Monday, January 12, 2026

Uber sued over payment for mobile ads it called fraudulent

LONDON: A British mobile advertising agency has sued Uber Technologies Inc to force the ride-hailing company to pay millions of dollars of bills that...

Dell unveils new AI servers powered by Nvidia’s latest chips

The servers come in air-cooled and liquid-cooled models and can support up to 192 Blackwell Ultra chips

Ziff Davis files lawsuit against OpenAI over ChatGPT’s use of copyrighted works

Ziff Davis' portfolio includes well-known tech news outlets like ZDNet, PCMag, CNET, IGN, and the advice website Lifehacker

JazzCash and FWO move towards digitised toll fee payments

ISLAMABAD: Further expanding itself in the domain of digital payments, JazzCash has entered into an agreement with Frontier Works Organization (FWO), whereby it will be...

Alibaba’s partner Whale Cloud to invest $70m in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Considering the demographical and geo-strategic location of Pakistan and the vision of the new government, Whale Cloud, partner of Ali Baba Group, has shown...

Facebook acquires Confirm, a company which authenticates IDs

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc is buying a software firm that specializes in authenticating government-issued identification cards, the two companies said on Tuesday, a...

Huawei prepares to test powerful AI chip to rival Nvidia’s products

Huawei aims for the Ascend 910D to outperform Nvidia's H100 and expects to receive the first batch of samples by late May

Xiaomi seeks public listing, as Hong Kong eager for big tech IPOs in 2018

HONG KONG: Hong Kong bankers are eyeing a slew of blockbuster IPOs from Chinese technology firms with a total market capitalization of some $500...

Microsoft clears legal hurdle as court upholds $69 billion Activision acquisition

The three-judge panel finds that the FTC lacks strong evidence to prove the merger reduces competition

Apple challenges UK government’s demand for encrypted data access

The British government’s "technical capability notice" requires Apple to provide access to encrypted data, including messages and photos

Microsoft to shut down LinkedIn in China, cites ‘challenging’ environment

BEIJING: Microsoft Corp is pulling the plug on LinkedIn in China nearly seven years after its launch, marking the retreat of the last major...

Musk’s xAI and Nvidia to join Microsoft to develop AI infrastructure

The group plans to invest over $30 billion in AI-related projects, making it one of the largest initiatives to fund data centers

Neuralink launches first clinical trial in Canada with regulatory approval

The trial will assess the safety and functionality of an implant designed to enable paralysed individuals to control digital devices using their thoughts

Moiz Ali, Harvard alum sells Native Deodorant to Procter & Gamble for $100 million

LAHORE: Moiz Ali, owner of San Francisco-based Native Deodorant brand has sold his company to Procter & Gamble for $100 million. Moiz Ali, studied at Harvard...

Lack of implementation framework, National IT Policy 2016 yet to take off

LAHORE: National Information Technology (IT) Policy 2016 needs a minimum of 167 national and international consultants to develop strategy framework action plan for policy...