In many countries, the capabilities of top private actors such as Google, Facebook, Apple or Amazon have surpassed that of governments in terms of realizing...
In early October, shortly after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter that his company could, given the...
Dubai construction giant Emaar Properties posted a sharp rise in third quarter profits Sunday as residential sales in the glitzy emirate gathered steam.
U.S. Comedian Louis C.K. Friday confirmed the validity of allegations by several women of sexual misconduct, adding that he regretted his actions.
Up to 180 million smartphone owners are at risk of having some of their text messages and calls intercepted by hackers because of a simple coding error in at...
Workers wielding screeching hand-held wood sanders toil overtime in Cheng Huaibao’s bunk bed factory, rushing to prepare for the wave of orders about to break...
The next generation of internet giants gather this week in Portugal for four days of tech-fueled networking, nights out and – for the first time this year –...
Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. has held talks to sell most of its film and television assets to Walt Disney Co., which would gain new...
Rupert Murdoch-controlled Twenty-First Century Fox has held talks to sell most of the company to Walt Disney Co, CNBC reported Monday, citing unnamed people...
We need to talk about Facebook. Google (or Alphabet, if you prefer) is more ubiquitous; Apple makes more money; Amazon is a more obvious threat to the...
Apple Inc. briefly became the U.S.’ first $900 billion company on the day its stores around the world were inundated with customers trying to get their hands...
The aggregate value of all cryptocurrencies hit a record high of over $200 billion on Wednesday, according to industry website Coinmarketcap, putting their...
Pre-orders for Taylor Swift's "reputation" have reached more than 400,000 units and the album has become Target's biggest music pre-sale of all-time.
In the three weeks since the string of allegations against Harvey Weinstein first began, an ongoing domino effect has tumbled through not just Hollywood but...
Deep in the Amazon rainforest, it’s that time again – beer o’clock.
Amazon’s top-of-the-line e-reader is now waterproof – an excellent feature for a $250-and-up investment. But don’t go scuba diving just yet. Your Kindle Oasis...
Samsung Electronics Co. reported another record high in quarterly earnings Tuesday thanks to the unprecedented boom in the memory chip industry and predicted...
Microsoft's Bing search engine has long been a punch line in the tech industry, an also-ran that never came close to challenging Google's dominant position.
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Forest fires in Brazil and Indonesia contributed to a record loss in global tree cover in 2016, equivalent to the size of New Zealand, which could accelerate...