Articles by Erin Slifka

Microsoft agreed to purchase Nuance Communications for $16 billion, one of its biggest acquisitions under CEO Satya Nadella as the company looks to expand its range of software tools for customers.

The graphics-chip giant said its first processor for data centers would operate 10 times faster than existing chips in a market currently dominated by Intel.

The decision to move production of the coming film “Emancipation” out of the state adds to economic fallout following Republican-led efforts to pass new election laws.

Ant Group, the financial-technology giant controlled by billionaire Jack Ma, will apply to become a financial holding company overseen by China’s central bank.

The antibody drug reduced the risk of developing symptomatic Covid-19 infection by 81% compared with a placebo in people living with someone infected by the new coronavirus, a study found.

Alibaba said it would invest in measures to support merchants on its platform, two days after China’s antitrust regulator imposed a record fine against the company for abusing its dominant position over vendors and rivals in the country’s e-commerce industry.

Vox Media is acquiring Cafe Studios, publisher of a podcast hosted by the former Manhattan U.S. attorney, part of a bid to expand its growing audio business.