Facebook sales grow as users tick up; Zuckerberg defends political ads
Facebook Inc reported an uptick in users in lucrative markets and its third-straight rise in quarterly sales growth on Wednesday, but the company’s controversial political...
Twitter announces ban on political ads
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey announced Wednesday the social network has decided to “stop all political advertising on Twitter globally.”...
Rules to stop China buying sophisticated U.S. tech should move faster: lawmaker
A leading Republican lawmaker has called for swifter action on the U.S. government’s plans to stop American companies from selling their most sophisticated technology to...
Lyft attracts riders, trumps revenue estimates as costs soar
Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc blew past Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, but promotional costs rose as it battled Uber Technologies Inc to...
Rules to stop China buying sophisticated U.S. tech must move faster: lawmaker
A Republican lawmaker has expressed “deep concern” that the U.S. government has been slow to roll out rules to stop American companies from selling their...
Automakers seeking profitable autonomous safety features: Aptiv CEO
With fully self-driving cars many years from mass market adoption because of the high cost and complexity of the technology, auto supplier Aptiv Plc is...
Behold: the salmon cannon
Salmon populations in the northwest United States are in decline, and man-made dams have hindered their migration back to the headwaters of the rivers where...
Facebook says it suspends accounts tied to Putin ally for meddling in Africa
Facebook said on Wednesday it had suspended three networks of Russian accounts that attempted to interfere in the domestic politics of eight African countries, and...
Beijing’s backing could tip scales in race for blockchain supremacy, industry figures say
Calls by China’s president to put blockchain at the heart of the country’s innovation could tip the scales toward Beijing in the global race to...
Indian lobby group warns of telecoms catastrophe, Reliance disagrees
India’s telecoms sector and leading players Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea will face an “unprecedented crisis” if the government refuses to relax its demand for...