The visionary entrepreneur seeks to ferry mankind to Mars and investors to prosperity. His ego may be all that stands in the way.

The Tencent-backed startup, whose offerings resemble those of Groupon, Grubhub and Yelp, is set to launch its offering in Hong Kong this week at a time of turbulence for Chinese tech stocks.

JD.com Chief Executive Liu Qiangdong denies any wrongdoing in connection with his arrest on suspicion of sexual misconduct in Minneapolis, and it’s likely no charges will be filed, his attorneys said.

When Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey testifies before Congress this week, he’ll likely be asked about an issue that has been hovering over the company: Just who decides whether a user gets kicked off the site?

The visionary entrepreneur seeks to ferry mankind to Mars and investors to prosperity. His ego may be all that stands in the way.

New York-based King Street has proposed new independent directors at Toshiba, the first indication of dissatisfaction among the foreign funds that bought into the Japanese industrial conglomerate last year.

Japan is studying restrictions on Chinese telecommunications-equipment companies Huawei Technologies and ZTE as U.S. fears of cyberspying by Beijing prod allies to follow suit.

Japan’s SoftBank, which was in talks earlier this year to take a stake in Chinese electric-vehicle maker NIO, has decided not to invest in the Shanghai-based startup’s initial public offering.

The telecommunications giant disclosed a loss of 7.8 billion yuan—about $1.1 billion—during the first half of the year, after a ban on purchasing American supplies forced a life-threatening shutdown of the company.

Electronic Arts has delayed the release of its ‘Battlefield V’ game by one month to make some final adjustments after receiving feedback from the gaming community.

Microsoft will soon require its suppliers and contractors to provide at least 12 weeks of paid time off to new parents.

Lawmakers passed legislation that would make California the first large state to mandate completely carbon-free electricity generation, with a target of 2045.

Chinese electric-vehicle maker NIO launched a U.S. stock sale that could raise up to $1.32 billion, moving to tap the public markets before generating any substantial revenue.

The new venture, BuzzFeed Reviews, is akin to the New York Times-owned “Wirecutter” and is a bid to generate more revenue from commerce.

If America’s tech and telecom giants have an opinion about the planned T-Mobile and Sprint merger, most are keeping it to themselves. Dish is one of the few large companies to take a stand.

A new federal law going into effect in September will make it easier for families to combat a growing problem of identity fraud of minors, allowing them to make inquiries about credit files in their child’s name and freeze a file at no cost.

Former inmates are typically among the last groups on the sidelines of the jobs market. In Indiana, a pilot program teaches women in prison how to write computer code, aiming to help them find work and stay out of prison once they are released.

The Web giant owned by Verizon analyzes more than 200 million inboxes for clues about what products people might buy—a practice much of Silicon Valley has declared off-limits.

Now that Elon Musk has squashed efforts to take Tesla private, the spotlight will turn back to its operational challenges, namely whether it can maintain its grueling Model 3 production pace and generate cash to stave off fundraising.

Toyota is set to invest about $500 million in Uber as part of an agreement by the two companies to work jointly on driverless-vehicle development.

Toyota is set to invest about $500 million in Uber as part of an agreement by the two companies to work jointly on driverless-vehicle development.

A top Japanese government banker said China’s industrial strategy is “very dangerous” for democracies because totalitarian nations can ignore their citizens’ privacy and get an edge in new technologies.

One of last year’s most profitable trades is breaking apart, thwarting expectations for global investors betting on a handful of U.S. and Chinese technology titans’ enduring dominance.

Waymo is setting up shop in Shanghai, giving parent company Alphabet a foothold in China as it considers rebooting its Google search engine behind the Great Firewall.

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing Technology Co. said it is temporarily halting one of its services for the second time in three months after police said a Didi driver raped and murdered a female passenger in eastern China.

One of last year’s most profitable trades is breaking apart, thwarting expectations for global investors betting on a handful of U.S. and Chinese technology titans’ enduring dominance.

As his team hustled to put form to his idea, lining up investors willing to put up tens of billions of dollars. Mr. Musk was having second thoughts.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he is giving up on taking the company private in the wake of shareholders’ objections, 17 days after he shocked the business world with a tweet announcing intentions to pursue the idea.

Microsoft is being investigated by U.S. Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission over potential bribery and corruption related to software sales in Hungary.

Google said it had terminated dozens of YouTube channels found to be pushing misinformation on behalf of Iran’s state broadcasting arm.

Facebook dismantled more than 650 pages, groups and accounts engaged in a coordinated effort to sow political divisions.

Ride-hailing giant Uber named Nelson Chai as its first chief financial officer in more than three years, tapping a veteran banking and insurance executive as next year’s planned IPO looms.

Russian hackers linked to the 2016 election cyberattacks on the Democratic Party are widening their targeting for the coming midterms to include the U.S. Senate and well-connected conservative groups, according to new research from Microsoft Corp.

In an era when venture-capital firms are raising megafunds in the billions of dollars, Benchmark Capital—one of the best-performing investors—is resisting the temptation to go big.

Videogames have gotten harder to turn off, mental-health experts and parents say, raising concerns about the impact of long gaming sessions on players’ lives.