Facebook struggles into day two of global 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.

U.S. esports advertising revenue to top $200 million by 2020: report

Competitive video game advertising revenues in the United States are expected to surpass $200 million by 2020, according to a report released on Thursday.

China customs says it has lifted suspension on Tesla Model 3 imports

China's customs authority has lifted a warning notice that barred Tesla Model 3 imports into the country last week, an official in the authority's news department told Reuters on Thursday.

China customs lifts suspension on Tesla Model 3 imports: sources

China's customs authority has lifted their suspension on imports of Tesla's Model 3 after the U.S. electric car maker made the necessary rectifications, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Czech network operator CETIN sees Huawei risks as manageable: newspaper

The Czech Republic's largest telecommunications network operator CETIN said risks related to technology of China's Huawei Technologies were manageable and it had options to lower that risk, the daily Hospodarske Noviny reported on Thursday.

Japan's Netflix contender bets on youth-driven viral hits

On a Friday night at a downtown Tokyo television studio, 12 teen models with cutesy nicknames like Ayamin and Kyokyo are waiting nervously to find out who has won coveted spots on the cover of Popteen magazine, a Japanese fashion bible.

U.S. prosecutors probing Facebook's data deals: New York Times

U.S. federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data deals Facebook Inc struck with some of the world's largest technology companies, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.

Instagram back up after several hours; Facebook still down for some

Instagram is back up after suffering a partial outage for over several hours, the photo-sharing social network platform said in a tweet, but its parent Facebook Inc's app still seemed to be down for some users across the globe.

Facebook apps down for some users across the globe

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday some users around the world were facing trouble in accessing its widely used Instagram, Whatsapp and Facebook apps, making it one of the longest outages the company has suffered in the recent past.

SoftBank, Toyota in talks to invest $1 billion in Uber's self-driving unit: sources

A group of investors led by SoftBank Group Corp and Toyota Motor Corp is in talks to invest $1 billion or more into Uber Technologies Inc's self-driving vehicle unit, which would value the unit at $5 billion to $10 billion, said two people familiar with the talks.

Walmart to introduce tablet under its ONN store brand: Bloomberg

Walmart Inc plans to introduce a low-priced, kid-friendly electronic tablet under its ONN store brand, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.

SoftBank, others in talks to invest $1 billion in Uber's self-driving unit: sources

A group of investors led by SoftBank Group Corp and Toyota Motor Corp are in talks to invest $1 billion or more into Uber Technologies Inc's self-driving vehicle unit, which would value the unit at between $5 billion and $10 billion, according to two sources familiar with the talks.

U.S. prosecutors probing Facebook's data deals: NYT

U.S. prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data deals Facebook Inc struck with some of the world's largest technology companies, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.

Rakuten TV to expand movie streaming to 42 European countries

Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten plans to expand its video-on-demand streaming service to 42 European countries, partnering with leading smart TV makers to offer movies in high-definition at the push of a remote-control button.

SoftBank, others in talks to invest $1 billion in Uber's self-driving unit: WSJ

A consortium that includes SoftBank Group Corp is in late-stage talks to invest $1 billion or more into Uber Technologies Inc's self-driving vehicle unit, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the negotiations.

Ad Network Sizmek Probes Account Breach

Online advertising firm Sizmek Inc. [NASDAQ: SZMK] says it is investigating a security incident in which a hacker was reselling access to a user account with the ability to modify ads and analytics for a number of big-name advertisers. In a recent posting to a Russian-language cybercrime forum,...

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Digital sports network DAZN to start running ads

Digital sports network DAZN, which launched in September with the aim of disrupting traditional sports media broadcasting, will start running advertisements some time in 2019, the company said on Wednesday.

Verizon launches 5G in Chicago, Minneapolis at $10 extra cost

Verizon Communications Inc beat rivals AT&T and Sprint in the race to launch the first fifth generation mobile services in two cities in the United States at an additional cost of $10 for customers with existing unlimited plans.

U.S. House technology panel heads seeks delay in 5G spectrum auction

Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives' Science, Space and Technology Committee on Wednesday asked the Federal Communications Commission to delay a planned radio frequency spectrum auction for 5G wireless communications.

German minister fears excluding Huawei could hurt economy

Excluding China's Huawei from participating in the construction of Germany's 5G next-generation mobile network could hurt Europe's largest economy, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Wednesday.