The listing of Alibaba on the stock exchange in New York could be the largest technology debut in history, writes Alexei Oreskovic.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, China’s biggest e-commerce company, will begin the process of filing for an initial public offering in the US that may be the biggest since Facebook.

Internet giant Google is asking the UK's High Court to block a breach of privacy legal action launched against it in the UK by a group of British internet users.

Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry is looking at options that could include joint ventures, partnerships or a sale of the company as it struggles to survive against stiff competition

Dell is in buyout talks with private equity firms, according to sources.

Google Inc inadvertently released its draft quarterly results hours ahead of schedule, significantly missing expectations on both revenue and earnings and wiping 9% off the market value of the internet search and advertising leader.

Google is paying a record £14.4m (€18.18m) fine to settle allegations that it broke a privacy promise by secretly tracking millions of web surfers who use Apple’s Safari browser.

Microsoft Corp ratcheted back growth expectations for its internet and search engine unit last night as it took a $6.2bn writedown on the value of an online advertising company it bought five years ago.

Microsoft Corp took another step toward its goal of turning the Xbox into the nexus of household entertainment, unveiling software to let users view extra content, control games and surf the internet from their tablets and smartphones.

Google Inc is getting into the eyewear business with a pair of thin wraparound shades that puts the company’s web services in your face.

FACEBOOK may take over Bank of Ireland’s former headquarters in Dublin as it looks to double the size of its European base.

GOOGLE Inc’s shares fell 10% in after-hours trading yesterday after the internet search giant missed Wall Street’s revenue targets, despite its revenue increasing about 25%.

THE owners of the Ballymascanlon House Hotel in Co Louth have taken a legal action for damages against Google alleging defamation of the hotel’s business and reputation via Google’s web search service.

FACEBOOK has quietly upgraded its technology to automatically recognise people in photos, renewing concerns about the privacy practices of the world’s top social networking service.

GOOGLE Inc, owner of the world’s most popular search engine, said third-quarter profit increased as businesses spent more on advertising for online consumers.

The High Court has today ordered internet provider UPC Communications to disclose the identity of a blogger who posted information about the Irish Red Cross on a website.

IN China’s first official response to Google’s threat to leave the country, the government yesterday said foreign internet companies are welcome but must obey the law and gave no hint of a possible compromise over web censorship.

An executive from Google Inc is becoming the latest chief executive officer of AOL, as the Time Warner Inc internet unit still struggles to set its course.

Investors' ambivalence about earnings reports left Wall Street with a mixed performance today.

THE online community MySpace is partnering with the BBC to bring some of the British broadcaster’s programmes to a worldwide audience in the site’s first global content deal involving a big network.

Wall Street pared its losses to finish flat today but remained uneasy after disappointing results from Bank of America Corp provided further evidence that the credit crisis is hurting the economy.

Wall Street ended a volatile week with a sharp decline today as investors again succumbed to nervousness about rising interest rates and souring subprime loans. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 185 points.

Starbucks coffee drinkers will get a non-stop dose of Paul McCartney’s Memory Almost Full today as the coffee company’s new record label releases its first CD.

MICROSOFT Corp, the world’s largest software maker, said fourth-quarter profit fell 24% after the company spent more on its Xbox video-game console.

THE Bush Administration has demanded that Google Inc provide details on what its users have been looking for through its popular search engine.

The Bush Administration has demanded that Google Inc provide details on what its users have been looking for through its popular search engine.

WHEN Google Inc commanded €71 ($85) per share in its August 2004 initial public offering, the prospect of the stock quadrupling in less than 15 months seemed inconceivable. It doesn't appear far-fetched now.

Google Inc’s shares surged to more than twice the initial public offering price after third-quarter profit and sales more than doubled.