Trump backs Oracle bid for TikTok in US
US President Donald Trump has said tech giant Oracle would be “a great company” to take over TikTok’s US operations.
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Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok (as Trump mulls US ban)
Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy controversial video sharing app TikTok, as US president Donald Trump threatens to ban the platform in the US.
The race for Quantum Computing supremacy
Quantum computers are set to help us solve humanity’s most complex challenges – challenges that our existing computers can’t even scratch the surface of. With tech giants including Google, IBM, Microsoft and Intel racing to create the next generation of supercomputers, investment in quantum computing technologies are booming. But which companies are leading the way in quantum computing?
Sony reveals ‘Vision-S’ autonomous car
Sony has unveiled its Vision-S electric concept car at CES as CEO Kenichiro Yoshida predicts mobility will take over from mobile communications as the main focus for tech firms.
Top Reddit trends of 2019: Bill Gates and Cookie Monster host most popular Q&As
Politics, technology and gaming were the most popular trends on the online community Reddit this year, with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ Reddit AMA (ask me anything) post the most upvoted in 2019.
Facebook lets users upload all photos to Google
Facebook has launched a new tool that lest users bulk-export all their photos and videos to another service or social network in just a couple of clicks, starting with Google Photos.
Microsoft four-day work week ‘boosts productivity 40%’
Microsoft Japan saw sales rises by nearly 40% during an experiment in which staff worked a four-day week on full pay.
Digital breakthrough: Has Google cracked ultra-fast ‘Quantum Computing’?
Google has achieved a major breakthrough in computer power, building a machine capable of performing calculations in seconds that traditional computers would take 10,000 years to perform, according to a leaked paper