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Pakistan’s first national esports tournament to take place in 2021
Video gaming industry sees a growth of 20% annually in Pakistan
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3 fastest VPNs of 2020
VPN can allow users to establish secure internet connections and reach websites which have been banned or blocked
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High-speed internet lines to surge in Europe as virus boosts demand
High-speed fibre will pass 202 million houses in the European Union and Britain by 2026
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Microsoft aims to help businesses get handle on data with new tool
Microsoft's new tool uses artificial intelligence to detect sensitive or regulated data
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Trump signs order on principles for US government AI use
AI is used by numerous government agencies for predictive enforcement tools
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Tech transfer key to promoting clean energy
Expert stresses govt, private sector to collaborate for sustainable transition
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Facebook bans false claims about Covid-19 vaccines
Facebook say global policy change came in response to news that Covid-19 vaccines will soon be rolling out
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Uber in advanced talks to sell air taxi unit
Uber’s business rattled by the Covid-19 pandemic, the company cut 23% of its workforce in May
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How American investors are gobbling up booming bitcoin
Bitcoin has grabbed headlines this week with its dizzying ascent to an all-time high
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US labor board challenges Google moves against activist employees
Google has been accused of using surveillance, interrogation, and other tactics to spy on activist employees
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Chinese researchers quit US; agents target Biden team
More than 1,000 Chinese researchers have left the United States amid a US crackdown on alleged technology theft
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Uber, JetBlue join Amazon-backed Climate Pledge
Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos last year pledged to make Amazon net carbon neutral by 2040
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Spain to invest $720M in artificial intelligence
Another main goal of the plan is to foster use of Spanish language within AI technology
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US states plan to sue Facebook next week
New York is investigating Facebook for possible antitrust violations and plans to file a lawsuit
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In a first for India, Twitter flags BJP leader's tweet as 'manipulated media'
Ruling party's IT head Amit Malviya's tweet flagged on police action during a farmers protest near India's Delhi
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Salesforce to buy workplace app Slack in $27.7 billion deal
The deal enables Salesforce to provide a unified platform for businesses to connect their employees and customers
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VIVO to establish smartphone manufacturing facility in Pakistan
VIVO has 200,000,000 users around the world and aims to manufacture quality smartphones at a cheap price
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SpaceX to facilitate first ever remote-control car race on the moon
Each car will weigh around 5.5 pounds and the "deployment mechanism" will weigh a further 6.6 pounds
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Study reveals how mobile apps grab user attention
In a first, researchers empirically test how users' eyes follow popular mobile app elements
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Facebook-backed digital coin Libra renamed Diem in quest for approval
Facebook's Libra has been rebranded in an effort to gain regulatory approval by stressing project’s independence
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Amazon delves deeper into voice recognition, call-center work as Covid-19 drives cloud
Amazon is also adding a machine learning tool that helps call-center agents find answers for customers
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From hate speech to nudity, Facebook's oversight board picks its first cases
Facebook's independent Oversight Board said it had received 20,000 cases since it opened its doors
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Hyundai Motor to launch dedicated EV platform in major push into electric cars
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group will use its own battery technology to cut production time and cost
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Govt to set up technology zones authority
Aims to give 10-year tax break to tech zone developers and enterprises
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Canada to tax global tech giants such as Facebook, Google by 2022
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development wants to ensure digital behemoths pay their share of taxes
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Sweden's Ericsson sees 220 million 5G subscriptions by year end
Ericsson added that 60% of world’s population will have access to 5G coverage in 2026
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Samsung may discontinue high-end Galaxy Note smartphones
Samsung may discontinue the Galaxy Note following a sharp drop in demand for high-end smartphones due to pandemic
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Facebook to buy customer service startup Kustomer
Kustomer allows businesses to aggregate customer conversations from multiple channels into a single screen
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Zoom's shares fall as free users increase
Zoom still forecast fourth-quarter revenue of between $806 million and $811 million
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Biden urged by 32 advocacy groups to reject Big Tech influence
Anti-trust groups argue that the companies’ business practices hurt consumers and the US economy
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Italy's antitrust body fines Apple €10 million for misleading commercial practices
Regulator criticised advertisements claiming iPhone models were water-resistant
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Amazon workers at German warehouse to strike again
Strike follows a three-day walkout last week in which more than 500 workers took part
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Britain bans new Huawei 5G kit installation from September 2021
Decision comes as part of a plan to purge the Chinese firm’s equipment from high speed mobile networks
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Jibran Nasir, others target of WhatsApp OTP scam
Hackers ask victims to forward OTP to them so they can complete an urgent money transaction
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Woman who created the technology behind internet calls explains what it takes to innovate
Marian Croak says we can benefit from this horrible time in history
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Slow and steady or a big spurt? How to grow a ferocious dinosaur
Large meat-eating dinosaurs attained their great size through very different growth strategies
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Tesla could widen release of 'self-driving' software in two weeks
Tesla has reported steady sales and profitable quarters, sending shares up around 400% this year
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Suspected North Korean hackers targeted Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca
Hackers posed as recruiters on LinkedIn and WhatsApp to approach AstraZeneca staff with fake job offers
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Type O blood linked to lower Covid risk, taking Vitamin D unlikely to help-R
New evidence suggests that people with type O or Rh−negative blood may be at slightly lower risk from coronavirus
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Facebook cryptocurrency Libra to launch as early as January but scaled back
Libra was relaunched in slimmed-down form after regulators raised concerns it could upset financial stability
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Crypto exchange Coinbase hit by connection, latency problems as bitcoin plummets
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said its retail and professional-focused platforms were hit by tech problems
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Russia plans to develop its own space station
Russia's own orbital station will consist of three to seven modules unmanned or with a crew of two to four people
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Britain to curb Google and Facebook with tougher competition rules
Britain will impose a new competition regime to prevent tech giants from pushing out smaller firms
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Amazon to give $500 million in holiday bonuses to front-line US workers
Amazon's full-time operations staff will receive a bonus of $300 from December 1 to December 31
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India's NSE warned Future Retail of action over disclosures on Amazon dispute
Future Retail has been locked in a bitter dispute with Amazon over its $3.4 billion retail assets deal with Reliance
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Dinosaur-era bird with scythe-like beak sheds light on avian diversity
Birds evolved from small feathered dinosaurs about 150 million years ago
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Egyptian inventor trials robot that can test for Covid-19
Egypt facing a second coronavirus wave, an inventor is trialing a remote-control robot that can test for Covid-19
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Bitcoin price drops more than $1,000 in Asian trade
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, was the last trading around $17,700
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South Korean watchdog fines Facebook $6.1 million for sharing user info without consent
Personal information of at least 3.3 million Facebook users in Korea was provided to operators without their knowledge
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Fawad Chaudhry announces program for animation, video games enthusiasts
Video gaming market is expected to be worth over $200 billion by 2023