Stock News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Introduces Unfollow Option

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) has upgraded its News Feed by enabling users to hide particular posts from certain people by clicking on the grey arrow at the corner of the post. With the new tool, users can opt out from seeing each and every post of certain people and can limit the number to a few or even stop following the person completely. Facebook Inc … Continue reading Stock News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Introduces Unfollow Option

Stock News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Set to Acquire Israel-Based Cybersecurity Startup

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) is said to have acquired Aorato Ltd., an Israel-based cybersecurity startup. According to the WSJ, Microsoft will pay around $200 million in the deal, which was said to have been finalized over the last day or two. Talks between the two companies were first reported last July. This is the first deal for Microsoft in Israel since the company bought 3DV Systems … Continue reading Stock News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Set to Acquire Israel-Based Cybersecurity Startup

Active Stock: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Develops Cool Karate Kid Robot

In a compelling video, the Atlas robot can be seen balancing on one foot and partially performing the crane kick popularized by the film Karate Kid. The 330lbs, 6ft 2in robot is in fact built by Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG)-owned Boston Dynamics, and controlled by an algorithm written by the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC). “Atlas is a high mobility, humanoid robot … Continue reading Active Stock: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Develops Cool Karate Kid Robot

Stock Highlights: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Messenger Crosses 500M

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) announced that that its messenger app has more than 500 million users per month. The Facebook Messenger is the first standalone app of the social network giant. It was developed to provide users with a faster and more expressive way to communicate. According to Peter Martinazzi, director of product management at Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB), users can communicate with their friends … Continue reading Stock Highlights: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Messenger Crosses 500M

Stock Review: Why Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Is A Great Buy

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) shares rallied more than 3 percent on Thursday in extended-hours trading after the world’s largest software company beat expectations and tallied record first-quarter sales, driven by the company’s cloud strength and hardware progress. The Seattle-based company turned in a fiscal first-quarter profit of $4.54 billion, or 54 cents per share, on revenue of $23.2 billion, compared with earnings of $5.24 billion, … Continue reading Stock Review: Why Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Is A Great Buy

Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Double Click Ad Server Goes Down

The Internet briefly looked a little different on Wednesday as ads across a number of websites vanished. A failure at a Google (NASDAQ GOOG) ad server caused loading problems for many websites Wednesday morning, possibly costing publishers millions in missed ad revenue. The problem appears to have begun around 9 a.m. ET, but was resolved around 11:30 a.m. ET, according to Reuters report. Websites including … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Double Click Ad Server Goes Down