technology

Internet cookie notifications are costing European taxpayers a mint while offering netizens no real benefit, a new report by a Washington-based think tank says.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg held a first-of-its-kind town-hall meeting Thursday, fielding questions on a variety of subjects from Facebook users around the world through a live webcast.

Daily-deals company LivingSocial, once thought to be on a fast track to an initial public offering, is cutting 20% of its staff and closing a Southern California sales office.

Apple said it blocked newly discovered apps meant to help prying eyes spy on Chinese iPhone users through Mac computers.

A chance meeting with the U2 frontman helped spur what has grown to be one of the largest tech conferences in Europe.

U.S. venture-capital investment in Europe is increasing steadily, a new report by Germany’s Earlybird Venture Capital has found.

Mobile game giant King Digital Entertainment publishes its third-quarter earnings on Thursday after the U.S. market close. Here are five things to watch out for:

Big companies talk a big game about safeguarding consumer privacy. But do they stand behind their words?

In a significant strategy shift, Microsoft is aiming to maximize users over dollars with its Office franchise, traditionally a cash cow for the company.

When King Digital publishes earnings after U.S. market close, analysts expect profit of 47 cents a share, down from the prior quarter.

Backed by DCM, the company said it had 15 million users as of earlier this year.

Amazon.com is adding Toronto and Vancouver to its expanding list of locales eligible for same-day delivery.

Private-equity giant Blackstone Group is backing a merger between two closely held cybersecurity companies, the firms said Wednesday, in the latest sign that Wall Street sees money to be made in the millions lost to cyberattacks.

An executive who recently left Lyft to join ridesharing rival Uber is being accused of taking secret documents with him.

The mobile version of Google Maps is morphing from a navigation tool into a sophisticated remote control.

Media company Axel Springer AG has backed off its demands that Google Inc. pay for access to some of its content, bowing instead to the U.S. Internet giant after restricted access caused traffic to plunge.

The company is aiming for a 10-minute delivery time after the click of a single button via mobile app.

Germany has become known for its strict data-protection measures, but for some of the country’s healthcare app developers, the U.S. has put up even bigger hurdles.

Workday started with a simple message: We’ve built a better mousetrap for human-resources software. Now the company is making clear its plan to expand into nearly every nook of business software.

Intel failed to match its normal cadence of delivering new microprocessors this year. But the chip giant nonetheless reported surprising signs of growth in PCs, a category that one key executive says is headed for major changes in 2015.