In more bad news for Apple, the company’s iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 models are not currently on sale in its own retail stores in Germany. This follows an injunction issued by a Munich court last month related to patent litigation brought by chipmaker Qualcomm that’s being enforced from today. The patent dispute concerns smartphone power management […]
View More Qualcomm patent dispute forces Apple to pull iPhone 7 and 8 from its stores in GermanyCategory: Definers
Lime tries to back-peddle on VP’s line on why it hired Definers
Scooter startup Lime has sought to back peddle on an explanation given by its VP of global expansion late last week when asked why it had hired the controversial PR firm, Definers Public Affairs. The opposition research firm, which has ties to the Republican Party, has been at the center of a reputation storm for Facebook, […]
View More Lime tries to back-peddle on VP’s line on why it hired DefinersNow you can read the controversial Definers research about George Soros and Facebook
Facebook is still dealing with the fallout from a New York Times report outlining the company’s strategy to fight back against criticism, particularly its work with Definers Public Affairs, an opposition research firm with ties to the Republican Party. That work included a document that Definers sent to reporters suggesting ties between George Soros and […]
View More Now you can read the controversial Definers research about George Soros and FacebookFacebook quietly hired Republican strategy firm Targeted Victory
Facebook is still reeling from the revelation that it hired an opposition research firm with close ties to the Republican party, but its relationship with Definers Public Affairs isn’t the company’s only recent contract work with deeply GOP-linked strategy firms. According to sources familiar with the project, Facebook also contracted with Targeted Victory, described as […]
View More Facebook quietly hired Republican strategy firm Targeted VictorySheryl Sandberg asked Facebook staff to research George Soros: report
Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg has been accused of being directly involved in the company’s (once) covert investigation into billionaire George Soros.
As reported by the New York Times, Sandberg allegedly asked communications staf…
Lime claims it didn’t know controversial PR firm Definers would sling mud at rivals
Scooter startup Lime has confirmed it hired Definers but claimed it didn’t know the controversial PR firm would try to smear its rivals. The company was speaking during an on stage interview here at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin. Definers was recently revealed to have carried out so-called ‘opposition research’ on entities critical of Facebook . Including […]
View More Lime claims it didn’t know controversial PR firm Definers would sling mud at rivals