Snapchat adds more accessible search feature

(Reuters) - Snap Inc said on Friday its Snapchat messaging app would add an option for users to search through photos and videos that users have posted to the public.

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Comcast says it will not sell customer browsing histories

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Comcast Corp said Friday it would not sell customers’ individual internet browsing information, days after the U.S. Congress approved legislation reversing Obama administration era internet privacy rules.

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McDonald's Canada says 95,000 affected in careers website hack

(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp's Canadian unit said on Friday personal information of about 95,000 restaurant job applicants was compromised in a cyber attack on its careers website.

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India's Reliance Jio signs up 72 million paying customers

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Reliance Jio, the telecom unit of Reliance Industries, said on Friday it had signed up 72 million paying customers under its Prime plan, and added it had extended the enrolment deadline for the plan until April 15.

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Toshiba likely to miss quarterly earnings deadline for third time: sources

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp will likely miss a third deadline to report its quarterly business results, two sources told Reuters, forcing the Japanese conglomerate to plead for a fresh reporting extension or face a possible delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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China's TCL to invest $5 billion in a display panel production facility

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's electronics giant TCL Corp said on Friday it planned to invest about 35 billion yuan ($5.08 billion) in a facility to make display panels that can be used in smartphones and tablets, tapping growing Chinese demand for the gadgets.

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BlackBerry's profit beats expectations, shares surge

(Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd reported better-than-expected adjusted earnings for the sixth straight quarter, as the smartphone pioneer's shift to the higher-margin software business paid off, sending shares soaring more than 15 percent.

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Verizon creates new operating structure, hires former Ericsson CEO

(Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc said on Friday it would change its operating structure to focus on three areas, and named former Ericsson Chief Executive Officer Hans Vestberg to lead its newly created network and technology team.

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In West Bank, a venture capital fund hunts Palestinian tech returns

RAMALLAH, West Bank/TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The backstreets of Ramallah are a long way from Silicon Valley, but a niche venture capital fund is trying to narrow the gap with a focus on early-stage Palestinian tech startups.

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BlackBerry posts smaller quarterly loss as costs fall

(Reuters) - Canada's BlackBerry Ltd, reported a smaller quarterly loss on Friday as operating costs nearly halved.

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Foxconn fourth-quarter net profit estimated T$68.77 billion, up 30 percent from year ago

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and a key Apple Inc supplier, on Friday reported 30 percent growth in fourth quarter net profit from a year ago, defying expectations for a decline.

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Big in Japan? Hope at home for Toshiba's nuclear arm after U.S. debacle

TOKYO (Reuters) - The bankruptcy of Westinghouse Electric Co may be a blow to Toshiba Corp's international nuclear ambitions, but the Japanese conglomerate still has a profitable business at home.

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Borg Warner sees hybrid, electric car parts growth despite U.S. uncertainty

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. auto parts supplier Borg Warner on Friday said it expects to see sales grow for its global hybrid and electric vehicle parts, even as a U.S. review of fuel economy standards threatens to slow emissions improvements in the world's No. 2 auto market.

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