Women have found a novel use for fertility apps: turning them into a new form of birth control.

Money transfer company TransferWise has launched a new service that allows users to send money internationally through Facebook Inc's chat application, as competition in the digital payments landscape intensifies.

Verizon Communications Inc. will acquire Yahoo! Inc.?s Internet properties at a $350 million discount after revelations of security breaches at the web company.

Social media has produced its own breed of stars, from the video bloggers of YouTube to the style mavens of Instagram, and major media companies and brands have increasingly turned to this group as a way to reach the ad blockers and cord cutters of the world.