Facebook, Google execs could reportedly be liable for harmful content under UK plans

The news comes as social media giants face increasing calls to clean up their platforms in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attack.

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Israel's coming election will give the winner control over a booming economy

In every Israeli election since 1948, the top issue has been security. But the economy has become a major focus for voters as they head to the polls on Tuesday.

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Samsung warns first-quarter profits fell by 60 percent

Samsung said in a regulatory filing last month that it predicted a bigger-than-expected price decline for major memory products due to seasonal weakness in demand.

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Google cancels controversial A.I. ethics panel

Google's forum for discussing artificial-intelligence issues was supposed to meet four times this year. Now it appears those meetings won't be happening.

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GrubHub CEO: We're willing to spend aggressively on the future to beat our competitors

GrubHub CEO Matt Maloney tells Jim Cramer how the company is differentiating itself in a crowded food ordering industry.

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One of Google's top A.I. people just joined Apple

Ian Goodfellow is a top figure in artificial intelligence, having popularized an approach called general adversarial networks. Now he's joining Apple.

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Amazon is reportedly making an Apple AirPods competitor that will let you talk to Alexa

Amazon is again said to be preparing a set of headphones to rival Apple AirPods that will let you talk to its voice assistant Alexa.

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Snap has nearly doubled its stock price since the beginning of 2019 — here's why

Shares of Snap have rallied over the past six months following a tough year with high executive turnover.

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Snap stock pops after company announces plan to run ads in other apps

Snap announced new ad offerings at its Snap Partner Summit on Thursday.

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US judge gives Tesla CEO Elon Musk, SEC two weeks to work out their issues

US Judge Alison Nathan ordered Musk and the SEC to "take a deep breath, put on your reasonableness pants" and work out a solution.

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Walmart CEO: The American 'consumer is in pretty good shape' right now

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon hasn't noticed American consumers pulling back on spending to start this year, despite some fear that's been the case.

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Microsoft CEO joins dialogue about sexual-harassment claims after internal email discussion

A Microsoft spokesperson said the company had a good dialogue following an internal email chain about how women had been mistreated at the company.

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Snap is taking on Apple in the multi-billion dollar mobile gaming business

Snap announced a new ad-supported gaming platform at an event Thursday, following Apple and Google into the gaming space.

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Tesla shorts betting against stock up nearly $800 million on day as Musk arrives in court

Investors betting against Tesla were up nearly $800 million Thursday as the company's CEO entered federal court in Manhattan.

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Tesla's Elon Musk enters Manhattan courthouse in showdown with SEC

The Tesla CEO said he respects the U.S. judicial process, but chuckled when asked if he felt the same about the SEC as he entered court.

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Jeff Bezos to keep 75% of couple's Amazon stock after finalizing divorce

MacKenzie Bezos announces on Twitter that she and Jeff Bezos have completed the process of dissolving their marriage.

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