Alan Du, a venture capitalist and World Series of Poker veteran, was in his fifth day of matching wits against his stone-cold opponent – and his losses were piling up. His rival was literally inhuman. That’s because Du went up
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Qualcomm has accused Apple of lying to regulators to spur investigations of the chip maker, and threatening it to cover up the use of inferior parts in some iPhones. The world’s largest maker of phone semiconductors responded to
Elon Musk’s Tesla briefly surpassed General Motors to become America’s most valuable car maker, eclipsing a company whose well-being was once viewed as interdependent with the nation’s. A week after topping Ford, Tesla climbed
It’s time for the humans to have another Go. An artificial intelligence program romped to a lopsided victory over South Korean Go master Lee Sedol in 2016. Now, Google DeepMind’s AI software is heading to the
A quarter of all miles driven in the US could be in shared, self-driving electric cars by the end of the next decade, setting off a seismic shift that will upend the car industry, according to a study on the rise of the autonomous age. A convergence of
The US order prohibiting passengers from carrying laptop computers and other electronics into the cabins of some overseas flights is raising concerns about a risk unrelated to terror: the potential for those devices’ lithium-based batteries
Traders are sending signals that Nintendo’s newest console Switch may be on its way to becoming a bigger hit than the Wii, the company’s best selling home console of all time. Since the Switch went on sale on 3 March
A Canadian accused of hacking Yahoo e-mail accounts on behalf of the Russian government appeared in court seeking bail ahead of a hearing to determine whether he should be extradited to the US for trial. Karim Baratov, 22, was
Intel boosted CEO Brian Krzanich’s compensation package 30% to US$19,1m last year, fuelled by a bigger stock award and costs for his personal security arrangements. Intel’s board awarded Krzanich, 56, stock worth
Facebook’s WhatsApp is getting into digital payments in India, a first for a global messaging service that’s only just begun to explore ways to generate revenue. It’s chosen to kick off that maiden effort in India, a market