In its latest round of venture capital funding Snapchat seeks $500m, potentially raising the value of the popular mobile app to $19bn

TNE speaks to Nigel Eastwood, Group CEO at New Call Telecom International, on how global brands can break into the hypercompetitive tech market in India and throughout Asia

Drug companies have withdrawn from developing a breakthrough dementia cure, a major report has warned

Google helps Mattel reinvent the View-Master, bringing the retro toy back up-to-date

Apple could be set to enter the electric-car market after hiring a number of industry experts, with rumours of a 1,000-strong team being assembled for the project

Canon has announced plans to purchase Axis Communications AB for $2.8bn, making it the Japanese camera-maker’s biggest acquisition to date

In a drastic change to the market, a global price war has shut out Japanese television manufacturers from overseas sales

Following the failed acquisition of AstraZeneca last year, Pfizer has unveiled plans to buy Hospira in a deal that will bring the company to the forefront of biotech medicine

The New Economy speaks to Stryker Corporation about its world-class endoscopic camera

With Uber developing its own driverless cars, Google is set to launch its own online taxi service

Samsung has been ousted as the largest seller of smartphones in India by domestic vendor Micromax for the first time

Newly discovered Teixobactin is set to turn the tables in the battle against superbugs