Facebook's new effort to bring outside experts into its content review process promises to be complicated and possibly contentious, if discussions this week at a meeting in Singapore are any indication.
Apple teams with Ant Financial, banks for interest-free iPhone financing in China
Apple Inc has teamed up with Chinese payments giant Ant Financial Services Group and several local banks to offer interest-free financing, its first such move in the country as it looks to boost waning smartphone sales.
Chinese search giant Baidu beats on ad sales but streaming costs surge
Chinese search engine operator Baidu Inc beat market estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and profit on Thursday, as its core online marketing business stayed resilient and revenue surged in its Netflix-like streaming service iQiyi.
Israel's first lunar lander launched into space from Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on Thursday night carrying Israel's first lunar lander on a mission that if successful will make the Jewish state only the fourth nation to ever to achieve a controlled touchdown on the moon's surface.
Japanese space probe touches down on asteroid to collect samples
A Japanese space probe named after a falcon, Hayabusa 2, has touched down on an asteroid more than 300 million km (186 million miles) from Earth on a mission to seek clues about the origins of life, Japan's space agency said on Friday.
SpaceX rocket launched carrying Israel's first lunar lander
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on Thursday night carrying Israel's first lunar lander on a mission that if successful will make the Jewish state only the fourth nation to ever to achieve a controlled touchdown on the moon's surface.
Chinese search giant Baidu's online marketing business stable, streaming surges
Chinese search engine operator Baidu Inc beat market estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and profit on Thursday, as its core online marketing business stayed resilient and revenue surged in its Netflix-like streaming service iQiyi.
SpaceX rocket launched carrying Israel's first lunar lander
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on Thursday night carrying Israel's first lunar lander on a mission that if successful will make the Jewish state only the fourth nation to ever to achieve a controlled touchdown on the moon's surface.
Democratic senators urge FTC to act on Facebook 'friendly fraud' practices
Two Democratic U.S. senators called for the Federal Trade Commission to act on a complaint filed by consumer groups against Facebook on Thursday that alleged the company scammed children into spending money on its platform.
Cryptocurrency companies use 'backdoor' listings to ease into mainstream
Several cryptocurrency exchanges have moved closer to mainstream markets by buying listed companies, looking to raise funds and present themselves as embedded in the traditional financial services world they once spurned.
Dropbox expects drop in first-quarter operating margin, shares fall
File sharing and storage company Dropbox Inc forecast a drop in current-quarter operating margins from a year earlier, sending its shares down nearly 11 percent in extended trading.
Baidu beats estimates on strong growth in marketing business
Chinese search engine operator Baidu Inc beat Wall Street estimates for fourth quarter revenue and profit on Thursday, aided by strong growth in its online marketing business.
Dropbox beats quarterly revenue estimates
File sharing and storage company Dropbox Inc on Thursday beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue and profit, benefiting from an expanded customer base and higher revenue per user.
Pinterest confidentially files for IPO: WSJ
Online image search site Pinterest Inc has confidentially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Digital shopping app JOOM targets France in challenge to Amazon
The e-commerce marketplace JOOM, whose mobile shopping app sells products from China at cut-rate prices directly to buyers, is recruiting French brands to bolster its merchant roster in a market it sees as key to cracking Europe and taking on Amazon.
AT&T pulls ads from YouTube over videos exploiting children
AT&T Inc pulled all its advertising from Alphabet Inc's YouTube for the second time in two years after a magazine reported the platform displayed ads next to videos that showed the exploitation of children.
Huawei committed to Canadian investment despite CFO arrest: chairman
Huawei Chairman Liang Hua said on Thursday the company is committed to increasing investment in Canada despite the arrest of its chief financial officer by Canadian police at the request of the United States last December.
Huawei plan to fix British security fears due in H1 this year: executive
Huawei will present a plan to address British security concerns about its equipment by the end of the first half of this year, a senior company executive said on Thursday, following criticism the Chinese firm has not moved fast enough to fix the issues.
Apple car may be an electric van: Manager Magazin
A long-speculated vehicle to be developed by Apple may turn out to be an electric van rather than a car, a German magazine reported on Thursday.
Trump urges U.S. telecommunications companies to step up 5G systems
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called on U.S. telecommunications companies to boost their work to build faster 5G networks, saying they were lagging and at risk of being left behind other countries' efforts.
New Breed of Fuel Pump Skimmer Uses SMS and Bluetooth
Fraud investigators say they’ve uncovered a sophisticated new breed of credit card skimmers being installed at gas pumps that is capable of relaying stolen card data via mobile text message, thereby enabling fraudsters to collect it from anywhere in the world. One interesting component of this...
Apple, Goldman Sachs to jointly launch credit card paired with iPhone: WSJ
Goldman Sachs Group Inc has teamed up with Apple Inc to issue credit cards that will be paired with iPhones and will help users manage their money, the Wall Street Journal reported https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-goldman-sachs-team-up-on-credit-card-paired-with-iphone-11550750400 on Wednesday, ci...
Huawei to open first flagship store outside China in Vienna
Huawei is to open a smartphone flagship store in Vienna, its first such outlet outside China, as part of a charm offensive in Europe where its future hangs in the balance.
South Korea's Netmarble, Kakao, MBK bid for Nexon parent: report
South Korean tech firms Netmarble and Kakao and private equity fund MBK Partners have submitted initial bids to buy the parent of gaming firm Nexon, the Seoul Economic Daily said.
South Korea's Netmarble, Kakao, MBK submit bids for Nexon parent: report
South Korean tech firms Netmarble and Kakao as well as private equity fund MBK Partners submitted initial bids for acquiring NXC Corp, which controls gaming firm Nexon, the Seoul Economic Daily said.
New Infineon chairman Eder to start in August
German chipmaker Infineon Technologies' aims to bring in Voestalpine Chief Executive Wolfgang Eder as its chairman in August, replacing Eckart Suenner earlier than expected.
South Korea tech firms, U.S. PE funds submit bids for Nexon parent: report
South Korean tech firms Netmarble and Kakao as well as U.S. private equity firms Blackstone and Bain Capital submitted initial bids for control of gaming firm Nexon, the Korea Economic Daily said.
France's Orange strikes cautious tone as French price war lingers
Orange, France's number one telecoms operator, struck a cautious tone for 2019 due to a protracted price war in its home country and few chances of a merger between its rivals that could improve market conditions.
Banning Huawei from 5G would cause difficulties: T-Mobile Polska CEO
If Poland excludes Chinese tech giant Huawei from 5G development it would cause difficulties and possibly delay the network rollout, the chief executive of the Polish unit of T-Mobile said on Thursday.
Blown away by innovation or price? Samsung's foldable phone opens new frontier
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has wowed the smartphone industry with the first foldable screen, burnishing its innovation credentials, banishing "fast follower" criticism and, at nearly $2,000, setting a new standard in premium pricing.