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The auto industry is not the first to look beyond the corporate cafeteria for experts—a week barely passes without news of the opening of an innovation lab somewhere. But the vast technological demands for self-driving cars require auto makers to hunt down talent in some of the most exciting areas of computing.

China is putting $24 billion toward building a world-class semiconductor industry, exploiting a partnership with a U.S. company for the production of memory chips used in a wide array of electronic devices.

Chinese handset maker Huawei Technologies is beefing up its mobile-payment service in China, creating yet another local competitor to Apple Pay in the world’s largest smartphone market.

Silicon Valley, rarely a harmonious place, is united today remembering Andy Grove, the former CEO at Intel Corp. who passed away Monday at 79. Although not a founder, Mr. Grove put a decisive stamp on the company, successfully guiding Intel through one technology-inspired existential crisis after another—sound familiar CIOs?—and along the way turning the company into one of the few consumer brands to emerge from the semiconductor industry.

Some of companies’ most valuable assets cannot be listed on their books under current U.S. accounting rules.

The U.S. Supreme Court gave a boost to Samsung Electronics in the smartphone patent wars, agreeing to consider the South Korean company’s appeal in a heated and long-running legal battle with rival Apple.

Japanese conglomerate Toshiba said Thursday it had reached agreements to sell its medical and consumer-electronics units, part of efforts to raise cash and reduce its bloated business portfolio.

After three straight losses, South Korean Go champion Lee Se-dol grabbed a victory from the artificial intelligence in the fourth game, but couldn’t repeat the feat.

U.S. watchmaker Fossil Group is launching over 100 products across eight brands this year as it and other traditional watchmakers try to counter rising competition from Apple and Samsung.

Few Android phones are encrypted, and Google would like to change that. Handset makers, however, have resisted because they are concerned that encryption slows less-expensive phones.

Huawei Technologies’ enterprise unit posted strong growth last year, driven by a number of deals outside its home market, the unit’s president said.

Columnist Christopher Mims writes that augmented reality, or AR, is the most exciting technology you’re ever likely to encounter, and it could transform how we interact with computers in the 21st century.

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is betting on an e-commerce boom in India to help offset slowing sales at home.

In a push to upgrade its technology offerings, Bank of America is dispatching a top executive out west to look at possibly scooping up promising startup companies.

Swatch Group said it would focus its smartwatch technology on its plastic Swatch brand in response to devices launched by Apple and others before considering installing it in its pricier brands.

Samsung Group plans to split the role of CEO and chairman of the board at eight of its companies, in the South Korean conglomerate’s latest attempt to bolster its corporate governance.

China’s ZTE has expanded its smartphone business rapidly in the U.S. in recent years. But now, it faces a setback following U.S. trade restrictions that may block the company’s access to critical components such as chips and sensors.