SINGAPORE – Apple is set to open its third store in Singapore, even as the retail and tourism sectors continue to be buffeted by the…

Read More Apple to open third store in Singapore at Marina Bay Sands 'soon'

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc on Sunday placed a disclaimer on U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet criticizing the promotion of drop boxes by Democrats as an…

Read More Twitter attaches disclaimer on Trump's 'mail drop boxes' tweet

The UK’s broadband and phone providers have just been named and shamed in the latest customer service satisfaction report for Ofcom. This yearly survey is…

Read More Sky v BT v Virgin Media: Best and worst broadband revealed – how does yours compare?

LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Rishi Sunak plans to drop a tax on technology companies such as Facebook (FB.O) and Google (GOOGL.O) because it…

Read More UK plans to drop 'Facebook tax', Mail on Sunday says

(Reuters) – After a California appeals court on Thursday halted a law requiring the reclassification of ride-hail drivers of Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc…

Read More Factbox: What's at stake in California's November gig worker ballot measure

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Friday it is developing a hand-held wand that emits ultraviolet light to neutralize bacteria and viruses, part of…

Read More Boeing testing hand-held UV wand to sanitize cockpits, cabins

Facebook is the world’s most popular social media platform, now boasting more than 2.5 billion users. As part of Facebook’s commitment to privacy, the Silicon…

Read More Facebook Messenger Secret Conversations: What are Secret Conversations on Messenger?

Universal Filmed Entertainment Group has its head in the cloud — and now it’s going to push its production teams there. The company has embarked…

Read More Universal Shifting to Microsoft’s Azure Cloud Platform for Live-Action, Animation Production

A team of researchers from Finland reckon they’ve cracked the elusive hangover cure. They reckon a dose of an amino acid called L-cysteine is enough…

Read More Hangover cure breakthrough after successful trial in Finland

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian parliamentary committee will question Facebook (FB.O) executives on how the social media giant regulates content in the country, a…

Read More India panel to quiz Facebook amid row over political posts: source

BTS’s “Dynamite” music video is the new record-holder for highest number of YouTube viewers for a video premiere, registering at least more than twice the…

Read More Boom! BTS ‘Dynamite’ Video Crushes YouTube Premiere Viewing Record

Reddit has reported an 18% fall in users posting hateful content after a recent crackdown but said it still has ‘more work to do’. The…

Read More Reddit bans 7,000 hate-filled subreddit pages

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Friday pushed for legislation that makes it easier for users to transfer photos and videos to a rival…

Read More Facebook pushes for data portability legislation ahead of FTC hearing

(Reuters) – Major news organizations are joining other companies in pushing for more favorable terms on Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) app store, the Wall Street Journal…

Read More News publishers seek more favorable terms in Apple's app store: WSJ

(Reuters) – China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) beat quarterly revenue and profit estimates on Thursday, as its core commerce and cloud computing businesses continued…

Read More Alibaba beats estimates as pandemic fuels online, cloud computing demand

Believe it or not, there was a time before everyone carried an iPhone around with them. While many of were content with indestructible Nokia bricks,…

Read More BlackBerry phones are making a comeback

It’s not been a good start to the day for a number of Gmail users. The hugely-popular email service, which is used by consumers, schools,…

Read More Gmail down: Google confirms problems as email users unable to send or receive messages

MILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia (TIM) will not accept less than 50% of any single broadband network but is ready to find a solution over…

Read More Telecom Italia ready to find solution on single network governance: CEO to paper

Life on Earth was almost wiped out when a star exploded – 65 light years away. The supernova caused a mass extinction 359 million years…

Read More Life on Earth 'almost wiped out when star exploded 65 light years away'

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank Corp (9434.T) said on Thursday it was pleased its 5G network had been given “clean” status by the…

Read More Telco SoftBank pleased 5G network given 'clean' status by U.S

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) won preliminary approval late on Wednesday from a federal court for settlement of a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected…

Read More Facebook wins preliminary approval to settle facial recognition lawsuit

(Reuters) – Short-term home rental company Airbnb Inc said on Wednesday it filed confidentially for an initial public offering with U.S. regulators, setting the stage…

Read More Airbnb files for IPO as short-term rental market rebounds

(Reuters) – Short-term home rental company Airbnb Inc said on Wednesday it filed confidentially for an initial public offering with U.S. regulators, setting the stage…

Read More Airbnb files for IPO as short-term rental market rebounds

(Reuters) – Short-term home rental company Airbnb Inc on Wednesday confidentially filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, marking…

Read More Airbnb confidentially files for U.S. IPO

As of today, Apple is the first publicly traded United States company to hit a market cap of $2 trillion USD. Based on a share…

Read More Apple Becomes First U.S. Company Worth $2 Trillion USD

If you fancy a new television in your living room (or bedroom, or home office) but don’t want to pay the premium prices you’ll find…

Read More Lidl just rivalled ASDA with a brilliant 55-inch 4K TV deal that’s very tough to beat

LONDON (Reuters) – Marriott International Inc (MAR.O), the world’s largest hotel operator, is facing a London class action brought by millions of former hotel guests…

Read More Marriott faces London lawsuit over vast data breach

TOKYO (Reuters) – A change in control of the Japanese unit of TikTok, the popular video-sharing app owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, could be one…

Read More Changing TikTok Japan ownership could address security concerns, ruling party lawmaker says