Tech

Apple to ask users for consent to track their data for personalized ads, could present a risk to advertiser demand

Facebook took down hundreds of Instagram accounts that were hacked and sold for their high-value usernames

Videogame makers across the world continue to benefit from the Covid-19 pandemic

Cryptocurrency Dogecoin surged more than 50% after billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted his support for it

The findings may help explain why blood sugar problems develop in many Covid-19 patients

TikTok first gained popularity in Asia and now also has a big following in the West

Sony is struggling to build enough PlayStation 5 consoles amid a global shortage of semiconductors

Amazon started rolling out camera-based safety technology across its delivery fleet,

Twitter blocked dozens of accounts after government said that users were posting content aimed at inciting violence

Apple will aim to produce 100,000 vehicles annually by 2024 at the Kia plant

Instagram announced the change by sending a notification banner to users

Billionaire Elon Musk who is an avid user of Twitter will not be tweeting for some time

Amazon reported quarterly sales above $100 billion for the first time

Silver prices rocketed to their highest since 2013 after small investors responded to calls on Reddit

Lenovo, the world’s biggest maker of personal computers posted a bigger-than-expected 53% rise in third-quarter profit

Bridgefy, whose backers include Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and which has also been used at anti-government rallies

SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded during a landing attempt minutes after a high-altitude experimental launch

Samsung, however, faces intensifying competition from Chinese rivals like Xiaomi and Oppo

Shares of GameStop, which had seen a spectacular rally, fell 31% on Monday

Stadia saw a surge in users after the tech giant gifted two months of free access to its premium version to gamers

Covid-19 impairs the kidneys' ability to filter waste and toxic substances in some patients, a new report suggests

Japan’s Nintendo hiked its full-year forecast for Switch games console sales to 26.5 million from 24 million

Robinhood, the US online broker that has emerged as a gateway for amateur traders challenging Wall Street hedge funds

Wall Street analysts forecast fourth-quarter Cloud sales of $3.82 billion for Google

Billionaire Elon Musk said bitcoin was 'on the verge' of being more widely accepted among investors

Apple CEO Tim Cook recently launched an attack on Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook over data collection practices

Demand for both PS5 and Xbox consoles has been exacerbated by the pandemic

Private social audio app Clubhouse is growing rapidly and now ranks first among free apps on Apple’s App Store

Australia has introduced laws that would force Google to negotiate payments with domestic media outlets

GameStop surged 135%, on its way to gaining more than 1,500% in January without any change in its business outlook

Global semiconductor sales were $439 billion in 2020, according to data from the Semiconductor Industry Association

India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin

A mother's Covid-19 antibodies can cross the placenta, potentially protecting her fetus from infection

In July, companies including Coca-Cola Co and Starbucks boycotted Facebook for not doing enough to curb hate speech

Reddit group members generated significant profits by gorging on shares of GameStop

Starship rocket destroyed in the accident was being developed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk

Electric car sales in 2019 accounted for only 2.6 per cent of the global market

Cryptocurrency theft, hacks, and fraud fell 57%, as market participants boosted security systems

GameStop shares went down 25% as retail brokerages restricted purchases of the stock

Huawei shipments plunged due to US sanctions on the Chinese firm’s chip and component suppliers

Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook criticised polarization and misinformation on social media

Google’s iPhone apps such as Maps and YouTube will stop using a tool from Apple that allows them to personalize ads

Shares of GameStop and other companies tumbled in extended trading

Police dismantled a criminal hacking scheme used to steal billions of dollars from businesses and citizens worldwide

Apple's revenue for the quarter ended December 26 rose 21% to $111.44 billion

Antibody vaccines for treating Covid-19 are less effective against some of the new variants of coronavirus

Pakistan has kick-started its journey to make most advanced 5G internet commercially available to consumers in 2022-23

Online Safety of Young Adults Curriculum aims to help young people understand how the online world operates

Microsoft reported its Azure cloud computing services grew 50%

China’s Tencent, Bytedance, US-based Zoom, and unicorn Grab and Sea are among companies expanding in Singapore