Elon Musk has agreed to build the world’s largest lithium-ion battery system in Australia, a project he hopes will show how the technology can help solve energy problems. http://on.wsj.com/2tTOqNs
Elon Musk has agreed to build the world’s largest lithium-ion battery system in Australia, a project he hopes will show how the technology can help solve energy problems. http://on.wsj.com/2tTOqNs
An English-language version of Tencent’s role-playing fantasy smartphone game “Honor of Kings,” a huge hit in China, is being developed for U.S. release as early as this fall. http://on.wsj.com/2tTZzhw
Elon Musk has agreed to build the world’s largest lithium-ion battery system in Australia, a project he hopes will show how the technology can help solve energy problems. http://on.wsj.com/2tTOqNs
Apple has kicked off a massive experiment with new privacy technology aimed at solving an increasingly thorny problem: how to build products that understand users without snooping on their activities. http://on.wsj.com/2tTU42j
Jia Yueting likes to say that Apple is outdated, China’s big tech companies are innovation killers and his company is the real disrupter. But now, his dreams are fading away due to a cash crunch and worried investors. http://on.wsj.com/2uNvBsr
Jia Yueting likes to say that Apple is outdated, China’s big tech companies are innovation killers and his company is the real disrupter. But now, his dreams are fading away due to a cash crunch and worried investors. http://on.wsj.com/2uNvBsr
The world’s largest smartphone maker expects second-quarter operating profit of about $12.1 billion, a 72% increase from the same period a year earlier. http://on.wsj.com/2uQlQdb
Audio-sharing platform SoundCloud Ltd. will lay off more than 40% of its staff in a bid to reach profitability in a competitive music-steaming environment. http://on.wsj.com/2tS0nU5
Qualcomm plans to file a complaint with federal trade authorities seeking to halt imports of certain iPhones and iPads, ratcheting up a protracted dispute with Apple by going after the tech giant’s most profitable business. http://on.wsj.com/2tRtLK4
Jia Yueting likes to say that Apple is outdated, China’s big tech companies are innovation killers and his company is the real disrupter. But now, his dreams are fading away due to a cash crunch and worried investors. http://on.wsj.com/2uNvBsr
Jia Yueting likes to say that Apple is outdated, China’s big tech companies are innovation killers and his company is the real disrupter. But now, his dreams are fading away due to a cash crunch and worried investors. http://on.wsj.com/2uNvBsr
For years, Dish Network has sought out deals and partnerships with just about every major telecom company. Now, the satellite TV company is turning to the tech world and a new—and somewhat surprising—potential partner has emerged: Amazon.com. http://on.wsj.com/2uNChH6
Emirates Airline and Turkish Airlines said their passengers can again use laptops and other electronics on U.S.-bound flights, further scaling back a ban Washington put in place on some flights over concerns about terrorism. http://on.wsj.com/2tOE1CO
SpaceX blasted a large commercial communications satellite into orbit without a hitch, a successful attempt that followed a pair of last-second launch aborts over two days. http://on.wsj.com/2uMoyQP
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is seeking to sell a stake in Simon, its two-year-old web app that sells complex financial products to retail investors http://on.wsj.com/2uLSaOj
A year after “Pokémon Go” prompted throngs of people to scour parks and streets for monsters visible only through smartphones, hit games made with augmented reality are rarer than a Snorlax. http://on.wsj.com/2uLDYVy
Tesla shares took a beating after analysts questioned whether customer demand for its two electric vehicles is waning as the company begins producing a cheaper sedan. http://on.wsj.com/2uLbcEF
Volvo will become the first major auto maker to abandon the conventional car engine—technology that has powered the industry for more than a century. All new Volvo models from 2019 would be either fully electric or a hybrid. http://on.wsj.com/2uJwYZk
It’s not just ESPN. Ratings have fallen significantly at Disney’s biggest television brands, led by Disney Channel and Freeform, which reach children, teens and young adults. http://on.wsj.com/2uJqCsQ
As a slew of Silicon Valley companies confront accusations of unfair treatment of women and minorities, Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business is trying to help would-be entrepreneurs create more conscientious companies. http://on.wsj.com/2uJrNbM
Self-driving cars may be the future of personal transportation, but they are still forbidden on the crowded streets of China’s capital city—as Baidu Chief Executive Robin Li was reminded Wednesday. http://on.wsj.com/2uJrQUP
Tencent, the world’s biggest online gaming company, is running into problems at home in China as debate rages over how long children play its popular games, the latest imbroglio facing the nation’s internet giants amid greater official scrutiny. http://on.wsj.com/2uHJmcj
The world’s biggest online gaming company, Tencent Holdings Ltd., is running into problems at home in China as debate rages over how long children play its popular games, the latest imbroglio facing the nation’s Internet giants amid greater official scrutiny. http://on.wsj.com/2uHJmcj
A court in Shanghai froze nearly $181 million in assets and an additional $2.3 billion worth of shares in a listed unit partially owned by LeEco Holdings founder Jia Yueting after the unit missed an interest payment, deepening the firm’s financial distress. http://on.wsj.com/2uHxR4m
Samsung is developing a voice-activated speaker powered by its digital assistant Bixby, joining a proliferating arms race in tabletop devices against the likes of Amazon, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft. http://on.wsj.com/2uHgjpc
For the second time in two days, entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX was forced to scrub blastoff of a large commercial communications satellite after an automated system aborted the launch within seconds of liftoff. http://on.wsj.com/2uHv2QS
Microsoft Corp. reorganized its global sales group Monday to focus on cloud services, and a person familiar with the plans confirmed the move will lead to layoffs in the thousands. http://on.wsj.com/2tFyOwT
Tesla said vehicle sales in the second quarter rose about 53%, but that it couldn’t produce enough to meet demand because of a shortage of battery packs. Chief Executive Elon Musk also signaled an even tighter timetable for ambitious plans to produce its new Model 3 sedans. http://on.wsj.com/2uCNOsT
Tesla Inc. on Monday said its global sales rose 53% in the second quarter, meeting its goal to deliver at least 47,000 vehicles during the first half of the year before it begins producing a new sedan. http://on.wsj.com/2uCNOsT
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk signaled an even tighter timetable for the auto maker’s ambitious plans to ramp up production on its new Model 3 sedans. http://on.wsj.com/2uCNOsT
Whether the Nintendo Switch or Sony’s PlayStation 4 is a better videogame console is a matter of debate. When it comes to their Japanese makers’ share prices, Sony is clearly the better bet. http://on.wsj.com/2tDOAZt
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk indicated that the company would deliver on July 28 the first batch of its new Model 3 sedans, which at $35,000 are far less expensive than its two existing models. http://on.wsj.com/2tDOAbV
Boom towns like the one dubbed iPhone City, where 250,000 workers assemble Apple’s smartphone, have helped China achieve a central role in the global electronics supply chain. http://on.wsj.com/2tDQkBY
The cost of buying or selling the digital currency recently hit an all-time high, making day-to-day transactions like buying a cup of coffee impractical. http://on.wsj.com/2tCou8R
A plan for the sale of Toshiba’s semiconductor unit includes an option for SK Hynix to eventually take a minority stake in the business, contradicting Toshiba’s public statements. http://on.wsj.com/2tCeUCX
A wave of interest in modular design and building from tech-focused startups may finally bring down costs and lift productivity in the construction industry. http://on.wsj.com/2uy9zKi
Microsoft will reorganize its global sales group next week, laying off workers, as it refines the business to focus on selling its cloud-computing services, according to a person familiar with the plans. http://on.wsj.com/2tvXkk0
Chinese e-commerce major Alibaba plans to introduce a digital personal assistant similar to Amazon.com’s Echo device in coming days. http://on.wsj.com/2tvt2hq
Microsoft will reorganize its global sales group next week, laying off workers, as it refines the business to focus on selling its cloud-computing services, according to a person familiar with the plans. http://on.wsj.com/2tvXkk0
The White House revived a governmentwide policy council for space, to be headed by Vice President Mike Pence, with the goal of establishing closer coordination between civilian, military and budding commercial activities beyond the atmosphere. http://on.wsj.com/2tvMMlc
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk teased on his Twitter account that an announcement about the timing of the coming Model 3 sedan will come on Sunday. http://on.wsj.com/2tvVZJU
Recent decisions against companies including Google and Facebook are highlighting a divide between U.S. and European regulators, who have sought to protect industries and consumers from tech giants’ practices. http://on.wsj.com/2tvSROb
This week’s global virus outbreak that grounded airplanes in Ukraine, slowed FedEx courier deliveries in Europe and disrupted Maersk container ships around the world was devised simply to damage businesses, not earn profits for the hackers behind it, security experts now believe. http://on.wsj.com/2tsigsl
Google’s workforce continues to look pretty much the same as previous years, according to its annual diversity report published Thursday, a sign of the task awaiting Danielle Brown, the company’s newly named head of diversity. http://on.wsj.com/2up2JH2
German lawmakers are set to pass some of the most aggressive online regulations in the West, fining social-media companies up to $57 million if they don’t quickly delete hate speech, libel and other illegal content. http://on.wsj.com/2uorSkT
Google has thrived by launching new services out of its powerful search engine, but a European Union fine against the company now puts its hallmark strategy under threat. http://on.wsj.com/2tq947B
Graphics processors have long been the mainstay of personal computers tricked out for gaming. But the chips are also useful for a task called cryptocurrency mining. http://on.wsj.com/2tpFP4O
Sony Music Entertainment, owner of storied U.S. music labels Columbia and RCA, said it plans to produce vinyl records for the first time in three decades, jumping back into a format that is experiencing a renaissance. http://on.wsj.com/2tq0E05