Facebook revenue, profit beat forecasts; shares hit all-time high
Facebook Inc posted surprisingly strong profit and revenue growth as the world’s largest social network grew even larger, with a spike in mobile users and advertising that lifted its stock to...
Scientists develop ultra-hard glass
Scientists in Japan have developed a type of ultra-hard glass. The new material is thin as well as hard and is made using alumina, an oxide of aluminium. If successfully commercialised, it could...
Google aims to begin drone package deliveries in 2017
Internet giant Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), the new holding company for Google, expects to begin delivering packages to consumers via drones sometime in 2017, the executive in charge of its drone effort...
Vodafone says hackers broke into nearly 2,000 customer accounts this week
Vodafone UK (VOD.L) said on Saturday hackers had accessed the accounts of 1,827 of its customers this week, the second cyber attack on a British telecoms company this month. The attackers had...
Google sued by express delivery driver seeking wages
A driver for Google’s same day delivery service filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the company on Friday, alleging it improperly classified her as an independent contractor and owes...
Police raid homes across Europe over DroidJack malware
Police have raided homes in five European countries as part of a malware investigation, according to agency reports. Officers in the UK, Germany, France, Belgium and Switzerland raided several...
Google’s Project Loon internet balloons to circle Earth
Google believes it is on course to have enough internet-beaming balloons in the stratosphere to form a ring over part of the world next year. It told the BBC the move would let it trial a continuous...
Apple profits up on iPhone sales
Apple reported a jump in sales in the three months to September. The tech giant’s revenue was $51.5bn, up 22% compared with the same period last year. It sold over 48 million iPhones in the...
