Britain pressured Twitter to get tough on online abuse. Britain was putting pressure on Twitter, a social media site, to make reporting abuse easier for Internet users.
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Yahoo wins startup acquisition race versus Google
Yahoo managed to acquire 18 startups within the first half of the year while Google only bought 15. Tech titans Yahoo and Google have been acquiring startups in the past few weeks.
Verizon mulls over scrapping iPhone contracts
If Verizon stops offering two-year plans on their iPhone units, analysts believe that Apple will net more sales due to customer panic.
Mobile shift left mixed results for Google in its wake
The mobile shift left mixed results for the search engine giant, Google. Internet industry observers saw consumers shift from using web to mobile devices in accessing the internet.
No one left to toil in Farmville
Zynga's profits were massively reduced due to an exodus of players, but CEO Don Mattrick remained optimistic.
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Due to disappointing figures, Zynga's plans to enter the online gambling industry were halted. Online games developer Zynga announced that it would cancel its plans to penetrate the online gambling industry.
The shift from using web to mobile devices in accessing the internet hurt Microsoft's core. There has been a shift of consumers accessing the internet via web to mobile devices.
Amazon redeemed itself and rode high on top of the mobile internet shift. In the shift from web to mobile internet, there were gainers and there were losers.
Joint venture firm Aviation Partners Boeing confirmed orders for its 737-800 Split Scimitar Winglets from TUI Travel.
As JPMorgan Chase & Co. prepared its physical commodities trading exit, the "Wall Street Refiners" were set to be in the spotlight.
Google and companies cry “foul” over patent fee sequestration by Congress. There was a plan to limit certain litigation practices of firms on buying patents and suing other companies for infringement.
Facebook and Apple rose with the mobile internet shift. There has been a shift to mobile internet and two big technology firms were feeling its effects positively.
Analysts said that T-Mobile could potentially gain more customers with the new strategy that would not ask for an upfront payment.
Apple's senior VP of technologies, Bob Mansfield, moved to "special projects" of CEO Tim Cook.
