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Tesla recalls 123,000 cars for power steering fix
Tesla shares that ended Nasdaq trading day up lost 2.5 per cent to $259.40 after hours
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Online infringement case could help investment sentiment in Pakistan
OLX contends PakWheels has been stealing vehicle classifieds and user data from its website and spamming its users
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How a data mining giant got me wrong
Data miner Cambridge Analytica accessed facebook users’ personal data has heightened public concern
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Careem expands ride-hailing service to Quetta
It becomes the 13th city in the country that offers Careem services
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HP Chief Operating Officer Jon Flaxman dies
HP has named Jos Brenkel as the interim COO
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Amazon shares fall after report Trump wants to curb its power
Trump has talked about using antitrust law to “go after” the company
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Boeing said detected limited intrusion of malware
The company said that it would not impact production or deliveries
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Uber reaches settlement with family of autonomous vehicle victim
The law firm representing the family will have no further comment on the matter as they consider it resolved
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Vital statistics
It was a bit like having a pocket version of what had been going on in Punjab for the last five years
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Facebook revamps privacy settings amid data breach outcry
Facebook said a new privacy shortcuts menu will allow users to quickly increase account security
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Aging Japan: Robots may have role in future of elder care
Allowing robots to help care for the elderly may be a jarring idea in the West
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US opens probe into fatal Tesla crash in California
The company tumbled the lowest close in almost a year, after news of the investigation
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Three Facebook users sue over collection of call, text history
Facebook said it had done so only when users of the Android operating system had opted in
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Mideast ride-hailing app Careem resumes Ramallah services
Dubai-based Careem suspended services in Ramallah last November, four months after launch
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Uber launches bike-hailing service in Pakistan
Known as uberMOTO, the service was launched in Lahore
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New Zealand joins international criticism against Facebook
The commissioner “considers it necessary to publicly identify Facebook"
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Uber’s use of fewer safety sensors prompts questions after Arizona crash
That decision resulted in a self-driving vehicle with more blind spots than its earlier generation of autonomous cars
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Apple goes back to school with new iPad
It enables teachers to integrate drawing, music, filmmaking or photography into their lessons
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Work email could be banned outside office hours for New Yorkers
'Bill will simply protect employees from retaliation when they choose to disconnect,' says councilperson
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Huawei launches 68-megapixel triple camera smartphone
After endless speculation, Huawei finally launched the P20 and P20 Pro smartphones
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Zuckerberg will not answer UK lawmakers' questions over data scandal
He apologised for the mistakes made and promised tougher steps to restrict developers’ access to such information
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Twitter to ban cryptocurrency ads as online crackdown widens
The prohibition will cover advertising of initial coin offerings
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US regulator, state attorneys look for answers from Facebook
Citing media reports that raise what it called “substantial concerns about the privacy practices of Facebook"
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Modi, Rahul trade barbs over data breaches in social media row
He's the Big Boss who likes to spy on Indians, Gandhi tweeted
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Arizona governor suspends Uber's ability to test self-driving cars
The decision to block Uber is a blow to the ride-hailing company
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'Facebook gains access to call history if users approve'
Reports had accused Facebook of gaining access to call and text history without user permission
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EU antitrust chief keeps open threat to break up Google
The company currently faces new EU rules on its commercial practices with smaller businesses that use its services
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Wall Street's beloved FANG stock quartet may be breaking up
Facebook and Google-parent Alphabet tumbled this week
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Apple calls for more data oversight after Facebook breach
While IBM chief Virginia Rometty said users should have more agency over their own data
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Uber sells Southeast Asia business to Grab
The deal is the industry’s first big consolidation in Southeast Asia and puts pressure on Indonesia’s Go-Jek
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Zuckerberg apologises to Britons with newspaper apology ads
World’s largest social media network is facing growing government scrutiny in Europe and the United States
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Waymo CEO claims to have handled Uber self-driving incident safely
John Krafcik says that company was well on its way to its goal of decreasing motor vehicle fatalities
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MIT researchers create prototype that extracts water from dry air
The device can improve scarce levels of water in regions that get bare minimum rainfall
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Automakers launch online tool to look up car recall
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers have tied up with vehicle information provider Carfax to provide the service
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Qualcomm re-elects board of directors with tepid support
The company has been under pressure to defend its decision to take Broadcom’s bid for review
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US lawmakers formally ask Zuckerberg to testify on user data
The world’s largest social media network is under growing pressure from governments, investors, and advertisers
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Spotify to list shares in direct offering
The company expects shareholders to sell up to 55.7 million ordinary shares
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Elon Musk deletes Facebook pages for Tesla, SpaceX
He had begun the exchange by responding to a tweet from WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton on the #deletefacebook tag
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Emerging Pakistan
Science and technology has not gained traction in our educational system at all levels
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Ireland chooses investment firms to manage Apple cash
Both are saying the iPhone maker’s tax treatment was in line with Irish and European Union law
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Zuckerberg loses status as guardian of Facebook users
The latest crisis laying siege to the leading online social network has led to him losing the control of his creation
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Dropbox prices shares at $21 for Friday market debut
Strong expected demand shows not all tech companies have been hit by the events of this week
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China gives Baidu go-ahead for self-driving tests after US crash
The accident Arizona was the first death attributed to a self-driving car operating in autonomous mode
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Facebook dropped from Australian Ethical ETF
The social media giant is under scrutiny following allegations that it helped influence the 2016 US election
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Alibaba eyes China 'listing' as early as mid-year
The country has been looking for ways to lure home its offshore-listed tech giants
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Toshiba's $18 billion chip unit sale faces tight deadline
The conglomerate agreed last year to sell the world’s second-biggest producer of NAND flash memory chips
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Pakistan acquires another communication satellite
Islamabad signs a deal with Beijing for meeting future challenges
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Car makers can use AI to detect drivers mood
Albeit helpful, the software does have a creepy touch to it
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Ex-England footballer Michael Owen to launch own cryptocurrency
The announcement came as he invested in the Singapore-based exchange and unveiled the 'Owen Coin'
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Twitter, Google security executives to leave companies
Facebook’s chief information security officer is also departing in August over disagreements