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Twitter will make key US political accounts adopt tighter account security
Twitter was recently targeted in a hacking campaign that compromised accounts of prominent political figures
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NASA mulls possible mission to Venus after recent discovery of possible life
An international research team described evidence of potential microbes residing in harshly acidic Venusian clouds
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Facebook officially launches Avatars in Pakistan
Avatar Creator will enable users to share a range of emotions and expressions in a fun and personalised way
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The future is cyborg: Kaspersky study finds support for human augmentation
Two-thirds of people in European countries would consider augmenting human body with technology to improve their lives
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Scientists find world's oldest sperm in Myanmar amber
World's oldest animal sperm, frozen 100 million years ago inside a tiny crustacean in tree resin in Myanmar
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Two asteroids fly by Earth safely
This week two asteroids, one size of a bus and other a car, passed by Earth safely
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The Musk Method: Learn from partners then go it alone
Elon Musk is hailed as an innovator and disruptor who has become world’s most valuable automaker in 16 years
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ByteDance's bid to keep most of TikTok faces major hurdles
Trump ordered ByteDance to divest TikTok over security concerns
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Sony PlayStation 5 to launch November priced $499.99 and $399.99
Pricing announcement sets stage for a year-end showdown between Xbox and PlayStation
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Unfriended abroad, China's tech giants seek home comfort
US, Australia, Britain and India are among the huge markets where Chinese companies have taken a hit
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Large number of followers not enough to get verified on Instagram
Instagram says accounts must meet certain criteria to get verified
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ByteDance's Chinese version of TikTok hits 600 million daily users
Douyin’s surge comes as TikTok faces a possible ban in United States by Trump administration
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Apple expected to unveil updates to Watches, iPads
Apple expected to unveil an update to its iPad Air that has a 3D sensor for augmented reality content
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Flu outbreaks may be linked to Covid-19; arthritis drug benefit seen
Influenza outbreaks may be linked with the spread of Covid-19 infections, according to a European study
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Facebook launches climate science info center amid fake news criticism
Facebook launched a climate science information center to elevate credible sources on climate change
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Alphabet's YouTube to launch TikTok-like product
YouTube will first test new feature in India over next few days and then expand to more countries
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Google sets unprecedented goal to tap only renewable power by 2030
Google aims to power its data centers and offices solely with renewable energy by 2030
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Pakistani 3D animation studio gets mega grant from Epic Games
3rd World Studios also made headlines with their animated feature film Allahyar and the Legend of Markhor
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Sony announces PS5 event for September 16
Sony will broadcast a 40-minute 'digital showcase' providing insight into release date and price of PlayStation 5
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Nvidia's Arm deal sparks quick backlash in chip industry
Nvidia's $40 billion agreement to acquire Arm from SoftBank Group is likely to meet strong opposition from rivals
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ByteDance picks Oracle over Microsoft for TikTok US deal
Oracle will be ByteDance's technology partner and will assume management of TikTok's US user data
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IT expert issues warning on computer brain chips
With implantable brain chips, there is a risk that devices could be hacked for malicious intentions
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Microsoft takes aim at Sony with cloud gaming service
Subscribers will be able to play more than 150 games via cloud on Xbox consoles, Android devices, and PCs
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China would rather see TikTok US close than a forced sale
ByteDance has been in talks to sell TikTok's US business to potential buyers including Microsoft and Oracle
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Scientists confounded by new findings on universe's mysterious dark matter
Dark matter, mysterious invisible stuff that makes up most of mass of galaxies is confounding scientists again
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Oxford Covid-19 vaccine halted, trial ongoing in India
India was not informed about AstraZeneca pausing clinical trials of Oxford vaccine for Covid-19 in other countries
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Google Chrome’s tab group feature is now available to everyone
Google's 'Tab Groups' feature provides users with well-ordered, color-coded labeling for all their tabs
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NASA sets out to buy moon resources mined by private companies
NASA is targeting companies that plan to send robots to mine lunar resources
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Top gamer 'Ninja' returns to Amazon Twitch after year-long hiatus
Tyler Blevins, known to millions as Ninja, rose to stardom playing battle-royale phenomenon 'Fortnite'
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Twitter expands misinformation rules ahead of US election
Twitter is updating rules to protect against voter suppression and misleading content on its platform
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Trump says there will be no extension of TikTok deadline
ByteDance has been looking to pick a buyer so it can finalise a deal by mid-September
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China's Huawei to launch Harmony OS, its rival to Google Android, on smartphones next year
Huawei has billed Harmony as a multi-device platform across watches, laptops, and mobile
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Fortnite says gamers can no longer use Apple sign-in system
Apple and Epic Games have been in a legal battle since August
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Russian state hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm
Microsoft alerted Joe Biden’s election campaign that it had been targeted by suspected Russian state-backed hackers
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A scan of 10.3 million stars turns up no sign of aliens - yet
Researchers are hunting for 'technosignatures' such as communications signals that may originate from alien beings
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Battery-powered face mask seeks to fight Covid and foggy glasses
LG Electronics’ PuriCare Wearable, is designed to reduce breathing difficulties and fogged-up glasses
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China's Huawei to share progress of Google Android OS rival amid US tensions
Analysts said restrictions threaten Huawei’s crown as world’s largest smartphone maker
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Pakistan among countries with the worst online censorship
Report suggests that Pakistan places heavy restrictions on political and social media
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Covid Robocop: The droid that reminds you to wear your mask
Engineers have developed a robot that can detect whether people are wearing a mask to guard against Covid-19
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Apple plans special event for September 15, new products anticipated
Apple will use its September events to showcase most important products, new versions of iPhone handsets
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Pakistan's 10Pearls earns place on Inc 5000 list again
What started with two used computers and Rs100, 000 is now a multi-million dollar global company
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PUBG Corp says Tencent not to publish mobile game in India
PUBG made the announcement after India banned the game along with 117 other Chinese-origin app
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TikTok removing graphic clip circulating on its platform
TikTok removed a clip of a suicide circulating on its platform and banned accounts that were trying to upload clip
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Amazon fined by UK regulator over tardy documents release in Deliveroo probe
Britain’s competition regulator fined Amazon $72,364
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China sends earth observation satellite into space
Gaofen-11 02 has capacity of taking photographs with a resolution of 'less than a meter'
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Nokia takes a hit as Samsung secures Verizon 5G deal
With this $6.64 billion contract win, Samsung has reinforced its position as a challenger to dominance of Nokia
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Playing video games boosts literacy, mental wellbeing in children
Researchers have found that playing video games has a positive impact on children’s mental health
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Philippine police draw flak for plan to monitor social media on quarantine
Philippine police drew criticism for planning to monitor social media to enforce quarantine rules
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Bosnian Tesla fan impatient for Cybertruck release builds a lookalike
Tesla plans to build its $1.1 billion Cybertruck factories
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TikTok troubles narrow gap between Beijing and ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming
US demands ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming to sell his crown jewel TikTok