tech

Twitter, outage

‘Spying’ by former Twitter employees for Saudi Arabia underscore risks

The allegations of spying by former Twitter employees for Saudi Arabia underscore the risks for… Read More

WhatsApp adds shopping catalog feature, courting e-commerce

Facebook has been trying to boost revenue from higher-growth units like Instagram and Whatsapp, which… Read More

Skip the queue: Hotels start using face recognition check-in

The tech-savvy country of 5.7 million people is increasingly turning to automation to speed up… Read More

uber london

Uber faces costly choices

Uber said it “will likely” have to strike a licensing deal with Waymo or opt… Read More

Indonesians

Indonesians invent device to aid internet-addicted

Studies have found that prolonged mobile phone usage has a specific lowering effect on HRV… Read More

Google pixel 4

Google in smartphone push with motion-sensing Pixel 4

Pixel 4 features improved camera capabilities, using artificial intelligence to boost optical zoom Read More

Huawei’s side businesses keep it all in the family

Side businesses, which range from hotels to food and wine, cater mainly to the Huawei… Read More

I phone 11

Apple unveils iPhone 11 models, with price cut

The newest handsets come as Apple seeks to spur new upgrades in a slumping global… Read More

Voice-command ovens on show at tech fair

Siemens claimed two world firsts with an oven that opens on voice command and separate… Read More

Facebook might start hiding ‘Like’ counts for posts

"We are considering hiding like counts from Facebook," a spokesman for the leading social network… Read More

Facebook launches tool to let users control data flow

The new tool is to give clients access to their so-called “off-Facebook activity” Read More

WhatsApp Web to get two new features soon

As per the latest report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is working on two new features Read More

Instagram begins letting users report misinformation

The option was expected to be available to all Instagram users by the end of… Read More

Facebook listened to users’ conversations: report

Facebook has paid hundreds of contractors to listen to and transcribe snippets of users conversations Read More

China to push to attract more high-tech manufacturers

China will push to attract more high-tech manufacturers to set up in the world’s No.2… Read More

Facebook fact-checker says company must share more data to fight misinformation

Facebook launched the program in December 2016 and now has 54 fact-checking partners working in… Read More

Australian watchdog calls for controls on Facebook, Google

The watchdog said it is estimated that 17 million Australians use Facebook each month and… Read More

Study shows cute kids are YouTube clickbait, child advocates concerned

YouTube has come under fire in recent years from lawmakers and parent groups who contend… Read More

Apple in advanced talks to buy Intel’s smartphone-modem chip business

Assuming talks don’t fall apart, the deal, valued at $1 billion or more, could be… Read More