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Quick-hit streaming service Quibi reports 1.7 million downloads in first week
Quibi offers movies, reality shows and news in episodes of 10 minutes or less
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Apple shipped 2.5 million iPhones in China in March following virus slump
Smartphone companies are hoping for a strong recovery in demand in China
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China approves two experimental COVID-19 vaccines for clinical trials
China has approved early-stage human tests for two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus
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Auschwitz online: Raising Holocaust awareness in the digital age
The head of social media at Auschwitz Museum posts photos of victims of the former Nazi German death camp on Twitter
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Japan prime minister criticised after lounge-at-home Twitter video
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe drew an angry response from some Twitter users after sharing a video of himself
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Amazon stops accepting new online grocery customers amid surging demand
Amazon will begin to put new grocery delivery customers on a waitlist and curtail shopping hours at some
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'Medibot' to do rounds on Malaysian virus wards
Malaysian scientists have created a barrel-shaped robot on wheels that cost about $3,500 to develop
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Mobile app spending will double to $171 billion by 2024 despite COVID-19
By 2024, global spending on mobile games will escalate to $97.8 billion
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Google Doodle series thanks coronavirus helpers around the globe
Google doodle honors frontline workers, who are working tirelessly around the clock amid the coronavirus outbreak
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From an empty church,cardinal leads Instagram Easter Mass
The sermon was broadcast over Instagram to hundreds of people quarantined in their homes
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How 'contact tracing' can help contain coronavirus
Fears that contact tracing apps may become a permanent tool for govts are holding some people back from using them
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Is this stock halal? Islamic finance charts high-tech future
Tesla, the American electric car pioneer, is considered 96 per cent Sharia compliant
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Apple, Google plan software to slow virus, joining global debate on tracking
Such tracing will play a vital role in managing the virus once lockdown orders end, health experts say
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Daraz opens international payment gateways for overseas Pakistanis
Daraz Cares has launched a donation campaign in partnership with Edhi, Indus Hospital, UN Pakistan and others
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Leica, Olympus are offering free virtual courses and talks for photographers
Camera makers Leica and Olympus have announced free courses and talks for photography enthusiasts
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'Parents’ excessive use of technology affects children'
Parents who spend more time online set a bad example for their children
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Facebook is adding a Quiet Mode that mutes push notifications on mobile
You can schedule Facebook's Quiet Mode for a certain time period or use it immediately
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Indonesia leans on healthtech startups to cope with virus surge
Doctors are working double-time treating patients both at hospitals and online through health tech startups
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Wedding streamers: Couple takes big day online to keep coronavirus at bay
Relatives watched a live stream of the 40-minute wedding procession from their homes
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US agencies back revoking ability of China Telecom to operate in US
The US Justice Department and other federal agencies to revoke China Telecom
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Nintendo game pulled from Chinese platforms after Hong Kong protest
Nintendo Switch video game has been pulled off China’s grey market e-commerce platforms
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Apple and Google team up on virus 'contact tracing' through smartphones
The move brings together the largest mobile operating systems in an effort to track and potentially contain COVID-19
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Teachers to stop using Zoom app after 'very serious incidents'
Obscene images appeared on screens and strange men making lewd comments during the streaming of a geography lesson
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Stanford University researchers create smart toilet to detect diseases
Researchers hope to detect tumor DNA as well as viral RNA to help them track spread of diseases like coronavirus
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Cybersecurity officials say state-backed hackers taking advantage of outbreak
The agencies warned that hackers were also exploiting growing demand for work-from-home solutions
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Critics raise privacy concerns as France considers digital tracking to battle coronavirus
Governments are using apps to track citizens through their smartphones amid coronavirus
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Uber to provide 'tens of millions' of masks in virus safety move
Uber has seen a massive drop in ridership due to lockdowns around the world
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Demand for video calling continues to surge
Microsoft said that video calls on Teams, which competes with apps such as Slack and Zoom were up 1,000%
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Fans of card games resort to playing via video chat during social distancing
Fans of popular group card games have turned to play unofficial online versions
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A day in the life of an Amazon courier on the frontlines of the US pandemic
Excelso Sabulao delivers groceries for Amazon in California so he can help provide his parents with an income
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Facebook must face renewed privacy lawsuit over user tracking
Facebook users had accused the company of quietly storing cookies on their browsers
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French smartphone app to help track virus transmission
StopCovid aims to help limit spread of coronavirus by tracking paths of infection, says official
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Space station crew blast off despite virus-hit build up
NASA crew told ground control that they were "feeling fine" just before they successfully entered orbit
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How technology is tackling virus-induced isolation in Norway
Tech companies are trying to bridge the gap between generations with telepresence robots
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Chinese online retailers offer discounts on iPhone 11 as country recovers from coronavirus
Some smartphone brands have seen sales in China recover but Apple is not yet one of them
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Contagion-proof robots may become heroes in war on coronavirus
Hospitals are turning to robots to tirelessly rid room, halls and door handles of viruses and bacteria
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Google bans Zoom software from employee laptops
Google will still allow the use of Zoom through mobile apps and browsers
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Aga Khan University unveils CoronaCheck self-screening app
The app will help evaluate symptoms of coronavirus and bust misconceptions about the global pandemic
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China's top mobile operators to launch 5G messaging services
Three major mobile operators plan to upgrade traditional text messages services with the help of 5G
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Largest supermoon of 2020 rises on a world battling COVID-19
The largest, brightest supermoon of 2020 rose in the night sky on Tuesday
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Robots replace Japanese students at graduation amid coronavirus
Spring graduation ceremonies in Japan have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic
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Netflix rolls out more features for parental control globally
Netflix rolled out a number of features for parental control on its streaming platform
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17-year-old creates world’s biggest online coronavirus tracker
High school student develops one of the largest coronavirus tracking websites in the world
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Russian space agency says Trump paving way to seize other planets
The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, accused Donald Trump of creating a basis to take over other planets
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Video service Zoom taking security seriously: US government memo
Video conferencing company Zoom has been responsive to concerns over its software
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Internet overseers seek crackdown on coronavirus website scams
Online criminals typically use deceptively named websites for phishing, spam or malware campaigns
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France begins clinical trials of coronavirus blood plasma treatment
France is to begin clinical trials involving transfusions of blood plasma from coronavirus survivors into patients
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Facebook launches new chat app for couples
Facebook launched a new messaging app for couples called “Tuned”
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Twitter's Jack Dorsey pledges $1 b for COVID-19 relief effort
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is committing $1 billion of his personal fortune to coronavirus relief
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Google Trends reveals what people have been searching for amid the coronavirus pandemic
Google Trends showed some interesting search trends that have surfaced in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic