The transformation of Samsung, from ridiculed 'Sam-suck' to top Apple rival
Military-style management and an unquestioning reverence for the founding Lee family have fueled Samsung's transition from the world's most ridiculed phone-maker to its biggest, says the author of a new book. Today Samsung — by far South Korea's most powerful conglomerate, with more than 50 ...
Apple's Tim Cook expands U.S. remote working offer to many global employees
Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook is offering employees at most of its global offices the ability to work from home, calling the coronavirus outbreak an "unprecedented event" and a "challenging moment." Cook told employees at several global offices to "please feel free to work remotely ...
J&J and iPhone maker team to study if app for Apple Watch can detect atrial fibrillation early
Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it would partner with Apple Inc. on a study to use an iPhone app and the Apple Watch to study how earlier detection of atrial fibrillation impacts stroke in people aged 65 or older. Last year, Apple's Heart Study found ...
Tech giants will have to report annually to Japan on business practices
The obligation will be included in a bill to prevent them from taking advantage of their dominant positions against smaller retailers.
France and U.S. agree to extend talks over tech tax
Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump have agreed to extend negotiations on a dispute over a French tax on tech titans to the end of the year, postponing Washington's threat of sanctions, French officials said Tuesday. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, speaking before a ...
Comcast's Peacock streaming service to offer free and $5- or $10-a-month options
Comcast Corp.-owned NBCUniversal's new Peacock service, its belated entry into the streaming video wars, will offer free and $5-per-month options with advertising, the company announced on Thursday. Customers who want to avoid all advertising can pay $10 per month, NBCUniversal said in a statement released ...
Tesla once again most shorted American stock
Tesla Inc. bears won't let anyone steal the title for the most-shorted stock. Not even Apple Inc. A parabolic spike in shares of the electric carmaker hasn't stopped short sellers from betting the stock will go down. They drove the total dollar amount of shares ...
Encryption battle reignited as U.S. at loggerheads with Apple
Apple Inc. and the U.S. government are at loggerheads for the second time in four years over the unlocking of iPhones connected to a mass shooting, reviving debate over law enforcement access to encrypted devices. Attorney General Bill Barr claimed Monday that Apple failed to ...
Amazon.com Inc is planning to give more data on counterfeit goods to law enforcement in a further crackdown on fakes listed on its e-commerce sites, a person familiar with the program told Reuters. The move comes as Amazon faces public scrutiny over how it polices ...
Japan Display considers selling key plant to Apple and Sharp
Japan Display Inc. is considering selling a major plant in central Japan to Apple Inc. and Sharp Corp. in an apparent bid to improve its balance sheet, sources close to the matter said Friday. The struggling display-maker, also known as JDI, closed the plant in ...
