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US tech firms work together to combat virus misinformation
US technology companies, including Microsoft, Facebook, Alphabet’s Google, and Twitter, are working together
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Amazon to hire 100,000 workers as online orders surge on coronavirus worries
With shoppers clearing out shelves in fear of quarantines or product shortages
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Facebook to send content review contract workers home amid virus concerns
Facebook said it would work with its partners to send home all contract workers
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Artificial intelligence moderating YouTube, Twitter as coronavirus empties offices
YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter warned that more videos and other content could be removed for policy violations
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Chinese billionaire donates two million masks for coronavirus crisis in Europe
Alibaba co-founder also said he will donate 500,000 coronavirus testing kits and one million masks to the US
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WhatsApp to launch self-destructing messages soon
New WhatsApp feature will allow users to set how long messages remain in private chats using a timer
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Will Pakistan be able to embrace EV revolution?
Air pollution is enough reason to embark on path to change that will save lives
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Apple puts restrictions on coronavirus-themed apps
Apple will not allow entertainment or game apps with COVID-19 theme on its App Store
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Silicon Valley locks down for coronavirus
Across Silicon Valley, streets have emptied as the coronavirus pandemic takes hold
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This Facebook coronavirus post attributed to Stanford University is false
Facebook post wrongly suggests if you can hold your breath for more than 10 seconds easily you don't have COVID-19
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These are the most downloaded online shopping apps worldwide for February 2020
Amazon ranked second as the most installed shopping app globally with more than 10.8 million downloads
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How to clean your phone to help protect against coronavirus
It’s one thing to stop touching your face. It’s another to stop touching the things that touch your face
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Teleconference apps and new tech surge in demand amid coronavirus outbreak
The global pandemic status has forced companies to rely heavily on business conferencing tools
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Coronavirus work-from-home push means long nights, employee health checks for cloud firms
The intercontinental spread of a novel coronavirus in recent weeks has many businesses rushing to cloud computing
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Google's Verily in early stages of developing a coronavirus tool
Americans who may need testing for the coronavirus
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Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board
Bill Gates, who made the company one of the world’s most valuable technology firms, stepped down
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You can now text message this chatbot with questions about coronavirus
The primary goal of the chatbot is to avoid crowding clinics and prevent spread of the coronavirus
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This new Twitter client will let you edit tweets
Brizzly+ brings Undo, Redo, Auto-deletion and more to Twitter
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Pentagon seeks to reconsider parts of $10 billion cloud contract awarded to Microsoft
Reconsider certain aspects of its decision to award a $10 billion cloud computing
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Trump signs law to prevent US rural telecom carriers from using Huawei network equipment
President Donald Trump signed legislation to bar telecom carriers from using US subsidies
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Apple says reopening all its branded stores in China
The iPhone maker’s Chinese website listed the opening time for all stores
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US team discusses investment options in South Punjab
The delegation discussed employing modern technology to improve the living standards of people of south Punjab
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Chinese universities live-stream campus tours amid epidemic
The new semester in China has been suspended due to the novel coronavirus outbreak
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Bitcoin slumps as global market turmoil infects cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin slumped its lowest
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Twitter staff ordered to work from home over virus fears
The outbreak has spread across the world killing more than 4,600 people
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65% of Chinese students spend over 3 hours online daily
Of the 1,923 parents surveyed, 32.2% said their children spend one to three hours online
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US again postpones high-level meeting on Huawei and China
Trump administration officials have postponed for a second time
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TikTok steps up transparency efforts after privacy concerns in United States
Several US agencies that deal with national security and intelligence issues have banned employees from using the app
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Amazon increases paid sick leave due to coronavirus
Amazon is already providing unlimited unpaid time off for all hourly employees
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Orientation on innovation opportunities held
Under the ICF, funds are allocated to finance innovative and potentially scalable pilot approaches
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Israeli spyware firm NSO seeks court sanctions against Facebook
Facebook’s WhatsApp sued NSO in October after finding evidence related to the hacking firm
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Hackers are hacking other hackers by using malware
Hackers rely on a set of hacking tools to help them break into systems, which are now being infected with trojans
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OPPO to launch Reno 3 series in Pakistan
OPPO's Reno 3 series is equipped with the world’s first 44MP + 2MP Dual Punch-Hole Camera on OLED screen
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Online Chinese users get creative skirting censors over virus whistleblower
Online users in China have adopted a range of creative measures
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Uber may temporarily suspend accounts of riders, drivers with coronavirus: CNN
Uber would offer compensation to drivers and delivery people
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US Commerce Department extends Huawei license
Huawei, the second-largest maker of smartphones
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White House to meet large tech companies to discuss ways to control coronavirus outbreak
The meeting will be led by US Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios
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Dating app maker Match Group backs US bill seen as privacy threat
Tech industry fear will erode online privacy and speech in the name of fighting child abuse
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144 years pass since first words uttered on telephone
‘Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you,’ said Graham Bell into his experimental telephone on March 10, 1876
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Indonesia arrests six over coronoavirus internet hoaxes
Five others were also detained for spreading false information on social media
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Google restricts visits to curb coronavirus risk
Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon have given employees the option of working from home
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Apple reveals the best night mode photos shot on iPhone
Winning photographers of the iPhone Night mode photo challenge were from China, India, Russia, and Spain
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Fighting coronavirus: This smartband vibrates every time you touch your face
Immutouch band uses a personalisable algorithm to track hand position and alert the user
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Gates Foundation is funding at-home coronavirus test kits
The goal of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is to process thousands of tests a day to stem coronavirus outbreak
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Twitter, Elliott in deal for Dorsey to stay CEO and add directors
Twitter reached an agreement with Elliott Management that lets Jack Dorsey stay
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Elon Musk dismisses astronomy concerns over Starlink network
Musk is trying to seize control of the future internet space market
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Facebook, Twitter place warning labels on altered Biden video
Facebook, which has taken a hands-off policy on content from politicians
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China launches new BeiDou navigation satellite
Satellite, the 54th of BeiDou family, is sent into a geostationary orbit as planned by Long March-3B carrier rocket
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India's poor risk loss of privacy, land in drive to digitise records
New Delhi's national land record modernisation programme seeks to re-survey lands, verify and upgrade records
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Japan politician apologises for auctioning face masks online, made US$86,000
Each package sold for between 34,000 to 170,000 yen