Bloomberg Apple Inc. released a new application for the iPhone that lets users control their Apple TV set-top box, mimicking the functions of the Siri remote control. The app works with the latest Apple TV, which first went on sale in October. The iPhone app allows users to navigate the Apple TV using the smartphone’s touchscreen instead of a …

  Bloomberg The decline in Apple Inc.’s share price over the past year has failed to deter one of Australia’s top performing equities managers from boosting its exposure to the iPhone maker and other technology firms as they embark on an “arms race” that’s set to upend global business. Magellan Financial Group Ltd.’s flagship fund is also betting on software …

  AFP Deep in the heart of a medieval monastery in Nepal’s remote Upper Mustang region, the battle to restore sacred murals and preserve traditional Tibetan Buddhist culture is in full swing. Tsewang Jigme is among the artists toiling to safeguard the unique cultural heritage of this former Buddhist kingdom high on the Tibetan plateau, which escaped the ravages of …