Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. is introducing an improved version of its HoloLens augmented-reality goggles and lowering the price, as it tries to develop a bigger business selling the devices to corporate customers. At $3,500, the HoloLens 2 with a wider field of view and easier controls than the original is still an expensive piece of gear, but it’s less than the ...

President Trump, in a rare reversal of a decision, has decided to keep “hundreds” of US troops in northeast Syria to provide “campaign continuity” and stability there as the fight against the IS extremists winds down, senior defense officials told me. “After studying it further, (Trump) has decided to take a different course” from the one he announced in December, ...

Europe’s political vicissitudes have been bad for France’s Orange SA and Germany’s Deutsche Telekom AG. Curiously, in one respect they’re proving positive for Spain’s Telefonica SA. All three reported earnings last week. Telefonica, long the poor relation among the former national carriers, provided the only bright spot, forecasting growing profit and sales this year where analysts had expected stagnation and ...