French hotel owners attacked Airbnb on Wednesday over its new partnership with the International Olympics Committee, with some promising an ethics complaint against the deal with the US home-sharing giant.

The Middle Easts biggest carrier, the Dubai-based Emirates, announced on Wednesday a firm order for 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a deal valued at 8.8 billion.

British carmaker Aston Martin unveiled its first-ever sports utility vehicle SUV Wednesday at events in Beijing and Los Angeles, signalling it was banking on Chinas growing appetite for luxury to prop up sales.

Chinese online retail titan Alibaba could raise almost 13 billion in Hong Kongs biggest IPO for nearly a decade after pricing its shares for the mega sale, reports said on Wednesday.

Cooking robots and tastier recipes: Japanese electronics giant Sony on Wednesday launched a new artificial intelligence unit they hope will change the way we cook and eat.

Americans rely on their mobile devices for online news far more than desktop or laptop computers, building on a trend that began several years ago, a survey showed Wednesday.

Google said Wednesday its digital assistant will serve as a news host on its connected devices to deliver stories from a variety of its media partners.

Pokemon Go maker Niantic on Wednesday moved closer to turning the world into a giant game board in a fun mix of fantasy and reality.

Tesla will show the world its first electric pickup truck later this month, Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday.

Phone numbers linked to more than 400 million Facebook accounts were listed online in the latest privacy lapse for the social media giant, US media reported Wednesday.