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Ride-hailing giant Uber valued at $62b
Uber also reported a one-time gain of $2.5 billion, income that came largely from selling its business units
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Mobile payment firms struggle to dethrone cash in Southeast Asia
More than 70 per cent of the region’s 600 million-plus people do not use banks
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Instagram finally lets you mute accounts
Normally, users would block such accounts but the photo-sharing giant has finally provided a less extreme option
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China's ZTE estimates at least $3.1 billion loss from US sanctions
The report also said the company is hopeful to remove the ban soon
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Amazon under fire for supplying police with facial recognition tool
After an ACLU investigation found the company had been working with a number of US law enforcement agencies
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'I'm sorry', Facebook boss tells European lawmakers
Zuckerberg is also due to meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris
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Seeing growth potential, retailers invest more in e-commerce
3G/4G introduction gives a big boost to e-commerce in Pakistan
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Twin sportscar-sized satellites to chase water changes on Earth
The new pair of satellites will pick up where the first mission left off, having completed its 15-year mission in 2017
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Uber set to enter Japan with first taxi-hailing pilot
The US firm has found it difficult to penetrate the Japanese market
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Robots can replace pesticides in AI revolution
The Swiss robot is one of new breed of AI weeders that could disrupt the $100 billion pesticides and seeds industry
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Adobe to buy Magento Commerce for $1.68 billion
Shares of Adobe rose about 1 per cent in extended trading
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Microsoft, Google find fresh flaw in chips, but risk is low
The Meltdown and Spectre flaws can allow passwords and other sensitive data on chips to be read
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Exports likely to cross $5 billion
A ministry official said the ICT sector can become the driver of change and growth in the next few years
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Amazon taps former NBC executive to help run TV programming
The action bolsters the ranks of Amazon’s original content division
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Coca-Cola's new machine lets you mix drinks using Bluetooth
It will feature a 24-inch touchscreen with Bluetooth connectivity and will let consumers connect to the mobile app
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Cement, extreme cold experiments to launch on Orbital cargo ship
The Cygnus delivery is the ninth in a series of launches by Orbital ATK
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Britain to tackle 'Wild West' internet with new laws
Better regulating social media companies has long been an aim of a government
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With CPEC, climate favourable for growth of IT start-ups
Public and private sectors are increasingly opting for software to run their systems
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Samsung, Apple at loggerheads over iPhone design
The three design patents in the case apply to the shape of the iPhone's black screen with rounded edges and a bezel
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Google pushes artificial intelligence for news app
While the app will enable users to get "personalized" news, it will also include top stories for all readers
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Germany calls on chip and hardware makers to tackle processor flaws
The BSI agency said its analysis showed the new flaws
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Apple pays Ireland first tranche of disputed taxes
The European Commission ordered the company to pay the taxes it ruled it had received as illegal state aid
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Revamped YouTube Music aims to better appeal to local audio tastes
Music programmers in countries such as France and Brazil are among the top investments
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Proxy adviser ISS recommends votes against two Tesla directors
Also backed two shareholder resolutions to be voted on at the car maker’s annual meeting on June 5
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RED's hydrogen phone with full 'holographic display' set to launch
The Android device will be the first handset to offer a 4-View (4V) holographic mode
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PayPal buys payments startup iZettle for $2.2b
The company said that its biggest acquisition to date would strengthen its platform for handling payment transactions
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Calculating the gender gap in the technology sector
Since all of the Silicon Valley companies have a predominately male workforce
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Silicon Valley startup peddles 3D-printed bike
Arevo is using the bike to demonstrate its design software and printing technology
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Ethereum is top public blockchain in China's new index
Bitcoin came in at number 13
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Elon Musk brings technology charm offensive to Los Angeles tunnel plan
To test designs for a high-speed subterranean transportation network he envisions for the city
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Google says India anti-trust ruling could cause 'irreparable" harm'
The Competition Commission of India fined Google $20 million for abusing its position in online web search
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AI cameras in Chinese school detect sleepy students
The “Big Brother” strategy underscores how AI and facial recognition tools are increasingly being used
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YouTube to revamp music service, charge more for ad-free shows
It will launch a revamped version of its app with a personalized playlist based on individual's history
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Cambridge Analytica shared data with Russia: whistleblower
Wylie told a Senate panel he believes Russian services had access to data harvested by the consultancy
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In Silicon Valley, Chinese 'accelerators' aim to bring startups home
The accelerator boom reaffirms fears that US technological know-how is being transferred to China through investments
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US safety agency sends team to investigate Tesla crash
It is at least the second crash linked to the semi-autonomous Autopilot system being investigated by the government
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Senate approves bill in bid to retain US net neutrality
The 52 to 47 vote margin was larger than expected to reverse the Trump administration’s action
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Facebook CEO to meet with European Parliament to talk privacy
Zuckerberg to meet party leaders, members of the civil liberties committee
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Review: Huawei P20 lite, the midranger here to stay
The device's Face ID has gotten a lot of praise for its accuracy and speed
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Lamborghinis, long lines welcome crypto fans at 'Blockchain Week'
Bitcoin’s price hit almost $20,000 in December, more than 10 times what it was worth only five months earlier
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WhatsApp makes changes to group chat
Users can now leave a group permanently to avoid being repeatedly added back
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Cyber attack delays Atlanta mayor's first budget pitch
Temporarily closing courts, halting bill payments in the most devastating ransomware assault
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Twitter changes strategy in battle against internet 'trolls'
It has been trying to rid itself of harassment out of concern that personal attacks were driving people away
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US investigating Cambridge Analytica
A now-defunct political data firm embroiled in a scandal over its handling of Facebook user information
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US lawmakers push back on Trump talk of helping China's ZTE
Trump had defended his decision to revisit penalties on ZTE for flouting US sanctions
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Tesla to produce more than 500 Model 3s per day this week
This would be up quite a bit from the weekly production rate of 2,270 it hit in the last week of April
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These robot dogs can climb stairs
The software behind SpotMini should not be confused with AI
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Samsung in talks with ZTE, others to supply mobile processor chips
The South Korean tech giant generates the bulk of its profit from its memory chips
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Latest Xbox controller champions accessibility
The controller includes two large A and B pads
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Dutch government to phase out use of Kaspersky anti-virus software
The Russian government had an offensive cyber programme that targets among others the Netherlands and Dutch interests

















































