Facebook reaches 2 billion users in JuneFacebook recorded 2 billion active users in June—more than a quarter of the world’s population. The new figure marks a 17% year on year increase; Facebook had recorded a billion users in October 2012. Google fined by EUGoogle was fined $2.7 billion by the European Union this week on grounds that the company skewed search results in its favour, thereby hurting smaller shopping search sites. China consumes almost 50% of the global copper output. A new strain of the Petya ransomware hit businesses and governments across the world this week, with India emerging as the seventh-most affected country in the world.

Source: Mint July 01, 2017 18:00 UTC