Stephen Hawking, the British physicist and black-hole theorist who brought science to a mass audience with the best-selling book A Brief History of Time, has died. He was 76 Hawking died peacefully at his home in
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US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday blocking Broadcom from pursuing its hostile takeover of Qualcomm, scuttling a US$117bn deal that had been scrutinised by a secretive panel over the
Last week, HTC published its February sales numbers and, when combined with January data, revenue dropped 36% from a year earlier. That decline is offset by the fact that the Taiwanese smartphone maker just
Apple said it is acquiring Texture, a digital magazine service that lets users subscribe to more than 200 magazines for US$9.99/month. Texture, offered via the app stores of Apple, Google and Amazon.com, bolsters
Google called off its race to the moon weeks ago when it became clear no private explorer would complete the trip by the 31 March deadline. That won’t stop at least three teams from Israel, Japan and the US, who say their
Spotify Technology plans to list shares on the New York Stock Exchange the week of 2 April, according to people with knowledge of the matter, giving the company weeks to prepare for an unconventional debut
If it’s truly serious about cars, Apple should buy Aston Martin. This may sound wacky, but bear with me. For the prestige British car maker, there’s clear mileage in the idea. Its owners are already planning an initial public
Intel is considering a bid for Broadcom as part of a range of acquisition alternatives in reaction to the Singapore-based chip maker’s bid for US rival Qualcomm, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with
Spring has sprung for tech stocks. The Nasdaq Composite Index rallied to a fresh record on Friday, capping an 11% gain since its 8 February low as investors poured back into the nine-year old bull market’s biggest winners
Eskom is reviewing its business, including staff numbers and possible asset sales, to find a way out of massive debt and develop a more sustainable model, according to its chairman. The state-owned utility will hold