Twitter is teaming up with S&P Dow Jones Indices to give investors a broader view of opinions about companies they may be considering investing in. The S&P 500 Twitter Sentiment Index launched on Thursday to measure public opinion of companies in the S&P 500 stock market index. Through the Twitter API, S&P analyzes both bearish …

Google on Tuesday unveiled new enhancements to Google Maps to help people navigate malls, airports and transit stations as shoppers and travelers gear up for the holidays. Google Maps’ Directory tab in action. Google The tech giant is expanding its Directory feature to help people better find their way around large buildings, allowing them to quickly see what shops are …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Amazon has agreed to a settlement with California to resolve claims that the internet retailer concealed the number of COVID-19 cases from its workers and local health agencies, the state’s attorney general said Monday. Amazon was accused of violating the state’s “right to …

For its next flagship phone, OnePlus appears to be taking a tip from Samsung. Prominent leaker OnLeaks teamed up with Zouton to deliver purported renders of the as-yet-unannounced OnePlus 10 Pro. The renders show a massive rear-camera bump sporting three lenses and taking up a significant portion of real estate on the handset’s back side. If legit, the camera is …

The chief financial officer of TikTok parent company ByteDance will step down to focus his attention full time on running the popular video-sharing app, according to an internal memo sent to employees on Monday. ByteDance CFO Shou Zi Chew joined ByteDance in March and was appointed TikTok’s chief executive in April. The shift is part of a broader reorganization that …

Worldwide shipments of smartphones took a greater hit than expected in the third quarter, declining 6.7% after posting double-digit growth in the first half of 2021, according to an IDC report Thursday. The market researcher attributed the decline to disruption in the supply chain that has been dogging many device manufacturers. “The supply chain and component shortage issues have finally …

The first image of a smartwatch being developed by Meta, formerly Facebook, shows the much-rumored device with a front-facing camera and rounded screen, according to a report by Bloomberg on Thursday. The image was reportedly found inside one of the tech giant’s iPhone apps. The watch in the image features a front-facing camera at the bottom of the watch’s display, …

Facebook has instructed its employees to preserve all internal documents and communications since 2016 because governments and regulators have started inquiries into its operations. The move, known as a “legal hold,” comes amid increased scrutiny from regulators, lawmakers and the media over the social network’s potential harms to users. For the past several weeks, the company has been grappling with …

Samsung on Wednesday reported its highest-ever quarterly revenue, thanks largely to continued strong demand and increasing prices for memory chips, as well as sales of panel displays for smartphones. The Korean electronics giant said its revenue for the three-month period ended Sept. 30 came in at 73.9 trillion won ($63 billion), a 10% increase over the year-ago period, which was …

Former President Donald Trump’s legal effort to get his Twitter account reinstated was dealt a setback on Tuesday when a federal judge ruled his lawsuit should be moved from Florida to California. Trump was banned from Twitter in January after a mob of his supporters stormed the US Capitol building in a riot that left several people dead, including a …