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Lenovo posted all-time-high revenue and profit
Lenovo, the world’s biggest maker of personal computers posted a bigger-than-expected 53% rise in third-quarter profit
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Offline message app downloaded over million times after Myanmar coup
Bridgefy, whose backers include Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and which has also been used at anti-government rallies
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SpaceX Starship prototype rocket explodes on landing after test launch
SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded during a landing attempt minutes after a high-altitude experimental launch
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Samsung won the smartphone market race in 2020
Samsung, however, faces intensifying competition from Chinese rivals like Xiaomi and Oppo
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How a GameStop share pullback could hurt some investors
Shares of GameStop, which had seen a spectacular rally, fell 31% on Monday
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Google to shut down internal Stadia game development studios
Stadia saw a surge in users after the tech giant gifted two months of free access to its premium version to gamers
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Covid-19 patients' antibodies attack multiple virus targets
Covid-19 impairs the kidneys' ability to filter waste and toxic substances in some patients, a new report suggests
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Nintendo hikes Switch sales forecast after bumper year-end
Japan’s Nintendo hiked its full-year forecast for Switch games console sales to 26.5 million from 24 million
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Robinhood explores raising more debt to fulfill Reddit-fueled order frenzy
Robinhood, the US online broker that has emerged as a gateway for amateur traders challenging Wall Street hedge funds
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All eyes on Alphabet's first-ever disclosure of Google Cloud profit
Wall Street analysts forecast fourth-quarter Cloud sales of $3.82 billion for Google
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Elon Musk says bitcoin close to being widely accepted
Billionaire Elon Musk said bitcoin was 'on the verge' of being more widely accepted among investors
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Apple CEO Tim Cook pulls Facebook to pieces
Apple CEO Tim Cook recently launched an attack on Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook over data collection practices
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PS5, Xbox Series X shortages could last till late 2021
Demand for both PS5 and Xbox consoles has been exacerbated by the pandemic
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Invite-only chat app Clubhouse booms in Japan
Private social audio app Clubhouse is growing rapidly and now ranks first among free apps on Apple’s App Store
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As Google eyes Australia exit, Microsoft talks Bing with PM Morrison
Australia has introduced laws that would force Google to negotiate payments with domestic media outlets
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To the brink and back on GameStop - Wall Street vs Reddit
GameStop surged 135%, on its way to gaining more than 1,500% in January without any change in its business outlook
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Chip sales rose 6.5% globally in 2020 after year-end rush
Global semiconductor sales were $439 billion in 2020, according to data from the Semiconductor Industry Association
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Social media platform Reddit hit by outages in US
Reddit customers reported trouble logging in and sending messages on its website
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India to launch its own cryptocurrency
India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin
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Johnson & Johnson vaccine is 66% effective in preventing Covid-19
A mother's Covid-19 antibodies can cross the placenta, potentially protecting her fetus from infection
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Facebook to develop tools for advertisers to tackle harmful content
In July, companies including Coca-Cola Co and Starbucks boycotted Facebook for not doing enough to curb hate speech
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GameStop's 'Reddit rally' puts scrutiny on social media forums
Reddit group members generated significant profits by gorging on shares of GameStop
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Musk's SpaceX violated its launch license in explosive Starship test
Starship rocket destroyed in the accident was being developed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk
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South Korean AI technology resurrects dead singer's voice
In a television show 'Competition of the Century: AI vs Human', Kim Kwang-seok’s voice is used to perform 'I miss you'
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General Motors sets 2035 goal for eliminating emissions from most cars
Electric car sales in 2019 accounted for only 2.6 per cent of the global market
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Cryptocurrency crime drops in 2020 but 'DeFi' breaches rise
Cryptocurrency theft, hacks, and fraud fell 57%, as market participants boosted security systems
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'GameStop effect' could ripple further as Wall Street eyes short squeeze candidates
GameStop shares went down 25% as retail brokerages restricted purchases of the stock
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Huawei smartphone shipments plummet amid US sanctions
Huawei shipments plunged due to US sanctions on the Chinese firm’s chip and component suppliers
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Apple's Tim Cook criticises social media practices, intensifying Facebook conflict
Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook criticised polarization and misinformation on social media
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Google to stop using Apple tool to track iPhone users, avoiding new pop-up warning
Google’s iPhone apps such as Maps and YouTube will stop using a tool from Apple that allows them to personalize ads
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GameStop, other retail darlings dented after Reddit group briefly shuts doors
Shares of GameStop and other companies tumbled in extended trading
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Police dismantle world's 'most dangerous' criminal hacking network
Police dismantled a criminal hacking scheme used to steal billions of dollars from businesses and citizens worldwide
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Apple sees revenue growth after record sales
Apple's revenue for the quarter ended December 26 rose 21% to $111.44 billion
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Coronavirus variants escape effects of antibody drugs
Antibody vaccines for treating Covid-19 are less effective against some of the new variants of coronavirus
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Pakistan among ten countries with most internet users in Asia
Pakistan has kick-started its journey to make most advanced 5G internet commercially available to consumers in 2022-23
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Digital Rights Foundation launches curriculum on online safety
Online Safety of Young Adults Curriculum aims to help young people understand how the online world operates
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Microsoft earnings rise as pandemic boosts cloud computing, Xbox sales
Microsoft reported its Azure cloud computing services grew 50%
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Singapore faces talent crunch as tech giants scale up
China’s Tencent, Bytedance, US-based Zoom, and unicorn Grab and Sea are among companies expanding in Singapore
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Walmart plans to fill online orders with help from robots at some US stores
Walmart will add small robot-staffed warehouses to dozens of its stores to help fill orders for pickup and delivery
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Twitter grants academics full access to public data, but not for suspended accounts
Twitter opened free access to its new application programming interface (API) software for academic researchers
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Careem partners with UNDP to create awareness on social issues
Careem is collaborating with UNDP to raise awareness on safety issues through a series of animated videos
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WhatsApp loses millions of followers after announcing new terms
Signal gained 7.5 million users globally, according to figures shared by the UK parliament’s home affairs committee
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Grindr faces $11.7 million fine in Norway for breach of data privacy
Grindr needs to respond to claims, after which the Data Protection Authority will make its final decision
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Apple's hardware engineering chief to step down to focus on new project
Dan Riccio, who joined Apple over two decades ago as vice president of product design
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India to impose permanent ban on 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok
TikTok representative said that the company was evaluating notice and will respond to it as appropriate
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Bitcoin, crypto inflows hit record last week
Investment flows into cryptocurrency funds and products hit a record $1.31 billion last week
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Google workers to form global union alliance
Alpha Global will fight for the rights of full-time Google employees as well as temporary and contract workers
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Twitter users fact check misinformation in new trial program
Twitter launched a pilot program that has users flag tweets that they believe are misleading
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Germany urges Taiwan to help ease auto chip shortage
Automakers around the world are shutting assembly lines due to problems in the delivery of semiconductors
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Covid-19 pandemic boosts variety of video games
'Among Us' success in 2020 was a big surprise as the title drew little attention when was originally released