Apple touts data privacy in TV ad campaign

Apple Inc on Thursday launched a television advertising campaign promoting its stance on data privacy, seeking to differentiate itself from tech industry rivals such as Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc that have become the target of regulatory scrutiny over the issue.

Tech makes a comeback as Wall Street's trendy trade

Wall Street's beloved tech trade is back on.

Facebook product chief Cox to leave in latest executive exit

Facebook Inc said on Thursday Chief Product Officer Chris Cox will leave the social media network after 13 years, adding to a recent string of high-profile exits.

Tesla to unveil Model Y SUV as electric vehicle competition heats up

Tesla Inc will unveil its Model Y electric sports utility vehicle on Thursday evening in California, promising a much-awaited crossover that will face competition from European car makers rolling out their own electric rivals.

Exclusive: Uber plans to kick off IPO in April - sources

Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc is planning to kick off its initial public offering in April, putting it close on the heels of its smaller rival Lyft Inc, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Tel Aviv tries out new crosswalk lights for cellular addicts

Israel's bustling business capital wants to stop "smartphone zombies" in their tracks.

Google's work in China benefiting China's military: U.S. general

The United States' top general said on Thursday that the Chinese military was benefiting from the work Alphabet Inc’s Google was doing in China, where the technology giant has long sought to have a bigger presence.

Canada mulls setting rules for crypto platforms

Canadian regulators are looking to create new rules for crypto trading platforms, months after the death of the founder of digital platform Quadriga CX that led to about C$180 million ($135 million) in frozen cryptocurrencies.

BMW and Daimler seek 7 billion euros savings from shared platforms: reports

BMW and Daimler are in talks to cooperate in developing vehicle platforms for electric cars in a step that could save each carmaker at least 7 billion euros ($7.91 billion), Sueddeutsche Zeitung and Auto Bild said on Thursday.

Facebook restores services after global outage

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had restored service to its main app and Instagram, after the world's largest social network suffered a major outage that frustrated users across the globe for about 24 hours.

Google's work in China benefiting Chinese military: U.S. general

The United States' top general said on Thursday that the Chinese military was benefiting from the work Alphabet Inc’s Google was doing in China, where the technology giant has long sought to have a bigger presence.

Huawei pleads not guilty to U.S. charges in New York court

China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on Thursday pleaded not guilty to a 13-count indictment filed in a New York federal court against the company, as tensions have ratcheted up between the U.S. and Beijing.

EU antitrust watchdog considering Apple probe: Vestager

The European Union's competition watchdog is considering opening a probe of Apple over allegations that it uses its app store to gain an advantage on its own services over rivals', the authority's chief said on Thursday.

Virtual pedestrians pave way to safer roads for driverless cars

A "virtual human" suddenly steps out at a blind bend, but the engineer in the Volvo car's driving seat on the test track doesn't flinch, leaving it to software to take evasive action.

Microsoft targets video game developers, in challenge to Amazon's cloud dominance

Microsoft Corp on Thursday said it is combining elements of its video game and Azure cloud computing businesses to target game developers also being courted by industry leader Amazon.com's cloud services.

Facebook users take to Twitter to rail about outage

Facebook Inc struggled to restore its services fully on Thursday after a 17-hour partial outage made the world's largest social network inaccessible to users across the globe, driving a wave of online complaints.

Tesla names Zachary Kirkhorn as CFO

Tesla Inc said https://bit.ly/2TM4L47 on Thursday it appointed Zachary Kirkhorn as its chief financial officer to succeed Deepak Ahuja.

Wirecard says internal probe exonerates Asia-Pacific accounting manager

German payments company Wirecard said its Asia-Pacific accounting manager had been exonerated in an internal investigation into allegations of fraud and creative accounting.

GameStop gets proxy fight warning from shareholders

GameStop Corp on Thursday received a letter from its shareholders Hestia Capital Partners LP and Permit Capital Enterprise Fund LP warning of a proxy fight if the company does not hold talks with them about improving the business.

China customs lifts suspension on Tesla Model 3 imports

China's customs authority has lifted its suspension on imports of Tesla's Model 3, an official in the authority's news department told Reuters on Thursday.