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Musk's Neuralink shows monkey with brain-chip playing videogame
Musk has a history of bringing together diverse experts to develop technology previously limited to academic labs
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Moderna vaccine antibodies last at least 6 months
Surgeons worldwide have been performing lung transplants in Covid-19 survivors with irreversible lung damage
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Alibaba hit with $2.78 billion fine for market abuse
Alibaba requires merchants who wish to sell their wares on its popular platforms do so exclusively
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Study flags gender bias in Facebook's ads tools
Facebook users may not be learning about jobs for which they are qualified because of company's tools
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Digital pound would boost post-Brexit City of London
China is planning to put its digital yuan to use at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing
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10Pearls acquires New York-based agency Likeable
Likeable is a digital agency that offers client solutions from the lens of “social-first”
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Muslim advocacy group sues Facebook over its hate speech policies
Social media platforms have long been under scrutiny for how they handle hate speech
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Soyuz crew to blast off and mark 60 years of spaceflight
Soyuz crew will blast off to the International Space Station honoring the 60th anniversary of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
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Electric trucks may soon challenge diesel if charging hurdle cleared
Electric trucks will soon be able to compete economically with diesel trucks as battery technology rapidly improves
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Facebook services down for thousands of users
Facebook’s platforms including WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram were down for thousands of users
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Twitter launches 'Milk Tea Alliance' emoji as movement grows
Previously, Twitter launched emojis for #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter movements
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MacBook, iPad production delayed as supply crunch hits Apple
Chip shortages have caused delays in a key step in MacBook production, according to the report
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Facebook weathers social media turmoil, reveals survey
Facebook usage has held steady in the United States despite a string of controversies about the leading social network
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Facebook launches public test of live Q&A product Hotline
Facebook hotline allows creators to speak and take live questions from an audience
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Telescope reveals thousands of star-forming galaxies in early universe
Telescope has detected stars being born in tens of thousands of distant galaxies with unprecedented precision
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Apple to start enforcing new app privacy notifications
Apple said the notices will become mandatory when its iOS 14.5 operating system becomes available
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Combining health and technology - a pandemic plus
Over the past year, Pakistan has seen an increase in tech-based healthcare solutions
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HBL teams up with Hysab Kytab to launch it's first comprehensive personal finance management tool
The remarkable personal finance management tool will enable all app users to track and take control of their finances
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China's bitcoin mining rush risks derailing climate goals
Cryptocurrencies are minted by solving puzzles using powerful computers that consume enormous amounts of electricity
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Samsung first-quarter profit likely rose 44%
Analysts have estimated that Samsung will invest about 10 trillion won in its chip contract manufacturing business
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Facebook says hackers 'scraped' data of 533 million users in 2019 leak
Hackers took advantage of a feature designed to help people easily find friends using contact lists
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Google AI scientist Bengio resigns after colleagues' firings
A distinguished scientist at Google, Bengio spent about 14 years at the company
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US vaccine 'passports' advance despite growing controversy
Vaccine passports are gaining traction despite political divisions and a fragmented health care system
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Facebook rejected black job applicants because they didn't fit the culture
Facebook said about 3.9% of its US employees as of last June were Black
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This 'Deep Nostalgia' tool can bring photos of your loved ones to life
New MyHeritage feature allows you to see people in old family photos blink, move their heads, and smile.
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Samsung most likely to profit from LG's smartphone exit
LG Electronics’ move to exit its loss-making mobile business is expected to create more opportunities for Samsung
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Audio app Clubhouse floats payments feature for creators
Audio-chat app Clubhouse will launch a monetization feature for its creators on the platform
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Crypto market cap surges to record $2 trillion, bitcoin at $1.1 trillion
The cryptocurrency market capitalization hit an all-time peak of $2 trillion on Monday
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Vaccinating adults appears to protect children around them
New data from Israel suggests that the vaccination of adults also protects unvaccinated people living around them
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US Supreme Court backs Google over Oracle in major copyright case
The US Supreme Court handed Alphabet Inc’s Google a major victory
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US auto industry calls for government help as it warns of impact of chip shortage
Global semiconductor shortage could result in 1.28 million fewer vehicles built this year
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WhatsApp opens up about how it collects, shares user data
WhatsApp and Facebook cannot see content being shared amongst users
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South Korea's LG becomes first major smartphone brand to withdraw from market
LG Electronics will wind down its loss-making mobile division after failing to find a buyer
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Singapore blogger crowdfunds $99,000 to pay PM damages in defamation case
A Singaporean blogger has raised $98,840 via crowdfunding on social media to cover damages
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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter dropped on Mars' surface ahead of flight
NASA's Ingenuity mini-helicopter has been dropped on the surface of Mars in preparation for its first flight
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Russia extends punitive Twitter slowdown until mid-May
Russia has impeded the speed of Twitter for not removing content it deems illegal and threatened to block it entirely
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Pakistani startup Out-Class is the alternative to tuition centres
Students get access to 13 courses that are designed using the latest neuroscience research
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ByteDance says India's freeze on bank accounts is harassment
ByteDance in January reduced its Indian workforce after New Delhi maintained a ban on its popular video app TikTok
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Amazon acknowledges issue of drivers urinating in bottles
Amazon initially issued a denial, saying in a tweet: “You don’t really believe the peeing in bottles thing, do you?
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Leaker says they are offering private details of 500 million Facebook users
Facebook users should be alert to ‘social engineering attacks', says tech expert
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Tesla's first-quarter deliveries beats expectations
Tesla posted record deliveries for the January to March quarter, beating Wall Street estimates
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Russian court fines Twitter over failure to delete content
Russian court fined Twitter $42,011.29 over its failure to delete what the authorities said was banned content
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LinkedIn gives staff week off for well-being
LinkedIn is giving its workers next week off as it seeks to avoid burnout and allow its employees to recharge
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Provision of 3G, 4G internet services in Gilgit-Baltistan vital for tourism promotion: PM
The provision of 3G and 4G internet services will also help youth in getting an online education
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This AI tool can help detect cancer
Researchers at MIT have created an artificial intelligence tool that can help physicians detect melanoma
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Broadband subscriptions reach 100m in Pakistan
As of today, nearly 87 per cent of the population uses internet/broadband service at the lowest rates
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Why is there a global chip shortage and why should you care
The shortage stems from a confluence of factors as carmakers, which shut plants during the Covid-19 pandemic last year
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US Supreme Court backs Facebook in case about unwanted texting
US Supreme Court made it easier for businesses to pester consumers with phone calls or text messages
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Tencent's Timi gaming studio generated $10 billion in 2020
The $10 billion would make Timi the world’s largest developer
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Coinbase gets all-clear from SEC, setting stage for landmark crypto listing
Coinbase Global, the largest US cryptocurrency exchange gets approval to list its shares on the Nasdaq