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Instagram to take stricter measures on diet and cosmetic surgery posts
The social media giant will take firmer actions by removing posts that endorse 'miraculous' weight-loss
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Google green energy buys boost 'carbon-free' portfolio
Google announced a record-high boost to its green electricity purchases
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Undeterred, Facebook to press on with Libra launch next year: executive
Facebook’s Calibra digital wallet will allow consumers and vendors to hold and transact the digital currency
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Uber sues New York City over cruising and licensing caps
Uber has drawn criticism that its vehicles increase congestion and take away business from taxi and other services
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Once hacked, twice shy: How auto supplier Harman learned to fight cyber carjackers
The automotive cybersecurity market has seen exponential growth
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India's Eros Now ties up with Microsoft's Azure platform
This is one of Microsoft’s first forays into India’s crowded digital video space
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Few US lawmakers hit 'like' button after Facebook CEO visits Capitol Hill
Zuckerberg was in no mood to talk to reporters between meetings
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Fitbit considers whether it should explore a sale
Fitbit has held discussions with investment bank Qatalyst Partners
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Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps in response to Cambridge Analytica row
Last year Facebook violated a 2012 consent decree
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No crowds as Apple's iPhone 11 hits stores in China
Apple’s latest iPhone 11 range hit stores in China on Friday, with short queues of die-hard fans
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Mitsubishi Corp unit loses $320 million on unauthorised trades
Singapore-based subsidiary lost $320 million because of unauthorised trades by an employee
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China launches remote sensing satellite
The satellites belong to a commercial remote-sensing satellite constellation project "Zhuhai-1"
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US fines Hyundai $47 mn over dirty diesel engines
US officials say the Hyundai diesel engines were not certified to meet emissions standards
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India tells tech firms to protect user privacy, prevent abuse
The government draws up a data privacy law and seeks to push companies to store more data locally
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Airbnb plans stock market splash in 2020
Making the company one of the most high-profile names to tap the stock market next year
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Israel scientists unveil appearance of ancient human relative
His team reconstructed the appearance of the Denisovans after three years of examining the patterns
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Project Am'aan takes AI and Pakistan towards Tech advancement
This project will help Pakistan identify illegally transferred money in the drug trade
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Amazon vows to be carbon neutral by 2040, buying 100,000 electric vans
Cutting emissions is a challenging goal for Amazon, which delivers 10 billion items a year
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Apple Arcade could boost ranks of video game players
Online games with a low-cost subscription plan is expected to bring a fresh set of consumers into gaming
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Huawei's new Mate 30 phones to run on open-source version of Android
The flagship 5G device will not be able to use Google Mobile Services
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg meets Trump, seeks to mend fences in Washington
The chief executive faced aggressive questioning from lawmakers about the social network’s failures
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Wing drones to make FedEx, Walgreens deliveries in test
Google parent Alphabet will start making "last-mile" deliveries for FedEx and Walgreens next month
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Russia hands Google small fine for advert infraction
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service fined Google $1,560
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India's Tata Motors to launch new EV in 2020
Recent cut in taxes on electric cars is making it more affordable to build EVs
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Huawei talks up own apps with Mate 30 challenge to Apple, Samsung
Best-in-class features while playing down concerns about the lack of access to Google’s popular apps
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Distant asteroid calamity shaped life on Earth 466 million years ago
Collision in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter 400 million years earlier triggered an ice age on Earth
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California governor signs law making gig workers employees
Challenging the economic models of giants such as Uber and Lyft
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Make smartphones last longer to cut emissions in EU: activists' report
Extending the lifespan of smartphones by just one year would significantly reduce carbon emissions
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Police across Europe raid illegal streaming service platforms
A joint effort to curb an illegal market that threatens media groups’ subscription businesses
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Facebook unveils new Portal video chat, TV streaming devices
Making the company’s first foray into TV streaming hardware
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Apple taps recycled rare earth elements for iPhone parts
iPhones will use recycled rare earth elements in a key component
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg dines with senators in DC
The social media giant has been under fire for more than a year and faces antitrust investigations
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US social media firms say they are removing violent content faster
Videos or posts that back extremist groups are not immediately removed from social media websites
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Apple spars with EU as $14 billion Irish tax dispute drags on
Apple accused the European Commission of misunderstanding its business
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Tesla takes on Porsche with battle on Germany's toughest circuit
Using a marketing tool that German carmakers have long used to tout the superiority of their products
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Huawei promises smartest 5G phone, but who will be brave enough to buy?
Huawei launches what could be the world’s most powerful and feature-packed 5G smartphone
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'Alexa, send $20 to my favorite presidential candidate'
The service will begin next month and will work only for candidates who have chosen to participate
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Big Tech faces growing number of federal, state probes
US Justice Department has already opened a broad investigation
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NBCUniversal names streaming service 'Peacock,' to launch in 2020
The service will compete with streaming giant Netflix and Walt Disney
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Apple awards iPhone supplier Corning $250 million from US manufacturing fund
Corning supplies glass to Apple for products such as the iPhone and Apple Watch
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Huawei expects to see revenue uplift from 5G roll-out next year
5G wireless networks to start contributing to the firm’s revenue from next year
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Germany's Scholz: We cannot accept parallel currencies such as Facebook's Libra
Facebook’s planned Libra is the most well-known of the stablecoins
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Facebook oversight board won’t have mandate to change policy
Facebook will allow a new outside oversight board to make final decisions
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Police test 'Spider-Man' device as alternative to Taser
With 49 people killed last year after being shocked by Tasers
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#JusticeForNimrita: Yet another protest on social media
Celebrities, sports personalities and many users took to social media to condemn the horrendous act
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Top US antitrust regulators admit to infighting on big tech probe
Major probes of firms like Alphabet’s Google for allegedly using their market power unfairly
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Amazon starts hiring own drivers in German last-mile delivery push
The company plans to open 11 more distribution centers to expand its delivery business in its second-biggest market
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France's Macron bets on private-sector funding to fuel startup push
France is jostling with other European countries to lure investors and budding tech companies
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London police and Facebook move to stop live streaming of terror attacks
The Metropolitan Police will share a video of its firearms officers training with Facebook
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Health fears prompt Swiss 5G revolt
Radiation from the antennas that carry the next-generation mobile technology have sparked a nationwide revolt