Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (9988.HK) said it planned to hire 15,000 people this year.

Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook, slashed jobs across its business and operations units as it carried out its last batch of a three-part round of layoffs, part of a plan announced in March to eliminate 10,000 roles.

HSBC is reviewing a possible exit from as many as a dozen countries, or one in five of the markets it operates in, to sharpen its focus on Asian expansion, Chief Financial Officer Georges Elhedery told Reuters in his first interview since taking the role.

The Biden administration’s U.S. solicitor general said that the U.S. Supreme Court should not review a ruling won by Alphabet’s Google LLC (GOOGL.O) against song-lyric website Genius over Google’s alleged copying of Genius’ lyric transcriptions.

The bitterness of the past should not be a beacon for the future.

In a bid to mitigate the risks faced by micro, small, and medium enterprises, the Fiji Development Bank is considering the introduction of insurance coverage.

Pacific Fishing Company Pte Limited is anticipating another record year despite a slow start.

Microsoft Corp started making available to users a host of AI upgrades, including ChatGPT, its search engine Bing as well as cloud services – an expansive launch that seeks to narrow the gap with Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google.

Netflix expanded its crackdown on password sharing to the United States and more than 100 other countries, alerting users that their accounts cannot be shared for free outside their households.

Apple said it has entered a multi-billion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom Inc (AVGO.O) to use chips made in the United States.

Beekeepers from across the Pacific are taking part in a weeklong meeting in Fiji for the inaugural Pacific Islands Beekeeping Congress.

The Great Council of Chiefs has greatly helped boat operators in the last few months of preparation until today.