Software industry

    FILE- In this May 31, 2018, file photo customers enter the Apple store in New York. The Supreme Court is allowing consumers to pursue an antitrust lawsuit that claims Apple has unfairly monopolized the market for the sale of iPhone apps. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
    May 13, 2019 - 4:11 pm

    Apps cost too much? Court allows suit adding to Apple's woes

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers can pursue a lawsuit complaining that iPhone apps cost too much, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, adding to Apple's woes that already include falling iPhone sales and a European investigation. The lawsuit could have major implications for the tech giant's handling of...
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    Nike officials demonstrate the company's foot-scanning tool on its app that will measure and remember the length, width and other dimensions of customers' feet after they point a smartphone camera to their toes, Wednesday April 24, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
    May 09, 2019 - 7:39 pm

    Nike's plan for better-fitting kicks: Show us your feet

    NEW YORK (AP) — Nike wants to meet your feet. The sneaker seller will add a foot-scanning tool on its app this summer that will measure the length, width and other dimensions of customers' feet after they point a smartphone camera to their toes. The app will then tell shoppers what size to buy each...
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    Mourners pause to look at a variety of memorials left at Kennedy Hall at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Thursday, May 2, 2019. A gunman opened fire at Kennedy on Tuesday, killing two and wounding four. (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)
    May 03, 2019 - 2:39 pm

    The Latest: Shooting victim remembered as quiet, witty

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a fatal shooting on the campus of a North Carolina university (all times local): 2:35 p.m. The parents of a student slain during a shooting at a North Carolina university are remembering their son as reserved but witty in some of their first public comments...
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    This image provided by Google shows the controller for a video-game streaming platform called Stadia, positioning itself to take on the traditional video-game business. The platform will store a game-playing session in the cloud and lets players jump across devices operating on Google's Chrome browser and Chrome OS, such as Pixel phones and Chromebooks. (Google via AP)
    March 19, 2019 - 7:44 pm

    Goodbye console? Google launches game-streaming platform

    NEW YORK (AP) — Google on Tuesday unveiled a video-game streaming platform called Stadia, positioning itself to take on the traditional video-game business. The platform will store a game-playing session in the cloud and lets players jump across devices operating on Google's Chrome browser and...
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    February 22, 2019 - 10:10 am

    BMW, Daimler: You can trust us with car-sharing data

    FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Automakers Daimler and BMW say that trustworthy handling of personal data will be a key competitive advantage in their new joint venture that offers app-based services like free-floating car-sharing in big cities. The two competitors for luxury car customers said Friday...
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    January 25, 2019 - 3:23 pm

    Memos: Facebook allowed 'friendly fraud' to profit from kids

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Newly released court documents reveal that Facebook allowed children to ring up huge bills on digital games while the company rejected recommendations on addressing what it dubbed "friendly fraud." The internal Facebook memos and other records were unsealed late Thursday. They...
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    A Kunpeng 920 chip is displayed during an unveiling ceremony in Shenzhen, China, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. Chinese telecom giant Huawei unveiled a processor chip for data centers and cloud computing as it expands into an emerging global market despite Western warnings the company might be a security risk. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
    January 07, 2019 - 5:59 am

    China's Huawei unveils chip for global big data market

    BEIJING (AP) — Huawei Technologies Ltd. showed off a new processor chip for data centers and cloud computing Monday, expanding into new and growing markets despite Western warnings the company might be a security risk. Huawei and other Chinese technology companies that rely on Western technology...
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    November 11, 2018 - 8:39 pm

    SAP buying Qualtrics for $8 billion in cash

    SAP says it has agreed to pay $8 billion cash for survey-software provider Qualtrics International Inc., which was preparing for an initial sale of stock to the public. SAP said Sunday that the deal was approved by boards of both companies and Qualtrics shareholders. The sale is expected to close...
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    Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an event to announce new products Tuesday Oct. 30, 2018, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
    October 31, 2018 - 12:12 am

    iPads, Macs get new screens as Apple pushes creativity

    NEW YORK (AP) — Apple's new iPads will more closely resemble its latest iPhones as they ditch a home button and fingerprint sensor to make more room for the screen. As with the latest iPhone models — the XR and XS —the new iPad Pro will use facial-recognition technology to unlock the device and to...
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    FILE - In this April 26, 2017, file photo, the IBM logo is displayed on the IBM building in Midtown Manhattan, in New York. IBM announced Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, it will acquire North Carolina-based open-source software company Red Hat in a $34 billion stock deal that the technology and consulting giant's chief executive says will advance the company to the next step in cloud computing. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
    October 28, 2018 - 6:49 pm

    IBM set to acquire North Carolina-based Red Hat in $34B deal

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — IBM announced Sunday it will acquire North Carolina-based open-source software company Red Hat in a $34 billion stock deal that the technology and consulting giant's chief executive says will advance the company to the next step in cloud computing. IBM and Raleigh-based Red Hat...
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