Personal Technology

A startup backed by an internet-search pioneer wants to give cash to users who share personal data including what they buy or watch on mobile apps. The startup, Caden Inc., operates an app by the same name that helps users download their…

Qualcomm Inc.’s finance chief Akash Palkhiwala is weighing how much to allocate toward the company’s growing automotive-chip business as consumer demand for smartphones–a major…

Calm.com Inc., maker of popular meditation and wellness app Calm, has laid off 20% of its staff, according to a memo sent by Chief Executive David Ko to employees on Thursday.…

AMERICANS LOVE brand-spanking-new everything. But the tide might be shifting: Refurbished smartphone shipments grew 15% year-over-year in 2021, while new smartphone shipments rose only 4.5%, according to a recent report from global market…

If the sun is setting on Facebook, then TikTok is dancing in the moonlight. How long can its short-form video hold consumers’ fickle attention? Just a few years ago, China-based ByteDance’s TikTok was an app…

European Union antitrust authorities on Monday charged Apple Inc. AAPL -2.09% with abusing its dominant position by restricting access to the technology underpinning…

Apple Inc. AAPL -0.15% may post one of its best quarters in its 46-year history on Thursday. But investors will follow Chief Executive Tim…

BRUSSELS—Europe is again raising the bar on tech regulation, preparing new standards for operations of social media and other digital platforms that are expected to ripple globally. Lawmakers in the European Union reached an agreement on…

IT’S BEEN A MONTH since we sprang forward, but if you’re still slugging down extra coffee to cope, you’re not alone. Daylight savings is always hard on our bodies, said Dr. Nicole Avena, associate professor of neuroscience at…

Spotify Technology SA has reached a deal with Google to offer an alternative payment method within its app for users, the latest sign of the weakening grip that app stores have over…