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Apple hires ex-Google AI scientist who resigned after colleagues' firings
Bengio is expected to lead a new AI research unit at Apple
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eBay open to accepting cryptocurrencies in future, exploring NFTs
Tesla Inc is already accepting bitcoin as payment for its electric cars
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Chinese tech giant to train Pakistani officials on digitalisation
President urges officials to enhance collaboration with Huawei for early realisation of Digital Pakistan initiative
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China's internet watchdog finds 33 mobile apps broke data privacy rules
Beijing has been clamping down on the country's vast 'platform economy', used for banking and food delivery
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Egos clash in Bezos and Musk space race
SpaceX and Blue Origin compete for contracts with US military or space agencies
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Meet the Palestinian engineer behind helicopter flight on Mars
Loay Elbasyouni, born and raised in Gaza is part of the team that designed NASA’s mini Mars helicopter Ingenuity
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Apple's App Store draws developer ire and legal challenge
Epic Games was booted from the App Store after it triggered an update in its Fortnite game
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Four astronauts return from space station aboard SpaceX capsule
Their return marked the end of the first crew rotation mission to the station by the Crew Dragon spacecraft
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Ethereum breaks past $3,000 to quadruple in value in 2021
Cryptocurrency ether broke past $3,000 to set a new record high in a dazzling rally that has outshone bigger bitcoin
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Social media platforms could be fined for banning politicians in US
Platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube could be fined up to $250,000 per day
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EU hits Apple with music streaming charge in boost for Spotify
EU regulators accused Apple of distorting competition in the music streaming market
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Bitcoin rises 6.54% to $57,098.08
Cryptocurrencies suffered hefty losses last week amid fears that Joe Biden plans to raise capital gains taxes
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Samsung heir Lee inherits key portion of patriarch’s stake
Jay Y. Lee is currently halfway through a 30-month jail sentence for bribery and other offenses
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NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity shifts into new operational test phase
The next flight will send Ingenuity on a one-way trip to a new 'air field' in two or three weeks
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Vaccine protects Covid-19 survivors against variants
Pfizer/BioNTech, mRNA vaccine protects not only against the original virus strain but also against worrisome variants
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Alibaba freezes executive pay rises amid China's curbs on big tech
Alibaba has come under scrutiny since billionaire founder Jack Ma's public criticism of country's regulatory system
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Twitter breaks tech's blockbuster streak, shares fall
Twitter shares sank 11% in post-market trading as it offered tepid revenue guidance for the second quarter
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Scientists have discovered world's first pregnant Egyptian mummy
The mummy has not been opened but one scan showed the woman had long curly hair down to her shoulders
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China's digital yuan will not topple the dollar, says SEC official
The world's biggest central banks are stepping up work on issuing digital cash
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Facebook to pay $5m to local journalists in newsletter push
Facebook has pledged to invest $1 billion in the news industry globally over the next three years
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Here's how Apple has chips for iPhones while Ford got caught short
Apple announced blowout quarterly earnings, with the chip shortage having only a small impact on its business
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Tech enthusiasts rejoice the launch of realme 8 series and smart AIoT products in Pakistan
Pre-order realme 8 Series with exciting bundles from Daraz.pk and get your hands on realme Buds Q2 absolutely for free
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Michael Collins the ‘forgotten’ astronaut of Apollo 11 dies at 90
Collins remained alone in the command module for more than 21 hours until his two fellow astronauts returned
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Samsung takes back smartphone crown from Apple
Samsung shipped 76.5 million smartphones in the quarter to grab a 22% share of the market
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India’s IT companies scramble to handle Covid-19 surge
Workers are working 13-14 hours daily, struggling to deliver on projects as staff call in sick
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China launches first module for new space station
This is a milestone in Beijing's ambitious plan to establish a permanent human presence in space
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Facebook profit nearly doubles as user ranks grow
Facebook reported that its profit doubled to $9.5 billion on sharp gains in digital advertising
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Covid-19 may cause heart failure in some patients
Covid-19 patients may develop heart failure even if they do not have a previous history of heart disease
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Tete-a-tete with Jadon Niu – CEO realme Pakistan
CEO Jadon Niu shares his insights on what makes realme the fastest-growing smartphone brand in Pakistan
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These are all the new emojis you'll find in iOS 14.5
Apple's recently released iOS 14.5 update comes with over 400 new emojis
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Spotify counters Apple with podcast subscriptions
Spotify has been growing, its podcasting service is on track to have more listeners in the US than Apple Podcasts
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Russia fines Apple $12 million for 'abusing' dominant position
The move comes as Russia ratchets up pressure against Western tech companies
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Musk trolls Bezos as space race between world’s richest men heats up
The two billionaires were competing for a contract to build a spaceship to deliver astronauts to the moon
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Facebook reveals new features for creators to earn money from e-commerce sales
Facebook will build an affiliate program that will let creators earn a cut of sales from the products they recommend
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Samsung's Lee family to pay more than $10.8b tax, donate art
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee died on October 25 with an estate valued at around 26 trillion won
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KP Assembly adopts resolution to allow Facebook’s monetisation
The resolution pointed out that the speaker of the National Assembly has held a meeting with Facebook officials
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Here's what Apple's new iPhone privacy changes mean for consumers and businesses
Apple will begin rolling out new privacy controls designed to limit digital advertisers from tracking iPhone users
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Apple iPhone privacy update seen hurting Facebook revenue in Q2
Facebook faces up to a 7% decline in second-quarter revenue if users block the company from tracking them on iPhones
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Blue Origin protests NASA’s awarding of moon lander contract to SpaceX
NASA awarded SpaceX the contract to build a spaceship to deliver astronauts to the moon as early as 2024
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Tesla's Elon Musk qualifies for $11 billion options payout
Tesla's shares have receded from record highs in 2021 after jumping more than eight-fold last year
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Facebook, Spotify team up to allow in-app music listening
Spotify subscribers will be able to listen to audio content including full music tracks and podcasts on Facebook
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‘Homemade ventilators not useful’, Shibli refutes Fawad’s claim
There are 16 functions in ventilators but locally made has only four, says new sci-tech minister
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Costa Rica unveils radar that tracks space objects from a farm
The Costa Rica Space Radar can monitor objects that transit in low Earth orbit near the planet's equator
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Apple moving forward on app privacy, despite pushback
Apple privacy update has sparked a major rift with Facebook and other tech rivals
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French astronaut Thomas Pesquet takes 'blobs' to space
Blobs are strange single-celled organisms that are neither plants nor animals nor funghi
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China fines online education firms for false advertising
Education ministry also forbade online education firms from offering minors live-streamed courses and games at night
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China digital currency trials show threat to Alipay, WeChat duopoly
Banks are persuading clients to download digital wallets so that transactions can be made directly in digital yuan
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Facial recognition should be banned, says EU privacy watchdog
The EC proposed draft rules that would allow facial recognition to be used in cases of terrorist attacks
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Honda aims for 100% electric vehicles by 2040, says new CEO
The company expects EVs and FCVs to account for 40% of sales by 2030 and 80% by 2035 in all major markets
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'Landmark' advance as malaria vaccine first to hit WHO goal
A new malaria vaccine has proven 77 per cent effective in trials on infants