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Facebook confirms data sharing with Chinese companies
Huawei, Lenovo, OPPO and TCL were among about 60 companies that received access to user data
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Volatility may hit Wall Street as Alphabet, Facebook leave tech sector group
This time the culprit would be the largest-ever shakeup of the stock market’s broad business sectors
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Deep in the Pentagon, a secret AI program to find hidden nuclear missiles
The effort has gone largely unreported
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SpaceX delays plans to send tourists around Moon
A new timetable for the flight -- now postponed until at least mid-2019 and likely longer
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Southeast Asia's Grab launches innovation arm to develop tech start-ups
Earlier this year, it bought Uber’s regional operations
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US Senate panel to seek answers from Facebook about data access report
Both Democrats and Republicans raised concerns about the report
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Apple focuses on speed, parental controls in software upgrades
The company's shares closed up 0.8 per cent at $191.83 after the news and rose to $192.40
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Washington state sues Facebook, Google over election ad disclosure
It recently introduced tools for people to see who is buying political ads on its social network
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Apple could release four new iPhones this year
Forbes has also predicted that the price of the iPhone X will drop
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Facebook allowed smartphone makers 'access' to user data
The company offered a clarification
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US may soon claim up to $1.7 billion penalty from China's ZTE
The Commerce Department is also seeking unfettered site visits to verify US components are being used
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Apple approves update to messaging app Telegram amid Russia flap
The company had thus far resisted a Russian order that month to remove the application from the store entirely
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Samsung Pakistan launches Galaxy J6
Also unveils Galaxy J4, A6 and A6 Plus with super AMOLED screens
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Facebook to pull plug on 'Trending' topics feature
The move comes at a time when the world’s largest social network is combating the spread of fake news on its platform
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Google plans not to renew military deal protested by employees
More than 6,400 employees signed a petition calling for Google to cancel the deal
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Apple to debut phone-to-phone augmented reality
AR allows viewers to see virtual structures superimposed on their surroundings via their smartphones or other devices
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GM settles lawsuit with motorcyclist hit by self-driving car
Lawyers said in the joint court filing they plan to finalise details by the end of June
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Apple cuts smartphone power chip orders from Dialog Semiconductor
That means that Apple will order 30 per cent fewer of the chips from Dialog this year than it had initially expected
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Telegram messaging says Apple has prevented its updates since April
As it was out of compliance with the new European data privacy law
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Bike theft puts the brakes on China's Mobike in Mexico City
Dozens of the app’s customers have complained on social media about the lack of available bicycles
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Uber seeks to cut pricing on $1.13 billion term loan
Strong demand for the company’s debt has kept bids for the loan above 100 in the secondary market
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Mapbox partners with Microsoft, Intel to provide self-driving car maps
It instead competes against Alphabet’s Google Maps and HERE Technologies
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US judge dismisses Kaspersky suits to overturn government ban
The company said it would seek to appeal the decision
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Google launches second app in China
Where most of the internet giant’s top products remain banned
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At Beijing security fair, an arms race for surveillance tech
The fair underscores the extent to which China’s security forces are using technology to monitor and punish behavior
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Qualcomm develops chip designed for AR, VR devices
The chip will be somewhat cheaper for companies to build an entry-level version of the gadgets
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Apple said to have chosen OLED for new iPhones
Japan Display, one of the main suppliers of iPhone LCD screens has lagged its South Korean rivals
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San Francisco subpoenas Uber, Lyft on driver classification
A recent California Supreme Court decision proves employees entitled to benefits and protections
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Facebook's size no barrier to deals in new areas: executive
It could acquire other large companies without running afoul of antitrust enforcers
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Tesla hits parked California police vehicle; driver blames 'Autopilot'
Autopilot is a semi-autonomous technology that the company says is a form of advanced cruise control
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Canadian who helped Yahoo email hackers gets five years in prison
Verizon, the largest US wireless operator, acquired most of Yahoo’s assets in June 2017
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My six years with the government
Punjab is a largely digitised affair
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Soon you can pay street performers in London digitally
With contactless cards and mobile transactions reducing the need to carry cash, street performers were facing problems
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AI better at finding skin cancer than doctors: study
The machine was tested against 58 dermatologists from 17 countries
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Women battling sexism in Chinas booming tech scene
Females are paid less than males and are often overlooked for promotion
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Cyber crooks claim to hit two big Canadian banks
The bank was contacted by fraudsters as they were in possession of the personal and financial information of customers
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Tencent pulls investment in content start-up after online backlash
The company also said it would continue to respect and protect original content with enhanced measures
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Alibaba injects pharmacy assets into healthcare unit in $1.4 billion deal
It will buy Ali JK Nutritional Products which also controls sales of medical devices
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Apple knew iPhone 6 more likely to bend
iPhone 6 was 3.3 times more likely to bend than iPhone 5S
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Tencent chairman pledges to advance China chip industry
After ZTE was banned from buying US technology components for seven years for breaking an agreement
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France, Germany push for EU funding for technology start-ups
Europe has long been seen as a laggard in developing new technologies compared with the United States
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Chipmaker Qualcomm to meet China regulators to clear $44 billion deal
The acquisition has been caught in the crosshairs of rising US-China trade tensions
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Country needs to modernise manufacturing sector: IPR
Risks being left behind permanently if it does not focus on science and technology
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Austrian data privacy activist takes aim at 'forced consent'
Austrian Max Schrems filed complaints against Google, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp
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South Africa investigates $80 million bitcoin scam
The fraud investigation involves a company named BTC Global
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Apple sees steep increase in US national security requests
The company has received as many as 16,249 national security requests affecting up to 8,249 accounts
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US reaches deal to keep China's ZTE in business
The reported deal involving China’s second-largest telecom equipment maker ran into immediate resistance in Congress
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National Australia Bank hit by technology outage
Customers took to social media to vent their frustrations
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T-Mobile says ex-Trump campaign manager advising on Sprint merger
Lewandowski is among those advising the number 3 wireless company on its deal as it bolsters its defenses
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Tesla seeks to dismiss securities fraud lawsuit
The challenges the company faced with Model 3 were frank and in plain language