The Brexit-inspired mural caught the world’s attention over the weekend, after the design appeared on the side of a building in Dover; a British seaside town that is home to a major port for ferries travelling to and from Calais, France. According to the European Union’s website, the 12 stars featured on the European flag – and Banksy’s latest piece – stand for “the ideals of unity, solidarity and harmony” among the citizens of Europe. Photographs of the mural – which showed one of the EU’s gold

Facebook must remove postings deemed as hate speech, an Austrian court has ruled, in a legal victory for campaigners who want to force social media companies to combat online “trolling”. The case comes as legislators around Europe are considering ways of forcing Facebook, Google, Twitter and others to rapidly remove hate speech or incitement to violence. It said, however, that Facebook could not be expected to trawl through content to find posts that are similar, rather than identical, to ones a

Dell is launching a pay-as-you-go model for its cloud services business as an alternative to the offerings of rivals Amazon, Microsoft and Google, CEO Michael Dell told CNBC on Monday. Dell said leading software as a service companies are starting to realize the public cloud is too expensive, which has led companies like Dropbox to pull out. “Because the operating cost of the infrastructure itself is too large of a cost relative to their overall P&L,” he said. “We’ve seen a bit of a boomerang ef

It’s late, you’re tired and you accidentally just emailed an angry rant about your boss to her, instead of to the co-worker it was intended for. It’s probably too late to do anything about that email. But by making a few simple tweaks to Gmail or Outlook you can greatly reduce the chances of future email slip-ups ruining your life.

Online lender SoFi is letting employees cash out a portion of their holdings to give them liquidity as the company waits to go public. Last month, SoFi employees and ex-employees were permitted to sell 20 percent of their vested options in a secondary share sale that totaled $336.5 million, according to sources familiar with the matter. In a separate e-mail, the company said, “SoFi investors are launching a tender offer to purchase existing shares of SoFi in a secondary market transaction.” Subp

The home screen of one looks like Android, with what appears to be empty areas for widgets. Others seem to show a tabbed interface, perhaps for easily switching between apps as one might toggle between tabs in Chrome. In a tablet mode, there’s evidence that Fuchsia may allow up to four apps to run at once. Ars Technica pointed out that there’s no real evidence Google will ever move forward to develop this full time, or if it’ll replace Chrome OS and Android entirely. If it does come to fruition,

Dr. Thomas Insel, one of Verily’s most prestigious hires from the health-care sector, has left the company. Insel joined in December 2015 to head up the company’s mental health team, but left in the past few weeks. The mental health effort will continue in his absence, but it’s too soon to say whether his role will be replaced, Verily spokesperson Carolyn Wang said. Prior to joining the company, he led the National Institute of Mental Health. “Verily is resolved to make a difference for people w

Amazon may announce a new Amazon Echo with a 7-inch touchscreen display and support for video calls as soon as Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal said on Monday afternoon that Amazon is gearing up to announce the new Echo, which has reportedly been in beta testing for “months.” This may be the most expensive Echo Amazon has launched to date. The Wall Street Journal said the price is expected to be more than $200. While video calls will presumably require at least two of the new Echos, or perhaps a

Google rolled out a new feature for Android users on Monday that allows them to save entire Websites in Chrome for reading later. With just one single long press, you can save a site and then read it when you’re underground on the subway without a connection, up in a plane,or anywhere else where you’re far from a network. Unlike similar options that allow you to save the text of an article for later, Chrome’s feature saves the entire website so that you can view it was meant to be. Here’s how.

Neal Nathani shared the details on his latest stock pick in an exclusive CNBC PRO interview with Leslie Picker. The Totem Point Management CEO unveiled Monday his long position in semiconductor stock Xilinx at the Next Wave portion of the Sohn Investment Conference, presented by CNBC. “I think the opportunity they’re playing into — which is AI and machine learning — are just in the early stages of taking off,” Nathani told CNBC. Here’s what else he shared:How Xilinx can play a role in artificial

Brad Gerstner talked about United Airlines and the sharing economy in an exclusive CNBC PRO interview with Jeff Cox. He was speaking on the sidelines of the Sohn Investment Conference, presented by CNBC. Gerstner also discussed:Future of the airline industry. Airbnb, Uber and the gi g economy. The interview is exclusively for CNBC PRO subscribers.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett shared his views on everything from technology investing to President Trump in an in-depth and lengthy interview Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” The chairman, CEO and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway was also joined by the company’s Vice Chairman Charles Munger and Buffett-friend Bill Gates. Topics discussed with the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ include:Why he missed out on Amazon’s sharesThe Republican health-care billWells FargoUnited AirlinesHis IBM mistakeA d

Emmanuel Macron surged to victory in the French presidential election on Sunday, defeating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen to become the country’s youngest president. The euro hit a six-month high, Asian markets rallied and U.S. futures were steady as markets heaved a sigh of relief following the release of the closely-watched election results. As France turns its attention to parliamentary elections, Germany will go to the polls for federal elections in September while Italy faces a possible

Paying Neiman Marcus ownersAdding to the challenges of a deal are Neiman Marcus’ owners, Ares Management LP and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). Complicating negotiations further is a confidentiality agreement between Neiman Marcus’ owners and Hudson’s Bay that has so far prevented the latter from communicating directly with Neiman Marcus’ creditors over a potential haircut, the sources said. This would remove any obligation for Hudson’s Bay to assume Neiman Marcus’ debt, accord

Republicans have a strong majority in the Legislature and shoved aside Democratic objections, even as President Donald Trump’s efforts to withhold federal funding for sanctuary cities have hit roadblocks in federal courts. Abbott signed the bill on a Facebook livestream with no advanced public warning. Protests over the Texas bill have been intense for months and about 20 people were charged with criminal trespassing last week after staging a daylong sit-in at a state building where some of Abbo

Investors with more than $15 trillion of assets under management urged governments led by the United States to implement the Paris climate accord to fight climate change despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to pull out. “As long-term institutional investors, we believe that the mitigation of climate change is essential for the safeguarding of our investments,” according to the letter signed by 214 institutional investors and published on Monday. “We urge all nations to stand by their co

The second and final round of the French presidential election concluded Sunday with official results showing Emmanuel Macron, the pro-EU centrist candidate, defeating the far-right’s Marine Le Pen by a landslide. The euro hit a 6-month high on the result, while Europe shares were expected to push higher on Monday. Below are images taken during France’s historic vote, with the inauguration of Macron expected on May 14.

Yates was fired in January, ostensibly for refusing to defend the administration’s travel ban in court. And that would be what she knew about Michael Flynn’s connections to Russia and exactly what she knew they were.” He didn’t know why Trump has been hesitant make similarly firm statements about whether or not Russia was involved. I think the president has to understand at this point that the Russians were doing things to both increase their influence.” Blunt also defended the work of his commi

Candidate Donald Trump’s calls for a ban on Muslim immigration are at the heart of a challenge to his revised executive order restricting travel, to be considered Monday by a federal appeals court. More from NBC News:AGs Say Trump Travel Order Harms Universities, Medical Institutions, TourismCrucial for Americans to Resist ‘Hate,’ Obama SaysTexas Gov. Trump’s original travel order, issued seven days after his inauguration on Jan. 20, was blocked by court rulings. Enforcement of the revised order

Emmanuel Macron has won the keys to the Elysee Palace in one of the closest fought and tumultuous presidential races in France’s recent history. The centrist candidate emerged victorious with 66 percent of votes to far-right Marine Le Pen’s 34 percent as voters turned out to have their final say in the second round of voting Sunday. The result comes as a relief to international observers who have been watching the election closely to discover the fate of the euro zone’s second-largest economy. C