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Continental joins BMW, Intel, Mobileye platform for self-driving cars
BMW already last year joined forces with US chipmaker Intel and Mobileye
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Amazon launches 'try-before-you-buy' fashion service
Customers will have a week after receiving their shipment to decide which items they want to buy
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Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick resigns as chief executive
Kalanick has faced increased scrutiny in recent weeks following an investigation into the workplace practices at Uber
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As iPhone 8 looms, firms scramble to lock up memory chip supply
About 18 per cent of the global annual supply of NAND chips is bought by Apple
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After toppling Apple in China, Oppo eyes world market
The smartphone maker ranks fourth globally, behind Samsung, Apple and Huawei
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Uber to allow tips for drivers in reversal of longstanding policy
Extra money to help drivers compensate for decreasing wages
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Samsung plans Galaxy Note 8 launch event for August: source
New phablet to sport a curved screen marginally larger than the Galaxy S8
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Technology first: TEVTA to bump up IT students to 60,000
There are 5,000 currently enrolled in a course offered by Microsoft
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Apple tells court Qualcomm chip licenses are invalid
Cupertino tech giant sued the chip maker, saying Qualcomm improperly withheld $1 billion in rebates
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China shames jaywalkers through facial recognition
Facial recognition equipment takes photos and a 15-second video of jaywalkers
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1,500 startups graduate Y Combinator’s online school
Startups were chosen from 13,321 applicants that applied to the Y Combinator’s 10-week programme
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$130 million 'Hyperloop hotel' will let people travel between cities in luxury rooms
Hotel suites will include an office, a living room with a flatscreen TV, a bedroom and a bathroom
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iPhone 7 costs more to make than any other iPhone
The cost is estimated to be set at $219.80, $36.89 higher than iPhone 6s
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Accenture, Microsoft team up on blockchain-based digital ID network
The new platform will connect existing record-keeping systems of commercial and public entities through blockchain
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Tesla driver in fatal 'Autopilot' crash got numerous warnings
Tesla in September unveiled improvements in Autopilot, adding new limits on hands-off driving and other features
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Top tech firms more powerful than many nations, says first tech ambassador
Facebook's current market value larger Denmark's 2016 gross domestic product
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Time Warner signs deal to develop shows for Snapchat
Enter $100 million deal to develop original shows for the messaging service
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Tech CEOs meet with Trump on government overhaul
Many of the tech executives are eager to solve policy issues on visas for highly skilled workers
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NASA discovers 10 new Earth-size planets that could have life
Kepler mission team released a survey of 219 potential exoplanets detected by the space observatory
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Eid cards on paper fast becoming history
Shopkeepers say the trend of sending Eid cards has almost come to an end
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QMobile launches new Noir A1 and offers exciting giveaways on Pre-Booking
QMobile is offering exclusive giveaways on pre-booking of the new Noir A1
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In China, universities teach how to go viral online
Hordes of Chinese millennials are speaking directly to the country's 700 million smartphone users
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How technology is changing the way batsmen play
ICC introduced Intel’s cricket bat sensors in Champions Trophy this year
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Snake on a plane! Don't panic, it's probably just a (soft) robot
This is technology that challenges how we think of, and interact with, the robots of the future.
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Careem marks Pakistan's great triumph with cricket themed promo
However, the code was used up before the clock touched midnight
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French president launches tech visa programme for start-ups
Visa programme will allow start-ups founders, employees and investors to obtain a residence permit
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Europe's Vedecom, Israel's Karamba developing self-driving car
Fully autonomous vehicles to be launched for commercial use by late 2017
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Google tightens measures to remove extremist content on YouTube
Tech giant would take a tougher position on videos containing supremacist or inflammatory religious content
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Katy Perry makes Twitter history with 100 million followers
Pop superstar becomes first user to garner 100 million followers on the social media platform
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State funding can drive high-value entrepreneurship, innovation
Many start-ups may not achieve desired goals if they ignore new technologies
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Senegal's corner shops go digital to track trade
Tablets and smartphones are replacing the notebook and pen
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Free mapping: plotting development in Africa
Locally crowdsourced mapping applications are challenging Google Maps for dominance on the continent
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Artificial intelligence and the coming health revolution
Automated programs are likely to play a key role in finding cures for some of the most difficult-to-treat diseases
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Dutch firm aims to deliver first flying car in 2018
The company expects to produce between 50 and 100 vehicles in 2019
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Punjab ups the ante on regulating ride-hailing apps
Provincial IT board takes charge of policy formulation which has been pending for long
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Year-long fake news campaign costs $0.4m
Includes generating fake social media profiles and news stories and circulating them through fictitious followers
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Al Jazeera says Twitter feed working again after suspension
Al Jazeera is the flagship broadcaster for Qatar
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Nokia 3310 launched in Pakistan
The iconic mobile phone will come at a retail price of Rs6,490
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France must be country that 'thinks and moves like a startup': Macron
France's startup scene has been gaining traction with expectations high for business-friendly government under Macron
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Chinese start-up Mobike gains $600 million in biggest financing round to date
With the latest injection the firm has raised over $900 million since October
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Canada cyber-spy agency expects hacktivist attacks in 2019 vote
Targets may range from voter suppression to stealing party information and discredit candidates
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Amazon shakes up grocery aisles with $13.7b Whole Foods deal
This marks internet retailer's largest deal and biggest foray into brick-and-mortar retail sector
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos asks Twitter followers how to donate his money
Bezos' twitter post generated nearly 4,000 replies within three hours
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Former Oracle board member dogged by links to China-backed chip deal
The 71-year old technology veteran helped set up a private equity fund backed by China’s central government last fall
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CIA could potentially hack your router, according to WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks previously published publications on CIA hacking tools including information on targeting Apple and Samsung
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Microsoft’s online design lab lets you create your perfect Xbox controller
But customisation doesn’t come cheap
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Sushi chef in a day: Japan food firms showcase tasty technology
The company says its machines can churn out anywhere from 300 to 20,000 yakitori sticks an hour
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Facebook seeks to become 'hostile place' for extremists
The effort extends to other Facebook applications, including WhatsApp and Instagram
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Snap sinks to IPO price for first time since market debut
Snap climbed to $29.44 in the days immediately after its market debut but has since declined
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LCWU all set to become a ‘smart university’
Students to get smartcards and computerised roll number slips