Technology

Bloomberg A vulnerability in Microsoft Inc.’s cloud database system left data at thousands of clients exposed to potential cyberattacks for about two years, according to the Israeli cybersecurity firm that discovered the bug. More than 3,300 of the software giant’s customers were exposed to a flaw in its Azure Cosmos DB database product that could have granted a malicious actor ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc said a “very small percentage” of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro devices have an audio problem and pledged to repair the products for affected customers. The phones in question, manufactured between October 2020 and April 2021, have a defect with a component on the receiver module, Apple said on its website. The repair will be free ...

Bloomberg Facebook Inc is bringing voice and video calling to its flagship social networking service, the latest attempt to fine-tune its communications features after spinning off Messenger as a separate app in 2014. Some users, including those in the US, will be able to place voice or video calls from the Facebook app. The new feature is just a test, ...

Bloomberg Google’s latest entry-level 5G smartphone will offer a larger screen, water resistance and a bigger battery as the company tries to woo budget-minded shoppers and increase its modest market share. The $449 Pixel 5a costs $50 less than last year’s Pixel 4a 5G with a limited update of features and a small downgrade in 5G standards support. It’s still ...

Bloomberg Tencent Holding Ltd.’s revenue increased at its slowest pace since 2019 after China’s expanding tech crackdown hit its mobile gaming empire, overshadowing newer businesses from cloud to social ads. Beijing’s months-long crackdown has ignited a trillion-dollar selloff in Chinese equities, up-ended online education and also pumped the brakes on growth across a swath of industries from advertising to car-sharing. ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc was told to pay $300 million in royalties after a retrial in a patent dispute over wireless technology used in its iPhones and other products, part of a global fight with a company that says it owns patents on the LTE cellular standard. The jury in Marshall, Texas, said PanOptis Patent Management and its Optis Cellular and ...

Bloomberg Sonos Inc shares jumped as the wireless audio company came one step closer to winning a global battle with Alphabet Inc’s Google when a US trade judge found the search giant infringes five Sonos patents — a decision that could shut some Google smart home devices, phones and laptops out of the US market. US International Trade Commission Judge ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc defended concerns about its upcoming child safety features, saying it doesn’t believe its tool for locating child pornographic images on a user’s device creates a backdoor that reduces privacy. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant made the comments in a briefing, a day after revealing new features for iCloud, Messages and Siri to combat the spread of objectionable ...

Bloomberg Tencent Holdings will review the “youth mode” of its WeChat app after a Beijing prosecutor filed a civil public-interest lawsuit against the company, alleging non-compliance with China’s underage law. The company will “sincerely respond” to the suit, “humbly accept” user suggestions and continue to improve safeguards for teenagers on the app as part of its social responsibility to ensure ...

Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co said it’s making foldable phones a priority, starting with a major promotional push in the latter half of this year aimed at bringing the premium form factor to a mainstream audience. Discussing its earnings, the South Korean maker of the Galaxy family of mobile devices went further and stronger in its commitment to the foldable category. ...