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President Joe Biden enlists 'world class' cybersecurity team after government hack
Cybersecurity was demoted as a policy field under the Trump administration
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Amazon to open pop-up Covid-19 vaccine clinic in Seattle headquarters
Amazon aims to vaccinate 2,000 eligible members of the public against Covid-19 on the first day
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Makers of Sophia the robot plan mass rollout amid pandemic
Hanson Robotics said four models including Sophia, would start rolling out of factories in first half of 2021
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SpaceX launches record spacecraft in cosmic rideshare program
SpaceX launched 143 spacecraft into space, a new record for the most spaceships deployed on a single mission
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Budding engineers look to tackle electricity shortage
Students from Usman Institute of Technology have put together ‘Burraq’, a low-cost, water-powered turbine
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Elon Musk to offer $100 million prize for 'best' carbon capture tech
Musk, who co-founded and sold PayPal Holdings Inc, now leads some of the most futuristic companies in the world
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TikTok makes all under-16s' accounts private
TikTok wants its young users to make informed choices about what they share and with whom
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EU lawmakers want Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google CEOs at hearing
EU Parliament will provide input into proposals by EU Commission to force US tech giants to play fairly with rivals
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Developer complains to EU after Apple, Google reject Covid-19 game
Mueller says the app rules set by the two US tech giants are holding back innovation, in breach of EU regulations
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New wristband lets your boss know if you're unhappy
Moodbeam prompts wearers to log how they feel at set times throughout the day
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Sales tax on 17 IT services in capital
Software developers, call centres, telemedicine under net
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Bitcoin heads for worst weekly loss in months
Traders said a report suggesting that part of a bitcoin may have been spent twice was enough to trigger selling
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Facebook hands decision on Trump ban to oversight board
Trump will remain suspended while the Facebook Oversight Board, a recently created body, reviews the decision
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Google threatens to disable search engine in Australia if forced to pay local media
Australia wants to pass laws to make Big Tech pay local publishers, broadcasters for content
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German scientists make paralysed mice walk again
Paralysed rodents that received the treatment started walking after two to three weeks
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India parliament panel to question Facebook on WhatsApp's privacy terms
Demand for rival applications such as Signal and Telegram surged on privacy concerns
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BlackRock to add bitcoin as eligible investment to two funds
Bitcoin, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, hit a record high of $40,000
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EU hits game distributor Valve, five others with 7.8 million euro fine
Valve did not admit wrongdoing and was fined 1.66 million euros
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South Korea's LG considering all options for loss-making mobiles
LG said it had reorganised its mobile phone division to increase outsourcing of its low to mid-end smartphones
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Mercedes unveils electric compact SUV in bid to outdo Tesla
Sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid models rose 122% across EU through the first three quarters of 2020
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South African virus variant may resist antibody drugs
Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech SE is likely to protect against the more infectious variant of the virus
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EU hails Biden's 'new dawn' but wants tough tech rules
EU lawmakers are debating new digital policy that would have implications for Google, Facebook, and Apple
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MediaTek taps TSMC 6-nanometer tech for new flagship 5G phone chips
MediaTek is amongst a handful of companies with modem technology to connect phones to mobile data networks
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Bill Gates predicts 'the rich world' will likely end pandemic sooner
Bill Gates has criticised US testing system and Trump administration for the way they have dealt with Covid-19 crisis
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Chinese scientists develop gene therapy which could delay ageing
New gene therapy can reverse some of effects of ageing in mice and extend their lifespans
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Netflix tops 200 million subscribers, keeps growing in pandemic
Netflix delivered stronger-than-expected subscriber growth in the past quarter
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India asks WhatsApp to withdraw privacy policy update
With 400 million users in India, WhatsApp has big plans for the country’s growing digital payments space
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Pakistani startup Bazaar raises $6.5 million seed capital
Bazaar, a local B2B online marketplace, connects retailers directly to wholesalers and manufacturers
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Trump orders assessment of security risks of Chinese drones
US Department of Homeland Security warned US firms of the risks to company data from Chinese-made drones
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US lawmakers aims to curtail face recognition
Microsoft and Amazon halted facial recognition sales to police this month following nationwide protests
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Turkey imposes advertising ban on Twitter, Periscope, Pinterest
In previous months Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter had faced fines in Turkey for not complying with the law
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Parler partially reappears with support from Russian technology firm
Parler was dropped by Amazon’s hosting arm and other partners for poor moderation after its users called for violence
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What is bitcoin really worth?
Bitcoin barrelled to new highs to rise more than 400 per cent over the past year
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Parler's website is back online, but app still not in stores
Parler, which was founded in 2018, is a social media network that styles itself as a 'free speech-driven' space
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Reliance to embed e-commerce app into WhatsApp within six months
The move will allow hundreds of millions of users to order products from Reliance without having to leave the app
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Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space with key mid-air rocket launch
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit reached space for the first time with a successful test of its air-launched rocket
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Samsung chief jailed for 2.5 years over corruption scandal
Vice-chairman of Samsung Electronics was found guilty of bribery and embezzlement
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Twitter suspends QAnon-linked Republican lawmaker's account
QAnon followers believe Trump is waging a secret war against a global liberal cult of Satan-worshipping pedophiles
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Signal back up after outage
Signal has seen a rise in downloads following a change in WhatsApp’s privacy terms
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Elon Musk donates $5 million to Khan Academy
Khan Academy aims to provide free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere
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Biden eyes ex-Obama staff to tackle Big Tech, other antitrust issues
Antitrust enforcement has emerged as an issue the Biden transition team has been paying attention to
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Trump's China tech war backfires on automakers as chips run short
Automakers around the world are shutting assembly lines because of a global shortage of semiconductors
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Instagram influencers are a vaccine priority in wary Indonesia
Among the first in queue for coronavirus vaccines in Indonesia has been social media influencers
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6 in 10 women face restrictions when accessing internet in Pakistan
Only 21 per cent respondents consider women’s use of the internet as good in Pakistan
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How to spot a conspiracy theory online
Conspiracy theories about coronavirus vaccines and US election proliferated on social media during the pandemic
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American Robotics gets FAA nod to fly fully automated drones
The decision limits operations to areas with light air traffic and daylight visibility
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Muslim prayer app Salaat First is selling user data
Salaat First, an app that reminds Muslims when to pray, was recording and selling location data of its users
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WhatsApp delays new policy launch after privacy backlash
WhatsApp is delaying an update aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform
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Amazon hit with class-action lawsuit over eBook price fixing
Amazon was slapped with a class-action lawsuit accusing the e-commerce giant of inflating the prices of ebooks
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Google now owns Fitbit, has access to all data
Google won EU antitrust approval for its Fitbit bid after agreeing to restrictions on how it will use customers’ data