Cloudera Files for IPO

Big-data software company Cloudera Inc. filed paperwork to go public on Friday, revealing a business that is growing quickly but possibly not fast enough to deliver gains to its big investor Intel Corp.
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BlackBerry Looks to Wide Range of Technology Options for Growth

As BlackBerry Ltd. continues its turnaround to a full-fledged software company, it is looking to put its stamp on a wide range of technology options for its next stage of growth.
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Snapchat Launches New Search Tool in Quest for More Engagement

Snapchat on Friday launched a search tool for its popular Stories feature, an attempt to broaden the app’s appeal by opening up content to more users.
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BlackBerry Adjusted Earnings Beat Views

BlackBerry said it expects to continue its turnaround to a fully-fledged software company as the Canadian company posted better-than-expected adjusted earnings in its latest quarter.
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Apple's iPad Problem: The Old Ones Are Just Fine

Apple just released a new iPad to little fanfare. It’s not that it’s bad—it’s just there’s nothing wrong with your old one. And that underscores how the iPad has descended from one of Apple’s most-hyped products to one of its slowest to evolve.
http://on.wsj.com/2nD0dLa

Foxconn Posts First-Ever Annual Sales Decline as iPhone Sales Lag

Apple supplier Foxconn Technology Group experienced its first-ever annual revenue decline last year, hurt by a drop in iPhone sales.
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Is Wall Street Doing Enough to Prevent Shoddy Chinese IPOs?

The strange case of a Chinese dairy company whose stock collapsed last week is raising new questions about how thoroughly Western banks are vetting the Chinese firms they bring to market.
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BlackBerry Earnings Beat Expectations

BlackBerry’s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings came in slightly above expectations despite a decline in revenue that comes as the company continues to focus on bolstering its software business.
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Huawei's Profit Growth Slows

Huawei Technologies said its profit growth slowed last year as margins fell and it invested more money in its consumer business.
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Samsung, Apple Intensify Battle for Smartphone Users

Owners of Apple and Samsung’s Android phones rarely switch brands—but this year offers a rare chance for the industry leaders to win (or lose) fans.
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Apple iPads Have Been Slow to Evolve, as the Latest Shows

Apple just released a new iPad to little fanfare. It’s not that it’s bad—it’s just there’s nothing wrong with your old one. And that underscores how the iPad has descended from one of Apple’s most-hyped products to one of its slowest to evolve.
http://on.wsj.com/2nD0dLa

Fracking 2.0: Shale Drillers Pioneer New Ways to Profit in Era of Cheap Oil

Texas producer EOG has led the industry in finding ways to extract oil faster and less expensively from shale. If more can follow its lead and ramp up output even at lower prices, the sector could become a lasting force that challenges OPEC’s ability to control market prices.
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In a First, Streaming Generated the Bulk of Annual Music Sales

The music industry’s recovery continued in 2016, as subscription services helped revenues rise more than 11% in the U.S., and executives hope there’s plenty more room for growth.
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SpaceX Lofts Commercial Satellite With Reused Rocket In Historic Flight

Entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched a reused booster on a demanding commercial mission.
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Facebook's Virtual Reality Boy Wonder Departs

Facebook said Palmer Luckey, the co-founder of Oculus VR who had been sidelined for several months after a series of scandals, is leaving the company.
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Apple Fixes 911 Flaw in Latest iOS Update

Among the changes in an iPhone software update Apple Inc. released this week: a fix aimed at preventing cyberattacks on 911 centers in the U.S.
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EU Mulls New Online Rules to Better Fight Crime, Terror

The European Union is considering changes to online rules to help investigators better fight crime and terror, the bloc’s justice chief said in an interview.
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Telecom Giants Get the OK to Mine Your Web History

Congress has voted to overturn Obama-era internet privacy rules. Now the path is clear for telecom giants like Verizon and AT&T to build detailed profiles of their customers’ behavior and sell that information to marketers.
http://on.wsj.com/2nzLNeL

Years After 9/11 Chaos, U.S. to Build Wireless First-Responder Network

The Trump administration on Thursday is expected to announce a $6.5 billion deal with AT&T to build a nationwide wireless broadband network for first responders, a project that was proposed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks but has struggled to get off the ground.
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Why China Can't Get Enough of Elon Musk

In China, tech-industry leaders and investors hail Elon Musk as a genius and visionary worth cheering on. So it comes as no surprise to them that Tencent, the country’s most valuable company by market capitalization, invested $1.8 billion in his electric-car maker Tesla.
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Years After 9/11 Chaos, U.S. to Build Wireless Network for Police, Firefighters

The Trump administration on Thursday is expected to announce a $6.5 billion deal with AT&T to build a nationwide wireless broadband network for first responders, a project that was proposed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks but has struggled to get off the ground.
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Elon Musk Inspires a China in Need of Original Ideas

In China, tech-industry leaders and investors hail Elon Musk as a genius and visionary worth cheering on. So it comes as no surprise to them that Tencent, the country’s most valuable company by market capitalization, invested $1.8 billion in his electric-car maker Tesla.
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States' Next Target on Sales Taxes: Sellers on Amazon

After spending years fighting Amazon.com to force it to collect sales taxes, U.S. states are turning their attention to the individuals and small companies that account for a growing share of the online marketplace’s sales.
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Uber Self-Driving Car Crash Detailed in Police Report

The Tempe, Ariz., police report revealed Uber’s sport-utility vehicle was hit after entering an intersection on a yellow light and that turning traffic blocked both parties’ views before the collision.
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Samsung Aims to Rebound With Galaxy S8 Launch

Samsung Electronics unveiled a new flagship smartphone, its first attempt to bounce back after a year in which the South Korean technology giant was beset by product-safety concerns.
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Samsung Launches Galaxy S8 Phone

Samsung Electronics unveiled a new flagship smartphone Wednesday, its first attempt to bounce back after a year in which the South Korean technology giant was beset by product-safety concerns.
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Samsung Launches Galaxy S8 Smartphone

Samsung Electronics unveiled a new flagship smartphone Wednesday, its first attempt to bounce back after a year in which the South Korean technology giant was beset by product-safety concerns.
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Galaxy S8 First Look: Samsung Goes to Greater Lengths to Impress

Can Samsung’s Galaxy S8 phone squeezes in a longer, 5.8-inch screen, a Siri rival named Bixby and the ability to double as a desktop computer. Can it make us forget the recalled Note 7?
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Shipping-Technology Startup Freightos Raises $25 Million

Shipping-technology startup Freightos raised $25 million in a funding round led by General Electric’s GE Ventures, the freight company said/
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Toshiba's Westinghouse Electric Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Westinghouse, a major player in global nuclear construction, filed for bankruptcy protection, raising questions about the fate of four half-finished reactors in the U.S.
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Amazon and Facebook Hit Unexpected Obstacle in India: China

As the U.S.’s top tech brands ramp up their operations in India, they are running into unexpected resistance: their Chinese equivalents stepping in to bolster their Indian competitors with money and expertise.
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Shipping Technology Startup Freightos Raises $25 Million

Shipping technology startup Freightos raised $25 million in a funding round led by General Electric Co.’s GE Ventures, the freight company said/
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House Moves to Roll Back a Privacy Rule on Internet

House lawmakers voted to overturn an Obama-era privacy rule for broadband providers, buoying telecommunications firms but potentially muddying consumer-protection standards.
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House Moves to Roll Back a Privacy Rule on Internet Service

House lawmakers voted to overturn an Obama-era privacy rule for broadband providers, buoying telecommunications firms but potentially muddying consumer-protection standards.
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House Approves Bill to Overturn FCC Privacy Rule

House lawmakers voted to overturn an Obama-era privacy rule for broadband providers, buoying telecommunications firms but potentially muddying consumer-protection standards.
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SEC Deals Bitcoin ETF Plans Another Setback

The Securities and Exchange Commission delivered the second blow this month to the concept of an exchange-traded fund based on the digital currency bitcoin, rejecting a proposed bitcoin ETF backed by SolidX Management that was seeking to list on an affiliate of the New York Stock Exchange.
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Swipe by Swipe, Chinese Smartphone Users Flock to Risky Investments

U.S. companies have long imagined the potential of crowdsourcing, but it’s actually happening in China. A million companies in China have turned to the internet to raise money, but losses by mom-and-pop investors are piling up.
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BlackRock Bets on Robots to Improve Its Stock Picking

BlackRock unveiled an overhaul of its actively managed equities business that will include job losses, pricing changes and a greater emphasis on computer models that inform investments.
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Tencent: Big in China, Looking Abroad

Tencent’s $1.8 billion investment in Tesla highlights ambitions beyond its home turf and the social-media and videogame businesses for which it is best known.
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Uber Workforce Data Show Dearth of Women on Tech Side

Uber Technologies Inc. on Tuesday published the first breakdown of its workforce by gender and ethnicity, part of an effort to push back against criticism that the ride-sharing company’s culture is hostile to women
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SpaceX Aims for First Rocket Launch With Reused Booster

Elon Musk’s SpaceX will strive to make history once again, highlighting benefits of reusable boosters with the launch of the first large, liquid-fueled rocket powered by engines previously fired in space.
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Tesla Gets Backing of Chinese Internet Giant Tencent

Tencent has taken a 5% stake in Tesla, making the biggest company in China one of the largest owners of Elon Musk’s cash-hungry electric car maker.
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Amazon Launches Grocery Pickup Stores in Seattle

Amazon.com said it was launching a new grocery-store pickup service, pushing deeper into brick-and-mortar retail as it moves to capture more of what people spend on food.
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SoftBank Considers $6 Billion Investment in China Ride-Hailing Firm Didi

SoftBank has approached China’s Didi Chuxing about investing roughly $6 billion to help the ride-hailing firm expand in self-driving car technologies.
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TV Networks See Opportunity in Google Ad Backlash

As TV’s annual ad sales season kicks off, networks are looking to capitalize on the uproar among advertisers over Google’s placement of ads alongside content promoting hate, racism and terrorism.
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SoftBank Talks to China's Uber Rival Didi About $6 Billion Investment

SoftBank has approached China’s Didi Chuxing about investing roughly $6 billion to help the ride-hailing firm expand in self-driving car technologies.
http://on.wsj.com/2o6Dhqv

Amazon to Buy Middle East E-Commerce Site Souq.com

Amazon.com is acquiring Dubai-based Souq.com, placing one of its biggest global bets in recent years on the small but rapidly-expanding Middle Eastern online shopping market.
http://on.wsj.com/2o6KtCT

Facebook, Eye on Snapchat, Adds Camera Features

Facebook is taking another shot at Snapchat, introducing three new camera-centric features to its main Facebook app, including one that allows users to create montages that vanish within 24 hours—just like Snapchat’s Stories.
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SpaceX Aims for Historic Rocket Launch With Reused Booster

Elon Musk’s SpaceX will strive to make history once again, highlighting benefits of reusable boosters with the launch of the first large, liquid-fueled rocket powered by engines previously fired in space.
http://on.wsj.com/2o6HryI

China's Tencent Buys 5% Stake in Tesla

Tencent has taken a 5% stake in Tesla, making the biggest company in China one of the largest owners of Elon Musk’s cash-hungry electric car maker.
http://on.wsj.com/2o6DgCX