EA’s ‘Fortnite’ rival wins 10 million gamers in three days
(Reuters) – A game developed by Electronics Arts Inc as a competitor to the wildly popular “Fortnite” has signed up…
Disney profit beats, driven by theme parks, ABC network
(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co’s reported quarterly earnings on Tuesday that topped Wall Street estimates thanks to the company’s booming…
China’s services sector moderates in January but still solid: Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s sprawling services sector maintained a solid pace of expansion in January even though growth moderated slightly,…
Amazon removes numerous products from India site as new e-commerce rules bite
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – E-commerce rules that went into effect in India on Friday caused widespread disruption for Amazon.com, forcing…
Zuckerberg to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger: NYT
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is planning to unify the underlying messaging infrastructure of the WhatsApp, Instagram…
EU tax on big digital companies could be struck by March: French minister
FILE PHOTO – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire leaves following the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in…
Netflix shares fall as weak forecast dampens investor optimism
(Reuters) – Shares of Netflix Inc fell nearly 5 percent on Friday, as investors looked past its record subscriber numbers…
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie to divorce
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc founder and Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, and wife MacKenzie Bezos are divorcing…
Tesla shares drop on price cut, disappointing Model 3 deliveries
(Reuters) – Shares in Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) dropped as much as 9 percent on Wednesday on worries of future profitability,…
Zynga buys Empires & Puzzles gamemaker in largest deal to date
(This story corrects paragraph 7 to say Zynga acquired a unit of Peak Games, and not the entire company. The…
Facebook says preferential data access was with user permission
A woman looks at the Facebook logo on an iPad in this photo illustration taken June 3, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/Illustration…
Oracle quarterly results beat on strength in cloud business
FILE PHOTO: People gather prior to the start of a keynote speech at the All Things Oracle OpenWorld Summit in…
Oracle quarterly profit rises 5 percent
FILE PHOTO: People gather prior to the start of a keynote speech at the All Things Oracle OpenWorld Summit in…
Intel, TPG in early talks to sell McAfee to Thoma Bravo: source
McAfee computer security software is shown for sale at a computer store in San Marcos, California, U.S., May 15, 2017.…
Tencent Music debut strikes a chord with investors
(Reuters) – Shares of China-based music streaming company Tencent Music Entertainment TME.N rose more than 13 percent in their U.S.…
Dell gets shareholder approval for VMware deal
A logo of Dell Technologies is seen at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman…
Verizon takes billions in charges for Oath, voluntary buyouts
The Verizon logo is seen on the side of a truck in New York City, U.S., October 13, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan…
GoPro plans to move U.S.-bound camera production out of China
FILE PHOTO: A GoPro camera is seen on a skier’s helmet as he rides down the slopes in the ski…
Tech giants in spotlight as EU lawmakers consider strong action
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Google (GOOGL.O), Amazon (AMZN.O), Apple (AAPL.O) and other tech giants face one of their biggest challenges this…
Disney tops profit targets as fans flock to parks, movies
(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) reported a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street estimates on Thursday, driven by summer…
Elon Musk says deleted his Tesla titles
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk took to Twitter on Monday, saying he deleted his Tesla…
Alphabet misses Wall Street revenue estimates; shares fall
(Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) on Thursday missed analysts’ quarterly revenue estimates for the first time in at…
Verizon beats Wall Street estimates, shares hit 18-year high
(Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) reported quarterly profit and net new phone subscribers well ahead of Wall Street estimates…
Netflix adds to growing debt pile with $2 billion bond issue
(Reuters) – Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) announced on Monday it will tap debt markets for a second time this year, aiming…
Exclusive: CrowdStrike hires Goldman Sachs to lead IPO – sources
(This October 19 story corrects penultimate paragraph to show that Tenable shares have gained, not declined, since the company’s IPO)…
Google to charge Android partners up to $40 per device for apps: source
(This Oct. 19 story has been refiled to fix wording in fourth paragraph) A 3D printed Android mascot Bugdroid is…
Vivendi reaffirms support for TIM CEO, decries ‘rumor campaign’
PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) – Top shareholder Vivendi (VIV.PA) reaffirmed its support for Telecom Italia’s (TIM) (TLIT.MI) Chief Executive Amos Genish, while…
Facebook, responding to lawsuit, says sex trafficking banned on site
(Reuters) – Facebook said on Wednesday in response to a lawsuit accusing it of not doing enough to protect users…
Honda to invest $2.75 billion in GM’s Cruise self-driving unit
WARREN, Mich (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T) will invest $2.75 billion in General Motors Co’s (GM.N) Cruise Automation,…
Alibaba’s Jack Ma to unveil succession plan next week, remain chairman
BEIJING (Reuters) – Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s (BABA.N) billionaire co-founder Jack Ma will announce a succession plan on Monday to…
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to retire: New York Times
(Reuters) – Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s (BABA.N) co-founder and executive chairman, Jack Ma, will retire from the e-commerce company on…
Department of Justice looks into social media firms over free speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department said on Wednesday it has convened a meeting with state attorneys general to discuss…
Facebook, Twitter face U.S. Congress over foreign bids to tilt politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top executives from Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) will defend their companies in the U.S.…
JD.com’s CEO was arrested on allegation of rape: police
MINNEAPOLIS/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The CEO of Chinese online retail giant JD.com Inc, Richard Liu, was arrested in Minneapolis last week…
Didi woman passenger killed amid China ride-hailing safety concerns
BEIJING (Reuters) – A ride-sharing passenger in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou was raped and killed by a driver…
HP Inc quarterly profit jumps 26 percent
(Reuters) – HP Inc (HPQ.N), which houses the hardware business of former Hewlett-Packard Co, reported a 26.4 percent rise in…
Alibaba revenue beats, but investments prolong margin squeeze
BEIJING (Reuters) – Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N), China’s biggest e-commerce firm, topped first-quarter revenue estimates on Thursday, but said…
Tribune Media files suit, terminates Sinclair merger deal
(Reuters) – Tribune Media Co (TRCO.N) said on Thursday it had terminated a $3.9 billion deal to be acquired by…
Viacom shares gain as ‘Mission Impossible’ powers Paramount
(Reuters) – Viacom Inc’s (VIAB.O) quarterly profit beat analysts’ estimates and the media company forecast a strong current quarter, boosted…
Tesla explores building Gigafactory in Europe: Wall Street Journal
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc is in talks with authorities in Germany and the Netherlands to build its first major European…
Nokia reiterates outlook after announcing $3.5 billion deal with T-Mobile
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia (NOKIA.HE) reiterated its outlook on Monday after it announced a $3.5 billion 5G network agreement with…
Nokia, T-Mobile US agree $3.5 billion deal, world’s first big 5G award
LONDON (Reuters) – T-Mobile US (TMUS.O) named Nokia (NOKIA.HE) to supply it with $3.5 billion in next-generation 5G network gear,…
CBS probes misconduct claims against CEO Moonves amid legal battle
(Reuters) – U.S. broadcasting and media company CBS Corp (CBS.N) said on Friday it was investigating allegations of personal misconduct…
Texas Instruments CEO resigns on code of conduct violation
(Reuters) – Texas Instruments Inc (TXN.O) said on Tuesday that Brian Crutcher had resigned as the company’s chief executive officer…
Netflix shares tank after big miss on subscriber growth
(Reuters) – Netflix Inc’s subscriber growth fell short of Wall Street expectations on Monday, sending shares of the normally high-flying…
AT&T CEO confident Time Warner deal on solid ground
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has only a remote chance of overturning AT&T Inc’s takeover of Time Warner, Chief…
Broadcom loses $19 billion in market value after bid to buy CA
(Reuters) – Chipmaker Broadcom Inc’s surprise bid to buy software company CA Inc for $18.9 billion wiped off the same…
Comcast makes higher offer for Sky, tops Fox bid
(Reuters) – Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) on Wednesday raised its offer for Britain’s Sky (SKYB.L) in a deal valuing the pay-TV…
Twitter says removal of fake accounts does not hurt user metrics
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc said on Monday it has removed fake accounts but that does not impact its reported user…
China to keep on path of reform, opening markets: Li
SOFIA (Reuters) – China will stick to the path of opening its markets and other reforms that has lifted its…
Dell moves to go public, spurns IPO
(Reuters) – Dell Technologies Inc said on Monday it would pay $21.7 billion in to buy back shares tied to…
Tesla hits Model 3 production target, backs profit view
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) crossed its long-elusive target of producing 5,000 Model 3 cars in a week after several…
Exclusive: Tesla hits Model 3 manufacturing milestone, hours after deadline – factory sources
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) nearly produced 5,000 Model 3 electric sedans in the last week of its…
Amazon to buy PillPack in potentially disruptive drug retail push
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would buy small online pharmacy PillPack, a move that will put the…
China’s Xiaomi prices HK IPO at bottom of range, raises $4.72 billion: sources
HONG KONG (Reuters/IFR) – China’s Xiaomi Corp (1810.HK) priced its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) at the bottom of…
Twitter, Facebook launch tools to track advertising
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) on Thursday made it easier for users to identify political campaign ads and know who…
Fujifilm threatens to compete against Xerox if partnership not renewed
(Reuters) – Fujifilm Holdings Corp (4901.T) on Wednesday threatened to compete against Xerox Corp (XRX.N) in Asia-Pacific and challenge it…
Fox spirits and demons: China’s tech giants splash out in cartoon arms race
HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – Growing up in the Chinese port city of Dalian in the 1990s, Zhang Hongchang spent hours…
Xiaomi puts indefinite delay on CDRs in blow to China’s plans for tech listings
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp (IPO-XMGP.HK) said on Saturday there is no timeframe for a mainland…
ZTE, U.S. suppliers shares tank after Senate puts Trump reprieve in doubt
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shares of ZTE Corp and its American business partners took a hit on Tuesday after the…