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Bitcoin hits $1 trillion market cap, surges to fresh all-time peak
The world’s most popular cryptocurrency jumped to an all-time high of $56,399.99
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Carmakers wake up to new pecking order as chip crunch intensifies
Car manufacturers have cut output as the chip market was swept clean by makers of consumer electronics
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SolarWinds hackers studied Microsoft source code for authentication and email
Microsoft had said before that the hackers had accessed some source code, but had not said which parts
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Elon Musk says bitcoin is slightly better than holding cash
Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin purchase set the cryptocurrency soaring toward this week’s record peak of $50,000
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New look at first black hole detected shows it is bigger than expected
A fresh examination has revealed new details about the first black hole ever detected - which was spotted in 1964
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WhatsApp to move ahead with privacy update despite backlash
WhatsApp's new privacy update has sparked a global outcry and sent users to rival apps Telegram and Signal
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Apple adds 'BlastDoor' security feature to fight iMessage hacks
In 2016, former US government intelligence operatives hacked into the iPhones of activists, and rival foreign leaders
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Pakistan's PayPro receives USAID SMEA Innovation Grant
PayPro was launched in September 2019 to help MSMEs manage their business operations in different sectors
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Facebook 'unfriends' Australia: Uproar as news pages go dark
Facebook wiped out pages from Australian state governments and charities as well as from domestic news organisations
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Huawei turns to pig farming as smartphone sales drop
Tech giants such as JD.com and Alibaba, are already working with pig farmers in China
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Amazon documents reveal company's secret strategy to dodge India's regulators
For years, Amazon has been giving preferential treatment to a small group of sellers on its India platform
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US charges three North Koreans in $1.3 billion hacking spree
North Korean hackers aimed at stealing more than $1.3 billion in money and cryptocurrency
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Robinhood to allow customers to deposit, withdraw cryptocurrencies
Robinhood currently allows customers to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin on its platform
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Facebook blocks news content in Australia as it blasts proposed law
Facebook will block news content from being read and shared in its news feed in Australia
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NASA rover Perseverance on track for daredevil landing on Mars
NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance would set the stage for conclusively showing whether life has ever existed beyond Earth
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Players in GameStop market drama make their case to lawmakers
Last month’s Reddit rally drove massive volatility in GameStop and other shares
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Pakistani students win big in America's Design, Build and Fly competition
US Embassy in Pakistan congratulates GIKI's Team Invictus for bagging second position
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Hong Kong sees rush for burner phones as government pushes contact-tracing app
Contact-tracing apps have sparked similar privacy and trust issues around the world
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Apple lobbies for India incentives as it plans iPad assembly
Apple is angling to participate in a new scheme to boost India’s exports of computer products
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These are bitcoin's most famous backers
Bitcoin rose above $50,000 for first time, continuing a rally that has seen it rise nearly 900% since March last year
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Chip shortage could impact nearly one million vehicles of production in first quarter
The supply shortages were exacerbated by previous US administration’s actions to curtail technology transfers to China
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Handful of hedge funds bet big on GameStop before its wild ride
Hedge fund Senvest scored a $700 million profit on the GameStop position
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Australian media firms squeeze more from Google as new law looms
Australia claimed an early win in a protracted licensing battle with Google
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'We just want to play': Iran gamers battle reality of US sanctions
Industry giants including Microsoft, Epic Games, and Riot Games have blocked Iranians from using their gaming services
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New York attorney general sues Amazon over Covid-19 shortfalls
Amazon was sued over its handling of worker safety issues around the Covid-19 pandemic at two warehouses
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Pakistani e-commerce startup successfully integrates voice search
Shopsy.pk lets customers compare prices of products from more than 250 online stores and order them for delivery
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Fawad blames past court orders for hindering technological progress
Pakistan’s relations with digital companies deteriorated due to court decisions in 2014, says federal minister
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Social media app Parler crawls back online on 'independent technology'
Parler was cut off by major service providers that accused the app of failing to police violent content
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Kremlin calls Musk's idea for Putin to join Clubhouse app interesting
Clubhouse, a San Francisco-based app requires newcomers to be invited by existing users before they can join
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Australia's political opposition to support Facebook, Google legislation
Google has described the legislation as 'unworkable' and has threatened to withdraw its search engine from Australia
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Hyundai Motor's electric bus catches fire in South Korea
In October, Hyundai recalled 25,564 Kona electric vehicles over the risk of a short circuit
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Five apps to help you get more organised
CamCard is an easy-to-use productivity app that helps users organize business cards they receive on a daily basis
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Mastercard launches numberless card in Pakistan with SadaPay
From online shopping for basic commodities to making online payments, financial transactions have shifted online
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Bitcoin pulls back from brink of $50,000
Bitcoin fell as much as 5.6% in Asian trading hours after having to post a record peak of $49,714.66 on Sunday
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NASA rover faces 'seven minutes of terror' before landing on Mars
NASA’s Mars rover packed inside a space capsule hits the final stretch of its seven-month journey from Earth
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Nissan says 'not in talks with Apple' over autonomous car project
Early-stage talks between Apple and Hyundai Motor Group over autonomous electric cars also recently collapsed
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Elon Musk says he supports top dogecoin holders selling most of their coins
Earlier this month, Dogecoin surged more than 50% after billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted his support for it
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Australia's Seven West Media strikes deal with Google for news
Australia pushes ahead with a law that would force the internet giant to pay media companies for content.
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PlayStation developers reveal their most awaited games of 2021
Resident Evil Village is an upcoming survival-horror game in which, players fight against outbreaks of zombies
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Big companies Tesla, BNY, Mastercard embrace cryptocurrency
Bitcoin hit record highs this month after Tesla said it had invested $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency
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Facebook building smartwatch with health features
Facebook’s smartwatch will work via a cellular connection, letting users send messages through its services
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Canadian regulator clears launch of world's first bitcoin ETF
Canada’s main securities regulator has cleared the launch of the world’s first bitcoin exchange-traded fund
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Darknet crypto kingpin JokerStash retires after illicit $1 billion run
The 'Joker’s Stash' marketplace, where stolen credit cards and identity data traded hands for bitcoin
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Vaccinated Covid-19 patients appear less contagious, reveals study
People who get a Covid-19 vaccine can still become infected with the novel coronavirus
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Google's $76 million deal with French publishers leaves many outlets infuriated
Google has agreed to pay to a group of 121 French news publishers to end a more than year-long copyright spat
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English football sends open letter to Twitter, Facebook
English football League raises voice against the rise of offensive and racist content aimed at footballers
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Bitcoin soars to all-time high after BNY Mellon announces crypto venture
The largest virtual currency in terms of market capitalization has gained about 66% so far this year
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Microsoft backs search engines paying for news worldwide
Both Facebook and Google have insisted they are willing to pay publishers for news via licensing agreements
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How GameStop missed out on capitalizing on the Reddit rally
GameStop’s market value soared from $1.4 billion on January 11 to a peak of $33.7 billion on January 28
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Twitter to add more labels identifying world leader and government accounts
Twitter said it will add labels to give users more context for geopolitical conversations on the platform