Investors pouring millions into start-ups with nothing more than a white paper and entrepreneurs issuing dispensable digital coins to cash in on the hype are fanning a blockchain assets
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Netflix has begun to reshape the TV business overseas just as it has in the US, its home market. The streaming-video provider scored a record second quarter, according to a statement Monday, surpassing
Bitcoin has fallen below US$2 000 for the first time since May amid anxiety its dominant status is under threat. As enthusiasts consider adopting competing updates to the blockchain technology
For years, Google has poured time and money into one of the most ambitious dreams of modern technology: building a working quantum computer. Now the company is thinking of ways to turn the project
Amazon.com’s expansion plans, including its agreement to buy Whole Foods Market for US$13.7bn, are raising hackles in Washington – and Wall Street is taking notice. A US lawmaker has called for hearings on the proposed deal to
While people talk about a bubble in funding for private start-ups, one might want to take a look at the surge in funding for cryptocurrencies first. According to William Mougayar, a Toronto-based venture adviser
Later this year, Apple will put augmented reality software in as many as a billion mobile devices. Google beat Apple by three years in releasing AR tools, but its features are on very few phones and haven’t gained
Uber Technologies is handing over the keys to its business in Russia. The San Francisco-based company and Yandex are merging their ride-hailing businesses in Russia. Uber will invest US$225m and take a 36.6% stake in a new
Worldwide PC shipments fell by 4.3% in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same period a year ago, marking the 11th straight quarter of declining shipments, according to analyst firm Gartner. Just over 61m PCs
The cryptocurrency Cassandras are starting to look right. The sector has lost about a third of its market value since peaking in early June, pushing it into what traditional equity market analysts label as a bear market. Bitcoin, the