U.S. technology giant Apple (AAPL.O) said it had reached a deal with France to pay an undeclared amount of back-dated tax, with French media putting the sum at around 500 million euros (438 million pounds). Apple’s French division confirmed the tax payment agreement, but did not disclose...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday Germany needs guarantees that China’s Huawei Technologies will not hand over data to the Chinese state before the telecoms equipment supplier can participate in building its 5G network. Merkel, on a visit to Japan, said that due to security...

Facebook is taking action in Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country where the social network has been used to incite racial tension and violence, after it banned four armed groups from its service. The U.S. company said in a blog post that it has booted the groups — the Arakan Army...

Alphabet Inc’s fourth-quarter revenue and profit beat Wall Street’s expectations on Monday but sharply higher spending, as it added data centers and marketed its services heavily during the holidays, worried investors. The company’s shares, which have risen almost 17 percent over...