EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Google expects Project Loon to be profitable in the next couple of years, stating that “helping out” is important “but that’s not the reason we exist”.

State-owned China Unicom, the country’s second largest mobile operator, established a big data company as it moves to forge partnerships with its new strategic investors, China Daily reported.

The Chinese government is restricting access to WhatsApp’s full suite of services in the country, a security expert confirmed.

Demand for the iPhone 8, which launches today (22 September), may suffer due to limited improvements compared to its predecessor and the pending launch of Apple’s iPhone X.

Transport for London (TfL) announced Uber “is not fit and proper to hold a private hire operator licence” and it will not renew its licence after it expires on 30 September, though the ride-hailing app maker can continue to operate “until any appeal processes have been exhausted”.