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Tech’s ‘last hurrah?’ If hedge funds are any indication, it could be a big week for Apple, Amazon and other prominent megacaps

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“ ‘There’s near-term optimism, almost like a last hurrah… before rising rates and any of the concerns around Big Tech

The Five Biggest Issues for Technology Companies in 2021

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After a year of startling growth, the tech industry faces a more vexing 2021. The pandemic helped bring the world’s

WhatsApp Delays Rollout of New Privacy Tools After User Backlash

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WhatsApp is delaying a controversial update to its privacy policy after backlash from some users over how it would share

Apple, Amazon Move to Marginalize Parler

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Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. halted support for Parler, dealing a major blow to a social-media service that has soared

Jan. 6 ‘ought to shape the future of tech’: How the Capitol siege could lead to Big Tech reform

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Big Tech is bracing for a regulatory reckoning following the siege of the Capitol on the same day Democrats won

Twitter Faces a Trumpless Future

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Twitter investors may be worried about a future without President Trump. They should instead consider it the cost of doing

Apple, Amazon, and Other Tech Stocks Are Trimming Losses. Here’s Why.

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Text size Apple, Amazon and other tech stocks are pulling back from deeper losses this morning. Dreamstime Tech stocks are

Inside the Google-Facebook Ad Deal at the Heart of a Price-Fixing Lawsuit

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State attorneys general said in a lawsuit earlier this month that a 2018 business agreement between two digital advertising giants,

Alibaba Shares Tumble on Regulatory Crackdown in China

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Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Text size As the year draws to a close, global investors face

Alibaba, Ant Face Crackdowns From Chinese Regulators

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China is coming down hard on one of its biggest and most powerful business empires. In a terse statement Thursday,

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