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Bitcoin slumps as global market turmoil infects cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin slumped its lowest
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Twitter staff ordered to work from home over virus fears
The outbreak has spread across the world killing more than 4,600 people
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65% of Chinese students spend over 3 hours online daily
Of the 1,923 parents surveyed, 32.2% said their children spend one to three hours online
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US again postpones high-level meeting on Huawei and China
Trump administration officials have postponed for a second time
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TikTok steps up transparency efforts after privacy concerns in United States
Several US agencies that deal with national security and intelligence issues have banned employees from using the app
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Amazon increases paid sick leave due to coronavirus
Amazon is already providing unlimited unpaid time off for all hourly employees
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Orientation on innovation opportunities held
Under the ICF, funds are allocated to finance innovative and potentially scalable pilot approaches
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Israeli spyware firm NSO seeks court sanctions against Facebook
Facebook’s WhatsApp sued NSO in October after finding evidence related to the hacking firm
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Hackers are hacking other hackers by using malware
Hackers rely on a set of hacking tools to help them break into systems, which are now being infected with trojans
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OPPO to launch Reno 3 series in Pakistan
OPPO's Reno 3 series is equipped with the world’s first 44MP + 2MP Dual Punch-Hole Camera on OLED screen
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Online Chinese users get creative skirting censors over virus whistleblower
Online users in China have adopted a range of creative measures
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Uber may temporarily suspend accounts of riders, drivers with coronavirus: CNN
Uber would offer compensation to drivers and delivery people
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US Commerce Department extends Huawei license
Huawei, the second-largest maker of smartphones
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White House to meet large tech companies to discuss ways to control coronavirus outbreak
The meeting will be led by US Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios
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Dating app maker Match Group backs US bill seen as privacy threat
Tech industry fear will erode online privacy and speech in the name of fighting child abuse
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144 years pass since first words uttered on telephone
‘Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you,’ said Graham Bell into his experimental telephone on March 10, 1876
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Indonesia arrests six over coronoavirus internet hoaxes
Five others were also detained for spreading false information on social media
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Google restricts visits to curb coronavirus risk
Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon have given employees the option of working from home
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Apple reveals the best night mode photos shot on iPhone
Winning photographers of the iPhone Night mode photo challenge were from China, India, Russia, and Spain
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Fighting coronavirus: This smartband vibrates every time you touch your face
Immutouch band uses a personalisable algorithm to track hand position and alert the user
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Gates Foundation is funding at-home coronavirus test kits
The goal of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is to process thousands of tests a day to stem coronavirus outbreak
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Twitter, Elliott in deal for Dorsey to stay CEO and add directors
Twitter reached an agreement with Elliott Management that lets Jack Dorsey stay
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Elon Musk dismisses astronomy concerns over Starlink network
Musk is trying to seize control of the future internet space market
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Facebook, Twitter place warning labels on altered Biden video
Facebook, which has taken a hands-off policy on content from politicians
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China launches new BeiDou navigation satellite
Satellite, the 54th of BeiDou family, is sent into a geostationary orbit as planned by Long March-3B carrier rocket
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India's poor risk loss of privacy, land in drive to digitise records
New Delhi's national land record modernisation programme seeks to re-survey lands, verify and upgrade records
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Japan politician apologises for auctioning face masks online, made US$86,000
Each package sold for between 34,000 to 170,000 yen
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Google Maps now lets you read restaurant menus
Google Lens menu capability is now integrated right into Google Maps
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eBay bans face mask and hand sanitizer listings to halt coronavirus price hike
eBay has placed a ban on the sale of face masks, hand sanitizers
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Despite changing times mobile gender gap is widest in Pakistan
In Pakistan only 20% of women have access to a smartphone
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Amazon launches business selling automated checkout to retailers
Amazon's Just Walk Out technology
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Facebook gets sued for breach of user data
Facebook was accused of inappropriately sharing information belonging to 87 million users
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Uber says it will compensate drivers diagnosed with coronavirus
Uber has repeatedly said that its drivers are properly classified as contractors
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Twitter labels edited clip of Biden retweeted by Trump as manipulated media
Twitter implemented its new policy, which labels tweets with manipulated or synthetic media such as deepfakes
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Google celebrates International Women's Day with 3D mandala doodle
Google doodle's mandala animation honours the history and significance of International Women's Day
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Harassment in cyberspace: Online crimes continue to target women in Pakistan
Despite laws, victims refrain from reporting offences because of societal pressures and intimidation from harassers
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In two years, mobile internet awareness among women improves in Pakistan
GSMA findings suggest awareness increases to 70% in 2019
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LinkedIn to conduct all job interviews online because of coronavirus
LinkedIn is concerned about its employees’ well-being given the rapidly increasing death toll from coronavirus
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‘Cell phone overuse damaging ears
Young people mostly use hands-free which is not beneficial in any way
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Chinese smartphone maker OPPO further explores 5G market globally
The company's 5G products have entered more than 10 countries and regions worldwide
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Facebook, Google ask San Francisco staff to work from home as coronavirus spreads
Microsoft confirmed that two of its employees have been diagnosed with COVID-19
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Grindr's Chinese owner nears deal to sell gay dating app
The move comes after a US government panel ordered Kunlun to divest Grindr
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Google will lose its John Legend Google Assistant voice on March 23rd
The search engine giant has announced that it will no longer use celebrity cameo voice
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Russian gaming guru enters politics, but is he playing for the Kremlin?
The move has raised eyebrows among political pundits
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Apple launches “She Creates” around the world to celebrate International Women's Day
Apple stores will conduct a series of over 5,000 sessions that will host women from different industries
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Coronavirus triggers work-from home trend in Seattle
Facebook and Google are also encouraging workers in the state of Washington to stay away from the office
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The coronavirus domino effect: South Korean tech firms reel as Vietnam links curbed
South Korean company that makes smartphone components used by Apple and LG Electronics
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Facebook decides to take down Trump 2020 campaign's 'census' ads
Link to a survey on an official campaign website and then to a page asking for donations
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NASA names next Mars rover 'Perseverance'
It will be the fifth exploratory vehicle on the Red Planet
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Twitter to introduce ban on dehumanising comments
As coronavirus fears continued to mount