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Microsoft unveils facial recognition principles
Calling on industry rivals to follow suit and for new laws to avert a dystopian future
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How Facebook fuelled France's 'yellow vest' protests
Deep vein of anti-elite anger and suspicion of mainstream media runs through 'yellow vest' Facebook groups
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Careem’s co-founder only Pakistani on Bloomberg Top 50
Making Bloomberg's list of people who are shaping modern culture and redefining global business landscape in 2018
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Mortal Kombat 11: Raiden and Scorpion’s gruesome battle goes viral
Skulls are shattered and bones are broken in the new promo
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Google launches AI-driven audio news feed
The technology giant said it had partnerships with more than a dozen news organisations
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East European energy firms charge into EV market
Building charging networks haven’t been a priority for governments
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Facebook CEO backed sharing customer data despite second thoughts
The CEO’s 2012 emails provide an unusual window into the internal deliberations over the critical strategic question
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Australian bid to force tech firms to hand over encrypted data passes first hurdle
The bill provides for fines of up to $7.3 million for institutions and prison terms for individuals
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Uber plans smaller, more cautious self-driving car launch
The company in the past unleashed its fleet in autonomous mode on public roads
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France will tax digital giants from 2019
Even if European Union states cannot reach an agreement on a tax on digital revenues
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SpaceX launches cargo, but fails to land rocket
The mission was its 16th mission for NASA as part of a long-term contract to ferry supplies to space
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Facebook board backs embattled executive Sheryl Sandberg
She has found herself the center of a controversy over how the social network sought to counter criticism
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Embracing change: Sartaj Aziz calls for adapting to technological upheaval
Meanwhile, Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid invites India and Russia to join CPEC
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Facebook accused of giving access to users' data
Emails show Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg mulling charging app developers for data access in 2012
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Singapore PM files defamation suit against blogger who shared article on Facebook
The Singapore government said the social media giant could not be relied on to filter false information
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Trump panel wants to give USPS right to hike prices for Amazon
The task force was announced in April to find ways to stem financial losses by the service
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Alibaba signs agreement with Belgium for e-commerce trade hub
The project is part of Alibaba’s Electronic World Trade Platform
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China's Didi announces reorganisation plan to address safety issues
It said in a post on its official WeChat account
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Internet giants pose existential threat to banks
They may have better information on customers’ spending and lifestyles
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Qualcomm unveils new chip to power 5G smartphones
Mobile carriers are investing in 5G networks and are eager
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EU ministers fail to break digital tax deadlock
The tax requires the support of all 28 EU states
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Cameras, drones: Rio de Janeiro to put electronic eyes on crime
A tender to install 30,000 cameras will be launched soon
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CarFirst launches Pakistan's first all-female purchase center
The company seeks to revolutionise the way cars are traded and sold in Pakistan
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'Huge potential in country for Facebook to tap'
Asks AGP to file a review petition before the SC on its anti-encroachment drive order in Karachi
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US 'model soldier' to be sentenced for Islamic State support
Federal prosecutors say Kang agreed to swear an oath of loyalty to IS in pseudo-ceremony held by undercover FBI agents
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Online game 'Razor Wire' highlights migrants' hardship
Anti-immigration sentiment is on the rise in Slovenia since 2015 migrant crisis
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Audi to invest 14 billion euros in e-mobility, self-driving cars
The company’s total projected expenditure for the next five years amounts to 40 billion euros
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Tesla changes plans to start Model Y production
The electric carmaker planned a production ramp of 7,000 Model SUVs
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Amazon edges out Apple for most valuable company
Briefly putting its market capitalisation at $865.0 billion
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US lawmakers make final push to win approval of self-driving car bill
The pair has been working for more than a year to try to win approval of the bill by the Senate
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SpaceX launches 64 satellites at once
The company marked another milestone in its bid to make rockets more re-usable
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Tumblr bans porn
To clean up the blogging platform
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Pakistan stack — a step towards e-governance
Data is often described as the ‘new oil’ due to its significance and impact in the process of development
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Mazari raises fake news issue in meeting with Facebook team
Social media platform to help Pakistan raise awareness about HR issues
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NASA's first asteroid sample-collector arrives at target, Bennu
Bennu asteroid, about the size of small mountain, is smallest object ever to be orbited by a human-made spacecraft
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Oppo announces $1.43b investment in R&D
The Chinese consumer electronics and mobile communication company established its 5G team in 2015
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Google CEO hearing in US House likely to be postponed
Pichai agreed to testify before the panel over Republican concerns that the company is biased against conservatives
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Grab in talks to invest $100 million in Indian hotels startup Oyo
The proposed investment is part of Oyo’s ongoing $1 billion funding round
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Fintech company Calastone to shift fund network to blockchain
Provides back and middle-office services to more than 1,700 firms
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Amazon tests cashierless tech for stores with bigger spaces
The checkout-free system which is already operational in certain Amazon Go stores
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Amazon to allow Apple Music on its Echo speakers
Amazon said it would carry more Apple products globally in time for the holiday shopping season
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Tesla achieves Model 3 production of 1,000 cars per day
The car was introduced to the public in early 2016 amid great fanfare
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Microsoft's market value overtakes Apple's to close out week
Shares of Microsoft rose 0.6 per cent to end the week at $110.89
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Does Google harm local search rivals? EU antitrust regulators ask
The search engine has been fined a total 6.76 billion euros
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Bitcoin falls over 7 per cent
Heading towards a recent one-year low in a broad-based selloff in cryptocurrencies
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Fix Facebook, whether it wants to or not
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie is pushing for the internet giant to be regulated
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Turkey to provide cybersecurity
Speakers iterate Pakistan's need to enhance its production capacity by partnering with private sector
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Marriott says up to 500 million guests fall victim to hack
Marriott is working with law enforcement and security experts to tighten security its system
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NASA chief says Elon Musk won't be smoking joints publicly again
SpaceX is contractor for NASA since 2012, ferrying supplies to International Space Station aboard its Dragon ship
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Facebook says COO Sandberg asked for info on Soros
The social media giant was directly involved in the tactical response to the philanthropist's criticism