WhatsApp back online after global outage of 'a few hours' WhatsApp, a popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a widespread global outage on Wednesday that lasted for several hours before being resolved, the company said. "Earlier today, WhatsApp users in all parts of the world were unable to […]
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Kings and dragons drive Apple in China, even as iPhone sales stall Apple Inc has a new China growth driver: animated dragons and warring royals. As sales of its iPhones slip in a fiercely competitive market, the U.S. company is seeing stronger growth in its services business – from lucrative […]
Peugeot gears up with nuTonomy for self-driving car test French carmaker Peugeot is partnering with Boston, Massachusetts-based tech firm nuTonomy to test self-driving cars in Singapore. NuTonomy's software, sensors and computing platforms will be installed in Peugeot 3008 models as part of plans to develop the technology needed for large […]
Weak iPhone sales hit shares of Europe's Apple suppliers Shares of European suppliers of microchips, sensors and circuitry to Apple fell on Wednesday after the smartphone company's much-awaited iPhone sales missed expectations in the second quarter. Suppliers rely on strong iPhone sales for part of their profits, and in some […]
NSA collected Americans' phone records despite law change report The U.S. National Security Agency collected more than 151 million records of Americans' phone calls last year, even after Congress limited its ability to collect bulk phone records, according to an annual report issued on Tuesday by the top U.S. intelligence […]
Wall St. eyes Apple and Facebook to fuel new leg of tech rally Apple (AAPL.O) and Facebook (FB.O) may expand their already outsized share of U.S. technology revenue when they report their earnings this week, as investors look for evidence to justify this year's U.S. stock market rally. The two […]
Microsoft unveils Windows 10 S for its Surface laptops Microsoft Corp on Tuesday unveiled Windows 10 S, a streamlined version of its popular operating system, geared toward low-cost laptops for students, as it tries to take share from Google's Chrome OS-run computers. The company said the Surface laptop integrated with […]
Despite record highs, fund managers globally remain underweight Apple Active stock fund managers around the world are holding the lowest percentage of Apple Inc (AAPL.O) shares in their portfolios when compared to the iPhone maker's overall weighting in indexes, even as the shares hit record highs, according to a research […]
Twitter adds WNBA games, news shows, concerts in try for live viewers Twitter Inc is expanding its live broadcasting portfolio with 12 new offerings that include WNBA games, a 24-hour Bloomberg News network and a show about gadgets from the tech news website The Verge, the company said on Monday. […]
Bitcoin soars above $1,400 to all-time high Bitcoin surged to an all-time high above $1,400 on Tuesday, after more than tripling in value over the past year, with its most recent rise attributed to strong demand in Japan, where the digital currency has been deemed a legal means of payment. […]
