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Salesforce expands footprint into China with Alibaba partnership
As it looks to make inroads into the Chinese software market with its cloud-based products
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Facebook warns of costly privacy changes, discloses another US probe
The outlook was the latest twist in a day of contrasting news for the world’s largest social media company
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Teenager killed after gun mistakenly goes off while taking a selfie
Abdullah and his cousin were trying to take a selfie with a loaded pistol in Muzaffargarh
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This 12-year old built a cheap robot to make daily chores easier
All you have to do is put the clothes on its panels and it will fold it automatically within 3 seconds
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Apple's new MacBook Air comes with no major improvements
The Macbook Air comes with a few updates: smaller body, bigger trackpad, clearer Retina display, and Touch ID
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China's ByteDance ventures into AI-generated music with Jukedeck deal
This can give one of the world’s most valuable start-ups more options for the music used on its video-streaming apps
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Swiss data watchdog awaits details on Facebook crypto plan
As it expands to e-commerce and digital payments
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Vietnam's 'homespun Facebook' swamped after launch
Gapo on Monday became the latest social media site to launch in Vietnam and hopes to sign up 20 million users by 2021
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Huawei unit cuts more than 600 jobs following US sanctions
Trump's administration put Huawei on its Entity List so US companies need a licence to supply it with US technology
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Daimler books first quarterly loss in 10 years in Q2
The company lost $1.3 billion in April-June
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UPS launches drone business, seeks to certify multiple pilots
The launch marks the latest move in the battle for the lead in the nascent US drone delivery industry
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Big Tech faces broad US Justice Department antitrust probe
To judge whether they engage in anti-competitive practices
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Snap's Android fix, gender-changing lens boost users
It beat analysts’ estimates for user growth and revenue
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Facebook to create privacy panel, pay $5 billion to US to settle allegations
Zuckerberg will have to certify every three months that the company is properly safeguarding user privacy
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Huawei first-half revenue up about 30% despite US ban
Even though, it is a slowdown from 39% in the first three months of 2019
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Android to roll out updated features for Bluetooth headsets
The new update will be compatible with Find My Device
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Warren Buffett's charity lunch with cryptocurrency entrepreneur postponed
Sun hoped the lunch would bridge the gap between the realm of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology
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Former NASA flight director Chris Kraft dies at 95
Kraft played critical role in American space race
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US tech CEOs support Trump on Huawei restrictions
Washington accuses Huawei of working directly with the Chinese government and its intelligence services
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FTC to announce $5 billion settlement with Facebook as early as this week
The settlement is expected to include government restrictions and oversight on how Facebook treats user privacy
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Facebook, Amazon and Alphabet take center stage on Wall Street
Companies reporting this week account for about 30 per cent of the S&P 500’s value
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Apple in talks to buy Intel smartphone chip unit
Apple has been investing in its own mobile chips to ramp up performance and reduce its dependence on Qualcomm
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Microsoft to invest $1 billion in OpenAI
Microsoft said the two companies would jointly build new AI technologies on Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service
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Facebook’s Messenger Kids failed to do its only job
Users of the app could still join adult group chats or accept chat requests without their guardians’ knowledge
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India launches historic bid to put spacecraft on Moon
A week after a fuel leak forced a previous attempt to be scrubbed
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Confusion builds over US ban on Chinese surveillance technology
Contractors expressed confusion on the provision in last year’s National Defense Authorization Act
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Lawmakers ask Trump to move forward with $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract
Trump was looking into Amazon’s bid on the JEDI cloud contract after getting complaints from tech companies
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India counts down to new bid to launch Moon mission
The fresh launch attempt for Chandrayaan-2 -- Moon Chariot 2 -- is scheduled for 2:43 pm (0913 GMT)
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Qeemat Punjab app gains momentum
More than 50,000 mobile phone users have downloaded mobile application over last few weeks
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Russian lawmakers propose making local software mandatory on smartphones
If passed, it would come into force in July 2020
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White House to host meeting with tech executives on Huawei ban
Noting that Google and Micron would also attend
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Toyota fetches new way to use AI, self-drive tech in Tokyo Games
The Japanese automaker on Monday unveiled a prototype of its next-generation field support robot
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Transforming digital learners into digital leaders
Workforce can be absorbed into economy through clever game plan
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Hydroponics technology to ensure food security
New tech advancements should be adopted for food sustainability, sustenance
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Scotland Yard Twitter and emails hacked
Police sites began using foul language with anti-police sentiment, calling for jailed rapper to be released
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Trump pits Apollo 11 astronauts against NASA chief
"To get to Mars, you have to land on the Moon, they say," said Trump, without looking convinced
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White House to host meeting with tech executives on Huawei ban
The future of US companies’ ties to Huawei, the world’s no 1 maker of telecommunications equipment, remains uncertain
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50 years ago, humanity's first steps on another world
The lunar module, named "Eagle," touched down on July 20, 1969
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PITB, KPITB sign MoU to promote IT services
Collaboration will ensure efficient public service delivery to grassroots level
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London underground passengers to be able to make phone calls from next year
Other major underground rail systems in world have had mobile connectivity for several years
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Google will stop websites from knowing your browsing status
The company said that from July 30 onwards, it will not let websites know when users are in Incognito mode
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Profit soars for Microsoft fueled by cloud, business services
The results showed the "strongest commercial quarter ever," for Microsoft, said chief financial officer Amy Hood
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Netflix sinks on subscriber losses, analysts still see growth
Netflix shares fell about 11 per cent on worries about its earnings report on Wednesday
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BMW, Tencent to open computing center in China for self-driving cars
Cars will be provided with data-crunching abilities to help them drive semi-autonomously and, eventually, autonomously
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UK's new PM must take 5G decision on Huawei urgently: committee
The ongoing debate on whether to include Huawei in Britain’s 5G telecoms network is damaging international relations
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Trump says looking closely at Amazon's bid on $10 billion Pentagon contract
Amazon and Microsoft were selected in April to continue competing for the Pentagon cloud computing services
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Instagram hides likes count in new experiment
The company is expanding the experiment from Canada to Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy, Japan, and Brazil
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Truckmaker Volvo beats expectations, picks Samsung for batteries
The company is locked in a race with its peers to deliver autonomous and electric trucks
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Ghosn sues Nissan and Mitsubishi for breach of contract
Carlos Goshn is awaiting trial in Japan on charges of financial misconduct
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US lawmakers challenge Facebook over Libra cryptocurrency plan
Facebook is fighting to get Washington on its side after it shocked regulators and lawmakers with its plans for Libra

















































