Apple Inc. introduced a security tool 'Lockdown Mode' for iPhone, iPad and Mac devices that is designed to prevent targeted cyberattacks on high-profile users such as activists, journalists and government officials.

Apple announced its plan to release a new feature called Lockdown Mode this fall that aims to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates, political dissidents and other targets of sophisticated hacking attacks. Lockdown Mode will come to Apple's iPhones, iPads and Macs this fall and turning it on will block most attachments sent to the iPhone's Messages ...

Tens of millions of people were under lockdown in China on Wednesday as businesses in a major tourist city were forced to shut their doors and fresh clusters sparked fears of a return to blanket restrictions.

Samsung Electronics is estimated to report a 15 percent year-on-year rise in profits in the last quarter, thanks to demand for its memory chips from server customers. An average of seven estimates shows that the operating profit for the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer may have jumped to KRW 14.46 trillion (roughly Rs. 88,000 crore) in the quarter. Samsung’...

Foxconn has raised its full-year business forecast on Monday, after an increase in smartphone sales in June. The firm saw a 31 percent jump in sales from a year earlier, to a record high for the month. The increase comes despite concerns of slowing demand due to rising inflation, and a global chip shortage. The ongoing semiconductor shortage has also hurt smartphone p...

China placed 1.7 million people under lockdown in central Anhui province, where authorities reported nearly 300 new cases Monday in the latest of a string of outbreaks testing Beijing's no-tolerance approach to COVID-19.

Micron announced a significantly weaker than expected business outlook on Thursday. The company forecast adjusted revenue for the current quarter at $7.2 billion (nearly Rs. 56,800 crore), plus or minus $400 million (nearly Rs. 3,200 crore). This has raised concern that following nearly two years of strong demand, the industry was turning towards a down cycle.

China's cabinet unveiled a package of 33 measures covering fiscal, financial, investment and industrial policies on Tuesday to revive a pandemic-ravaged economy, saying it will inspect how provincial governments implement them.

U.S. crude oil price settled below $100 a barrel on Tuesday to its lowest level in two weeks as the demand outlook was pressured by coronavirus lockdowns in China and growing recession risks, while a strong dollar made crude more expensive for buyers using other currencies.

Aptiv has a "heavy presence" in Shanghai, a city that has been under strict lockdowns due to surging COVID-19 cases.

Oil slipped by more than 1% on Tuesday as concerns about demand due to China's prolonged COVID lockdowns outweighed support from a possible European oil embargo on Russia over its actions in Ukraine.

Tesla Inc is aiming to increase output at its Shanghai plant to 2,600 cars a day from May 16.

A pending European Union ban on oil from Russia, a key supplier of crude and fuels to the bloc, is anticipated to further tighten global supplies.

Oil prices fell by more than 2% as demand worries stemming from China's prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns outweighed the prospect of a European embargo on Russian crude.

Tesla halted production at its Shanghai plant due to issues with securing parts for its electric vehicles.

Crude imports by China in the first four months of 2022 fell 4.8% from a year ago, but April imports were up nearly 7%.

The disruption to world trade caused by pandemic lockdowns and a shortage of new cargo vessels has pushed freight rates for ageing container ships to record highs.

All three companies cautioned that output had not yet fully recovered, constrained by parts supply issues. Shanghai, a key production hub, ended its two month lockdown for most residents on Wednesday.

Oil prices fell on Friday, after U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected and China imposed new COVID-19 lockdown measures.

Shanghai authorities on Saturday announced an investigation into a massive chemical plant blaze that left one person dead and another injured in the first major industrial accident since the city lifted lockdown in early June.

Oil prices have been rallying steadily over the last two months, led by big increases in prices of refined products due to tight refining supply and surging demand.

During the early phases of the pandemic, and especially during lockdowns, many people reported disruptions to sleep and their sleeping patterns. As COVID infections have increased, we're again seeing reports of people experiencing poor sleep.

World oil demand growth will slow in 2023, OPEC delegates and industry sources said, as surging crude and fuel prices help drive up inflation

Beijing reported the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases in three weeks, with the capital moving to re-impose some restrictions just days after starting to ease them and appearing to avoid a broad lockdown like Shanghai.