to the parties concerned.

However, as regards its battle with Nuevas Tecnologías y Energías Catalá, the Spanish company is certainly in an enviable position as not only has it pulled off a major victory against a tech giant several times its size but has also got a lot of publicity that would have cost it a lot if it had set out to achieve on its own.

Limited is aiming to use its huge billion dollar cash pile for funding the growth of the company which includes acquisitions, which is the tech giant's investor relations main person stated, as more and more shareholders are clamoring for larger dividends.

A: First Asset Tech Giants Covered Call ETF (CAD Hedged), $ 17.95, symbol TXF on Toronto (Units outstanding: 6.1 million; Market cap: $ 109.5 million; www.firstasset.com), invests in what it sees as the biggest and most innovative U.S. technology companies.

That's a great achievement and another purchase in a tech company — I suppose Microsoft is relatively secure as they're such a giant when it comes to their finances.

A: First Asset Tech Giants Covered Call ETF (CAD Hedged), $ 14.97, symbol TXF on Toronto (Units outstanding: 6.1 million; Market cap: $ 91.3 million; www.firstasset.com), invests in what it sees as some of the largest and most innovative U.S. technology companies.

Tan Tze Shang, Ascott managing director for China, said: «Shenzhen is one of the world's top innovation hubs and home to high - tech companies from all over the world, including new - tech giants such as Huawei, ZTE and Tencent.

Last year, as the game company Crytek went through near - catastrophic financial struggles, they found help from an unlikely source: the tech giant Amazon.

This report detailed organizations including oil companies and tech giants, entertainment companies and others that are holding themselves accountable for the carbon pollution released into the environment as a result of daily operations.

In communities like San Jose, Palo Alto and Mountain View, there are lots of attorneys serving the most the common practice areas, as well as numerous lawyers that specialize in areas that serve the tech giants and other area technology companies.

She writes that the company's top two lawyers, Colin Stretch and Paul Grewal, have played both lawyer and spokesperson as the social media giant confronts a dizzying number of legal issues, which are besieging the Wild West of data privacy at tech companies.

Firms as big as the tech giant should be spearheading the fight against inequality in the workplace and they should have a solid sense of their company values.

Based on the companies» sheer scale alone, it is increasingly difficult for countries to enforce any kind of regulation, especially as the tech giants start pushing for rules that free them from local restrictions, says Open Media «s Meghan Sali.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has won key roles on two high - profile disputes involving US tech giant Apple, as the company goes head - to - head with both Samsung and the US Department of Justice (DoJ).

It's possible to see the Apple - IBM partnership as a sign of the times: The tech giant once known as International Business Machines now sells and provides support for [company] Apple [/ company] computers.

Professor Paul Gringras from Evelina London Children's hospital, who heads the research work for children's neuro - disability and sleep medicine, had once accused tech giants Amazon and Apple for being irresponsible as the products manufactured by their companies emitted a considerably huge amount of bright blue spectrum of light, which is reportedly harmful for users as it damages the ability of a body to sleep.

Tech giants such as Facebook and other big companies, from Bank of America to Caterpillar, have long argued that the 85,000 annual cap on these visas is too low and that they need to bring in more foreign tech workers because they can't find enough highly - skilled American workTech giants such as Facebook and other big companies, from Bank of America to Caterpillar, have long argued that the 85,000 annual cap on these visas is too low and that they need to bring in more foreign tech workers because they can't find enough highly - skilled American worktech workers because they can't find enough highly - skilled American workers.

The company will have to spend money now to hire outside auditors to monitor its privacy program going forward at a time when it's seeing increased competition from tech giants like Apple and Google, with Apple Pay and Android Pay, respectively, as well as from U.S. banks with Zelle.

Chinese tech giant Baidu and Irvine, California - based audio software company Conexant on Wednesday announced a new partnership meant to facilitate advancements in the artificial intelligence (AI) segment, specifically the one aimed at voice - enabled product and services, as well as their commercial implementations.

The South Korean company's bout of positive press surrounding the Note 7 was short - lived though, as two consecutive recalls embroiled the tech giant in a furor of controversy even the most clairvoyant of industry experts could not have predicted.

While multi-room audio has traditionally been dominated by hi - fi companies, such as Denon, Bose, Sony, Panasonic and Yamaha, the tech giants of Google, Amazon and Apple have now entered the fray too with their own speakers.

Last year's Galaxy Note 7 did not turn out as the company would have expected and with the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 8, the tech giant is back with a bang ready to make up for the pain it caused many fans last year.

Hiring away a high - profile executive from a US tech giant is a crucial step toward being perceived as a global company, rather than a domestic Chinese player.

Even established tech companies like e-commerce giant Amazon had to give due attention to mobile as users shift their computing habits towards phones and tablets.

To Google's credit, the tech giant acted swiftly with a solution to this problem when Russakovskii's issues were brought to the company's attention, going so far as to even launch a dedicated help page about the issue.