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Alphabet profit sends shares up; overtakes Apple in value
Alphabet Inc easily beat Wall Street's quarterly profit forecasts on Feb. 1, helped by strong mobile advertising sales, sending the shares of Google's parent higher in after-hours trading to surpass Apple Inc as the most valuable U.S. company.
Top Twitter executives to leave company, CEO Dorsey tweets
Four senior Twitter executives are leaving the media company, CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted late Jan. 24 night, the biggest leadership changes since Dorsey returned as chief executive as he struggles to revive the company's growth.
Pakistan lifts ban on YouTube after launch of own version
Pakistan said on Jan. 18 that it had removed a three-year ban on YouTube after the Google-owned video-sharing website launched a local version that allows the government to remove material it considers offensive.
Trump, Cruz clash over White House eligibility in tense Republican debate
U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and top challenger Ted Cruz clashed sharply on Jan. 14 over the Texas senator's eligibility to run for the White House during a tense debate weeks before voters start to pick the party's nominee.
Turkish developer's keyboard among best new apps in App Store
A keyboard application developed by a Turkish programmer living in New York has been listed among the best new apps in Apple's App Store.
Cem Kozino?lu, originally from the Turkish capital Ankara, developed an unconventional keyboard called the "Slash Keyboard," which acts as both a search engine and a multifaceted sharing tool.
Singers and Footballers Top Google Searches in Balkans
It's that time of year again, when Google publishes its lists of the most frequently used Google search terms used in 2015.
People in the Balkans, as in most countries around the globe, are most curious about pop singers and football players, according to an article published by Time weekly.
Are you smart enough to be a spy? Try these govt brain teasers and find out!
Britain’s intelligence service is seeking spies for Christmas. Specifically, a highly cryptographic Christmas card was sent out by the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) that asks people to fill in a grid puzzle by shading in little squares to reveal a picture, which leads to a set of increasingly complex challenges.
Hilariously viral! Google’s Top 10 Youtube videos for Greece (watch vids)
Each year Google publishes a list of the top 10 videos that Greek viewers clicked on the most, and 2015 was no exception. This year’s list coincides with the 10-year anniversary of Youtube!
The list was selected according to videos that had the most views, comments, shares and likes.
G-20 leaders stick to goal to boost growth by extra 2 percent: Final communique
The leaders of the world's largest economies remain committed to a goal of lifting their collective output by an additional 2 percent by 2018, they said in a statement on Nov. 16, even though growth remains uneven and weaker than expected globally, as reported by Reuters.
Anonymous vs. ISIS: Paris attacks spearhead a cyber war (vid)
Hacker group Anonymous declared war against ISIS after the Paris attacks on Friday. A YouTube video, in French, said it would use its knowledge to “unite humanity” and warned terorrists to expect them. A spokesperson wearing the Anonymous mask said: “Anonymous from all over the world will hunt you down.
You should know that we will find you and we will not let you go.