Facebook losing public trust: opinion polls
SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON (TNS): Opinion polls published in the United States and Germany cast doubt over the level of trust people have in Facebook over...
Uber exits SE Asia in new retreat from global markets
Singapore/California March 26 (TNS): Uber sold its Southeast Asian business to rival Grab on Monday, ending a bruising battle between the ride-hailing behemoths and...
Facebook crisis prompts Silicon Valley soul-searching
California March 24 (TNS): With Facebook mired in its worst-ever crisis, the rest of Silicon Valley is looking to come to terms with the...
NASA designs ‘hammer’ to prevent an asteroid armageddon
London March 13 (TNS): Terrified of an asteroid hitting Earth and wiping us all out? Fret not: NASA has a plan.
Scientists have drawn up...
Trump halts Broadcom takeover of Qualcomm
Washington March 13 (TNS): U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday blocked microchip maker Broadcom Ltd’s(AVGO.O) proposed takeover of Qualcomm Inc(QCOM.O) on national security grounds,...
WhatsApp to extend ‘delete for everyone’ time limit: reports
Islamabad, March 8 (TNS): WhatsApp will now let users delete messages more than an hour after they have been sent. The app currently allows...
Twitter set to crack down on spam bots
New york, Feb 22 (TNS): Twitter announced a crackdown today on accounts powered by software “bots” which can artificially amplify a person or cause...
Snapchat CEO says user complaints ‘validate’ app redesign
New York, Feb 21 (TNS): Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has justified the app's redesign that continues to draw criticism from users, saying the complaints...
Google removing irksome pop-ups, auto-play video ads, “sticky” boxes on Chrome browser
WASHINGTON Feb 17 (TNS): Google has begun a new effort to block annoying ads on its Chrome browser, as part of an initiative aimed...
Scientists grow human eggs to full maturity in a lab
LONDON, Feb 16 (Online): Scientists have succeeded for the first time in growing human eggs in a laboratory from the earliest stages in ovarian...
