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Big Brother-style surveillance gives new insight into Amazon's hidden wildlife
In an effort to track preservation efforts
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The Moon is shrinking, wrinkling due to quakes: study
Survey of more than 12,000 images revealed that lunar basin near the Moon's north pole has been cracking and shifting
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Facebook plans pay boost for content moderators
The changes come as part of a move by the leading social network to increase wages above the level it set in 2015
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In robotics classes, Armenian teens dream of high-tech future
The tech sector has been booming over the past decade, boosting hopes that it can become a global IT powerhouse
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Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs
It will lead to more than 1,300 job cuts across 55 US fulfilment centres
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New Zealand PM Arden targets online hate after mosque attacks
Citing the worst mass killing in her country's recent history at a summit of world leaders and tech firms
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'No laughing matter': India's Modi mocked for tech gaffes
He has been mocked for suggesting that radars are affected by clouds
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Trial date set for Elon Musk's 'pedo guy' tweet
It could conclude that Musk’s comments were more than mere opinions
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WhatsApp will stop working on these phones
Company will halt the development of software for certain handsets
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Cavity crusher: A young inventor's AI-based solution to inculcate healthy oral habits
10-year-old Yasir's idea will be presented at Silicon Valley during a three-day conference with leading tech experts
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Curfew imposed in Sri Lankan city after Muslim shops, mosques attacked
Several dozen people threw stones at mosques and Muslim-owned stores
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Talk to the hand. Literally
This glove can recognise hand movements and enable speech and hearing-impaired persons to communicate
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Nike app will help you find the perfect shoe size
Buying shoes online has never been easy
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#CockroachChallenge takes the internet by storm
This new one has to be by far a disgusting one by many standards
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If you have one password for multiple accounts, you may need to think again
A survey was conducted in the US to understand the beliefs and behaviour of online security
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Turkish watchdog says it fines Facebook $271,000 for data breach
Around 300,000 application users may have been affected, says official
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Crackdown against anti-polio content on social media begins
At least 174 links blocked so far, says PTA
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Whistleblower says Facebook generating terror content
It carried out a five-month study of the pages of 3,000 members proscribed as terrorist by the US government
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Facebook co-founder says it is time to break up the company
'Mark Zuckerberg's power is unprecedented and un-American': Chris Hughes writes in NYT
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Rideshare drivers strike as Uber poised to go public
Highlighting a dilemma for rideshare firms
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Toyota, Panasonic to set up company for 'connected' homes
The tie-up deepens the partnership between the companies
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Privacy-minded US lawmakers divided over giving more powers to FTC
Which is expected to be tasked with enforcing an eventual law
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Intel shares drop, three-year outlook seen lagging rivals
The company once dominated the most important chip market with more than 90 per cent share
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UK says 5G roll out could be delayed by security concerns
Adding that he would not trade off the economic benefit of using cheap kit with a security risk
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Google says Singapore's fake news law may hurt innovation
A quality that the city-state wants to nurture under plans to expand its tech industry
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Apple teams up with SAP to help clients develop iPhone business apps
Such as accurately stocking store shelves or machinery repairs
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Match Group adds more Tinder subscribers, shares surge
Tinder reported 4.7 million average subscribers in the quarter
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Google plans new browser tools on privacy, ad transparency
To limit how users’ web activity is tracked by advertising companies
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Facebook executive meets with US lawmakers to discuss privacy
The social media network is accused of inappropriately sharing information belonging to 87 million users
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Hackers steal $41 million worth of bitcoin from Binance cryptocurrency exchange
Using a variety of techniques, “including phishing, viruses and other attacks”
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Google launches $399 Pixel phone
The cheaper version will have one front camera instead of two and no wireless charging option
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Tencent pulls PUBG in China as regulatory approval proves elusive
Having waited in vain for over a year to gain regulatory approval to begin sales
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Samsung says no anticipated shipping date yet for Galaxy Fold
After reviewers discovered problems with its display
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US lawmakers criticise potential Facebook settlement with FTC
Starting that even a $5 billion civil penalty is a “bargain for Facebook.”
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Infineon confirms twice-lowered guidance for 5% revenue growth
As it reported flat second-quarter sales that were in line with its most recent guidance
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Facebook deletes more accounts linked to Russia
That were used to spread misleading information on the social network and its Instagram service
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Committee formed to finalise exact dates of Ramazan, Eid and Muharram
Members include officials from SUPARCO, PMD and Ministry of Science and Technology
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Google set to launch privacy tools to limit online tracking
Cookies are small text files that follow internet users and are used by advertisers to target consumers
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Volkswagen teams up with China's NIU to make e-scooters
The companies will jointly build the Streetmate model
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Instagram introduces 'lantern' effect to celebrate Ramazan
The campaign #MonthOfGood is calling on the global community and not just Muslims to celebrate and share kindness
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This former YouTuber is sentenced to 10 years in jail
YouTube has also removed Jones’ channel in February this year
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Facebook 'labels' posts by hand, posing privacy questions
A team of as many as 260 contract workers has ploughed through millions of content posted since 2014
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Western allies agree on 5G security guidelines
Highlighting concerns about equipment supplied by vendors that might be subject to state influence
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EU's Tusk warns of risks in rise of US tech giants
EU has been at the forefront of efforts to tighten control on how social media companies handle the personal data
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EU fleshes out WTO e-commerce proposal, faces obstacles
Of the WTO’s 164 members, 77 have agreed to try to bring the rules up to date
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Bitcoin jumps as much as 6% to new six-month high
With no immediate news catalysts sending the cryptocurrency higher
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Govt requests Facebook to take down anti-polio content
PM’s focal person says in letter harmful content putting lives of vaccinators at risk
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Australian taxi drivers sue Uber over 'illegal operations'
The lawsuit was brought on behalf of about 6,000 drivers and taxi license owners from across four Australian states
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Facebook's settlement with US regulators likely to include WhatsApp
A possible settlement that would require the company to create an independent privacy oversight committee
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YouTube touts first new original program under free strategy
As the streaming service shrinks an effort to attract subscribers with content exclusively behind a paywall