Beiruting News

1. Google has a new division called "Area 120" where employees can build their own startups. Teams within Google will submit a business plan and apply to join Area 120.
2. Microsoft and Google are formally withdrawing all regulatory complaints against each other. Microsoft's former CEO, Steve Ballmer, had been pressuring regulators to clamp down on Google for years.
3. Facebook is starting to let people turn off those annoying live video notifications. It's buried within the settings menu.
4. Amazon won't sell non-Prime members certain popular movies and video games. "Grand Theft Auto V" on the PC is only available for Prime members.
5. No one on Google parent company Alphabet's 2016 Q1 earnings call mentioned its European antitrust case. It was formally announced on Wednesday.