Why GE’s Bullish Stand On Its Digital Business Is Justified

The industrial internet is expected to be a $225 billion market by 2020, $125 billion of that will be software applications and $100 billion will be the software platform, according to GE estimates. General Electric (NYSE: GE) is on an acquisition spree and recently has acquired several smaller firms in […]

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Facebook Takes New Steps To Reign In Fake News, Partners With Third-Party Fact Checkers

For weeks, Facebook has been scrutinized over its handling of fake news and whether misinformation on the social network could have affected the U.S. presidential election. On Thursday, the company announced new steps it is taking to better identify and minimize fake news and hoaxes on its service.

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