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Microsoft Shareholders Defeat 2 Activist Proposals

Microsoft’s shareholders have defeated two proposals by activist investors calling for the company to add a rank-and-file employee on its board of directors and report on gender disparities in company salaries.

Angry China Weighs Options As Trump Backs Hong Kong Bills

China’s fury over President Donald Trump’s decision to sign legislation supporting human rights in Hong Kong is evident.

Airbnb To Verify All 7 Million Properties To Improve Trust

Airbnb says it will spend the next year verifying that all 7 million of its listings are accurate and that the homes and rooms being offered for short-term stays meet basic quality standards.

Best Buy Cruises Into The Holidays

Best Buy is entering the critical holiday season with good cheer, raising its profit expectations for the current quarter.

3-D Printing Recreates Ancient Sculpture Destroyed By ISIS

A figure of a roaring lion, about the size of a loaf of bread, is the latest step in the fight to preserve culture from conflict.

Trump Campaign, Gop Groups Attack Google's New AD Policy

President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign and other Republican election groups criticized tech giant Google on Tuesday for making it harder for political advertisers to target specific types of people.

Panasonic Leaves Semiconductor Business With Taiwan Sale

Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic Corp. is abandoning the semiconductor business with the sale of its last business in that sector to a Taiwanese company.

Nissan Invests In Production To Prepare For Electric Age

Nissan is investing 33 billion yen ($303 million) in its flagship auto plant in Japan’s Tochigi prefecture in a first rollout of a production system geared toward electric vehicles.

Group Of French Lawmakers Wants To Ban Black Friday Sales

Some French lawmakers want to ban ‘Black Friday’, the post-Thanksgiving sales event that has morphed into a global phenomenon.

Gift-Wrapping This Season Trends Jazzy But Sustainable

The trend in gift wrapping this holiday season is toward jazzy yet sustainable options.

Ebay Selling Stubhub To Viagogo For $4.05 Billion

EBay is selling StubHub to ticket seller viagogo for $4.05 billion in cash.

Consumer Confidence Still High Despite November Decline

US consumer confidence declined slightly for a fourth consecutive month, but it remains elevated with the holiday shopping season ramping up.

Bosch To Stop Motor Scooter-Sharing Service Coup In Europe

German engineering firm Bosch is shutting down its motor scooter-sharing service Coup, currently operating in four European cities.

Uber to Let Users Record Audio of Rides in Brazil, Mexico

Uber will allow passengers and drivers in Brazil and Mexico to record audio of their rides as it attempts to improve its safety record and image.

Sibling Rivalry, Affection Rule New season of 'The Crown'

Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter, aka Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret in Netflix’s “The Crown,” are perched royally atop folding chairs as they hold court in a hotel suite serving as an interview room.

Amnesty International Calls Facebook, Google Rights Abusers

Amnesty International issued a scathing indictment of the world’s dominant internet corporations, arguing in a new report that Google and Facebook should be forced to abandon what it calls their surveillance-based business model because it is “predicated on human rights abuse.”

MUTED LAUNCH FOR GOOGLE'S GAME-STREAMING SERVICE STADIA

Google’s new game-streaming service Stadia demonstrates the possibilities of gaming from the cloud, but experts say it’s hindered by a lack of compelling video games and a convoluted pricing scheme.

SUPREME COURT STEPS INTO GOOGLE-ORACLE COPYRIGHT FIGHT

The Supreme Court said it will referee a high profile copyright dispute between technology giants Oracle and Google. Oracle says it wants nearly $9 billion from Google.

WHERE PARENTS FEEL LIKE CHAUFFEURS, COMPANIES STEP IN

When Deb Fink heard about a company that could drive her 9-year-old son to his after-school program, she balked at the idea of putting him in a car with a stranger.

GOOGLE'S DO GOOD ARM TRIES TO MAKE UP FOR EVERYTHING ELSE

Google’s head of philanthropy says the company is having “a lot of conversations” internally amid worries about the tech giant’s bottomless appetite for consumer data and how it uses its algorithms.

CHINA BATS AWAY RUMORS, SAYS TRADE TALKS WITH US CONTINUE

China is working to resolve conflicts with Washington over trade, a Commerce Ministry official said Thursday, dismissing speculation the talks might be in trouble as inaccurate “rumors.”

GOOGLE REINS IN POLITICAL ADVERTISING

Google is making it harder for political advertisers to target specific types of people.

APPLE CANCELS PREMIERE OF ‘THE BANKER' OVER ‘CONCERNS'

Apple has canceled the premiere of one of the tech company’s first original films, “The Banker” the day before it was to debut at Los Angeles’ AFI Film Festival.

China Presses Washington for Tariff Cut in Trade Deal

China pressed Washington on Thursday to roll back punitive tariffs in a tentative trade deal.

Boeing Details Steps Needed To Get Grounded Max Jet Flying

Boeing hopes to resume deliveries of its 737 Max jet to airlines in December and win regulatory approval to restart commercial service with the plane in January.

Facebook Says It Removed 3.2B Fake Accounts In 6 Months

Facebook says it removed 3.2 billion fake accounts from its service from April to September, up slightly from 3 billion in the previous six months.

Nike Calls Off Pilot Program With Amazon Ending Direct Sales

Nike is ending a sales partnership with Amazon less than a month after the athletic gear company named an e-commerce veteran as its new chief executive.

SpaceX Launches 60 More Mini Satellites For Global Internet

SpaceX launched 60 mini satellites Monday, the second batch of an orbiting network meant to provide global internet coverage.

Apple Shakes Off iPhone Slump To Deliver Strong Fiscal 4Q

Apple is still running a well-oiled moneymaking machine despite cooling demand for its hottest product, the iPhone.

Grounded Boeing Jet Hits Another Pothole In Path To Return

Regulators are asking Boeing to revise documentation of its proposed fixes to software on the 737 Max jet, and the company said this week that it is too early to know whether the request will further delay the return of the grounded plane.