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Saudi Arabia's 'Davos in the Desert' conference website hacked
Portal pulled down days after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi consulate in Istanbul
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Sindh govt gives Careem, Uber a week to get registered
Over a year ago, the ride-hailing companies had agreed to get their services registered, but to no avail
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Google to charge Android device makers up to '$40 per device'
The new fee goes into effect on Oct 29 for any new smartphone or tablet launched in the European Economic Area
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Japan tells Facebook to improve data protection
The government asked the social media network to fully communicate security issues to users
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Audi's electric SUV faces four-week delay because of software bug
The carmaker needs new regulatory clearance for a piece of software that was modified
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Uber introduces new safety features for users
The new features aim to raise the bar on safety and increase transparency and accountability for all users
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EU Commission approves Microsoft's acquisition of Github
Without conditions saying the purchase would not damage competition in the sector
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CrowdStrike hires Goldman Sachs to lead IPO
It is the latest in a wave of Silicon Valley startups
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US CMS says 75,000 individuals' files accessed in data breach
The agency said it detected anomalous activity in the FFE's Direct Enrollment pathway for agents and brokers
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Apple CEO urges Bloomberg to retract spy chip story
The report claimed Apple’s internal computer systems had been infiltrated by Chinese intelligence agents
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Brazil election battle rages over Facebook's WhatsApp
Haddad and his allies have urged an investigation and threatened a flurry of legal action
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CEO asked to step down after software firm forced employee to resign for wearing hijab
I cannot work at a company that does not match my values, says the employee who has turned down the offer
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Android smartphones will no longer have Chrome 'pre-installed'
After the European Commission’s ruling in July 2018 that stated that Google had exhibited “anticompetitive...
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Tesla launches new $45,000 Model 3
The new version has a delivery period of six to 10 weeks
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Internet provider groups sue Vermont over net neutrality law
It followed a lawsuit by four of the groups earlier this month
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WhatsApp dirty tricks alleged in Brazil presidential race
Trailing leftist candidate Fernando Haddad accused the far-right frontrunner
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Twitter will now publicly flag offensive tweets
They will be replaced with a post reading "This tweet is no longer available because it violated the Twitter Rules"
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Amid ride-hailing boom, Careem's estimated valuation rises over $2b
The Middle-Eastern ride-hailing giant raised 200m in fresh funding
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Facebook tentatively concludes spammers behind recent data breach
The people behind the attack were a group of Facebook and Instagram spammers
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PITB digitises textbooks from grade six to 12 in Lahore
In the second phase of digitisation, PITB will upload grade four and five course books online
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YouTube back up after temporary outage
After several people took to Twitter to complain about broadcasting issues
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Samsung buys AI tech firm Zhilabs to boost 5G capabilities
Marking a major push into the 5G market
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IBM revenue misses as server, software sales slow
CEO Ginni Rometty has been refocusing toward faster-growing cloud and analytics services
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Startup brings vehicle trackers with preventive checks
They provide internal information of vehicles, track drivers’ behaviour
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Uber eyes valuation topping $100 bn in IPO: sources
The global ridesharing giant is considering speeding up its plans for an initial public offering
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Netflix surges on user gains, strong profits
The company said it gained almost seven million new users worldwide
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New dating app for Trump fans leaks data: report
With the slogan "Make America Date Again," the app targets the "American-based singles community"
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Facebook to ban misinformation on voting in upcoming US elections
The world’s largest online social network has stopped short of banning all false or misleading posts
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Google latest to withdraw from Saudi conference
Pressure has mounted on Saudi Arabia since prominent Saudi journalist and critic of Saudi policies, went missing
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Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist Paul Allen dies at 65
After his latest battle with cancer
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Self-driving taxis hit the road in Dubai
The autonomous cars will be on the roads for the next three months in selected parts of the city
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Children drowning in 'digital diet of pizza and sweets'
Streaming giants encouraging binge viewing, a whole generation risk being brought up on cultural junk food
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US senators urge India to soften data localisation stance
The letter comes as relations between Washington and New Delhi are strained over multiple issues
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Alibaba's Jack Ma to open institute for tech entrepreneurs in Indonesia
The co-founder of China’s biggest e-commerce firm said it is important for Indonesia to invest in human capital
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Storm left wide swath of Florida a communications dead zone
Tens of thousands are still without electricity or electronic communications
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Samsung announces launch of new Galaxy A9
Latest smartphone features world’s first rear quad camera
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ST Engineering wins $5.5 million Singapore contract
To test smart lamp-posts
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Facebook now says data breach affected 29 million users
The company said it would message affected users over the coming days
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Google tells US lawmakers it is mulling options on China services
The letter was reported earlier by The Intercept, a news website
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Careem expands ride-hailing service to Bahawalpur
With this, the company remains successful in becoming operational in 15 cities all over Pakistan
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Indonesian police crack Instagram baby trafficking racket
Indonesia has busted a child-trafficking ring that offered babies for sale on Instagram
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China's Alipay says stolen Apple IDs behind thefts of users' money
Users who have linked their accounts using Apple IDs should lower transaction limits
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Facebook deletes Russian firm's accounts
Over alleged data scraping
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US senators asks Google to explain delay in disclosing vulnerability
The search-engine giant shut down the consumer version of Google+ and has tightened its data sharing policies
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Apple gets critical iPhone technology in $600 million Dialog deal
That also secures the German-listed company’s role as a supplier to the US tech giant
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A wagging finger sticking out of your mobile phone is creepy. Why?
Creator imagines world one day where you would interact with objects way you do with other people or pets
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Rocket carrying space station crew fails in mid air, crew safe
Footage from inside shows the two men being shaken around at the moment the failure occurred
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Chipmaker Micron to invest $100 million in artificial intelligence companies
The Idaho-based company launched a corporate venture capital program more than a decade ago
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Cryptocurrency theft hits nearly $1 billion in first nine months
The report also showed a steadily growing number of smaller thefts in the $20-60 million range
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Facebook's WhatsApp says has fixed video call security bug
The social media company has suffered a string of security-related problems in the last year