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The Digital Marketing segment of Adobe (ADBE) provides solutions and services for creating, managing, and executing advertising and marketing initiatives.

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) planned its strategic exit from it back in September 2012. It instead dedicated its strategic and R&D investments toward becoming a pure analog and embedded processing company.

In September 2014, Microsoft (MSFT) announced its acquisition of Mojang, a Swedish company popular for its game Minecraft, for $2.5 billion.

With each passing day, the prices for handsets such as Google’s (GOOGL) Android and Apple (AAPL) iOS devices are falling. This trend has played a key role in the popularity of games, especially among youth, benefiting the gaming industry.

Alphabet (GOOGL) has several branches, and Google is the branch that looks after its smart speaker business.

In the trailing 12-month period, net fund inflows were $2.3 billion. FDN’s fund flows in the trailing one week and trailing three months were -$105.7 million and $719.3 million, respectively.

Twitter’s (TWTR) stock was up 7.45% after Twitter’s CEO’s presentation at Analyst Day on November 12, 2014. Twitter’s investors like what they heard.

Faced with stiff competition for online marketing budgets, slowing revenue and user growth, and a falling stock price, Twitter (TWTR) seems to be battling a huge storm.

Accenture (ACN) has secured a $27.3 million order from the Library of Congress to build a new data center.

Facebook’s net profit was $3.9 billion in 2Q17, up from $2.3 billion in the corresponding quarter a year earlier.

Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google submitted to the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EZU), a plan on how it will stop favoring its own shopping services in its Internet search results.

Sprint (S) has joined Google (GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN) in leveraging artificial intelligence technology to enhance its services as it seeks to attract more customers and diversify its business.

Microsoft, Amazon, and other vendors are pursuing a $278.3 billion revenue opportunity in the global public cloud market, according to the latest Gartner estimates.

The proposed $85.4 billion merger of AT&T and Time Warner is currently facing trial.

Last month, for the first time, China applied restrictions on instant messaging services for national security purposes.

Alphabet reported its 3Q17 earnings on October 26, 2017. The company posted EPS (earnings per share) of $9.57, which beat analysts’ estimates of $8.33.

Google’s closely watched cloud computing business recently got a boost from Twitter, which signed up for some cloud storage and computing needs.

IBM (IBM) recently won a cloud computing contract from Kyocera. The contract was awarded after a competitive bidding process.

Google could use Redux’s technology to develop better smartphones to bolster its competition in the global smartphone market where it trails Apple and Samsung.

A new future awaits 21st Century Fox (FOX) after it closes the pending sale of most of its operations to the Walt Disney Company (DIS).

Baidu (BIDU) reported 3Q16 results on October 27, 2016, reporting that quarterly revenue fell for the first time. But the fall could be a blessing for Baidu and its shareholders.

Baidu (BIDU) and Google have a lot of similarities. It’s no wonder Baidu has earned itself the nickname of the “Google of China.”

The 1Q14 earnings for Yahoo were slightly better than analysts’ expectations.

Cobra Kai, a spin-off of Karate Kid that stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, is part of YouTube Red’s lineup of original content.

After 11 long months of uncertainty and many negotiations, Verizon (VZ) has completed its $4.5 billion acquisition of Yahoo’s core Internet assets. Let’s look at what’s in store for the US telecom space.

Dish Network’s (DISH) streaming television service, Sling TV, turned three on January 5.

According to Nielsen, Stranger Things averaged 8.8 million viewers per episode. The first episode was watched by 15.8 million viewers between the ages of 18 and 49.

Alphabet (GOOGL), the parent company of Google (GOOG), is scheduled to announce the third quarter earnings of 2015 on October 22.

Google, an Alphabet (GOOGL) company, recently bought a 1,210-acre piece of land in Reno, Nevada, for $29.1 million, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Amazon (AMZN) recently partnered with health information services provider WebMD Health (WBMD) to help Alexa users quickly get answers to their medical queries.

eBay’s management noted that eBay Enterprise margins fell by 3.9% during the last quarter compared to a year ago. The increased cost to prepare for the holiday season was blamed for the decline.

On March 8, Netflix (NFLX) stock fell 0.9% to $349.60 after Buckingham Research downgraded its rating from “buy” to “neutral.”

Salesforce.com (CRM) announced a collaboration with Accenture (ACN. Both companies share an equal passion about wearable technology ruling the market in the future.

It comes as no surprise that Google is spending hundreds of millions of dollars every year to review content on its platforms such as YouTube.

Twitter (TWTR) announced in mid-February that it would be dismantling its app for Apple desktop computers.

Monthly active users Investors are on high alert as Twitter’s (TWTR) 3Q17 release approaches. Last quarter, Twitter failed to grow its audience base meaningfully, and going by how the market reacted to the report, investors were not impressed. Twitter went into 2Q17 with 328 million MAUs (monthly active users), and it came out of the quarter […]

Soaring traffic acquisition costs and rising product development and marketing expenditures have weighed on Alphabet’s operating margins in recent years.

According to a report, Apple shipped 4.2 million wearable devices in the third quarter and captured 13.1% of the global wearables market.

Baidu is selling a majority stake in its financial services unit as it seeks to raise funds to bolster its competition in China’s digital financial services market.

In the past few years, value stocks haven’t posted impressive gains. Many of them look cheap and have trailed the broader market as investors lap up growth stocks.

According to the latest report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C continued to lead the British smartphone market in May.

Facebook (FB) has once again reiterated its ambitions to become the leading content supplier in the social media space.

Apple needs no introduction in the developing world, but its iPhones are way out of reach for many consumers in those markets.

Social, mobile, analytics, and cloud (or SMAC) is a disruptive technology that’s transforming the current IT environment at a rapid pace. Many technology leaders, who failed to acknowledge its importance or were slow in embracing it, are suffering. HP has been impacted by SMAC.

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR) came into force on May 25.

Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet (GOOGL), is phasing out the pod-like cars it has long used to test its autonomous driving technology.

Facebook’s (FB) advertising revenues increased by a healthy 67%. But its other business, the payments and other fees business, grew from $214 million to $234 million at a growth rate of 9%.

Disney agreed to buy a bundle of assets from 21st Century Fox for $71.3 billion.

The mobile advertising market is expected to grow at a faster rate than the overall digital advertising market.

Equities slumped worldwide after the shocking Brexit vote, but US equities had already become directionless. We’re definitely living in a low-return environment.

Amazon (AMZN) had expressed interest in acquiring Flipkart to try to keep Walmart (WMT) away from India’s fast-growing online retail sector.

On September 12, 2017, The U.S. Department of Transportation (or DOT) and NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) released new guidelines for autonomous vehicle development.

  Expanding market for Google services As Alphabet (GOOGL) moves closer to the commercial deployment of Project Loon, it is important for investors to take note of a dispute that could complicate the future of the business. Through Loon, Alphabet seeks to provide Internet connection to more than 4.0 billion people, especially in emerging markets […]

Third Point added, “when we break down the applicability of Apple Pay to PayPal’s business mix, we find that Apply Pay will compete directly with only 1.5 to 2% of PayPal’s total payment volume (or TPV).”

Twitter (TWTR) is gearing up to tighten rules to foster healthier conversations on its platform and curb toxic speech.

According to a report from Statista and the previous chart, Pandora leads the Internet Radio market with a share of 31%.

According to eMarketer, Facebook (FB) took 19.9% of total US digital advertising funds in 2017, and Google (GOOGL) took 38.6%.

Facebook (FB) has become one of the most important players in the Internet industry. Its revenue growth remains strong.

Google, Facebook (FB), Twitter (TWTR), and Snap (SNAP) might be losing sleep because authorities are pointing fingers at them for allowing their platforms to breed extremist ideologies.

HP’s (HPQ) split into HP Inc. and HP Enterprise will finalize by November of 2015.

On May 12, 2017, Alphabet (GOOGL) generated investor returns of 30.1% on a trailing 12-month basis.

While Amazon (AMZN) currently dominates the smart speaker market, its days at the helm could be numbered if two recent studies are any guide.

Microsoft (MSFT) is set to release its fiscal Q4 2018 financial results on July 19.

On November 28, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech “appeared to signal a nearer end to the U.S. central bank’s interest-rate hikes,” Reuters reported.

Disney Kids TV streaming box, which Walt Disney (DIS) unveiled at the CES 2017, quickly has generated heat in the streaming media device market.

Alphabet stock (GOOGL) was almost flat in February but has surged 11.9% on a year-to-date basis as of March 4.

Baidu (BIDU) has formed an AI partnership with the city of Shanghai.

In July, the European Union’s antitrust agency ruled that Alphabet’s Google had been abusing Android’s market dominance.

Snap, which went public in March 2017, looks focused on accelerating its path to profitability.

Facebook’s advertising business posted second-quarter revenues of $13.0 billion, which grew 42.0% year-over-year.

Alphabet’s (GOOGL) biggest division, Google, has recently gained traction in the home automation segment where Amazon (AMZN) has a dominant position with its Echo Devices.

The amazing bull run in tech stocks may be showing signs of slowing down.

Du Xiaoman Financial, Baidu’s (BIDU) financial services subsidiary, has been cleared to enter the business of selling mutual funds in China.

While announcing its plans for three new undersea cable systems and five new cloud regions, Google also disclosed that it had invested $30 billion into expanding its cloud infrastructure over the last three years.

Billionaire investor George Soros recently shared his views on social media companies Facebook and Google.

On May 22, 2017, 2.6 million shares of Amazon (AMZN) exchanged hands, and the stock rose 1.1% to close at ~$970.7.

Twitter’s monthly active users or MAUs increased from 255 million in Q2 2013 to 271 million in Q2 2014. These are the users who log in to Twitter through its website either from desktop or mobile devices.

The HERO7 Black launch video has close to two million views on YouTube (GOOG) (GOOGL)—the company’s most viral launch to date.

Facebook (FB) is building a paywall tool that would allow publishers to charge for access to stories they publish on Instant Articles, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Amid tightening competition for advertising dollars, there is growing pressure on Google to diversify its revenue sources.

Apple beat the revenue and earnings estimates in the fourth quarter. The company forecast sales between $89 billion and $93 billion.

As Zynga (ZNGA) prepares to report its 4Q17 results, Alibaba (BABA) and India (INDA) are in the minds of many investors who have followed recent developments.

In early June 2017, Apple (AAPL) escaped a $533.0 million fine after a federal appeals court ruled in its favor. The ruling ended in a patent dispute that had dragged on for nearly four years.

After years of rumors of enabling an encrypted messaging feature, Twitter (TWTR) is finally testing a feature that will allow users to send end-to-end encrypted messages to other users.

Google, Inc. has taken clear forward strides in the mobile devices market. Android should gain up to a 52% share by 2015.

Nokia (NOK) is reportedly looking to sell off its digital health business, which includes Withings, acquired in 2016.

Apple (AAPL) reported earnings per share of $3.36 on revenues of $78.4 billion for fiscal 1Q17, which ended in December 2016.

Verizon’s (VZ) media-focused business, Oath, reported a revenue fall of 6.9% YoY (year-over-year) to $1.8 billion in the third quarter.

Dropbox (DBX) was listed on the NASDAQ on March 23 at a price of $21 per share.

Fitbit (FIT) has partnered with Google to use the latter’s Cloud Healthcare API (application program interface) to help connect user data with EMRs (electronic medical records).

Alphabet’s EPS (earnings per share) of $9.36 in 4Q16 was $0.26 below consensus expectations despite increasing from $8.67 in 4Q15.

AT&T is reportedly eyeing AppNexus and Otter Media, the media business it co-owns with the Chernin Group.

Google’s smart speaker unit shipments soared 420% year-over-year in the second quarter.

In the wake of the Facebook (FB) privacy scandals earlier this year, Twitter (TWTR) had a bit of explaining to do.

JD generated revenues of $18.5 billion in the second quarter, and its revenues increased 31.2% year-over-year.

Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google returned nearly 388%, 345%, 1,157%, and 217%, respectively, in the last five years.

Google could have a much easier time policing its platforms to keep false news, so-called “fake news,” and other inappropriate content at bay.

The recent suing of Uber by Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Waymo over allegations of theft of self-driving technology only tells part of the story of these former allies, who are increasingly pulling in opposite directions.

Snap (SNAP), the parent of photo-sharing app Snapchat, reported a significant improvement in revenue for 4Q17.