Hardware and software

State Street Corp. plans to spend $2.6 billion to acquire Charles River Systems Inc., a provider of investment data and analytics software.

For more than two years, a small and stealthy group of engineers within Google has been working on software that they hope will eventually replace Android, the world’s dominant mobile operating system.

By most accounts, the U.S. economy is strong and Wall Street continues to trade at record levels. But several recent studies claim that wages are not rising to keep pace with overall economic gains. How is that impacting software development jobs, which continue to be among the most in-demand?

There has been more talk in recent years about how blockchain technology can change the world than actual projects showing what it can do.

For highly-skilled foreign workers applying for a new work visa or an extension, the stakes involved just got a whole lot higher.

The ouster of its newly promoted chief executive officer over his personal conduct demonstrates the increased scrutiny on leaders in all industries.

The penalty is due to be announced by EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager at 1 p.m. in Brussels.

The issues weren’t limited to shopping. Thousands of people reported losing connections with their Alexa digital assistants via Echo voice-activated speakers and having trouble streaming Prime Video.

By the end of the year almost all of Rio Tinto Group’s 200 locomotives used to transport the steel-making ingredient through the Pilbara region will travel without a driver.