> Apple shareholders should reject a proposal by Carl Icahn to buy back stock, advisors say. Article
> The payment affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding Co., China's biggest e-commerce company, said it completed more mobile payment transactions in 2013 than PayPal and Square Inc. combined. Article
> Lenovo plans to expand its smartphone business in three west African countries this year as it builds on growing demand in Nigeria. Article
> Manx Telecom Plc, the Isle of Man-based communications service provider, started trading on AIM following a placing of 110,081,987 ordinary shares at 142 pence each. Release
And finally…Self-destructing messages like those featured in TV show Mission Impossible are being developed by IBM, in a programme funded by the US military. Article