Twitter has had preliminary talks about a potential combination with TikTok, the popular video-sharing app that the Trump administration has declared a national-security threat due to its Chinese ownership, according to people familiar with the matter.46
Facebook Inc.’s hottest property has cloned numerous features from trendy, fast-growing social-media apps—none more intensely than Snapchat. With the launch of Instagram Reels, it’s TikTok’s turn.3
Wading into the technology battle between Washington and Beijing, the smartphone chip maker warns of potentially losing billions of dollars in sales because of export limits.
A small U.S. company with ties to the U.S. defense and intelligence communities has embedded its software in numerous mobile apps, allowing it to track the movements of hundreds of millions of mobile phones world-wide.185
Nearly every company across every industry is looking for new ways to minimize human contact, cut costs and address the labor crunch in repetitive and dangerous jobs. WSJ explores why many are looking to robots as the solution for all three. Photo: FedEx
The Covid-19 pandemic and the explosion in demand for home-delivered goods means FedEx and other shippers are pushing the limits of what robotic arms can do.69
Amazon’s share of online shopping fell, and rivals stepped in, yet it reported its greatest quarter ever.37
Singapore police brought their first criminal charges against an individual linked to the suspected fraud at Wirecard AG, the one-time German technology star that collapsed at the end of June after admitting more than $2 billion of cash on its balance sheet was fake.
You don’t need to spend a thousand dollars on a premium smartphone. You can get the same features by paying half as much, or less.
A new study shows that adolescent girls are more lonely than ever due to the coronavirus and social-distancing restrictions. While technology is meant to help alleviate the loneliness by helping girls connect with friends, it also can exacerbate the sense of isolation.
Tech companies and medical researchers are studying whether smartwatches and smart rings with sensors that continuously gather your temperature, heart rate and blood oxygen could give us early Covid-19 personal warning systems.
With more students learning online this fall, here’s a guide to teacher-approved back-to-online-school supplies, starting with a good router, an affordable laptop or tablet and over-ear headphones.
was stark evidence that they do share one common target.
A crucial moment in the worst hack in Twitter’s history was when a Florida teenager convinced a company employee that he was a co-worker, prosecutors say.
Anthony Levandowski, the engineer at the center of a yearslong legal battle between Google’s self-driving unit and Uber, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison on one count of stealing trade secrets.
The tech giant’s plan to buy health-tracker Fitbit faces months of delays after the European Union’s antitrust enforcer launched an in-depth inquiry, echoing recent concerns raised by Australian regulators.
