Google summoned about 200 policy staff from around the world last month for a debate on whether the company’s size has made it too attractive as a target for government regulators. The two-day retreat in Monterey
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched its 14th Falcon 9 rocket of the year, bringing the company a step closer to the 20 to 24 total missions it’s targeted for 2017. The pre-dawn launch from Vandenberg Air
Telkom won’t award any new business to KPMG’s local unit pending the outcome of an investigation into the firm by the country’s accountancy body. Any contracts underway with the auditor and consulting firm
Blade Runner 2049, a revival of the 1982 sci-fi cult classic starring Harrison Ford, opened as the top film in North American theatres this weekend with underwhelming results. The film, distributed by Warner Bros and backed by Sony
At first, bitcoin was a way to make payments without banks. Now, with more than US$100bn stashed in digital currencies, banks are debating whether and how to get in on the action. Goldman Sachs Group
Facebook’s chief security officer warned that the fake news problem is more complicated and dangerous to solve than the public thinks. Alex Stamos, who’s handling the company’s investigation into Russia’s
Hollywood’s practice of mining classic films for remakes and sequels has led to several disasters, from Ben-Hur to Ghostbusters. But a new Blade Runner film has a shot at paying off for the team of studios and
Without question, this has been a peak year for Amazon.com paranoia. The company seems to be everywhere, eager to crush…
skom has said it will ask McKinsey & Co and Trillian Capital Partners to return “unlawful” payments that the power utility has made under arrangements with the companies. Eskom is seeking the return of R1bn from McKinsey and
My thoughts tend to go to dark places these days. And so when I watched Google on Wednesday trot out one after another of its homegrown computing devices for every task and every nook of our homes, I went straight to dystopia