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Apple unveils homePod speaker, taking on Amazon and Google
(Jun 6): Apple Inc. entered the growing field of voice-controlled speakers for the home on Monday, taking on early leaders Amazon.com Inc. and Google.
June 06, 2017
Tech titans take top three spots for companies Singaporeans want to work for
SINGAPORE (May 23): Google, Facebook and Apple topped the three companies Singaporeans want to work for, believing they will obtain a happier work life, according to a JobStreet.com survey.
May 23, 2017
18 new companies join Singapore’s Top 75 employers for 2017
SINGAPORE (March 21): Great Eastern, Mapletree Group and NTUC Income are three homegrown organisations that can be spotted for the first time among Singapore’s top 75 list of companies this year, according to the latest employer brand research data from
March 21, 2017
Tech
One reason staffers quit Google's car project? The company paid them so much
SAN FRANCISCO (Feb 14): For the past year, Google's car project has been a talent sieve, thanks to leadership changes, strategy doubts, new startup dreams and rivals luring self-driving technology experts. Another force pushing people out? Money. A lo
February 14, 2017
Google steals Apple’s No. 1 spot as world’s most valuable brand
SINGAPORE (Feb 2): Apple Inc. is no longer the most valuable brand in the world, according to the latest edition of the Brand Finance Global 500 report.
February 02, 2017
Tech
Facebook sales top estimates on gains in mobile
SAN FRANCISCO (Feb 2): Facebook Inc.’s fourth-quarter revenue climbed more than forecast, driven by advertisers’ continued push to reach consumers on mobile phones.
February 02, 2017
Tech employees vow not to help Trump surveil Muslims, deport immigrants
WASHINGTON (Dec 13): More than 200 employees of technology companies including Alphabet Inc's Google, Twitter Inc and Salesforce pledged on Tuesday to not help US President-elect Donald Trump's administration build a data registry to track people
December 14, 2016
Tech
Google, Facebook move to restrict ads on fake news sites
SAN FRANCISCO (Nov 15): Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc on Monday announced measures aimed at halting the spread of "fake news" on the internet by targeting how some purveyors of phony content make money: advertising.
November 16, 2016
Google makes new hardware push, takes on Apple with Pixel phone
SAN FRANCISCO (Oct 5): Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday announced a new "Pixel" smartphone and a virtual reality headset, making a concerted move into home electronics and challenging Apple Inc's iPhone at the high end of the more than US$
October 05, 2016
In print this week
Measuring GDP in a digital economy
SINGAPORE (Sept 2): In recent years, demand for digitalised peer-to-peer services such as accommodation sharing website AirBnB, private car booking app Uber as well as crowd-funding platforms like Kickstarter as substitutes for the traditional and pricier
September 02, 2016