Bloomberg Apple Inc. is already in your pocket, on your desk and underneath your television. Soon, a device embossed with “Designed by Apple in California” may be on your nightstand or kitchen counter as well. The iPhone-maker has started manufacturing a long-in-the-works Siri-controlled smart speaker, according to people familiar with the matter. Apple could debut the speaker as soon as …

Bloomberg BlackBerry Ltd. shares reached their highest price in more than two years after short-seller Citron Research said the company was a likely target for a buyout at a high premium. The stock gained 7.9 percent to $11.40 at 1:20 p.m. in New York, after earlier hitting $11.74, the highest intraday price since January 2015. Citron recommends investors buy shares, …

Bloomberg SoftBank Group Corp. is in discussions with potential investors in Canada and the Middle East to raise $7 billion of additional capital for its technology fund, according to people familiar with the matter. The Japanese company is in talks with Canadian pension funds, sovereign wealth funds in Kuwait and Qatar and technology companies, the people said, asking not to …