Hollywood closes ranks with Sony, presses Washington
Hollywood filmmakers urged US authorities to do more to protect against cyberattacks, and sought to close ranks with Sony.
Kazakhstan must find new oil and gas fields: Senator
Senator Lyazzat Kiinov said Kazakhstan had to invest into oil and gas exploration since the remaning natural reserves would soon be depleted.
China to transfer dozens of enterprises in non-energy sector to Kazakhstan
China intends to transfer dozens of enterprises in non-energy sector to Kazakhstan.
Apple suppliers accused of poor treatment of workers
Workers in Chinese factories making Apple products are poorly treated, with exhausted employees falling asleep on their 12-hour shiftsю
Microsoft lets US shoppers pay with Bitcoin
Microsoft began Thursday letting US shoppers at its online Windows Store pay with digital currency Bitcoin.
Sony says sorry to Obama, amid leaked emails storm
Beleaguered studio Sony Pictures apologized for racially insensitive remarks about President Barack Obama in company emails.
Hackers threaten Sony staff in new email
Sony Pictures staff received a threatening email Friday claiming to be from the hackers who breached the entertainment giant's computer network.
Sony slams 'malicious' hack attack, mum on N. Korea
Sony Pictures denounced a "brazen" cyberattack it said netted a "large amount" of confidential information, including movies as well as personnel and business files.
Microsoft buys email mobile app Accompli
Microsoft said it was buying the mobile email management application Accompli, in a deal reported to be worth more than $200 million.
Samsung 's mobile chief keeps his job
Samsung said the head of its faltering mobile business would keep his job despite an alarming decline in profits.
BlackBerry gets OK to buy encryptors of Merkel's mobile
Germany said Friday it had approved Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry's purchase of data encryption firm Secusmart.
Sony Pictures network reportedly hit by hackers
Sony Pictures' computer network has reportedly come under cyberattack, with hackers threatening to release key information.
Judge approves $450 mn deal in Apple ebook suit
A US judge signed off on Apple's $450 million legal deal to compensate consumers harmed by an illegal price-fixing conspiracy for electronic books.
Google tests replacing web ads with contributions
Google began rolling out a way for people to support websites they frequent and, in return, be rewarded with ad-free pages
Twitter boss launches global cash register service
Twitter's co-founder outlined plans to make cash registers a thing of the past.
Samsung scraps unit merger on shareholder opposition
South Korea's Samsung scrapped a merger between two major units, citing the spiralling cost of buying back stock from shareholders opposed to the deal.
Hachette, Amazon end nasty feud with deal on book sales
Publisher Hachette and Amazon ended an acrimonious feud over online book sales.
S&P gives Twitter debt 'junk' rating
Standard & Poor's gave Twitter's recent $1.8 billion debt issue a "speculative" rating of BB-.
Sony launching cable-style television service
Japanese entertainment colossus Sony said it will debut a cable-style television service delivered through its popular PlayStation video game consoles.
Kazakhstan to see first McDonald's in 2015
I treat McDonald's brand with a great respect; it is one of the most recognizable in the world. It’s a privilege to be a partner of the brand in my home country. We are looking forward to starting works to launch the first McDonald's in Kazakhstan: Kairat Boranbayev.