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
The push to bring self-driving cars to US roads got a significant boost on Thursday when the nation’s chief car safety regulator essentially cleared Tesla Motors’ Autopilot system of fault in a fatal 2016 crash. The US National Highway Traffic
A court in South Korea turned down prosecutors’ request to arrest Samsung Group’s Jay Y Lee on alleged bribery, perjury and embezzlement, letting him stay in place atop the country’s most powerful company while they continue
Qualcomm forced Apple to use its chips exclusively in return for lower licensing fees, unfairly cutting out competitors, the US said in a lawsuit against the biggest maker of mobile phone chips. Qualcomm’s exclusive deal with Apple was detailed
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday commuted the 35-year sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former army intelligence analyst who was convicted of leaking classified material, and pardoned marine-general James Cartwright. Manning, who
There’s something about those Nordic countries. In the battle of ideas, Sweden climbed to number 2 and Finland cracked into the top five of the 2017 Bloomberg Innovation Index, which scores economies using factors including research and development
