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.

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.