Uber shares fall to record low as stock lock-up expires
Uber Technologies Inc fell as much as 9% to a record low on Wednesday after shares held by early investors became available for sale following...
Privacy protection essential to shield human rights, says Microsoft’s Smith
Microsoft President Brad Smith said on Wednesday a “new wave” of data privacy protection and other security measures was needed to safeguard people’s rights at...
Facebook executives planned ‘switcharoo’ on data policy change: court filings
Facebook Inc began cutting off access to user data for app developers from 2012 to squash potential rivals while presenting the move to the general...
Could this watch help us beat smartphone addiction?
Meet the Indonesian university students helping to beat smartphone addiction – with a watch. Emer McCarthy reports....
Huawei founder says not yet talking directly with U.S. firms to license 5G
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is not yet directly engaged with any U.S. company over the firm’s proposal to ease concerns about the security of its...
Street beats: the ball that holds a digital drum kit
Two London entrepreneurs have created a music-making bouncy ball they say is like “a drum machine crammed in a ball”....
Put down that phone! Indonesians invent device to aid internet-addicted
From browsing social media to watching videos and chatting with friends, Indonesian university student Tyas Sisianindita spends about eight hours a day on her phone. ...
China mobile payment giants Alipay, WeChat open to international cards
China mobile payment giants Alipay and WeChat Pay said on Wednesday payments can now be made with foreign cards....
Hong Kong watchdog to publish new crypto exchange regulations
Hong Kong’s financial regulator will publish a framework for crypto currency exchanges later on Wednesday, Chief Executive Ashley Alder told a fintech conference in the...
SoftBank’s second-quarter whiplashed by $8.9 billion loss in Vision Fund
SoftBank Group Corp reported its first quarterly loss in 14 years on Wednesday, with its giant Vision Fund suffering a 970 billion yen ($8.9 billion)...