Google hits back at rivals with futuristic HQ plan
Google unveiled plans for a new campus headquarters integrating wildlife and sweeping waterways, aiming to make a big statement in Silicon Valley.
Mexico's Pemex oil firm posts $17.7 billion loss
Mexico's state-owned energy firm Pemex posted a $17.7 billion loss for 2014, hit by falling crude prices, fuel thefts by gangs and the peso's drop against the dollar.
Mystery Apple event planned for March 9, likely on Watch
Apple sent invitations for a mystery event due to take place March 9, amid speculation about an imminent launch of its much anticipated Apple Watch.
Samruk-Kazyna limits forex transactions of its subsidiaries
Kazakh National Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna has ordered its subsidiaries to avoid making unnecessary foreign currency transactions to reduce pressure on the tenge exchange rate in Kazakhstan.
Sony Pictures names new head of movie group
Sony Pictures Entertainment named Tom Rothman as new chairman of its motion picture group, a major move after a massive cyberattack devastated the entertainment giant.
Google Wallet partners up to battle Apple Pay
Google said it was teaming up with the mobile phone payment firm Softcard to ramp up its efforts to counter Apple Pay in the emerging sector.
Suit says Apple 'poached' electric battery maker staff
Apple has been sued by developers of an advanced automotive car battery for allegedly poaching key employees.
Russian court upholds sentence of Kremlin critic Navalny
A Russia court upheld a suspended three-and-a-half year prison sentence against top Kremlin critic Alexi Navalny.
Britain's Tesco picks new chairman
Troubled British supermarket giant Tesco named John Allan as chairman, ending a four-month search after Richard Broadbent resigned amid an accounting scandal.
Nazarbayev urges state companies to support tenge
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has urged Kazakhstan's state companies to sell dollars and buy the tenge.
Microsoft buys smartphone calendar app Sunrise
Microsoft announced that it has acquired hit mobile calendar application Sunrise in a deal reported to be valued about $100 million.
Apple becomes first company worth over $700 bn
Apple became the first company to reach a market value of $700 billion.
Samsung and Microsoft end patent dispute
Samsung and Microsoft said they had ended a patent dispute that had seen the US software giant sue the South Korean conglomerate for breaching a 2011 licensing contract.
Can Brazil president survive growing Petrobras scandal?
Mounting allegations that her party received hundreds of millions of dollars in a kickbacks scandal engulfing oil giant Petrobras have sent Brazilian President's poll ratings tumbling.
Nissan raises full-year profit forecast to $3.5 bn
Nissan said Monday it was raising its full-year net profit forecast to $3.5 billion, thanks to cost cutting efforts and a cheaper yen.
SpaceX calls off launch of space-weather satellite
SpaceX's launch of a $340 million sun-observing spacecraft that was initially dreamed up by former US vice president Al Gore was postponed.
Petrobras confirms Bendine as new CEO
Brazilian oil giant Petrobras confirmed that banking executive Aldemir Bendine has been named its new chief executive.
New airline Air Kazakhstan renamed to Kazakh Air
A new Kazakh airline Air Kazakhstan that is due to start making domestic flights in Kazakhstan this year has been renamed to Kazakh Air.
TransAsia starts pilot retraining after deadly crash
TransAsia Airways started the first day of a programme to retrain its pilots after its second deadly crash in seven months.
Twitter chief confirms Google 'relationship'
Twitter chief Dick Costolo said Thursday that "a relationship" with Google has been rekindled, but he was coy on the details.