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Uber to acquire rival Careem for $3.1 billion
After takeover, Careem will become wholly owned subsidiary of Uber
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NASA scraps all-women space walk for lack of well-fitting suits
Until now, male-only or mixed male-female teams had conducted spacewalk since the space station was assembled in 1998
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Ovations, hugs and soaring speeches as Apple embraces Hollywood
It is working to reinvent itself as an entertainment and financial services company as sales of its iPhones fall
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Popular NZ website seeks comments detox after Christchurch attack
It cracked down on reader comments that sparked debate about how the media handles online hate
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Hackers attacked one million-plus Asus users through malicious update
Moscow-based cybersecurity provider Kaspersky Lab said the attack took place between June and November last year
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Apple enters video streaming in a step to challenge Netflix, Amazon
It also introduced updates to its payment system, launched a games arcade, and added magazines to its news app
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Limited control over privacy breaches by pre-installed Android apps
Shown by an independent study led by an academic group in Spain
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French Muslim group sues Facebook, YouTube over Christchurch footage
CFCM says companies disseminated material that encouraged terrorism, harmed dignity of human beings
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Apple invites Hollywood to Silicon Valley in TV push
The tech giant is expected to finally lift the curtain later tonight
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JPMorgan awards research grants, deepening its AI push
To better process the vast amounts of data they collect and produce
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Bajaur gets 3G internet service: PM
The launch will fulfil the longstanding demand of the tribal people
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Tim Cook's advert of iPad, Airpods 2 becomes the new internet meme sensation
If you have missed out on this, here are the very interesting and hilarious memes
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China refuses to concede on US demands to ease curbs on tech firms
The FT report said Beijing had yet to offer “meaningful concessions” to US requests
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Apple's Cook to China: keep opening for sake of global economy
He said the future would depend on global collaboration
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Uber plans to acquire Careem for $3 billion
The US-based global logistics and transportation company has been seeking new avenues of growth
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This app may be the solution to the city's crime problem
Crighter alerts your designated number in case of an emergency and even provides safety information
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Smartphones usage surpasses television viewership yet again
With YouTube close to 40% of the traffic, Facebook less than 9%
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Aiming for reinvention, Apple eyes streaming services
The event comes with Apple under pressure to diversify its revenues amid sluggish growth in smartphones
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Visual discovery start-up Pinterest files for IPO
Expects to seek a valuation of around $12 billion
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K-P's IMSciences launches Women Digital Empowerment Portal
Platform is a virtual space where women can talk freely about their issues and problems
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Apple's iPhone struggles unravel ambitions of Japan Display
The plant would strengthen the company’s position as the primary screen supplier for Apple
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German minister on Facebook password glitch: Didn't expect such frightening unprofessionalism
The passwords were accessible to as many as 20,000 Facebook employees
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Nokia plays down compliance issues after shares drop
The Finnish network equipment maker flagged the issue in its annual report
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Google rival wants more details about Android proposal
It subsequently joined lobbying group FairSearch whose complaint triggered the European Commission’s investigation
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Musk's lawyers call tweet in SEC's contempt bid 'not material'
His lawyers also said their client “respects his obligations” to the electric car company, shareholders and the court
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NASA publishes images of the meteor no one saw
The explosion unleashed around 173 kilotons of energy
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Legal cover for ridesharing apps on the cards
Warning notices put up by CAA around the airport removed
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The grass is always green in cyberspace
Research links heavy internet use with increased depression
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New York Times CEO warns publishers ahead of Apple news launch
Relying on third-party distribution can be dangerous for publishers
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Mexican company uses cactus to fuel cars
Described as the ‘green gold of Mexico’
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Chinese smartphone firms jazz up products, seize turf in home market from Apple
Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo once sought to grab share in the world’s biggest smartphone market
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Chasing youth vote, Indian parties blitz smartphones with political cartoons
They cartoons are shared hundreds of times and reach millions
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New technique may overcome infertility in childhood cancer survivors
Men diagnosed with cancer have the option of freezing their sperm ahead of chemotherapy
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Florida man challenge becomes the latest US sensation
Search the term and your birthday to uncover weird goings-on that took place while you were celebrating
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US military chief warns over 5G development progress
Systems based on 5G technology "have to be trusted," he said
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Facebook admits storing passwords in plain text
A security slip that left them readable by the social networking platform's employees
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Mobile payment growth sparks fall in bank terminals
Number of ATMs dropped by 17,800 quarter-on-quarter by the end of 2018
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Pakistan’s changing e-commerce landscape
Online marketplace sets up logistics firm to facilitate sellers, boost deliveries
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WhatsApp to reveal transgender pride flag emoji
Almost a month after trick was first spotted by Emojipedia
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Hotel guests in South Korea 'secretly live streamed'
The cameras were reportedly hidden in the TV boxes, wall sockets and hairdryer holders
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Petition filed against Careem over billboard campaign
The petitioner maintained that a private taxi company has breached the law by putting up the immoral billboard
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Google's Stadia will let game makers use rival clouds
The service launching this year would make playing high-quality video games in an internet browser
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Careem, Uber barred from entry to Karachi's Jinnah International Airport
The ruling will be in effect till both companies meet the legal requirements of Sindh Transport Authority
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EU fines Google 1.49 billion euros for anti-trust breach
Saying it illegally restricted client websites from displaying ads from ad service rivals
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Google announces browser-based streaming game service
Making access to games potentially as easy as watching a video from YouTube
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Facebook settles with rights groups on ad discrimination
The leading social network said housing, employment or credit ads will no longer be allowed to target by age
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NASA says taking sample from asteroid harder than expected
As it was covered in stones and boulders
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Google to prompt Android users to choose preferred browsers
The European Commission last year handed Google a record 4.34 billion euro
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Instagram moves into e-commerce with shopping button
A new "checkout" button for instant purchasing launched in a beta version of the app in the US
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Lawmakers ask tech leaders to explain viral Christchurch video
Calling it "critically important" to filter the kind of violent images seen in the video

















































