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Data mining abandoned by Commonwealth Games after Facebook scandal
The wifi feature would be amended to allow users to access it without having to log in to the social media platform
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Charity fundraising after Facebook's data breach: risks but little choice
Facebook plays up its status as the go-to fundraising tool
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Zuckerberg apologises for Facebook mistakes in data scandal
He tells Facebook users the firm had a responsibility to protect its data
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Mistakenly sent WhatsApp message leads couple to get married
The couple married on December 7
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China to become top patent filer within three years: UN
Record 243,500 international patent applications filed in 2017, 4.5 per cent more than year before, reveals report
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Indian minister delivers 'warning across the Atlantic' over social media misuse ahead of elections
India is due to hold a national election in 2019 and there are several states electing new assemblies this year
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BMW raises R&D spending for electric cars
In its annual report the carmaker also warned of a possible impact from trade barriers in US
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Psychometrics: How Facebook data helped Trump find his voters
Trump campaign collected data on personal info, likes, places, pictures, and networks of 50 million Facebook users
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Twitter failing women as online abuse flourishes
Abuses ranged from ‘doxing’ to posting nude pictures, the rights group said
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WhatsApp co-founder asks users to delete Facebook
Amid its involvement in the Cambridge Analytica controversy
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Arizona says not time to rein in self-driving cars after Uber fatality
Meanwhile, Toyota Motor said it will pause autonomous vehicle testing following Sunday’s accident
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Amazon is now second most valuable US-listed company
While Alphabet lost 0.39 per cent trimming its stock market value to $762 billion
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Spotify CEO to sell up to $2 billion stake in public listing
The company said it expected current shareholders to sell up to 55.7 million ordinary shares
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Google boosts efforts to help news organisations get more paid subscribers
Internet giant describes Google News Initiative as part of an 'effort to help journalism thrive in the digital age'
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Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO amid fresh revelations
Recordings of Nix emerges in which he boasts about company's role in Donald Trump's presidential campaign
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Data scandal threatens Zuckerberg vision for Facebook
Zuckerberg took an idea hatched in his Harvard dormitory and created a network connecting more than two billion people
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UK MPs ask Facebook's Zuckerberg to testify on data row
Collins set Zuckerberg a deadline of March 26 to reply
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Social media applications are 'tools of Chinese hacking', Indian army warns soldiers
In just a couple of months, this is the second warning the officials have issued in 'general interest of public'
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BlackBerry must face revived US lawsuit over BlackBerry 10
While an earlier version of the case was dismissed in March 2015
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Dropbox IPO oversubscribed
While investor appetite looked encouraging with three days to go before final pricing
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Mark Zuckerberg's fortune falls $4.9 billion after latest scandal
The social media company's market valuation fell by roughly $40 billion on Monday
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Apple grabs two-year lead in 3D sensing race
The technology is expected to enhance the next generation of phones
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Teenage girl killed after cellphone explodes during usage
The cause of the explosion is not clear yet
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Facebook is a ‘surveillance company’ rebranded as 'social media'
Facebook rebranding as 'social media' is the most successful deception, says Edward Snowden
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Nine-year-old boy kills teenage sister over video game in US
The Sheriff said he wasn’t sure what charges would be filed
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Facebook shares slide after reports of data misuse
After media reports that a political consultancy gained inappropriate access to data on 50 million Facebook users
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EU lawmakers to investigate alleged misuse of Facebook users' data
Antonio Tajani urged the social media giant to take more responsibility
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G20 watchdog focuses on rules review, holds fire on cryptocurrencies
Interest in cryptocurrencies surged last year as prices rocketed only to tumble in recent months
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US Navy's newest attack submarine maneuvered by Xbox controller
Using commercial off-the-shelf technology saves money, said submarine's commanding officer
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China's ride-hailing giant Didi to challenge Uber in Mexico
Mexico is one of Uber’s most prized and profitable markets
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Apple to develop its own MicroLED screens
The secret project is overseen by Lynn Youngs, who is in charge of iPhone and Apple Watch screen technology
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Google makes push to turn product searches into cash
The US technology company is teaming up with retailers
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Mobile app launched in Bhakkar
This facility was introduced to achieve and maintain higher levels of transparency
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Pakistan’s e-commerce market size set to cross $1b this year
Yayvo head Adam Dawood says coveted sales mark will be reached based on six-month performance
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Trump campaign harvested data from 50 million Facebook users using Cambridge Analytica, reveal reports
Facebook on Friday said it was suspending Cambridge Analytica after finding data privacy policies had been violated
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Another driver of ride-hailing service killed in Karachi
50-year-old driver of Uber found dead in Karachi's Bufferzone area
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Women doctors use technology to bring healthcare to rural Pakistan
Karachi-based health tech startup has deployed Skype to bring work to doctors and medical advice to villages
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‘Crowded trade’: Wall Street’s tech love affair might end in tears
Potential for a volatile sell-off high if overall sentiment changes
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Tweeting while the world burns!
Fiddling is out; tweeting is in! The net outcome and emphasis, however, remains unchanged!
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110,000 smartphones to be distributed among farmers
The initiative has been taken by the Punjab government under the banner of Khadim-e-Punjab Kisaan Package
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Over 100 countries agree to seek digital tax consensus by 2020
Big digital companies have for years been able to exploit current rules to legally slash their tax bills
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Bike-sharing companies face an uphill ride in US
With a different spin as tough local regulations rein in the roll-out of dockless bikes
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Former Qualcomm chairman Jacobs to exit board of directors
The former chief executive said that it was unfortunate and disappointing
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Facebook suspends data analytics firm that worked for Trump campaign
The company said that it suspended Cambridge Analytica and its parent group Strategic Communication Laboratories
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Experts highlight threats to cyberspace
Minister, however, insists ICT development activities should continue
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Find My Doctor to launch Air Ambulance service
'It will be the fastest method of transporting critically ill patients or dead bodies from one facility to another'
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Airbus to shift employees to Google's G Suite
The transition will take place over the next 18 months following an internal pilot programme
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Adobe tops estimates on Creative Cloud subscriptions
Creative Cloud products launched in the second quarter of 2012
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US tech companies to limit China access to technology
Lawmakers have proposed relaxing elements of the measure after lobbying by high-tech firms
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Toyota and Uber in talks on self-driving tech
The Japanese business daily said that the firms are negotiating a possible deal for Toyota