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WhatsApp will limit functionality if you don't accept terms
Users will eventually face limited functionality if they don't accept WhatsApp's privacy policy update
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Italy fines Google $123m for abuse of dominant position
Google did not allow JuicePass, an electric vehicle (EV) services app from Enel X, to operate on Android Auto
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Amazon wins against an EU order to pay $303m in taxes
Both Amazon and Apple were targeted by competition chief Margrethe Vestager to stamp out tax deals used by EU states
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Instagram lets users pick preferred gender pronouns
Instagram users can opt to have pronoun choices shown publicly, or just to friends at the service
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Bitcoin falls after Musk says that the currency cannot be used to buy Tesla
Bitcoin rebounded to about $50,000 in Asian trading after plunging as much as 17%
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Child's burial site tells of early man's emotional life
Scientists last week found the site, dating to around 78,000 years ago, where a child was buried in a cave
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Meet China's elderly influencers cashing in on the internet
A generation of Chinese born in the 1960s are reaching their mandatory retirement age
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US removes Xiaomi from government blacklist
Trump administration, designated the firm as having ties to China’s military and placed it on US ban list
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Nearly a fifth of Earth's surface transformed since 1960
The planet has already warmed 1.2C above the preindustrial benchmark, enough to unleash a crescendo of deadly storms
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NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft detects the eerie hum of interstellar space
After 44 years of travel, Voyager 1 is the most distant human-made object in space
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UK unveils law to fine social media firms which fail to remove online abuse
Social media companies fined up to 10% of turnover or $25 million if they failed to stamp out online abuses
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YouTube to launch $100m creator fund for Shorts video feature
Viral app TikTok jump-started the trend of short-form video clips and was quickly copied by other apps
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Instagram, Twitter blame glitches for deleting Palestinian posts
Data rights groups accuse social media giants of ‘discriminatory algorithms,’ demand greater transparency
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Musk asks Twitter users if they want Tesla to accept Dogecoin
Elon Musk asked his followers in a poll on Twitter whether Tesla should accept payment in dogecoin
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US state AGs urge Facebook to cancel plans for Instagram for younger kids
A group of 40 state attorneys general urged Mark Zuckerberg to abandon plans to launch Instagram for children
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Russian children fly free from challenges of cerebral palsy
According to official figures, around 85,000 children in Russia suffer from cerebral palsy
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Formula One to develop electric vans, SUVs for carmakers
The company will produce its first supercar, the T50, with a powerful V12 engine, in 2022
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Foxconn’s iPhone India output drops 50% amid Covid surge
Foxconn facility in the southern state of Tamil Nadu produces iPhones specifically for India
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Amazon raises $1 billion sustainable bond for climate, social causes
Global green bond issuance reached a record high of $270 billion at the end of 2020
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NASA spacecraft starts trip back to Earth after collecting asteroid samples
NASA spacecraft has begun its two-year journey back to Earth
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Clubhouse launches Android app as downloads plummet
Live audio app Clubhouse will begin introducing a test version of its app to Google's Android users in the US
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German scientist predicted that person named 'Elon' will take humans to Mars
SpaceX won NASA’s $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to bring astronauts to the moon as early as 2024
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Evidence of nine Neanderthals found in Italian cave
Eight of them date to between 50,000 and 68,000 years ago, while the oldest could be 90,000 or 100,000 years old
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Ether bursts past $4,000
Bitcoin has doubled, ether has soared more than fivefold this year and dogecoin more than a hundredfold
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SpaceX accepts dogecoin as payment to launch lunar mission next year
SpaceX will launch the 'DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon' in the first quarter of next year
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Virgin Hyperloop shows off future of transport
Virgin Hyperloop is looking to first develop passenger routes in India, where the transport system is overloaded
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India holds up wireless approvals for China-made devices, delaying launches
Modi’s government this week omitted Chinese gearmaker Huawei from a list of participants in its 5G trials
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Cryptocurrency ethereum is flourishing but risks linger
Ethereum has outperformed major digital currency rivals this year
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Amazon pauses annual Prime Day sale in India due to Covid-19
Amazon, Google, and several Indian firms have jumped in to help India battle coronavirus
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Perseverance rover captures sound of Ingenuity flying on Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time captured the low-pitched whirring of Ingenuity helicopter's blades
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Increasing access to 4G vital in bridging digital divide, says Jazz CCO
Asif Aziz pointed out device affordability as one of the major reasons why people are not yet ready to shift to 4G
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How Google's CEO delivers winning presentations
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is using brain-friendly presentations to captivate the audience
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Debris from China space rocket likely to fall in international waters
The environmentally friendly fuel used by the Long March 5B would not pollute the ocean
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IBM unveils 2-nanometer chip technology for faster computing
The technology could be as much as 45% faster than the mainstream 7-nanometer chips , up to 75% more power-efficient
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Twitter lets people leave tips for some tweeters
A limited number of users around the world who tweet in English can add a 'Tip Jar' feature to their profiles
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Cryptocurrency ether rises to new record high over $3,600
Ether, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency after bitcoin, extended a breakaway rally to a new record high
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PayPal profit tops estimates on digital payments boom
PayPal beat profit estimates, with a coronavirus-driven shift to online shopping and digital transactions
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SpaceX Starship rocket prototype achieves first safe landing
Musk has said he intends to fly Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa around the moon with the Starship in 2023
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Oldest human burial discovered in Africa
A child perhaps 2-1/2 or 3 years old buried in a shallow grave under the sheltered overhang of a cave
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Facebook has six months to determine if Trump returns
Facebook's oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company’s suspension of former US President Donald Trump
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Pfizer vaccine does not affect sperm, reveals study
Neuropsychiatric symptoms are common in Covid-19 survivors, a large new analysis confirms
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Tesla developing platform to allow car owners in China access data
China last month published draft rules to ensure the security of data generated by smart cars
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Amazon includes Pakistan in its sellers list
Pakistani sellers can now create their IDs on the e-commerce platform to sell their products worldwide
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Advances in brain tech spur push for 'neuro-rights'
Science has opened the possibility of designing hybrid humans with artificially enhanced cognitive abilities
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Facebook's Workplace tool reaches 7 million paid subscribers
Covid-19 has changed work for millions globally who have switched from being in the office to working from home
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Scientists reveal how long is solar system's longest day
The study found that a single Venusian rotation takes 243.0226 Earth days
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India's young fight the pandemic with apps and oxygen
Indians are building online databases packed with information about medical resources available across the country
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Starlink satellite internet service gets 500,000 preorders, says Musk
SpaceX plans to deploy 12,000 satellites in total, the Starlink constellation will cost it roughly $10 billion
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Verizon sells media assets including Yahoo, AOL for $5B
Verizon had bought AOL for $4.4 billion in 2015 and Yahoo for $4.5 billion in 2017
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Here’s how social media sites handle world leaders
Facebook’s independent oversight board will announce whether it is overturning the suspension of Trump’s account