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Facebook anticipates tougher 2021 even as pandemic boosts ad revenue
Financial results show how resilient tech giants have been even as pandemic devastated other parts of economy
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Apple's late iPhone launch temporarily wiped $100 billion off its stock value
Apple fell over 5% at one point in after-hours trade, wiping $100 billion from its stock market value
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Girl coders aim to bridge tech gender gap in Tanzania
15-year-old student at Zanaki Girls Secondary School in Dar es Salaam has become adept at programming
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Miniature organs help test potential coronavirus drugs; GI symptoms linked to severe Covid-19
Organ-like structures grown in laboratory to behave like human lungs and colons can be used to rapidly screen drugs
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'Who the hell elected you?' US Senate tech hearing becomes political showdown
Lawmakers are split on ways to hold Big Tech accountable under Section 230
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Amazon eyes first foray into broadcasting soccer matches in Italy
Amazon is set to secure exclusive rights to screen top European Champions League matches for 2021-2024 seasons
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Saudi Arabia plans $2 billion boost for space programme by 2030
Saudi Arabia's space program aims to attract foreign investment and create thousands of jobs
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Pakistanis get on board the 'Among Us' bandwagon
Among Us is listed among top free games on both iOS and Android in Pakistan
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Mobile games thrive, even as pandemic keeps players home
Playing mobile games can improve moods; boost brain power, and provide a sense of community
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Lock&Stock app for students launches in Pakistan
An app that encourages the digital well-being of students by incentivizing them to keep off their smartphones
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Microsoft beats sales estimates as Azure growth ticks upward
Microsoft beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue and profit
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Sony seeing 'very considerable' PS5 demand ahead of launch
PS5 launch comes in midst of the Covid-19 pandemic that has boosted gaming
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Musk's SpaceX pegs initial Starlink internet price at $99 per month
SpaceX is offering its Starlink broadband satellite internet service to test users for $99 a month
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Microsoft announces biggest investment in Taiwan
Microsoft will build a data center in Taiwan, creating 30,000 jobs with an investment of over $10 billion until 2024
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Fake news spread on WhatsApp to Indian Americans plays stealth role in US election
Messages on WhatsApp are confidential and cannot be seen by moderators who police misleading content
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The Region’s First Celebrity Shout-Outs Platform Goes Live
Getting video shoutouts has never been this easy, fans can easily connect with their favorite star
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Facebook is launching a free cloud gaming service
Facebook's cloud gaming service requires no special hardware or controllers and cost of trying games is reportedly $0
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How Samsung's ownership may change as heirs take over from late Chairman Lee
South Korea’s powerful Lee family faces a battle to maintain control of Samsung Group
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Facebook content moderators call for better treatment
Mark Zuckerberg prepares to be grilled by a Senate committee about the handling of politically-charged posts
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China launches crackdown on mobile web browsers, decries 'chaos' of information
China’s strict internet censorship rules have been tightened numerous times in recent years
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Microsoft quietly prepares to avoid spotlight under Biden
Microsoft has escaped escalating criticism from Washington lawmakers and probes by regulatory agencies
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Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trials produce robust immune response in elderly
Vaccine being developed by University of Oxford and AstraZenecathat is seen as a game-changer against Covid-19
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Huawei's Meng back in Canadian court to fight extradition to US
Huawei's chief financial officer was charged with bank fraud related to violations of US sanctions against Iran
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Amazon wins arbitration order against Future's deal with Reliance
Amazon received an emergency order to halt companies from proceeding with deal until an arbitration tribunal is formed
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China says looking into unfair competition on e-commerce platforms
Govt wants ensure e-commerce platforms are fulfilling their responsibilities to protect rights of consumers
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WhatsApp to start charging for business services
The company also announced it will be rolling out new features for business accounts in the coming months
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Judge denies new government bid to remove China's WeChat from US app stores
WeChat has an average of 19 million daily active users in the United States
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Internet group condemns lack of transparency in formulation of Pakistan's digital policy
AIC objects to the process through which “Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Rules” were formulated
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NASA probe leaking asteroid samples after hearty collection
Asteroids are among the leftover debris from the solar system’s formation some 4.5 billion years ago
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Amazon refuses to appear before Indian parliamentary panel on data privacy
Representatives of Amazon have refused to appear before a parliamentary panel reviewing the country’s privacy bill
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Short queues in China as Apple's newest iPhone 12 hits stores
Apple’s announcement last week initially drew mixed reviews in China, but analysts expect a surge in orders this year
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Chrome does not clear your Google, YouTube data even if you tell it to
Cookies are a tool within browsers that allow website operators to save data about users
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Former Google CEO calls social networks ‘amplifiers for idiots’
Social media platforms have been under fire for allowing racist and discriminatory messages to spread online
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US Senate votes to subpoena Facebook, Twitter CEOs
Facebook and Twitter CEOs face allegations of political bias
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US Food and Drug Administration approves antiviral remdesivir to treat Covid-19
Remdesivir is the first and only drug approved in United States for treating patients with Covid-19
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Maharashtra invites Tesla after Musk hints entry into India
Tesla reported its fifth consecutive quarterly profit on record revenue of $8.8 billion
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Cisco's Webex participants near 600 million as pandemic flares again
People working from home has led to swift growth in video-conferencing platforms such as Zoom, and Microsoft’s Teams
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Work on special technology zones under way
IT ministry official says such zones will facilitate foreign investors
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Twitter urged to block accounts spreading ‘fake information’ against Pakistan
Move comes after Indian media organisations fabricated 'Karachi civil war' claims
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For workers, 'digital upskilling' puts tech trends on fast-forward
Amazon announced a $700 million initiative to boost the digital skills of its workforce last year
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Popping the digital filter bubble
Goal for search engine is to maximise user engagement by finding results that are most likely to prompt interest
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Trial begins in Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee's suspected fraud, stock manipulation case
Samsung leader Jay Y. Lee has already served jail time in connection with a separate case
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Tesla sets revenue record, makes profit thanks to pollution credit sales to rivals
Tesla reported its fifth consecutive quarterly profit on record revenue of $8.8 billion
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Japan researchers show masks do block coronavirus, but not perfectly
Cotton mask reduced viral uptake by receiver head by up to 40% compared to no mask
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High-speed internet ban in IIOJK to continue
The service had been cut off since last August when Modi govt revoked semi-autonomous status of Occupied Kashmir
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Facebook launches dating service in Europe
Launch of Facebook's dating service was delayed earlier this year due to regulatory concerns
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How social media companies will handle post-US election scenarios
Facebook and Twitter have announced new rules for various post-election scenarios
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You can now set up an age limit on your professional Instagram account
Instagram received reports from users about the vulnerability of teenagers under 18 years
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Netflix falls short on new subscribers as pandemic boost fizzles
Netflix posted its weakest subscriber gains in four years as streaming competition increased
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Photoshop's new AI features include skin smoothing and sky replacement
The AI-powered Photoshop has cutting-edge algorithms to blend the foreground of the image with the sky












































