By Nikhil Inamdar and Aparna Alluri BBC News Parag Agrawal, who was appointed this week as Twitter’s CEO, has joined at least a dozen other Indian-born techies in the corner offices of the world’s most influential Silicon Valley companies. Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, and the top bosses of IBM, Adobe, Palo Alto Networks, […]
By Ivana Davidovic Business reporter, BBC News Maria says she grew up in a “loving” Catholic family on the east coast of America, with large Sunday dinners a weekly staple. Her parents had a good marriage and she wanted that respect and closeness in her own relationship. When she met her husband in her early […]
By Peter Hoskins Business reporter Technology giant Tencent has been told to halt the roll out of new apps in China. The country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has also ordered a temporary suspension of updates to the products. It comes as the technology industry regulator reviews compliance with privacy rules introduced this […]
Apple is suing Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and its parent company for allegedly targeting iPhone users with a hacking tool. NSO’s Pegasus software can infect both iPhones and Android devices, allowing operators to extract messages, photos and emails, record calls and secretly activate microphones and cameras. NSO Group said its tools were made to […]
Senior executives at Amazon’s business in India have been charged after two men allegedly used the website as part of a marijuana smuggling operation. Last week, police in the central state of Madhya Pradesh arrested two men for allegedly trafficking 20kg of the drug to other Indian states. Police say the men had traded cannabis […]
By Katie Silver Business reporter Google has announced that it will invest A$1bn ($740m, £550m) in Australia over the next five years. It is the US technology giant’s largest investment in the country to date. Google says the money will be used to build a research hub, increase its cloud computing capacity and fund partnerships […]
Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has launched a Twitter poll of his 62.6 million followers asking if he should sell 10% of his shares. The vote, which closes later on Sunday, could see him dispose of $21bn (£16bn) of stock in the electric carmaker. He promised to abide by the result of the poll, a response […]
The Taliban has banned the use of foreign currencies in Afghanistan, a move that could further disrupt an economy on the brink of collapse. “The economic situation and national interests in the country require that all Afghans use Afghani currency in their every trade,” the Taliban said. The economy is struggling due to the withdrawal […]
Barclays boss Jes Staley is “shell-shocked, angry and upset” at the conclusion of a probe into his links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein which has led to his sudden exit from the bank. Insiders close to Mr Staley said he was surprised by City regulators’ findings. They have been investigating if Mr Staley’s links with […]
Washington has revoked the US licence of one of China’s biggest telecoms companies citing “national security” concerns. China Telecom must stop providing services in America within 60 days. Officials said the Chinese government’s control of the company gave it the opportunity “to access, store, disrupt, and/or misroute US communications”. This in turn could allow it […]
