Stock Focus: Is Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Violating Labour Rules?

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) has been sued by a worker who is dissatisfied with the company’s treatment of him, says a report from Reuters. The worker alleges that he was not paid overtime, was classified by the company as an independent contractor in an improper manner, and was terminated when he requested that more hours be covered under his contract. This case was filed by … Continue reading Stock Focus: Is Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Violating Labour Rules?

Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Updates Privacy Policy For Users

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is making another change to appease users. On Thursday, the social media announced plans to simplify the data policy. This comes right after the company announced plans to improve targeted advertisements in the United States. Just a few months ago, the search giant started to use information on what websites people visit to help target ads. If a person visited an … Continue reading Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Updates Privacy Policy For Users

Stock News: New EU Chief to Limit Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Competition Probe

Margrethe Vestager, the new antitrust commissioner of the European Union (EU) wants to limit their investigation on the allegations against Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) on problems related to competition. According to Vestager, their investigation cannot address many of the concerns voiced against the search engine giant in public debate regarding its alleged anti-competitive practices. “Our current investigations involving Google are among the most discussed in … Continue reading Stock News: New EU Chief to Limit Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Competition Probe

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

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