Reddit confidentially files to go public
San Francisco-based company was valued at $10bn earlier this year
Reddit seeks to hire advisers for US IPO, sources say
Online message board operator valued at $10 bn in a private fundraising round last month
Tencent vows fresh video game curbs after media attack knocks shares
Stock tumbles more than 10%, wiping almost $60bn from market capitalisations
Square pays €24bn in buyout of lending pioneer Afterpay
Buy now, pay later business secures Australian record M&A price from Jack Dorsey-led firm
Biden drops Trump attempt to ban TikTok and WeChat
Trump administration contended the apps posed national security concerns
China orders Jack Ma’s Ant to revamp business
Ant will now be supervised more like a bank, a move with far-reaching implications for growth
European values surge on hopes of stimulus-fuelled Covid-19 recovery
Investors broadly look past news of restriction on AstraZeneca vaccine in several states
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns as Trump targets Chinese-owned network
Social media giant and parent ByteDance challenging White House ban in LA court
European stocks end week with gains for tech and telecoms
Dublin market closed marginally higher with food stocks leading the way
Trump signs executive orders banning TikTok and WeChat
US residents will be prohibited from doing business with two apps from mid-September
Warner revisits stock listing plans as lockdowns fuel streaming boom
Original IPO was shelved as pandemic triggered market crisis
TikTok owner beefs up international operations ahead of IPO
Startup is exploring a share sale abroad, but remains a long-term objective
Tencent loses €17bn in value after China attacks myopia with gaming curbs
Shares fall by more than 5% as authorities suggest plans may limit number of online games
Iseq hits four-month low as Turkey and China spook investors
Tencent warning pushes emerging markets index into bear territory
Elon Musk heads to China as Tesla seeks solution to woes
Company was forced to raise prices by as much as 20% following trade spat
European shares advance but US futures drift with Asian stocks
Demand for safe-haven assets rises as markets worry about ‘America First’ agenda
EU boosts investment in research and new technologies
The European Commission wants to create hundreds of Digital Innovation Hubs to compete with the US and China in the development of artificial intelligence
Walmart to buy controlling stake in India’s Flipkart for $16bn
Flipkart’s logistics, payments and apparel businesses ‘offer new areas of growth’
Tencent shares slide after revenue miss and margin warning
Company says 2018 will be another year of investment
Games firm Supercell profit drops as Clash of Clans sales cool
Core profit falls 20% as revenue for games decline
State’s best fund manager: based in Edinburgh, invests outside the UK
Adam Rudd of Aberdeen Standard Investments favours emerging markets
Toyota unveils customisable self-driving e-Palette vehicle
Big-name partners signed up to make it a reality include Amazon, Uber and Pizza Hut
China’s WeChat denies messaging service is storing user chats
Denial comes after top businessman said he believed Tencent was monitoring accounts
Spotify and Tencent Music to buy stakes in each other
Move comes ahead of expected stock market listing by Spotify next year
Warning signs that big tech stocks may be perilously overvalued
A volatile week for Silicon Valley and across Asia brings underlying fears to the surface
Meet the Kildare man behind this year’s surprise gaming hit
Brendan Greene: It really felt like the universe was looking out for me.
Electronic Arts creates new American football video game
Game allows players to compete on behalf of favorite pro teams for first time
Honour of Kings bolsters Tencent Holdings profits
China’s largest corporation reports 70% income rise to record 18.2 billion yuan
Facebook hits 2bn user mark, doubling in size since 2012
User base for the social media platform is bigger than population of any single country
Alibaba forecasts massive jump in revenue
Chinese e-commerce giant has expanded its range of services
Android creator unveils new smartphone and home assistant device
Andy Rubin launches new firm, Essential Products, to take on the likes of Apple iPhone
Shares rise as investors speculate Trump dump is overdone
Bank of Ireland, Smurfit Kappa and Glanbia among strongest performers on Dublin’s Iseq
China’s Tencent takes 5% stake in car maker Tesla
Deal gives Tencent a growing presence in the expanding future mobility sector and makes Tesla the second most valuable US auto company
Didi to merge with Uber China in $35 bn deal
Deal will end bruising competition between US company and China’s dominant ride-hailing firm
Contest for Nokia’s HERE seen as three-way race
Analysts put potential value of Nokia’s map-making business at €2bn to €4bn
Tech sell-off in US sends world stocks markets down
Nasdaq sell-off prompts fears of another technology meltdown
Asia Briefing: China tech stocks the ones to watch
Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu and Sina on shopping spree
For WhatsApp, keeping it simple is a double-edged sword
But Zuckerberg’s $19bn bet may ultimately prove to be a strategic masterstroke
WhatsApp: the story behind the deal with Facebook
On Valentine’s Day, Koum showed up at Zuckerberg's home, strawberries in hand
Facebook stock down after $16bn WhatsApp purchase
Blackberry shares jump by 9 per cent after WhatsApp acquisition announcement made
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