Author: Roland Moore-Colyer

Move sees Facebook building out Messenger into a multi-faceted service

Companies tipped for high-growth will have access to government-backed guidance and support

Big Blue also touts ambition to add Watson cognitive computing to the apps

Search firm's parent Alphabet also gained a dedicated technology and life sciences division

Wants to enable uninterrupted cross-border access to digital content and services

Smarter cities look to be the way to improve public services without increasing costs

The cloud ERP software firm looks to take on SAP and Oracle in the enterprise arena

The search giant also ramped up its purchases of renewable energy from across the globe

The social network looks to build out more video functionality in its core platform

Azure IoT Suite, Power BI and Cortana Analytics have all been used to create data-driven IoT systems