South Korea first to roll out 5G services, beating U.S. and China

South Korea will become the first country to commercially launch fifth-generation (5G) services on Friday as it rolls out the latest wireless technology with Samsung Electronics' new 5G-enabled smartphone Galaxy S10.

Exclusive: Japan Display to supply OLED screens for Apple Watch - sources

Japan Display Inc will begin to supply organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screens for the Apple Watch later this year, two sources said, a breakthrough for the cash-strapped company whose late shift to OLED has cost it orders from Apple.

Toyota to give royalty-free access to hybrid-vehicle patents

Toyota Motor Corp said it would offer royalty-free access to its hybrid-vehicle technology patents through 2030, as it seeks to expand use of lower emissions vehicles before the global auto industry shifts to all-battery electric cars.

Bilibili offering raises $824 million as China techs tap market after IPOs

Chinese video platform Bilibili's convertible bond sale and follow-on share offering raised $824 million, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

Chinese tech giant Tencent plans $5 billion bond sale: sources

China's Tencent Holdings Ltd is returning to the market with a U.S. dollar bond that could raise about $5 billion, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Qualcomm finance chief departs for rival Intel

Qualcomm Inc's chief financial officer, George Davis, has left the company to become finance chief at rival Intel Corp, the two companies said on Tuesday.

Netflix looms large as theater owners assess industry future

As movie theater owners converge on Las Vegas for their annual convention, one topic that keeps coming up is how they contend with a company that has resisted their traditional business model: Netflix Inc.

Toyota to give royalty-free access to hybrid-vehicle patents: Nikkei

Toyota Motor Corp plans to offer royalty-free access to its hybrid-vehicle technology patents as early as this year, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Wednesday.

Qualcomm finance chief to depart for rival Intel

Qualcomm Inc's Chief Financial Officer George Davis plans to depart the company, Qualcomm said on Tuesday, and a person familiar with the situation said Davis planned to join rival Intel Corp .

Lyft falls further from IPO after receiving first 'sell' rating

Lyft Inc's stock sank further below its IPO price on Tuesday after receiving its first negative review from an analyst who is skeptical that consumers will give up car ownership in favor of relying on ride-hailing services.

As stock sinks after Berenberg error, Atos alerts French markets watchdog

Atos said on Tuesday it has alerted the French markets regulator after Berenberg withdrew its downgrade of the software company's stock, which briefly wiped almost 450 million euros ($503.42 million) off its market capitalization.

Canadian Police Raid ‘Orcus RAT’ Author

Canadian police last week raided the residence of a Toronto software developer responsible for authoring and selling “Orcus RAT,” a software product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. Its author maintains Orc...

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Autonomous driving start-up Aurora open to working with BMW, Daimler

Self-driving cars start-up Aurora is open to working with BMW and Daimler to develop self-driving cars, the technology company's Chief Executive Chris Urmson said on Tuesday.

Autonomous cars to quadruple vehicle software revenues to $1.2 trillion by 2030: Continental

The need for advanced safety features in automated and autonomous cars will see vehicle software revenues more than quadruple to $1.2 trillion a year by 2030, the head of auto parts supplier Continental said on Tuesday.

Bitcoin jumps 20 percent, mystery order seen as catalyst

Bitcoin soared to its highest in almost five months on Tuesday, pulling smaller cryptocurrencies up with it, after a major order by an anonymous buyer set off a frenzy of computer-driven trading, analysts said.

Poland plans stricter rules for transport companies like Uber

Poland will require Uber to use licensed taxi drivers from next year, under a plan approved by the cabinet on Tuesday aimed at creating fair competition.

Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war

Pakistani social media campaigner Hanzala Tayyab leads about 300 ultra-nationalist cyber warriors fighting an internet war with arch-foe India, in a battle that is increasingly sucking in global tech giants such as Twitter and Facebook.

Google India VP heads to Sequoia Capital

Google's vice president for India and Southeast Asia, Rajan Anandan, is joining Sequoia Capital India as a managing director, the U.S.-based capital venture firm said https://bit.ly/2VdVD5R on Tuesday.

Nigeria's 'proptech' boom driven by rising mobile phone use

Nigerians searching for their dream home to buy or rent are turning to the internet in droves, leading to a surge in the number of property-focused technology firms.

Why some green investors are passing on Uber and Lyft

Some environmentally focused investors are not ready to buy into Lyft Inc or Uber Technologies Inc, worried about the climate impact of this year's two most closely watched initial public offerings.