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Pfizer vaccine effective in those with chronic illnesses
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is effective at preventing severe disease in people who have diabetes and heart condition
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Bitcoin tumbles below $50,000, other cryptos sink over Biden tax plans
Bitcoin posted sharp losses on concern that US President Joe Biden plans to raise capital gains taxes
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China could rule world's technology, says UK cyber spy chief
West must urgently act to ensure China does not dominate important emerging technologies, said Fleming
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'Creative' genes gave Homo sapiens edge over Neanderthals, says study
Findings suggest that genes played a role in the evolution of creativity, self-awareness and cooperative behavior
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SpaceX rocketship launches astronauts on NASA mission to space station
NASA and Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a new four-astronaut team on a flight to the International Space Station
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LUMS students develop tourism app 'Lahori Khoji'
LUMS students have developed a smartphone application called ‘Lahori Khoji’ as part of their senior year project
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Turkey detains dozens over alleged cryptocurrency fraud
Istanbul-based cryptocurrency exchange founder fled with a reported $2 billion in investors' assets
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NASA-SpaceX set to launch next 4-member crew to International Space Station
The mission marks the second 'operational' space station team to be launched by NASA
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Fears of Biden tax blow leave cryptocurrencies Ether, Bitcoin on the ropes
Cryptocurrency Ether pulled back sharply from a record high and rival Bitcoin also fell on Friday
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Biden's climate summit zeroes in on technology to help fight global warming
Thursday's Earth Day kickoff sought to rally world ambition to reduce global warming
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Death by Zoom: Covid-19-hit Indonesia orders death penalties online
Three Iranians and a Pakistani learned via video that they would be shot for smuggling drugs into Indonesia
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A black hole dubbed 'the Unicorn' may be galaxy's smallest one
The researchers said the black hole is roughly three times the mass of our sun
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Woman loses life savings, sues casino-style app
Wilkinson spent $50,000 on the app, which she said ruined her life
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In first, Perseverance Mars rover makes oxygen on another planet
The six-wheeled robot has converted some carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into oxygen
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Facebook says Palestinian spies behind hacking campaign
Facebook says it has disrupted a long-running cyberespionage campaign run by Palestinian intelligence
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Tesla comes under growing China pressure after customer complaint
Tesla came under pressure from regulators and state media after protest by a customer about malfunctioning brakes
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Johnson & Johnson jab may cause unusual blood clotting
According to the EU agency, over 7 million people received the product of the Johnson & Johnson pharma company
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UK spy agency MI5 to join Instagram
MI5 plans to host online Q&As with serving intelligence officers and promote career opportunities on the platform
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Twitter becomes platform of hope amid the despair of India's Covid crisis
India is reporting more than 250,000 new Covid-19 cases a day in its worst phase of the pandemic
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Instagram launches feature to tackle hate speech, abuse
Facebook's Instagram is rolling out a feature to prevent users from viewing possibly abusive messages
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China plans $3b supercomputing centre to analyse data from space
China’s southern space port of Wenchang will build a $3 billion supercomputing centre by year-end
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Netflix subscriber growth slows after pandemic boom
Roughly 3.98 million people signed up for Netflix, below the 6.25 million average projection of analysts
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Apple packs iPad Pros with faster chips, slims iMacs and jumps into tracking tags
Apple announced a range of new computers, a paid podcasting service, and devices for finding lost items
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Apple goes to battle with Spotify in premium podcast push
Apple is fighting to retain control of the fast-growing podcasting market it popularized years ago
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TikTok sued for billions in child privacy lawsuit
TikTok is one of the world's most popular apps and has around 100 million users in Europe alone
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Microsoft to test Xbox cloud gaming on PCs, Apple mobile devices
Microsoft's gaming division Xbox will roll out a beta version of its cloud gaming service on web browsers and iPhones
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Facebook to launch audio chatrooms, podcasts
Facebook's incursion into the audio market comes as the sudden explosion of interest in Clubhouse is waning
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NASA makes history with first helicopter flight on Mars
NASA's miniature robot helicopter Ingenuity performed a successful takeoff and landing on Mars
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Govt will share revisions to social media rules within fortnight
Committee responsible held its 4th consultative meeting after talks with all stakeholders
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YouTube celebrates success of content creators in Pakistan
Mubashir joined YouTube in January of 2017 when there were no proper internet facilities in Shahpur
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Crypto-rich investors snap up virtual real estate
NFT is a new type of virtual asset that has its ownership status and authenticity verified by blockchain
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BMW aiming for quarter of China sales to be electric vehicles by 2025
BMW expects at least half of its sales to be zero-emission vehicles by 2030
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Two dead in Tesla crash that was believed to be driverless
Tesla Model S was traveling at a high rate of speed when it failed to negotiate a curve and went off the roadway
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China’s Ant Group explores ways for Jack Ma to exit
Ant Group is exploring options for founder Jack Ma to divest his stake and give up control
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Facebook to announce new audio products on Monday
Facebook will announce a series of products under the umbrella of 'social audio' on monday
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Three astronauts return from International Space Station
The three had been at the space station since mid-October 2020
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Google misled consumers over data collection, says Australian watchdog
Users were not informed that leaving 'Web & App Activity' setting on would allow Google to continue to collect data
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Musk's SpaceX wins $2.9 billion contract to land humans on moon
NASA awarded SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to bring astronauts to the moon as early as 2024
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Twitter says services down for some users
Twitter said it was working on fixing an access issue after thousands of users reported problems with the platform
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Dogecoin surges to record high, up almost 300% in a week
The latest rally in Dogecoin came two days after billionaire Elon Musk tweeted, 'Doge Barking at the Moon'
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Google Earth's timelapse feature puts a spotlight on climate change
Google Earth's timelapse tool shows the change in coastlines, sprawling expansion of cityscapes and agricultural lands
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Scientists grow human-monkey embryos for the first time
The creation of hybrid embryos has triggered a debate within the scientific community
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Mercedes unveils its flagship electric car in bid to take on Tesla
The EQS is the first in a family of Mercedes-Benz cars built on a dedicated electric vehicle platform
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Advocacy group urges Zuckerberg to cancel plans to launch Instagram for kids
Instagram exploits youngsters' fear of missing out as they constantly check their devices seeking approval, says CCFC
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Verizon to launch 5G internet for businesses in 21 US cities
Verizon has also struck deals with Microsoft and Nokia to help clients speed up data traffic through 5G networks
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TSMC sees chip shortage lasting into 2022
TSMC said it is doing all it can to increase productivity and alleviate a worldwide chip shortage
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Facebook signs first deal to buy renewable energy in India
Facebook has signed a deal to buy renewable energy in India from a local firm’s wind power project
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Angry Indian traders counter Amazon summit with own event
Indian traders, who are a crucial part of PM Modi’s support base claim that Amazon benefit a few big sellers
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Elon Musk's SpaceX raises $1.16 billion in equity financing
The private space company had raised $1.9 billion in August in its largest single fundraising round
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Turkey fines Google for abusing dominant position
Turkey’s Competition Board has fined Alphabet’s Google more than $36.65 million for abusing its dominant position