When the pioneering US file-sharing software Napster was forced off the air 16 years ago amid allegations that its users were essentially stealing music, the internet in China was just beginning to get into full swing.
Freezing -55 C winds whip the rolling sea into frothy peaks. Snow crackles and crunches underfoot, as brilliant white plains blend with the sky above.
It's an easy day trip from Valencia and it's also a trip back in time: a visit to the castle in Sagunto.
This is the age not only of the internet but of video, when it seems that many of those who produce online content feel their messages have little chance of being clicked on, and thus seen and heard, unless they are delivered as moving pictures.
The authorities are actively considering allowing foreign investors to participate in futures trading in China, one of the leaders of the country's main securities regulatory body said on Thursday.
Contracting annual PC shipments and declining mobile phone sales cast a shadow over the outlook for Lenovo Group Ltd on Thursday, despite the technology giant reporting a profit turnaround in the 2016 fiscal year.
Boeing Co said Air China will become the first Chinese airline to take the delivery later this year of its single-aisle B737 MAX plane, a new fuel-efficient and updated version of the B737.
Shenzhen-based group SZ DJI Technology Co, the world's biggest consumer drone maker, launched its new product, Spark, in New York on Wednesday, with key innovations it hopes will see the device take off in the burgeoning market.
Siemens AG Chief Executive Joe Kaeser is passionate about a free global economy and a strong supporter of internet-connected technologies.
Blackstone Group LP, the world's biggest private equity firm, is pushing into annuities to expand its investment-management operation.
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