Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out his strategy for augmented reality on Tuesday, saying the social network will use smartphone cameras to overlay virtual items on the real world rather than waiting for AR glasses to be technically possible. People will
For now, Netflix investors can have rapid subscriber growth or a big jump in profit – not both. The streaming video giant reported first-quarter user gains that fell short of estimates because there wasn’t a House of Cards-style hit to draw new viewers and
Richard Peng didn’t get to become one of China’s most accomplished dealmakers by pussyfooting around. In 2013, the Tencent acquisitions chief took a shine to a scrappy little ride-hailing app called Didi. He tracked down reluctant founder
Semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices is betting that a purchase of a Texas-based chip maker will help drive the adoption of more portable virtual reality headsets. AMD announced its
The South Korean trial of Samsung heir Jay Y Lee for alleged bribery took an unusual twist on Thursday as prosecutors said the company tried to conceal its gift of a billion won (R12m) horse by exchanging
Volkswagen’s namesake brand will present the concept of a fully electric crossover model in Shanghai next week to challenge Tesla’s Model X as the German manufacturer gears up to roll out a new zero-emission
Uber Technologies CEO Travis Kalanick is struggling to hold onto his top lieutenants as the company faces an onslaught of scandals. Rachel Whetstone, who led policy and communications under Kalanick
Toshiba warned on Tuesday about its ability to continue as going concern as it finally reported earnings for the third quarter, without getting auditor approval. The Japanese company had previously missed two
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
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
