Mobile

New investment is starting to trickle into the sector as inventors work to develop better, safer, longer-lasting, faster-charging, and tinier batteries, necessary in a world already attached at the hip to smartphones and rapidly devouring wearable devices and battery-operated vehicles. 

Apple has awarded its new retail head Angela Ahrendts $68 million in stock grants, betting her experience as Burberry CEO will help to aggressively expand and improve the tech giant’s retail footprint.

New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the tech company needs to focus on how it can innovate in an industry increasingly defined by mobile and cloud computing.

As struggling Zynga lays off hundreds of employees, a rival is lurking on the sidelines to snatch up top talent. 

Zynga said on Thursday it hired Clive Downie, an executive from a mobile gaming company, to be its new chief operating officer overseeing mobile game.

According to BuzzFeed, Uber Senior Vice President Emil Michael suggested ways to get back at journalists who have criticized Uber.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding revealed the members of its 27-person partnership in an updated prospectus for its U.S. share listing on Monday.

The hiring of Facebook and Instagram executive Emily White as chief operating officer likely signals Snapchat's desire to remain independent. 

BlackBerry unveiled a slew of management changes Monday as it revs up its turnaround bid.

Airbnb, the vacation rentals startup, announced Friday that it hired Laurence Tosi away from Blackstone  to join the company as chief financial officer. The hiring of Tosi, who spent seven years as CFO at the private equity firm, could be a signal that the $25.5 billion startup is nearing an IPO.

Sheryl Sandberg is reportedly being eyed as a possible candidate to replace Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger when he steps down in 2016.

The tech giant named Luca Maestri as its incoming chief financial officer to succeed Peter Oppenheimer, who plans to retire at the end of September.

The struggling smartphone maker hired a former Sony Ericasson exec to head its loss-making device business to win back business.

Thanks to its record $17 billion bond issue this week, the consumer electronics giant will avoid a potential $9 billion tax bill.

If the FCC lifts its ban on in-flight cellphone calls, we may lose the last place to hide from communication overload.

BlackBerry used to rule the smartphone world. But arrogance and complacency led the company down a dark path.

The smartphone maker's revenue plunged 49% and it took an inventory charge of $934 million.

The reported deal between Apple and China Mobile would give the wireless provider's 700 million subscribers iPhone access.