Microsoft to invest $400 million in Swiss cloud and AI infrastructure

Switzerland has created one of the world’s leading innovation ecosystems, blending world-class research with real-world applications, says Microsoft Vice Chairman

Google to appeal U.S. antitrust decision on online search monopoly

We still strongly believe the Court's original decision was wrong, and look forward to our eventual appeal, says Google

Google faces final arguments in antitrust case over Chrome, search deals

The Justice Department and a coalition of states are seeking a range of remedies to curb Google’s dominance in online search

OpenAI urges court to keep countersuit against Elon Musk in expedited trial

The countersuit accuses Musk of engaging in fraudulent business practices under California law and alleges a pattern of harassment

U.S. energy department to use Nvidia, Dell technology in new supercomputer

The supercomputer will support research by more than 11,000 scientists across disciplines including chemistry, physics, and biology

Google begins direct online sales of hardware devices in India

Google plans physical stores in India to showcase Pixel and other hardware products

DeepSeek R1 update narrows gap with OpenAI and Google in AI performance

The updated version improves reasoning depth, inference capabilities and enhancing performance on complex tasks

PTA seizes equipment used for mobile device tampering

PTA reiterates its zero-tolerance policy toward unlawful trade and alteration of mobile device identifiers

Musk’s xAI and Telegram agree to one-year Grok partnership

xAI will pay Telegram $300 million in cash and equity and share 50% of subscription revenue generated through the platform

Xiaomi market value tops $171 billion, surpassing BYD

Shares of Xiaomi jump as much as 3.4% after the company reported record revenue and profit for the first quarter

OpenAI restructuring creates option for potential future IPO, says CFO

Sarah Friar says no final decision has been made and both the company and public markets must be prepared for an IPO

Texas requires Apple and Google to verify app store users’ ages

The law mandates parental consent for users under 18 to download apps or make in-app purchases
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Huawei, education ministry launch ICT training program in schools

The program aims to train more than 300,000 students across Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Islamabad IT Park to open on August 14, aims to boost tech innovation

New hub to provide office spaces, incubation centre, and Pakistan’s first Tier III Data Centre for tech startups and IT companies

Pakistan issues urgent cybersecurity alert after 180 million passwords get exposed in global data breach

Breach stems from InfoStealer malware, a tool designed to silently extract sensitive user data from infected systems; 184 million passwords compromised globally