Alibaba said it is opening a data center in Silicon Valley, the Chinese e-commerce company’s first in the U.S., as it expands its cloud-computing business outside China.
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Foxconn Launches New E-Commerce Platform in China
The world’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer, Foxconn, is making a move into e-commerce in China, aiming to go head-to-head with the likes of Alibaba and JD.com.
Google, Wal-Mart Part Ways Over Local Ads
The relationship between Google and Wal-Mart has frayed over the data used to lure shoppers into stores.
Car Makers Embrace Wireless Phone Charging
More than a dozen cars from General Motors, Toyota and Fiat Chrysler now offering wireless charging pads and others are moving to add the optional gear in advance of an agreed-upon standard.
Build Your Own Cloud: Hard Drives Get a Second Life
Seagate’s Personal Cloud and Western Digital’s My Cloud Mirror combine the convenience of the cloud with the value of external hard drives, Joanna Stern writes.
This Article Was Written With the Help of a ‘Cyber’ Machine
“Cyber” is being used so often, to describe so many things, that it’s creating a cyber-backlash; “computery,” anyone?
The Best Way to Back Up Your Computer
Personal Technology: Geoffrey A. Fowler reviews four cloud storage services that archive your digital life.
EU to Leave Mobile Roaming Charges in Place Until 2018
European Union governments pledged to take a flexible approach to the concept of net neutrality and leave mobile-phone roaming charges in place until at least 2018.
China Rejects Obama’s Criticism of Technology Rules
China rebuffed criticism of a proposed counterterrorism law by President Barack Obama, saying the U.S. and others also want technology companies to provide access to their systems.
The Driverless Car, Officially, Is a Risk
Three insurance companies and an auto parts maker warned in their most recent annual reports that driverless cars and the technology behind them could one day disrupt the way they do business.
Silicon Valley’s Land Rush
Some of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies are on a real-estate buying binge, paying premium prices to make sure they have enough space for future expansion.
Google Wants to Make Wireless Airwaves Less Exclusive , Cheaper
Google wants to make the wireless industry less exclusive by facilitating the use of cheap airwaves to lower the barriers to entry, a top executive said Tuesday.
Samsung Bets on Its Chips in Galaxy S6
The most important feature of Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 smartphone might be the one inside the phone that most consumers won’t even notice: the internally developed Samsung microprocessors.
Google’s Project Loon Woos Telecom Giants
Some telecom analysts view Project Loon, Google’s effort to beam Internet signals from high-altitude balloons, as a threat to incumbent carriers. But Google wants to partner rather than compete, and some large wireless players have stepped forward.
Google Can Now Describe Your Cat Photos
Google scientists developed artificial-intelligence software that can decipher the action in a photo, and write a caption to describe it.
NTSB Rules Drones Subject to FAA Rules
The National Transportation Safety Board upheld a Federal Aviation Administration fine against a man for operating a drone recklessly, ruling drones are aircraft and subject to existing FAA rules.
Twitter Will Now Let You Search Every Tweet Ever Sent
Twitter is soon making it possible for users to search through every one of the half-trillion tweets sent over the past eight years.
Facebook Spins ‘Groups’ Into Separate App
Facebook, in its continuing effort to unbundle its core features into standalone services, is launching an app dedicated to Groups.
WhatsApp Brings Encryption to Masses
WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging service with more than 600 million users world-wide, is now encrypting text messages by Android users.
Cue Gets $7.5 Million to Build $199 Home Flu-Testing Device
One of Uber’s earliest investors is betting that millions of consumers will one day test themselves for the flu and other medical conditions.