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Tesla becomes most valuable automaker in latest stock rally
Tesla has become highest-valued automaker as its shares surged to record highs
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India's Prime Minister Modi shuts Weibo account after app ban
Sina Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter has deleted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s account at request of Indian embassy
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Zoom says added over 100 features as part of 90-day security plan
Zoom plans to offer end-to-end encryption for video calls to both free and paying users
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Twitter removes image tweet by Trump over NYT copyright complaint
Twitter began challenging Trump’s tweets in May and has repeatedly clashed with him since then
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Corporate corner: Qatar Airways adds flights to Toronto
Flights will be operated by Airbus A350-900 offering 36 seats in Business Class, 247 seats in Economy Class
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Reforms needed to boost e-commerce in Pakistan
World Bank official says low internet penetration in Pakistan hindering growth
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India's TikTok stars feel pained by government app ban
For thousands of Indian content creators, TikTok was a window into fame and fortune
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Pakistan temporarily bans popular online game PUBG
PTA says game is addictive, wastage of time and poses serious negative impact on children's health
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Facebook, PTA discuss social media laws
Popular social media platform to propose recommendations as part of an ongoing consultation process
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Google stops storing photos from WhatsApp and Instagram
Google Photos app used to create a folder saving any media received through apps such as Facebook, and Instagram
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Facebook agrees to audit its hate speech controls
Facebook would submit itself to an audit in a bid to appease a growing advertising boycott
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Coronavirus makes cells grow tentacles, reveals new study
People living with HIV infections may not face higher-than-average risks of bad outcomes from Covid-19
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Facebook bans accounts linked to anti-government US 'boogaloo' movement
Facebook is banning accounts which encouraged violence during recent anti-racism protests
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Tech firms in India downplay Chinese links amid wave of anti-China sentiment
Fearing an anti-China backlash, Xiaomi has begun covering its brand logo on its mobile stores
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Google hikes YouTube TV price to $64.99
YouTube TV price hike comes amid a surge in demand for online content
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Uber bus just around the corner on post-pandemic public transit map
Uber making allies of public transit systems by now offering to sell them its software expertise
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Amazon launches 'Watch Party' feature just like Netflix
Amazon's Watch Party feature allows users to watch TV shows and movies alongside friends
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NASA invents wearable that prevents you from touching your face
PULSE is a 3D-printed wearable device that pulses, or vibrates, when a person’s hand is nearing their face
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Italy's Cassandra: The scientist who challenged WHO guidelines
Italian virologist who contested WHO guidelines has become a medical celebrity at home
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New York Times ends partnership with Apple News
The New York Times is shifting focus to a digital subscription-based model
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Amazon to pay $500 million in one-time bonuses to front-line workers
Amazon employees and partners will receive bonuses ranging from $150 to $3,000
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Google removes misleading ads in voting-related searches
US voters do not need to pay to register to vote
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Britain's Covid-19 app: The game changer that wasn't
Oxford researchers believed that a smartphone app could help locate individuals who didn’t know they were infected
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Reddit bans 'The_Donald' forum amid broad social media crackdown
Reddit has long served as a popular online home base for fans of President Donald Trump
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India bans 59 mostly Chinese apps including TikTok, UC Browser, WeChat
Ban comes after a deadly border conflict between the two nuclear-armed nations in which 20 Indian soldiers died
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US government asks tech CEOs to ensure online platforms not used to spur violence
Tech companies are asked to ensure that social media platforms are not used facilitate deadly riots
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Facebook is introducing a dark mode for mobile
Facebook has made dark mode feature available to a very small percentage of people globally
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Facebook ad boycott campaign to go global, organisers say
Major companies are increasing pressure on Facebook to remove hate speech
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Amazon workers in Germany to go on strike over coronavirus infections
Workers at six Amazon sites will go on strike in protest over safety after some staff tested positive for coronavirus
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Sony sees software subscription as future for data-analysing image sensors
Sony has developed what it calls the world’s first image sensor with an integrated AI processor
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Online classes a struggle for students, teachers
Transition hasn’t been straightforward for many, say experts
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HEC, Microsoft launch Certification from Home Platform in Pakistan
HEC, Microsoft will provide free of cost certification to the first 2,000 students
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Letter to Punjab IGP seeks ban on PUBG video game
Official says excessive violence in game triggers aggressive behaviour among youth
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Facing a boycott by advertisers, Facebook to ban more ‘hateful content’ in ads
Facebook will add tags to posts that are 'newsworthy' but violate platform rules following lead of Twitter
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Belgium adopts mobile tracking to limit beach crowds
Belgium has set up a new system to track mobile phones in order to limit crowding of seaside resort
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The Last of Us Part II sells more than 4M copies: Sony
Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part II was released on June 19 and became fastest-selling game in history
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Astronomers discover three 'super-Earths' in search for signs of extraterrestrial life
Three planets potentially rocky like Earth have been spotted around a star located relatively near our solar system
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Space tourists to make first spacewalk in history
Russian private space corporation announced that it will take tourists to International Space Station (ISS) in 2023
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Microsoft to close physical stores, take $450 million hit
Microsoft said it would continue to serve customers online
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Japanese startup creates 'connected' face mask for coronavirus new normal
Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected 'smart mask' that can transmit messages
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Amazon agrees to buy self-driving startup Zoox for over $1 billion
Amazon also participated in a $530 million funding round early last year in self-driving car startup Aurora Innovation
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Verizon joins brands boycotting Facebook ads over hate speech
Verizon joined the growing list of brands vowing to stop buying advertising on Facebook
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Nintendo, Tencent team up on Pokemon battler
Japan’s Nintendo is deepening its cooperation with China’s top gaming company Tencent
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More US companies join Facebook ad boycott bandwagon
US companies have pulled advertising from Facebook for not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platforms
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Google will automatically delete users' location, web history after 18 months
Google’s privacy controls update arrives after facing heightened scrutiny on its data collection practices
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'The money's gone': Wirecard collapses owing $4 billion
Wirecard collapsed owing creditors almost $4 billion after disclosing a gaping hole in its books
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New York City legalises electric bikes and scooters, will create e-scooter pilot program
Electric scooter pilot program will allow e-scooter companies to apply for permits to operate
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Japan’s Fugaku ranks fastest in TOP500 supercomputers
High-performance computer Fugaku is 2.8 times more powerful than US-based supercomputer Summit
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Face recognition vendor vows new rules after wrongful arrest in US using its technology
Facial recognition system has technological weaknesses in identifying Black people
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Scientists believe Jupiter's moon Europa could be 'habitable'
Jupiter's moon Europa, with an ocean hidden beneath thick ice is a potential habitat for extraterrestrial life













































