Uber used undercover agents
Uber set up a covert unit tasked with stealing competitors' secrets and engaging in undercover surveillance, a letter published by a US court on Friday has alleged.
It is critical evidence in Uber's legal battle...
Google to open artificial intelligence centre in China
Google is deepening its push into artificial intelligence (AI) by opening a research centre in China, even though its search services remain blocked in the country.
Google said the facility would be the first its...
Uber settles defamation lawsuit filed by Indian rape victim
Uber has agreed to settle a US civil lawsuit with a woman who accused its executives of improperly obtaining her medical records after she was raped by a driver in India.
The lawsuit, which follows...
Apple ‘to buy Shazam for $400m’
Apple is close to buying the music recognition app Shazam for about $400m (£300m), media reports say.
Shazam, a UK company founded in 1999, allows people to use their smartphone or computer to identify and...
Nintendo games to appear on rival console
Nintendo is to release some of its popular games on a rival manufacturer's console for the first time in decades.
Some of the company's older games from the discontinued Wii console will appear on the...
Huawei partners KNUST to offer authorised network academy in Ghana
Huawei has partnered Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to run Huawei Authorized Information and Network Academy (HAINA) program for students at the University.
The HAINA initiative is a global ICT technology education...
Facebook creates 800 jobs as it opens new London office
Facebook is opening a new London office that will allow it to create 800 new UK jobs in 2018.
By the end of next year about 2,300 people will work for the social media company...
Robot automation will ‘take 800 million jobs by 2030’
Up to 800 million global workers will lose their jobs by 2030 and be replaced by robotic automation, a new report from a consultancy has found.
The study of 46 countries and 800 occupations by...
iPhone supplier stops illegal overtime
Foxconn, a main supplier for Apple's iPhone, says it has stopped interns from working illegal overtime at its factory in China.
It comes after a Financial Times report found at least six students worked 11-hour...
Uber concealed huge data breach
Uber concealed a hack that affected 57 million customers and drivers, the company has confirmed.
The 2016 breach was hidden by the ride-sharing firm which paid hackers $100,000 (£75,000) to delete the data.
The company's former...