Apple delivered blowout quarterly results, reporting revenue gains across every category and in every geography as consumers working and learning from home during the COVID-19 pandemic turned to its products and services.

Apple Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri also confirmed supply chain rumblings that the new lineup of iPhones, usually released in late September, would face delays of a few weeks

Alphabet, whose ad sales account for about 78% of its revenue, has struggled during past economic slowdowns, as marketing is often the first budget item to get slashed

Amazon had forecast it might lose money in the just-ended second quarter because it expected to spend some $4 billion on protective equipment for staff and other expenses related to COVID-19

Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg stumbled at a congressional hearing as he was confronted with damaging internal emails about the company's acquisitions and alleged abuse of market power. Four major tech CEOs testified before an antitrust subcommittee which is examining their power. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Eight years later, Mark Zuckerberg faces political wrath for buying Instagram

Pichai responded mildly that he would want to know the specifics of the accusation. \"We conduct ourselves to the highest standards,\" he added, disagreeing with the characterization that Google steals content to win users

Pichai, CEO of both Alphabet and Google, took the most heat from conservatives on the panel and looked the worse for it, as he repeatedly told lawmakers he would be happy to look into various situations and get back to them.

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg stumbled at a congressional hearing on alleged abuse of market power on Wednesday.

MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, has donated $1.7 billion of her wealth to causes including racial equality, LGBTQ rights, public health and climate change.

RIL recorded share transactions worth Rs 11,846.65 crore after 5.56 crore shares changed hands on NSE on July 24

Concerted efforts by India to strengthen the business climate and encourage investment in the trade have helped to attract investment, but the country needs further economic reforms to ensure sustainable and more inclusive growth, the IMF said on Thursday; State-owned Air India on Thursday said that no employee will be laid off like other airlines in India; Amazon.com Inc's India unit on Thursday said it will open 10 new warehouses in the country and begin offering auto insurance. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Chinese smartphone marketshare in Q2 falls to 72% amidst anti-China sentiment

RIL share rose to an all-time high of Rs 2162.8, a gain of 4.96% from previous close of Rs 2,060 on BSE

Air India says no layoffs, justifies allowance cutState-owned Air India on Thursday said that no employee will be laid off like other airlines in India. The airline, however, said that some \"rationalisation of allowances\" have been implemented on account of the difficult financial conditions that were exacerbated by COVID-19.India needs further economic reforms to attract more investment: IMFConcerted efforts by India to strengthen the business climate and encourage investment in the tr...

India Stock Market Highlights Today: HDFC, followed by Axis Bank, Asian Paints, SBI, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, IndusInd Bank and HDFC Bank. On the other hand, Sun Pharma, Reliance Industries, Tech Mahindra and Infosys were among the gainers

India is one of the fastest-growing markets for U.S.-based Amazon but one where it has also had to face regulatory hurdles, and a backlash from traders over accusations of offering discounts

Amazon wants a preferred, strategic stake in Reliance Retail for JioMart

Share price of Mukesh Ambani-led RIL rose 3.73% to an all-time high Rs 2078.9 after a report said Amazon.com Inc was in talks to buy a 9.9% stake in Reliance Retail

To win preferential treatment on pharmaceutical exports, the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is dangling the carrot of opening its dairy and farm markets to the Trump administration, months ahead of the U.S. presidential election

During a visit to India in January, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos said the U.S. e-commerce company would invest $1 billion in digitising small- and medium-businesses in India and expected to export Indian-made goods worth $10 billion by 2025

Accounts of celebrities and political figures including Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian, Barack Obama and Elon Musk were hacked during the cyber attack on Wednesday