It wants to incorporate antipiracy technology to protect video content and attract advertisers, but runs the risk of enraging privacy advocates and others

  The social network's new ad system delivers everything you say, do, and buy to marketers—with no opt out

  The maker of GPS devices already holds 28% of the data company, and its offer pushes it past rival Garmin's Oct. 31 bid

  Third-quarter results show a big turnaround. A few more of those—and perhaps an acquisition or two—might bring the company back into favor

  The Chinese B-to-B Internet company's public offering raises $1.5 billion, which will allow a buildup of its online auction and payment sites

  Analysts slam the German touch-screen maker for losses and opaque accounting, but stakeholders laud its China outsourcing and Apple connection

  Semiconductor makers such as STMicroelectronics are finding medical uses for the tiny chips they develop—from cancer and flu detection to insulin delivery

  Among the Asia telecom news this week, the U.S. networking equipment maker announced a multiyear China investment initiative

  Taiwanese rival Acer got Packard Bell, but Lenovo is surging ahead in Europe and other markets, leading to a quarterly earnings gain of 178%

  The iPod, iPhone, and especially the Mac fueled a record-breaking quarter. And Apple expects to beat the consensus again next quarter

  As the tech industry girds for third-quarter earnings, analysts are turning their attention to next year. Many don't like what they see

  In congressional hearings, the Yahoo! co-founder and CEO addresses questions about the company's role in human-rights violations in China

  Adoption of a federal list intended to limit monitoring of Web surfers could lead to a barrage of extra advertising—on some of the most popular sites

  Now, News Corp.'s social network will be part of a growing alliance that's widely seen as an attempt to one-up Facebook