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Uber acquires competitor Careem for $3.1 billion

Under the deal, Careem will keep its brand and app unchanged, at least for now. It will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Uber and be led by its original founders.

Technology Apple belatedly jumps into the streaming TV business
Jumping belatedly into a business dominated by Netflix and Amazon, Apple announced its own TV and movie streaming service Monday, enlisting such superstars as Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston and Steven Spielberg to try to overcome its rivals' head start.
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Business Experts: 'Inbox zero' for emails isn't solution for all
Constantly checking email can sap productivity and increase stress, communications experts say.
3/22/19
Technology Facebook stored millions of passwords in plain text
Facebook left hundreds of millions of user passwords readable by its employees for years, the company acknowledged Thursday after a security researcher exposed the lapse.
3/21/19
Technology Bose Frames: Sunglasses for seeing and hearing
WHAT Bose Frames WHAT THEY ARE These comfortable sunglasses come with a pair of tiny ...
3/21/19
Technology R.B.I. Baseball 19 review: That's the old ball game
Baseball season is on the verge of throwing out the first pitch. And that means ...
3/21/19
Suffolk This town is joining the modern phone age
The town is taking its 15-year-old copper-wired phone system and transforming it into a fiber-optic, cloud-based system.
3/20/19
Technology The best baseball apps to follow the 2019 season
The Mets and Yankees open their seasons Thursday, and while there’s always hope in the ...
3/20/19
Technology EU fines Google $1.7 billion for abusing online ads market
Company hit with third large antitrust penalty from EU regulators since 2017.
3/20/19
Technology Google launches game-streaming platform
Google on Tuesday unveiled a video-game streaming platform called Stadia, positioning itself to take on ...
3/20/19
Technology Facebook says service hindered by lack of local news
The social media giant's effort to establish a service that provides its users with local news and information is being hindered by the lack of outlets where the company's technicians can find original reporting.
3/18/19