In July, Samsung Electronics reported an all-time record for operating profits of $12.3 billion for the three months through June. On Tuesday (Oct. 31), it surpassed that by posting operating profit of 14.53 trillion won ($12.9 billion) for the quarter ended Sept. 30.
On Thursday (Oct. 26) National Archives and Records Administration released thousands of previously fully or partially classified documents pertaining to the assassination of John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. Most researchers believe the files will reveal little groundbreaking information about the president’s shooting death in Dallas, but perhaps there will be fresh minor insights into how the FBI, CIA and the Warren Commission investigated it.
Many people in the tech industry struggle to understand SoftBank. The Japanese company baffled investors in Silicon Valley a year ago when it announced it would raise a whopping $100 billion (paywall) to launch its Vision Fund for venture capital investing in tech companies. Earlier this month, Recode reported that the company is raising another fund that could be even larger.
In the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen, young men and women dart in and out of gleaming silver high rises that house offices for countless local startups in the city’s Nanshan neighborhood. At lunch time, crowds gather at artisanal cafes with names like “Inno Valley” and “Tea + Maker.” Also sprinkled throughout this ultra-modern tech park: cheerful Communist Party propaganda.
Tesla’s expected China coup would see it finally build cars in its own factory in Shanghai. But they’ll still likely be treated as foreign imports by the country.
India and a handful of other countries are unwittingly aiding North Korea as it carries out cyberattacks against its enemies.
Google continues to knock on China’s door—this time, with bass and vocals.
China’s largest e-commerce company is heading to the little red dot as its first destination in a $15 billion R&D push, as it seeks to become a global tech giant capable of competing with the likes of Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.
China’s largest e-commerce company is spending big money to move past its image as a mere online marketplace.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced the complete list of country submissions for the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 2018 Oscars. Titles garnering hype include Foxtrot, an Israeli film about an IDF soldier’s grieving parents; BPM: Beats Per Minute, a depiction of France’s AIDS crisis in the early 90s; and In the Fade, a German drama about a woman’s search for justice against neo-Nazi terrorists.
A deal between Uber and SoftBank is nearly done.
One day after a gunman opened fire on people attending the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas, killing nearly 60, victims’ identities are starting to emerge. They include two off-duty police department employees, a former cheerleader, a registered nurse, and a mechanic who traveled to the concert from Canada. Here are some of their stories.
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On Sep. 29 at the International Astronautic Congress in Adelaide, Australia, Elon Musk unveiled a new spacecraft as SpaceX continues to set its sights on Mars. Dubbed the BFR, the vehicle can carry 150 tons of cargo into orbit and is almost entirely re-usable.
One of China’s largest social networks has a proposal for its users—help censor posts, and earn the chance to win an iPhone.
Playboy Magazine founder Hugh Hefner, who died Wednesday (Sept. 27), will mostly be remembered for launching a publication that packaged pornography in a way that was broadly acceptable to the public. But Hefner’s legacy extends beyond pornography.
Today Twitter announced it would increase its character from 140 to 280 characters for a select group of users, as part of a potential wider rollout.
Twitter is mulling an amendment to one of its claims to fame.
The China-backed private equity fund that Trump just blocked from buying a US semiconductor firm over national security grounds has speedily found another option—buy British.
An obscure word used in Kim Jong-un’s latest tirade against Donald Trump has the world scratching its head and reaching for the dictionary.
To keep its smartphone dreams alive, Google is turning to a brand that’s fading fast.
Another day, another problem for Uber in Asia.
This summer Chinese authorities deepened a crackdown on virtual private networks (VPNs)—tools that help internet users inside the mainland access the open, uncensored web. While not a blanket ban, the new restrictions are shifting the services out of their legal grey area and further toward a black one. In July alone, one popular made-in-China VPN abruptly ceased operations, Apple removed dozens of VPN apps from its China-facing app store, and some international hotels stopped offering VPN services as part of their in-house wifi.
Beijing has a lesson for overseas universities: Don’t invite speakers who oppose the Communist Party to big events.
