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Google launches company to tackle city life woes
Google unveiled a company devoted to making a thriving business out of solving big-city problems such as overpriced housing and traffic-snarled streets.
11 June 2015
Apple aims to become online music powerhouse
Apple made its play to shake up online music with a new subscription service allowing users to stream songs, listen to playlists and connect with performers.
09 June 2015
Apple expected to turn up the music dial on Monday
Apple is expected to unveil a ramped up music service that builds on the iPhone maker's strengths in a challenge to Spotify, Pandora and other established players.
07 June 2015
Nestle pulls Maggi noodles after India safety scare
Nestle said it was withdrawing its Maggi instant noodles from sale in India after a scare over excess lead content.
05 June 2015
IKEA to make home deliveries in all countries with stores
Swedish furniture giant IKEA announced that it would expand its online sales service to include home deliveries in all countries where it has stores.
04 June 2015
Microsoft to buy German start-up behind Wunderlist app: report
Microsoft has agreed to acquire 6Wunderkinder GmbH, a Berlin-based startup behind the Wunderlist to-do list app, for between $100-200 million.
02 June 2015
FIFA scandal: McDonald's, other World Cup sponsors concerned
Key World Cup sponsors including McDonald's, Adidas and Budweiser expressed strong concerns after global football body FIFA was enveloped by a new corruption scandal.
28 May 2015
McDonald's Japan updates menu, prices after food scandals
McDonald's Japan unveiled a limited revamp to its menu and pricing as the under-fire burger chain fights to restore its reputation
21 May 2015
Twitter-Google deal puts tweets in search results
Google and Twitter announced a partnership Tuesday to display tweets in search results, renewing a tieup that ended in 2011.
20 May 2015
Netflix stock lifts on China rumors
Netflix shares surged after news reports that the streaming television giant was in talks to begin operations in China.
16 May 2015
Samruk Kazyna may waive services of foreign experts
Chief Human Resources Officer at Sovereign Wealth Fund of Kazakhstan Samruk Kazyna says that the fund may reduce the number of its foreign experts in the near future.
14 May 2015
Askar Zhumagaliev appointed Chairman of KazAtomProm
Askar Zhumagaliev has been appointed the Chairman of the Board of KazAtomProm national nuclear company of Kazakhstan.
08 May 2015
Google's home campus dreams dashed by local officials
Google was stinging from a decision by local officials to reject the bulk of a proposed plan for a grand expansion of its Silicon Valley home campus.
08 May 2015
Facebook not an information bubble: researchers
Social media networks like Facebook are not putting users in an ideological information bubble, despite fears to the contrary.
08 May 2015
Pregnant oil company employee threatens to jump out of window for non-paid salary
A 5-month pregnant employee of Aktobe-based oil company Lines Jump LLP threatens to jump out of a window because she has not been paid any salary for months.
30 April 2015
Microsoft courts app makers with dive into Windows 10
Microsoft made a new pitch to app makers, promising an audience of more than a billion people if they develop services for the upcoming Windows 10 operating system.
30 April 2015
Google pairs with European media to boost online journalism
US tech giant Google unveiled a 150 million euro ($163 million) project with eight European publishers to support online journalism.
28 April 2015
Apple profit soars on iPhone, China sales
Apple reported a sharp rise in its quarterly profit, lifted by robust sales of its iPhones and a jump in revenue from China.
28 April 2015
Brazil's Rousseff says Petrobras can 'turn page' on scandal
President Dilma Rousseff said that the release of financial results which showed Petrobras would allow the state oil giant to "turn a page" in Brazilian history.
25 April 2015
Starbucks 'gives away' drinks after US system outage
There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but fear not because there was free coffee supposedly going at Starbucks in North America.
25 April 2015