An iPhone user in Shanghai. Apple has made a series of moves to compete more aggressively in China.
The success in China helped push Apple to a blockbuster quarter, increasing overall profit to $18 billion, and revenue to $74.6 billion in the latest quarter.
Marissa Mayer, chief executive of Yahoo, in Davos this month.
Shedding its 15 percent stake in the Chinese e-commerce site turns the spotlight to Yahoo’s plans to revamp its core Internet advertising business.
The agency said the devices, which make up the so-called Internet of Things, also raise serious security and privacy risks that could undermine consumers’ confidence.
The company said the weak personal computer market hurt its Windows business, as second-quarter net income dropped to $5.86 billion from $6.56 billion a year ago.
In an effort to catch up to rival services like Facebook, Twitter will now allow people to shoot, edit and post video directly from its mobile apps. Also, private messages on the service can now be sent to as many as 20 people.
Lyft must persuade its backers that the company has a fighting chance against Uber, which operates in hundreds of cities globally and has raised many times more money.
Lattice Semiconductor is paying $600 million in cash, a price that is 23.7 percent above Silicon Image’s closing price on Monday.
Earnest, a start-up lender, is moving into the student debt market. Using data-science tools, Earnest says it can offer lower, tailored rates and flexible repayment schedules.
Long overshadowed by its rival Alibaba, JD is basing its business on logistics and a promise to cater to shoppers from click to package delivery.
The police have raided the American e-commerce giant’s Tokyo headquarters, a distribution center and the offices of an affiliate, according to Japanese news reports.
Facebook said the cause was an internal malfunction rather than a cyberattack.
An employee said the company had acted to comply with an order from a court in Turkey, whose government has not hesitated to cut access to services like Twitter and YouTube for political reasons.
Businesses are placing more emphasis on making sure they know exactly where their workers are, especially when they are working in remote or dangerous areas.
Cablevision will offer a low-cost mobile phone service providing unlimited data, talking and text for as low as $9.95 a month, but coverage could be spotty.
A system to detect flying objects failed to pick up a small drone, raising questions about whether the Secret Service could bring down a similar object if it endangered the president.
People are spending more time on messaging apps, which many say allow for multimedia exchanges and commerce in a more intimate setting than older social media sites.
LinkedIn data on college graduates is a goldmine for schools seeking to identify alumni willing to mentor students or recruit them for jobs.
Advertisers, and possibly other third parties, are finding ways to exploit a hidden tracking mechanism that Verizon Wireless users cannot delete.
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