Cradle Fund CEO dies after his smartphone explodes

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Cradle Fund CEO, Nazrin Hassan, died after his mobile phone exploded while charging. The explosion also resulted in a fire that caught his home. Cradle…

Intel’s CEO resigns after ‘consensual relationship’ with employee

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Intel’s CEO Brian Krzanich’s forced to step down following an investigation over a relationship with an employee. The chip-making company – Intel – announced on…

70 tech companies join hands to help you unlock your car with your smartphones

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

More than 70 tech companies and automakers have joined hands under an association The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) to develop one Standard Digital Key that…

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Tim Cook’s employee approval rating went down in 100 Highest-Rated CEO’s survey

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

According to the list of 100 Highest-Rated CEOs, Apple’s Tim Cook now ranks 96th, after falling 43 places. The rating is aggregated by employee reviews.…

Google announces $550 million strategic investment in Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Alphabet, the parent company of Google announced on 18th June that they have made a strategic investment in JD.com, China’s largest e-commerce group by revenue.…

Tiny chip helps bee-sized drones navigate

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

MIT scientists have developed a new navigation chip that could help power tiny, bee-sized drones over great distances with great precision. Researchers at MIT, have…

Google launches new ad settings page to personalize your ads

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Google has introduced a new ad setting page that will allow users to personalize the ads that target them on Google. The latest privacy move…

Microsoft relaunches its news app to compete with Google News and Apple News

By Shehryar Ahmed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Microsoft’s old site, MSN.com used to be one of the most-visited websites worldwide. Soon, to their dismay, came along Google and other competitors. Users started…

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LUMS Professors won Google Faculty Research Award

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Two Professors of Lahore University of Science and Technology (LUMS) have won the Google Faculty Research Award for their proposal on developing technologies to make…

Google launches Podcast app for Android

By Ammara Saleem ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Google has launched Google Podcasts for Android on Tuesday this week. The app will use Google’s recommendations algorithm to give people personalized recommendations for different…

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Microsoft acquires Flipgrid – a social learning platform

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Microsoft has acquired a social learning app Flipgrid that utilizes short video clips to make effective lesson plans for students all around the world. Flipgrid…

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Uber is soon going to pay drivers for driving electric cars

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Just like all the big giants related to automobile industry, Uber is thinking to motivate its drivers towards driving all-electric vehicles. According to a new…

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WhatsApp is going to stop working on these devices

By Ammara Saleem ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

WhatsApp has been providing its services for almost a decade now. The popular messaging app made an announcement in its blog post that its app…

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