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Amazon ad sale boom could challenge Google-Facebook dominance

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s expanding business of selling space on its site to merchants helped it double …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Sony targets eventual repeat of last year’s record after flagging profit dip

TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp will work to ensure last year’s record profit was not a one-off, its new management …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Britain looks to ancient mines for electric future

SOUTH CROFTY, England – Britain is banking on a series of ancient mines on its southwestern tip to secure a …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

In remote China, a high-tech auto plant flags global challenge

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) – While auto workers in Germany and South Korea fight to save their jobs, one of China’s …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Bitcoin frenzy settles down as big players muscle into market

LONDON/NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – After bouncing up, falling down and keeping investors on the edges of their seats, bitcoin may …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Nintendo teams up with Cygames to boost smartphone gaming

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co said on Friday it has teamed up with Tokyo-based online games …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Sony expects 8.8 percent annual profit drop as strong yen slows image sensor biz

TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp said on Friday it expects operating profit to fall 8.8 percent in the financial year …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

Shares of China internet poker game firms drop on reports of ban

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shares in Chinese companies offering online and mobile poker games have shed up to a fifth …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

TSMC to invest $14 billion in R&D at Hsinchu facility

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co , the world’s largest contract chipmaker, is planning a T$400 billion ($13.50 billion) …read more Source: Reuters Tech News

China’s Baidu beats forecasts as it sidesteps censors, boosts ad sales

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese internet search giant Baidu Inc blew past earnings estimates on Thursday, sending its U.S.-listed shares …read more Source: Reuters Tech News