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Booming web services blast Amazon’s Q1 profits past forecast
By Robert Hof
Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud business again helped the online retailer post a much better-than-expected profit in the first quarter reported today.
By Robert Hof
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Facebook crushes Q1 earnings forecast on mobile ad surge
By Robert Hof
Facebook’s first-quarter earnings surged past expectations today on the strength of mobile video ads, boosting shares in after-hours trading by as much as 9 percent.
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Earnings preview: Web services could power Amazon’s Q1 profits
By Robert Hof
When Amazon.com Inc. reports its first-quarter earnings on Apr. 28, investors will be looking beyond how many books and diapers the retailer sold. They may be just as interested in a business that has…
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Cloud data centers and moonshots weigh on Google’s Q1 profits
By Robert Hof
Google parent company Alphabet Inc. surprised investors today with first-quarter earnings that came in shy of expectations, knocking its stock down about 6 percent in trading after the market closed. Although Alphabet posted revenues…
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Earnings preview: Data centers, R&D to cement Google and Facebook’s ad dominance
By Robert Hof
When Google and Facebook report first-quarter earnings this week, their massive spending on data centers and big data analytics will underly their dominance in online advertising.
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Intel to lay off 12,000 in deepening struggle to move beyond PC chips
By Robert Hof
Struggling to contend with dropping demand for personal computers, Intel Corp. said today it will lay off up to 12,000 workers, or 11 percent of its workforce, by the middle of next year.
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Dead at 75, Bill Campbell leaves legacy as legendary ‘Coach of Silicon Valley’
By Robert Hof
Bill Campbell, one of the most influential mentors in Silicon Valley, has died, leaving an unmatched legacy of companies from Apple to Google to Intuit that he helped turn into world-changing forces. “Coach,” as…
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Give to get: Inside Facebook’s open source operation
By Robert Hof
In an interview with SiliconANGLE, Facebook open source chief James Pearce explained the company's approach to contributing to open source projects.
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Facebook brings Internet access drive back down to Earth
By Robert Hof
Facebook brought its drive for universal access back down to Earth with two new wireless broadband projects announced at its F8 developer conference today.
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Facebook bids to transform Messenger app into platform for post-app era
By Robert Hof
Amid an ambitious 10-year roadmap that Facebook laid out at its annual F8 conference for developers and business partners today, nothing was more ambitious than its bet on messaging.