AFP New Zealand’s two largest media companies signed a merger agreement, although the planned deal still needs approval from the country’s competition watchdog to proceed. NZME and Fairfax Media NZ said they would reach a combined audience of 3.7 million, more than 80 percent of New Zealand’s 4.5 million population. “The merger will present opportunities for NZME to significantly …

  AFP US computer maker Dell said it completed the acquisition of data storage firm EMC, creating the largest privately held technology group with a range of computing services. The completion creates a new firm called Dell Technologies and finalizes a record $67 billion deal for EMC, which will help the struggling PC maker accelerate its efforts in cloud and …

  AFP The Washington Post announced it was rolling out a “lightning-fast” mobile news site that would provide near-instant load times for both articles and advertising. The Post, purchased in 2013 by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, said in a statement was combining its own technology with Progressive Web Apps and the Google-led Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) technologies “to create a …