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Twitter shares fell almost 7 percent on Monday after the company said it was investigating unusual traffic that might be from state-sponsored hackers and, in what appeared to be an unrelated issue, a security firm said hackers used the platform to try to steal user data. Twitter said in a […]

English Premier League team Manchester United is looking for a new Manager after Jose Mourinho left the club with immediate effect on Wednesday morning. The Portuguese had been in charge at Old Trafford for two and a half years, but a string of poor recent results and suggestions of a […]

A $3,100 robot companion that exists to make people happy was unveiled on Tuesday by Japanese start-up Groove X, a tech firm founded by a SoftBank Robotics alumnus. The Lovot was designed “to enhance levels of comfort and feelings of love,” according to the company, and has the ability to […]

Wealth managers at Swiss bank Credit Suisse have advised their high-net worth clients to think about moving assets out of the U.K. due to the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, according to a report from the Financial Times. The FT reported Tuesday that clients with a net worth of at least $30 […]

Indian ride-hailing firm Ola will invest $100 million in Vogo, a domestic scooter sharing start-up, and add the company’s fleet of two-wheelers to the Ola app to broaden the range of vehicles it offers, the companies said in a joint statement on Tuesday. Vogo, which provides services in the southern […]

Strong deal-making momentum in Asia Pacific this year is set to continue in 2019 despite global trade uncertainties, an international law firm said Monday, cautioning that valuations for public listings may slip marginally. The region has seen a banner year for capital market deals, both domestic and cross-border, marked by […]

They say revenge is a dish best served cold. But for Mark Rober, it’s much sweeter served smart, smelly and covered in glitter. The former NASA engineer-turned-YouTube star has received plaudits online after designing a booby trap to avenge all those who’ve fallen victim to a new wave of neighborhood […]

Japan warned the G-20 major economies against focusing narrowly on the trade balance in addressing global imbalances, with its top currency diplomat on Tuesday calling on them to settle trade disputes through a multilateral framework. Masatsugu Asakawa, Japan’s vice finance minister for international affairs, said slapping tariffs against each other […]

Despite efforts by the Labour party and other political opponents of the government in the House of Commons, it now looks very unlikely that Theresa May — after last week’s postponement — will put her Brexit proposal to a parliamentary vote this side of the New Year. But there may […]

Qualcomm said it believes Apple remains in violation of a Chinese court’s orders to stop selling iPhones despite a software update that Apple pushed on Monday. Qualcomm on Dec. 10 said it had won a preliminary court order in China banning Apple from selling some older iPhone models that the […]