Alphabet, Microsoft and Intel, which all posted quarterly results on Thursday, reinforced what’s become a truism in technology: the biggest growth is in businesses that deliver computing over the Internet. Microsoft topped projections on
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Shares of Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors have surged 40% since 1 December, putting the stock within reach of a 52-week high. The acquisition of SolarCity is complete. Musk’s sprawling Gigafactory is now producing battery
Apple results next week will likely show iPhone sales growing again, bucking a year of declines. That’s the good news. The bad news: the average selling price of the handsets in the key holiday quarter ending in late December may
Ericsson’s new CEO, Borje Ekholm, should be acting with more urgency. The 53-year old engineer was named in late October to lead the crisis-hit telecommunications equipment maker after a 10-year stint at Ericsson’s biggest shareholder
Amazon.com’s strategy of sticking to Hollywood’s time-honoured traditions helped deliver a big payoff that has so far eluded its streaming rival Netflix – the first-ever best picture nomination for an online video service. Manchester by the Sea
It was supposed to be the first US technology listing of 2017. Less than a day before AppDynamics was set to price its shares, a group of employees and investors boarded a plane to New York City to attend the traditional bell-ringing ceremony for new
The fact that Qualcomm’s business model has survived two decades is as much a marvel of modern lawyering as one of modern technology. That Qualcomm is the leading player in global mobile development is beyond doubt. What
Apple has sued Qualcomm, accusing it of monopolising the market for chips for wireless devices and withholding US$1bn in retaliation for cooperating with South Korean antitrust authorities. Apple is demanding Qualcomm
Tencent Holdings’ messaging services were by far the most popular Chinese mobile apps in 2016, leading steady growth in the world’s largest Internet and smartphone market, the government’s online industry overseers said on Sunday. WeChat remained the most
The military’s most prolific leaker of digital documents has ushered in an age of even more increased surveillance over government workers. The legacy of Chelsea Manning’s actions is under discussion in the