Samsung, the world’s largest chipmaker, has flagged a massive drop in earnings, blaming weaker sales and falling prices. Is the tech giant’s first profit decline in two years a harbinger of the chip boom fizzling...
The evolving sphere of robotics and the theories around how they would be usher in job losses are something one gets to read about most of the time these days. This article is an attempt...
In early December, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said France would give the EU until March to come up with a deal on taxing US internet giants. But ten days later he announced the tax...
Passage of a law expanding Australia’s spying powers may have global implications for encrypted communications. Critics say the law may unleash unintended consequences. Australia’s Parliament on Thursday passed a controversial bill that will force tech...
German technology giant SAP has agreed to buy Qualtrics International in what will be the company’s second-largest acquisition. Qualtrics offers customer experience software — why is that so important for SAP? Europe’s biggest technology company,...
The first and the foremost point to be aware of, is the clarity in understanding the requirement at a granular level. A very critical factor, one needs to also ask, what purpose the tool serve...
Berlin-based search engine Ecosia has offered to buy Hambach Forest from energy company RWE. The threatened woodland has been the scene of sometimes violent clashes between police and anti-coal activists. A Berlin-based search engine which...
US business magnate Warren Buffett has made a surprise entry into India’s digital payment market, with his Berkshire Hathaway reportedly injecting some $360 million into Paytm, India’s largest digital payments platform. Warren Buffett’s investment would...
From a humble beginning in Stanford dorm rooms, Google has emerged as one of the biggest internet successes. But growing competition, overreliance on ad revenues and privacy concerns pose new challenges for the company. It...
New York has tightened its regulation of ride-hailing services such as Uber and other competitors. What will that mean for the so-called You economy? DW correspondent Anne Schwedt is looking for answers. It’s a few...
When a little-known online payments firm from a small German town called Aschheim overtakes Deutsche Bank in stock market value, people tend to take notice. What makes Wirecard tick? It’s as valuable as it is...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled a main source of funding for his go-private transaction, saying Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has been pushing him to go ahead with a plan aimed at buying out...