Xiaomi Corp's second-quarter revenue rose a record 64% from a year earlier, announcing the purchase of an autonomous driving startup as it prepares to expand into the competitive market.

Microsoft will end support for the Office and Outlook Android apps on Chrome OS and start pushing Chromebook users to its web apps instead, making the offline situation for Office users more complicated. While certain Office web apps have a dedicated offline mode, Tofel reports not being able to open existing documents using Microsoft’s progressive web app for Chrome OS while offline.

Western Digital Corp. is in advanced talks to merge with Kioxia Holdings Corp. in a deal that could be valued at more than $20 billion and further reorder the global chip industry, long-running discussions between the companies have heated up in the past few weeks and could reach agreement on a deal as early as mid-September.

Google will tap Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to supply the 5G modem for its next flagship Pixel smart phone, signaling the first win for the Korean firm in the U.S. market dominated by Qualcomm Inc.

Google and Microsoft will invest $30 billion in cybersecurity advancements over the next five years. Google pledged $10 billion, while Microsoft pledged $20 billion, and $150 million will be used to expand Microsoft's training network and help US government agencies upgrade their digital security systems.

The pandemic spurred huge growth for the video calls platform, with sales in the last three months of 2020 up 370% compared to the same period in 2019. It said an internal survey of employees found only 1% wanted to return to the office full-time, with more than half preferring a hybrid approach.

YouTube has removed 1 million videos for dangerous COVID-19 misinformation since February 2020, sharing the statistic in a blog post outlining how the company approaches misinformation on its platform. Both Facebook and YouTube have come under scrutiny for their policies around health misinformation during the pandemic, which has so far declined to disclose details about how vaccine and health misinformation spreads.

Instagram is experimenting with changes to its search function to allow users to search for content based on topics rather than account names or hashtags. The new search results are available for “a range of topics and a range of languages” but that Instagram is still working to expand the feature.

TikTok announced it’s piloting a new in-app shopping experience as part of its ongoing partnership with Shopify, allowing select merchants from the US, Canada, and the UK to use a new shopping tab and product links to sell products from Shopify storefronts.

The South Korea stock market has moved higher in back-to-back trading days, jumping almost 80 points or 2.6 percent along the way, resting just beneath the 3,140-point plateau and it's expected to tick higher again on Wednesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is flat to slightly higher, again supported by oil and technology stocks.

Waymo LLC is opening its driver-supported robotaxis in San Francisco to selected riders, an important test for the Google sister company’s technology and business in a major city. The Alphabet Inc. unit has raised billions of dollars from outside investors and recently completed a leadership shake-up, building toward a San Francisco launch.

Xiaomi is planning to introduce a new Redmi Note 10 Lite smartphone in India. The leak claims that the handset is codenamed 'Curtana' which is the same as last year's Note 9 Pro model.