Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it disabled an iPhone app that it had paid some users to install to study their digital habits, following a similar move late on Tuesday by social media network Facebook Inc.

Qualcomm Inc reported quarterly earnings that handily beat Wall Street views on Wednesday and said it had negotiated a new and slightly better interim patent contract with Huawei Technologies as it forecast current-quarter revenues in line with analyst estimates.

Microsoft Corp on Thursday reported results largely in line with Wall Street's targets, though Azure cloud computing sales grew more slowly in the December quarter than a year earlier.

Tesla Inc eked out a small quarterly profit on Wednesday and predicted it would be profitable every quarter this year, but acknowledged that the erosion of a federal tax credit in 2019 would cut into sales of its vehicles, disappointing investors.

Facebook Inc on Wednesday reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth in more than six years as a public company but easily beat Wall Street's profit estimates, soothing investor concerns that rising costs would blunt growth.

Visa Inc beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, as the payments network processed more transactions on the back of higher consumer spending in the holiday season.

Microsoft Corp's Azure cloud computing platform grew at a slower pace in the December quarter compared with a year earlier, sending shares of the software giant about 2 percent lower in after-hours trade on Wednesday.

Facebook Inc beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on Wednesday, helped by growth in Instagram business and a steady rise in advertising spending by companies.

U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office said on Wednesday that self-proclaimed hackers in Russia stole evidence prosecutors had turned over confidentially to a Russian firm accused of funding a propaganda campaign to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election.

Qualcomm Inc missed analysts' expectations for holiday-quarter revenue, as slowing smartphone demand in China and the loss of big customer Apple Inc took a toll on its chip sales.

New York's new Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced an investigation into Apple Inc's failure to warn consumers about a FaceTime bug that lets iPhones users listen to conversations of others who have not yet accepted a video call.

Airbus on Wednesday said it had detected a cyber attack on its information systems which resulted in a data breach but it said the incident did not affect its commercial operations.

The Office of the Governor of Wisconsin said Wednesday it is evaluating changes in Foxconn Technology Group's project in the state after Reuters exclusively reported the Taiwanese company is reconsidering building a liquid crystal display panel factory there.

The European Union is considering proposals that would effectively amount to a de-facto ban on Huawei Technologies Co. equipment for next-generation mobile networks, four senior EU officials said, adding to mounting international pressure on the world’s largest maker of telecom gear.

A top official at technology group IOTA Foundation said most of the roughly $11 million in the company's cryptocurrency stolen from investor wallets has been found, but the funds are being held to be used as evidence by law enforcement authorities against the alleged perpetrator of the heist.

Deutsche Telekom proposed a series of measures on Wednesday to ensure that future 5G mobile networks are safe, as debate neared a climax on whether to bar Chinese vendors from Germany on national security grounds.

AT&T Inc reported slower wireless customer growth and larger declines in its pay-TV business than Wall Street expected, sending its shares down 4 percent on Wednesday.

Nokia is keeping a close eye on the security scandal surrounding Huawei, its Chairman Risto Siilasmaa said on Wednesday.

Apple Inc said on Wednesday it had banned Facebook Inc from a program designed to let businesses control iPhones used by their employees, saying the social networking company had improperly used it to track the web-browsing habits of teenagers.

China has published draft rules for a Nasdaq-style start-up board in Shanghai, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said on Wednesday, potentially competing with Hong Kong and New York for listings of tech firms.

Deutsche Telekom, Europe's largest telecoms group, on Wednesday proposed a series of steps to ensure that Chinese vendors can take part in building Germany's 5G mobile networks without jeopardizing national security.

German payments company Wirecard denied a report in the Financial Times on Wednesday that alleged financial wrongdoing and sent shares in the member of the blue-chip DAX sharply lower.

Climb Credit, a financial technology startup that lends to students to pay for professional training, has secured a $50 million debt facility from Goldman Sachs Group Inc, the companies said on Wednesday.

E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's quarterly revenue grew at its weakest pace since 2016, as the impact of a slowing Chinese economy and a crippling Sino-U.S. trade war kept buyers away during its top-sale season.

Slovakia does not consider Chinese telecoms supplier Huawei as a security threat and would need evidence the company's technology poses a risk before imposing any restrictions, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said on Wednesday.

Volkswagen is in advanced talks with competitors over opening its modular MEB platform for the mass production of electric vehicles to rivals, German paper Tagesspiegel on Wednesday cited the VW brand's strategy chief as saying.

China has published draft rules for a Nasdaq-style start-up board in Shanghai, potentially competing with Hong Kong and New York for listings of tech firms, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said on Wednesday.

AT&T Inc on Wednesday reported quarterly revenues and new wireless subscribers that fell short of Wall Street expectations, sending shares down nearly 3 percent, as its focus shifted to paying down debt from boosting its customer base.

Germany wants to build up a 5G network quickly but also securely, a spokeswoman for the Economy Ministry said on Wednesday, when asked about concerns over the use of technology from China's Huawei.

Senior managers at Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing are looking at cutting headcount at some departments by up to 20 percent, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing a source.