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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
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Australia to introduce landmark Google, Facebook legislation to parliament next week
Australia's landmark legislation to force Google and Facebook to pay publishers and broadcasters for content
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Gaza burn victims get 3D-printer face masks made close to home
Medecins Sans Frontieres-France provides compressive masks for Gaza facial burn victims
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Twitter will explore letting users receive payments from followers
Jack Dorsey said the feature would help the social media platform earn more money and engagement from its users
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Mastercard to open up network to select cryptocurrencies
Mastercard's announcement comes days after Elon Musk’s Tesla revealed it had purchased $1.5 billion of bitcoin
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Microsoft approached Pinterest in recent months about potential deal
Microsoft approached Pinterest in recent months about a potential deal to acquire the $51 billion social media company
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Two masks protect better than one against coronavirus, reveals study
Making sure a mask fits snugly and use of two masks is likely to reduce a person's exposure to coronavirus
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India slams Twitter amid face off over content, lawmakers spark exodus to rival Koo
India has ordered Twitter to remove more than 1,100 accounts and posts that it alleges are spreading misinformation
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UN launches game to raise awareness about ozone layer
The game tries to educate audiences of all ages about preserving the ozone layer and the environment
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Samsung launches Hong Kong’s first 5G laptop
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 2 effortlessly converts from a laptop to a tablet with just a turn
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Facebook faces new UK class action after data harvesting scandal
Facebook is facing class action over allegations it failed to protect the personal details of about one million people
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TikTok signs agreement with biggest music company in the world
Universal Music Group’s recording artists and songwriters will be compensated when their songs are used
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Apple partners with TSMC to develop micro OLED displays for AR devices
Micro OLED project with TSMC is currently at the trial production stage and will take years to achieve mass production
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Twitter says India's orders to block accounts inconsistent with local law
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has asked Twitter to take down more than 1,100 accounts
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Turkey aims to reach moon in 2023, Erdogan says
Erdogan spoke to Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk on possible cooperation in space technologies with Turkish companies
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What is GameStop actually worth?
GameStop's shares soared more than 1,600% in January
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Facebook, Twitter outpaced by smaller platforms in fight against harmful content
Pinterest suspends accounts that continuously spread misinformation
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Hackers try to poison Florida town's water supply through computer breach
Hackers gained access to a software program, named TeamViewer, on the computer of an employee at the facility
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Reddit's valuation doubles to $6 billion after new $250 million funding
Reddit was valued at $3 billion following a funding round in February 2019
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China's smartphone shipments rebound to pre-pandemic levels in January
Shipments of smartphones within China jumped 94.3% annually to 39.6 million handsets in January
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Musk drives up bitcoin price with $1.5 billion purchase
Tesla's share surged nearly 500% to become the fifth most-valuable US company
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India asks Twitter to remove 1,178 accounts
India has asked Twitter to take down 1,178 accounts the country says are backed by arch-rival Pakistan
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Singapore plan to use monitoring app on students' computers sparks privacy fears
The government's scheme to ensure children have access to computers for home learning has raised privacy concerns
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Hyundai, Kia say Apple car deal is off, puncturing investor dream
Wiping $2.4 billion off its market value, Hyundai stock slumped 4.3%
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Police seize $60 million of bitcoin from a fraudster
Police have made repeated failed efforts to crack the code to access more than 1,700 bitcoin
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China releases space probe's first image of Mars
Tianwen-1 took the picture at a distance of around 2.2 million km from Mars
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Focus on chip shortage hurting production as Japanese automakers report results
A surge in demand for electronics due to the coronavirus pandemic has led to shortages of semi-conductors
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China issues new anti-monopoly rules targeting its tech giants
China’s market regulator released new anti-monopoly guidelines that target internet platforms
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Telegram becomes most downloaded messaging app of January 2021
TikTok was the second most installed non-gaming app worldwide last month with close to 62 million installs
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Chinese users flock to US chat app Clubhouse
It’s unclear why the app remains unblocked in China
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Robinhood lifts trading restrictions on all stocks, including GameStop
The trading limit on GameStop's shares was set at 500, while for AMC the limit was set at 5,500 shares
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PayPal to shut domestic payments business in India
PayPal was a payments options on many Indian online apps such as travel and ticketing service MakeMy Trip
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Samsung considers Austin for $17 billion chip plant
Samsung’s American customers for its contract manufacturing chip business include Tesla, Qualcomm, and Nvidia
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Google phone cameras will read heart, breathing rates with AI help
Cameras on Google Pixel smartphones will be able to measure heart and breathing rates starting next month
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Looming Apple privacy changes weigh on Snap despite revenue growth
Apple to ask users for consent to track their data for personalized ads, could present a risk to advertiser demand
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Instagram removes hundreds of accounts tied to username hacking
Facebook took down hundreds of Instagram accounts that were hacked and sold for their high-value usernames
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Activision Blizzard's annual sales forecast tops estimates on 'Call of Duty' boost
Videogame makers across the world continue to benefit from the Covid-19 pandemic
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President Alvi calls for promoting innovation
Says it is fastest way for Pakistan to become knowledge economy
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Elon Musk is back on Twitter, turns his support to Dogecoin
Cryptocurrency Dogecoin surged more than 50% after billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted his support for it