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Source: © WPP Despite third-quarter results showing a strong performance from GroupM and WPP's winning of the Amazon media account, the network's expectations for the full year remain unchanged

Strong Q3 performance for WPP; full year expectations remain unchanged

Source: Brics Competition Law and Policy Centre.

Brics and China unite for a groundbreaking commodities exchange system

19 Sep 2024

Source: © The Media Leader In a move termed, "an excellent outcome for WPP" by Mark Read, WPP CEO, WPP will sell its entire majority stake in FGS Global

WPP sells majority stake in FGS Global to Bidco Inc - An excellent outcome for WPP

7 Aug 2024

NRD Capital acquires Mike's Kitchen restaurant chain

10 Jan 2018

Wavebreak Media Ltd © .

US broadcaster faces $13.3m fine for airing undisclosed paid ads

22 Dec 2017

Bitcoins - What are they and how do they work?

Bitcoins - What are they and how do they work?

Akshar Inc 19 Dec 2017

Can online take-away businesses deliver for investors?

Can online take-away businesses deliver for investors?

Kevin Murphy 23 Aug 2017

Retailers set to lose billions as card-not-present fraud rises

Retailers set to lose billions as card-not-present fraud rises

21 Jun 2017

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, at center in 2013 photo at the New York Stock Exchange debut of the social network, is flanked by co-founders Jack Dorsey, at left, and Ev Williams. Stone is returning to work at Twitter after a six-year hiatus |

Twitter shares rise on word of Biz Stone's return

18 May 2017

Nadeshda Goettmann ©

McDonald's reports higher earnings on strong US, China

28 Apr 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

Max Levchin, co-founder of Affirm, Inc. which says it "offers consumers an alternative to traditional credit with a straightforward, transparent loan product" ©Drew Angerer ()

PayPal co-founder raises $100m for new payments startup

17 Oct 2016

Google tests digital wallets that can stay in pockets

Google tests digital wallets that can stay in pockets

3 Mar 2016

European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe

European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe

17 Apr 2015

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

5 Mar 2015

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

23 Jan 2015

Midas Awards reveals inaugural Brand Rankings Report

20 Jan 2015

Vox Media raises capital for global expansion

Vox Media raises capital for global expansion

3 Dec 2014

Jessica Rich, the FTC offical in charge of consumer protection has fined JDI Dating $616,165 for using fake user profiles to sollicit payments from users. Image:

Online dating services uses fake profiles

30 Oct 2014

Pew's Lee Ranie believes that US businesses and state institutions will be under persistent attack from cyber-criminals and individuals will face growing attempts to steal money or personal data. Image:

Warning of major hacking attack on the USA

30 Oct 2014

Twitter's Anthony Noto blames the fall in users on content changes but analysts don't seem to agree and have downgraded their share prices views on the company. Image: Twitter

Time spent on Twitter falls prompting share price drop

29 Oct 2014

The loss of credit card information and the fraudulent theft from banks after the card information had been stolen is the crime that most people in the US fear. Image: Stock Image:

Credit card hacking is US's top crime fear

28 Oct 2014

Vivek Wadhwa, a Research Fellow at Stanford University says that technology has the ability to examine problems from all different sides, virtually simultaneously making it useful in efforts to stem the spread of the Ebola virus. Image:

Big data used as tool to track Ebola

27 Oct 2014

Microsoft's Satya Nadella says the investment in cloud services and the enthusiasm of users has substantiall boosted it revenue from this division. Image: Wikipedia

Microsoft's earning are pie in the cloud

24 Oct 2014

Amazon's Jeff Bezos holds up the company's Fire smartphone but sales have failed to produce sustainable profits for the company. Image:

Amazon's loss reaches $437m but outlook is confusing

24 Oct 2014

Targeted malware attacks, mainly against Android phones have increased tenfold with 588,000 users worldwide being hacked by criminals after their money. Image:

Hackers targeting mobile phones for banking information

23 Oct 2014

GlobalFoundries has bought IBM's semi-conductor business and will be paid $1.5bn for taking over the patents, intellectual property and manufacturing facilities. Image:

IBM sells chip unit but bleeds money

21 Oct 2014

Google's Patrick Pichette confirmed that profits for the company were down partly as a result of lower advertising revenue generated by the widespread use of smartphones.. Image:

Google profits fall as ad revenue declines

20 Oct 2014

Alleged money-laundering kingpin, Arthur Budovsky has pleaded not guilty to running an underground money-laundering agency for criminals throughout the world. Image:

Underground bank founder pleads not guilty

15 Oct 2014

GTAT has asked the US Bankruptcy Court to release it from what it calls burdensome contracts with Apple that it is unable to fulfil. Image:

GTAT wants court to cancel Apple's sapphire contract

14 Oct 2014

Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella put his foot in his mouth when he told women to trust 'karma' to provide them with pay increases, causing outrage among women's rights groups. Image: Wikipedia

Nadella gaffe over pay raises women's ire

13 Oct 2014

The FTC's Edith Ramirez insists that AT&T must refund consumers for illegal charges added to their bills for so-called premium services they did not want. Image: FTC

AT&T must pay $105m for unauthorised charges

9 Oct 2014

HP's Meg Whitman says that the division of the company will create two highly-focused companies that will benefit shareholders. Image: Wikipedia

Hewlett-Packard to separate into two divisions

7 Oct 2014

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NRD Capital acquires Mike's Kitchen restaurant chain

10 Jan 2018

Wavebreak Media Ltd © .

US broadcaster faces $13.3m fine for airing undisclosed paid ads

22 Dec 2017

Bitcoins - What are they and how do they work?

Bitcoins - What are they and how do they work?

Akshar Inc 19 Dec 2017

Can online take-away businesses deliver for investors?

Can online take-away businesses deliver for investors?

Kevin Murphy 23 Aug 2017

Retailers set to lose billions as card-not-present fraud rises

Retailers set to lose billions as card-not-present fraud rises

21 Jun 2017

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, at center in 2013 photo at the New York Stock Exchange debut of the social network, is flanked by co-founders Jack Dorsey, at left, and Ev Williams. Stone is returning to work at Twitter after a six-year hiatus |

Twitter shares rise on word of Biz Stone's return

18 May 2017

Nadeshda Goettmann ©

McDonald's reports higher earnings on strong US, China

28 Apr 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

Max Levchin, co-founder of Affirm, Inc. which says it "offers consumers an alternative to traditional credit with a straightforward, transparent loan product" ©Drew Angerer ()

PayPal co-founder raises $100m for new payments startup

17 Oct 2016

Google tests digital wallets that can stay in pockets

Google tests digital wallets that can stay in pockets

3 Mar 2016

European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe

European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe

17 Apr 2015

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

5 Mar 2015

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

23 Jan 2015

Midas Awards reveals inaugural Brand Rankings Report

20 Jan 2015

Vox Media raises capital for global expansion

Vox Media raises capital for global expansion

3 Dec 2014

Jessica Rich, the FTC offical in charge of consumer protection has fined JDI Dating $616,165 for using fake user profiles to sollicit payments from users. Image:

Online dating services uses fake profiles

30 Oct 2014

Pew's Lee Ranie believes that US businesses and state institutions will be under persistent attack from cyber-criminals and individuals will face growing attempts to steal money or personal data. Image:

Warning of major hacking attack on the USA

30 Oct 2014

Twitter's Anthony Noto blames the fall in users on content changes but analysts don't seem to agree and have downgraded their share prices views on the company. Image: Twitter

Time spent on Twitter falls prompting share price drop

29 Oct 2014

The loss of credit card information and the fraudulent theft from banks after the card information had been stolen is the crime that most people in the US fear. Image: Stock Image:

Credit card hacking is US's top crime fear

28 Oct 2014

Vivek Wadhwa, a Research Fellow at Stanford University says that technology has the ability to examine problems from all different sides, virtually simultaneously making it useful in efforts to stem the spread of the Ebola virus. Image:

Big data used as tool to track Ebola

27 Oct 2014

Microsoft's Satya Nadella says the investment in cloud services and the enthusiasm of users has substantiall boosted it revenue from this division. Image: Wikipedia

Microsoft's earning are pie in the cloud

24 Oct 2014

Amazon's Jeff Bezos holds up the company's Fire smartphone but sales have failed to produce sustainable profits for the company. Image:

Amazon's loss reaches $437m but outlook is confusing

24 Oct 2014

Targeted malware attacks, mainly against Android phones have increased tenfold with 588,000 users worldwide being hacked by criminals after their money. Image:

Hackers targeting mobile phones for banking information

23 Oct 2014

GlobalFoundries has bought IBM's semi-conductor business and will be paid $1.5bn for taking over the patents, intellectual property and manufacturing facilities. Image:

IBM sells chip unit but bleeds money

21 Oct 2014

Google's Patrick Pichette confirmed that profits for the company were down partly as a result of lower advertising revenue generated by the widespread use of smartphones.. Image:

Google profits fall as ad revenue declines

20 Oct 2014

Alleged money-laundering kingpin, Arthur Budovsky has pleaded not guilty to running an underground money-laundering agency for criminals throughout the world. Image:

Underground bank founder pleads not guilty

15 Oct 2014

GTAT has asked the US Bankruptcy Court to release it from what it calls burdensome contracts with Apple that it is unable to fulfil. Image:

GTAT wants court to cancel Apple's sapphire contract

14 Oct 2014

Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella put his foot in his mouth when he told women to trust 'karma' to provide them with pay increases, causing outrage among women's rights groups. Image: Wikipedia

Nadella gaffe over pay raises women's ire

13 Oct 2014

The FTC's Edith Ramirez insists that AT&T must refund consumers for illegal charges added to their bills for so-called premium services they did not want. Image: FTC

AT&T must pay $105m for unauthorised charges

9 Oct 2014

HP's Meg Whitman says that the division of the company will create two highly-focused companies that will benefit shareholders. Image: Wikipedia

Hewlett-Packard to separate into two divisions

7 Oct 2014

Apple's iPhone 6 prototype has attracted bids of $99,800 on eBay after the seller managed to get hold of a prototype phone that was sent directly to him. There is no certainty the phone works and, it seems, some people have more money than sense. Image: eBay

iPhone 6 prototype selling for $99,800 on eBay

7 Oct 2014

Adam Sandler has done a deal with Netflix to produce four movies exclusively for users of the streaming video service. Image: Wikipedia

Adam Sandler to make four movies for Netflix

3 Oct 2014

Times Executive Editor Dean Bacquet says the changes must be used to reassess the content of the newspaper and define its core objectives. Image:

NY Times to cut 100 journalists' jobs

2 Oct 2014

At least 690,000 Tacoma pick-up trucks are being recalled by Toyota because a suspension fault could cause leaks in the fuel tank and result in the vehicle catching fire. Image:

Toyota recalls 690,000 pick-ups over fire risk

1 Oct 2014

eBay's President and Chief Executive John Donahoe says the plan to separate the company from PayPal makes strategic business sense, particularly in the longer term. Image:

PayPal to split from eBay

1 Oct 2014

Apple's Chief Executive Tim Cook says the company sold 10m of its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus units in just three days adding that if the company had more stock it would have sold those too. Image: Twitter

More than 10m iPhone 6 units sold last weekend

23 Sep 2014

Samsung's Gregory Lee says the Galaxy Note 4 will go on sale from 17 October but any working Samsung smartphone will entitle the users to a $200 trade-in in the US.

Samsung's 'phablet' Note 4 on sale from 17 October

22 Sep 2014

The use of Cloud services means that piracy of music, videos and other content is rampant according to a report published in Washington. Image:

Piracy thrives through Cloud services

19 Sep 2014

Amazon Founder and owner of Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos has formed an alliance with ULA to launch satellites into orbit in the USA using the new BE-4 rocket engines. Image:

Bezos in deal to build rocket engines

19 Sep 2014

Apple's Tim Cook says that new security features in iOS 8 make it impossible for Apple to scrutinise user information or for any security agency to break in without the users passcode. Image: Twitter

Apple's encryption tool locks out governments

19 Sep 2014

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