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Music by the numbers: scientists reveal a secret to great song writing
Researchers statistically analysed tens of thousands of chord progressions in classic US Billboard hits
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WhatsApp adds shopping catalog feature, courting e-commerce
Facebook has been trying to boost revenue from higher-growth units like Instagram and Whatsapp
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International committee calls for pause on false political ads online
Facebook has been under scrutiny over its decision to not fact-check ads run by politicians
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6 local startups to present at Singapore Fintech Festival
An international platform for the fin-tech community to come to connect, collaborate and co-create with each other
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USA, China, Japan and Korea to dominate 5G
These countries will account for more than half of the world’s subscribers to super-fast 5G mobile
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Airbnb to verify listings as deadly incident prompts safety move
Five people were killed and others wounded in a Thursday night shooting at the residence
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Skip the queue: Singapore hotels use face recognition check-in
Tech-savvy country of 5.7 million people is increasingly turning to automation to speed up services
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China imposes curfew on minors in gaming crackdown
Those under 18 cannot play games online between 10 pm and 8 am
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FIA cyber crime wing arrests man for harassing women
Suspect purchased foreign mobile numbers for Whatsapp
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Three charged in US with spying on Twitter users for Saudi Arabia
The lawsuit comes as US-Saudi relations continue to suffer over the brutal murder last year of Saudi journalist Jamal
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Facebook silently slides in another privacy breach
Following this, the social media giant suspended thousands of apps
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Put down that phone! Indonesians invent device to aid internet-addicted
Internet addiction is a growing social issue in Indonesia
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Local startup raises $1.6 million funding from investors
The money will go towards more in-depth research, marketing, advertising and product development
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China launches Sudan's first ever satellite: official
It was launched on Sunday from north China's Shanxi Province
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US telecom regulator approves T-Mobile/Sprint merger
The Federal Communications Commission cleared the $26 billion
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Twitter political ads ban no sure fix to voter manipulation
Social media companies, including Twitter rival Facebook, face growing pressure to stop carrying ads
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TikTok stresses its independence from China but US lawmakers are unconvinced
TikTok, a video app popular with teens, stressed its independence from China in a letter to US lawmakers
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Australia to press Facebook for details on Libra cryptocurrency
Facebook to reveal details about its plans for a global cryptocurrency called Libra
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UPS drone makes first home prescription deliveries for CVS
UPS became the first company to win the broadest FAA certification to operate a drone airline
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In review of fatal Arizona crash, US agency says Uber software had flaws
Uber self-driving test vehicle that struck and killed an Arizona woman in 2018
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From cat videos to credit cards, Amazon says customers have to secure own data
US lawmakers accuse web giant for not doing enough to secure data on its servers
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How will Apple, Disney, AT&T and Netflix retain streaming subscribers?
Companies are using programming, promotions and other strategies to avoid cancellations
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NUST graduate becomes Pakistan’s first female Google Developer
Aqsa Kausar, a graduate of NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS), has beaten the odds
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Apple partners with Mercantile Pacific as its regional distributor
The company is constantly working on expanding their network by adding partners, supplier and customers
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Microsoft Japan tests three-day weekend and it works!
It increased the productivity of the employees by 40%
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Abu Dhabi launches advanced defense technology company
The launch was made at a ceremony attended by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nayhan
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern's 2 minute challenge goes viral
The video gained instant popularity amongst the people with over 7.5k comments and 46k shares
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Pakistan listed in top five at #TechWomen19
Their initiative was Bacha-o which reflected the problem of child sexual abuse using a digital platform
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NASA probe provides insight on solar system's border with interstellar space
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched in 1977, designed for five-year missions
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How TikTok, caught in US regulatory crossfire, rose to global video stardom
Short video-sharing app TikTok has become the latest Chinese firm caught in US regulatory crossfire
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Activist asks Indian court to order probe into WhatsApp over hacking scandal
The petition could present a new legal headache for WhatsApp and its parent Facebook in India
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Boeing tests space taxi, one of three parachutes does not open
NASA has picked Boeing and Elon Musk’s SpaceX as the main contractors to build rocket-and-capsule
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German minister casts doubt on Huawei participation in 5G build-out
Germany wants to add a test of trustworthiness to the 5G security catalog
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You might not be allowed to share your Netflix password soon
The company faces a set back with many people sharing their login details
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42 years on, Voyager 2 charts interstellar space
Scientists hoped to answer a number of questions by comparing data sent back by the two probes
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Snowden warns of Web giants' 'irresistible power'
The US government last month urged tech giants to allow police to read encrypted messages
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Disinformation, surveillance seen as growing threats to democracy
Governments around the world are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections
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WhatsApp rolls out fingerprint lock feature for Android users
Following the addition of the biometric security feature to the iOS version earlier this year
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Here's a phone you can buy for $70,000
Caviar, a company known for luxury iPhone makeovers, has introduced iPhone 11 Pro Discovery Solarius
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NASA just dropped a picture that looks eerie
The image shows “active regions” on the sun creating the illusion of a Jack-o-lantern style face
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Founder of China's smartphone maker Smartisan barred from planes, trains
Smartisan is a niche player in China’s smartphone sector
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Huawei pushes 5G in SEAsia, brushing off 'tech war' with US
Trump's administration has warned Huawei's equipment could allow China to spy on other countries
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'Silicon Saxony' stands on foundations laid under East Germany
Cold War technology embargoes meant western equipment could only be acquired through slow and expensive means
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Ross says licenses for US companies to sell to Huawei coming ‘shortly’
President Donald Trump promised in June to provide some relief to firms that did business with Huawei
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China launches high-res satellite able to provide stereo imagery
Beijing seeks to reduce reliance on foreign technology in topographic mapping
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Huawei moving on 5G while politics plays out
Chinese firms have been accused of posing a national security threat
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US opens national security investigation into TikTok
The app is growing more popular among US teenagers at a time of growing tensions between Washington and Beijing
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Why half the world is not online? Bringing high-speed internet to Pakistan by 2023
An open-access network that can revolutionise the electrical grid and overcome the digital divide
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Realme launched its flagship smartphone to capture high price range market
The management intends to test above $350 handset market of Pakistan
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Musk to go off Twitter ... again
After questioning “the good” of the social networking site