Chinese online retailer JD.com has raised $1.8bn (£1.1bn) in its US share sale, valuing the company at more than $25bn according to underwriters Bank of America and UBS Investment Bank….
Ebay posted a statement Wednesday morning asking users to change their passwords after a database containing passwords and other non-financial data was hacked. This follows a bizarre sequence of events…
Facebook is introducing automatically playing video adverts to the UK. The social network initially trialled the features in the US and the first ads are expected to play in Britain…
Twitter is reportedly in talks to acquire Berlin-based audio sharing site SoundCloud, according to people familiar with the development. According to Recode, Twitter is considering making an offer, but currently…
Sometimes a voice call to 911 just won’t work, such as for deaf people in need of help or in certain domestic violence cases. Now, in a big step toward…
Telecommunications giant AT&T is proposing a $48.5 billion merger with satellite TV provider DirecTV. If the deal goes through, here’s what customers can expect: WHAT CHANGES? – At the moment,…
In a major embarrassment for Google, the company has said it will accept PayPal payments in their online Google Play Store. Google competes with Ebay’s PayPal to be a user’s online…
Media giant 21st Century Fox said Thursday that it has agreed preliminarily to merge its TV production company Shine, maker of “The Biggest Loser,” with Apollo Management’s Endemol and Core…
Adobe has apologized for a system failure that knocked its Creative Cloud service offline for users around the world. Creative Cloud is the firm’s subscription model for businesses or individuals…
Pinterest has raised a new $200 million round of funding that gives it a valuation of $5 billion, the photo pin-up site said on Thursday. Pinterest, which allows users to…
The much loved game that made everyone want more is coming back. App creator Dong Nguyen today announced plans to return Flappy Bird to the App Store in August in a new interview…
Google is planning to release statistics documenting the diversity of its workforce for the first time amid escalating pressure on the technology industry to hire more minorities and women. The…
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is getting some competition from the Smithsonian Institution in testing personal delivery drones for the future. Smithsonian magazine is hosting its second “The Future is Here”…
Sony Music Entertainment, a unit of Sony Corp, has invested $3 million in music-recognition application maker Shazam Entertainment, a source familiar with the matter said. A Wall Street Journal blog…
Google said Tuesday night it is opening its Explorer Program to the public, allowing anyone who has $1,500 to buy Glass. The announcement follows a one-day sale last month and the…
