Technology Top Stories from Associated Press (AP): Episodes
NEW YORK, Traders are betting that an improving economy will reward banks and energy companies. Stocks rose for the fifth time in six days Thursday after analysts raised their ratings on banks and oil prices rose again, making energy firms look increasingly attractive.
NEW YORK, Traders are betting that an improving economy will reward banks and energy companies. Stocks rose for the fifth time in six days Thursday after analysts raised their ratings on banks and oil prices rose again, making energy firms look increasingly attractive.
SAN FRANCISCO, Intel Corp. is biting off its biggest acquisition in nearly a decade with an $884 million takeover of Wind River Systems Inc., a software maker with a colorful past. Wind River's software started as a way to help Francis Ford Coppola edit movies, and has since been used in NASA's Mars ...
LOS ANGELES, Recording company Sony Music Entertainment has joined Vevo, an online music video site due to launch this year with the backing of Universal Music Group and YouTube. The music unit of Sony Corp. will take an equity stake in the venture. The other two major recording companies, Warner Music ...
BEIJING, In Tiananmen Square, police were ready to pounce at the first sign of protest. In Hong Kong, a sea of candles flickered in the hands of tens of thousands who vented their grief and anger. ...
NEW YORK, Traders are betting improving prospects for banks and rising energy prices will pay off. Stocks rose for the fifth time in six days following a rally in financial and energy shares. Analysts have upgraded bank stocks and oil prices hit fresh highs for the year.
BEIJING, China aggressively deterred dissent in the capital on Thursday's 20th anniversary of the crackdown on democracy activists in Tiananmen Square. But tens of thousands turned out for a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to mourn the hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators killed.
LOS ANGELES, Activision is suing to stop the release of the Jack Black video game 'Brutal Legend.' Activision Entertainment Holdings sued game developer Double Fine Productions in Santa Monica, Calif., on Wednesday. The lawsuit claims that Double Fine transferred rights owned by Activision to Electronic ...
ST. LOUIS, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is suing the social-networking site Twitter, claiming an unauthorized page using his name damaged his reputation and caused emotional distress. The suit filed last month in the Superior Court of California in San Francisco seeks unspecified damages.
NEW YORK, Cautious traders are looking for more convincing signs of improvement in the economy. Stocks zigzagged in a narrow range Thursday after the number of workers continuing to receive unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell for the first time in 20 weeks. New jobless claims fell last week to 621,000 ...
PHOENIX, A man accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman while broadcasting it live on the Internet is known in online circles for racy posts that include sexually explicit images of himself. Police said Jonathon Richard Hock, 20, assaulted the woman he'd been dating for about two weeks after ...
BEIJING, China aggressively deterred dissent in the capital on Thursday's 20th anniversary of the crackdown on democracy activists in Tiananmen Square. But tens of thousands turned out for a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to mourn the hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators killed.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Chip maker Intel plans to buy testing and development software maker Wind River Systems for $884 million. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel says it will acquire all outstanding Wind River common shares for $11.50 each, which represents a premium of 44 percent over Wind River's Wednesday ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Chip maker Intel plans to buy testing and development software maker Wind River Systems for $884 million. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel says it will acquire all outstanding Wind River common shares for $11.50 each, which represents a premium of 44 percent over Wind River's Wednesday ...
LONDON, European stock markets were mostly higher Thursday following two days of losses as investors awaited a press briefing from the head of the European Central Bank after it decided to keep interest rates on hold. Germany's DAX was up 23.86 points, or 0.5 percent, at 5,078.39 while France's CAC-40 ...
NEW YORK, Move over, iPhone. You've had two years on top of the smart phone world. Now there's a touch-screen phone with better software: the Palm Pre. In a remarkable achievement, Palm Inc., a company that was something of a has-been, has come up with a phone operating system that is more powerful, ...
BEIJING, Chinese police aggressively deterred dissent on Thursday's 20th anniversary of the crackdown on democracy activists in Tiananmen Square, ignoring calls from Hillary Rodham Clinton and even Taiwan's China-friendly president for Beijing to face up to the 1989 violence.
NEW YORK, Stock futures are indicating a higher opening for the U.S. markets Thursday as investors await sales reports from retailers and data on the labor market. The modest increase in futures comes as European markets move higher after two days of losses ahead of key statements from central banks.
BEIJING, Chinese police aggressively deterred dissent on Thursday's 20th anniversary of the crackdown on democracy activists in Tiananmen Square, amid calls by Hillary Clinton and even Taiwan's China-friendly president for Beijing to face up to the 1989 violence.
LOS ANGELES, This year's Electronic Entertainment Expo has been quite the moving experience. During presentations at the video game industry trade show, both Microsoft and Sony debuted prototype motion-control devices for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that could rival Nintendo's popular Wii, the first ...