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Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic can also take you to space now
Branson, Bezos, and Musk have been investing billions of dollars on their rocket startups
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US lobby group views India's e-commerce plan as worrying, email shows
India this week spooked online retailers like Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart by outlining plans to limit "flash sales"
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McAfee founder found dead by suicide in Spanish jail
Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee was found dead in his jail cell in Spain on Wednesday
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Pakistan seeks to ‘double IT industry in two years via tech zones’
Special zones to give IT industry ‘catapult push’ that could double its size to as much as $6 billion, says STZA chief
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Crypto is 'rat poison', a third of mainstream investment firms tell JPM
Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, fell to a five-month low on Tuesday
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Facebook shops expanded to WhatsApp, Marketplace in commerce push
Mark Zuckerberg said it would also introduce personalised ads in its Shops service based on users' shopping behaviour
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People want trusted news, reveals Reuters
Majority of people across countries believe news outlets should reflect a range of views and try to be neutral
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Bitcoin drops below $30,000 for first time in five months
Drop comes amid a growing crackdown on cryptocurrencies in China
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YouTube wins user copyright fight in top EU court ruling
EU court said platforms could be liable if they do not put in place the appropriate tools to tackle copyright breaches
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Govt, Facebook partner to fight Covid-19 misinformation
Over 3 billion messages have been sent by govts, nonprofits to citizens through the WhatsApp chatbots on Covid -19
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Hedge fund that bet against GameStop is closing down
White Square Capital has told investors that it will shut its main fund and return capital this month
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The Invisible Highway
Spectrum is the lifeblood of the mobile industry and a catalyst for economic growth
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Sotheby's offers rare pear-shaped diamond for purchase with cryptocurrency
101.38-carat pear shaped flawless diamond is one of just ten diamonds of more than 100 carats ever to come to auction
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Brace yourself for the shortest night of the year
All regions in Northern Hemisphere including Pakistan experiencing 'summer revolution' or 'summer solstice'
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Amazon, Apple most valuable brands but China's rising reveals survey
Tencent, China's biggest social media and video games company, was the People's Republic's top brand, in fifth place
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Bitcoin tumbles 10% as China extends crackdown
Drop comes as China ordered bitcoin mining projects to close in the southwest province of Sichuan
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Clubhouse has a new rival in Spotify Greenroom
Spotify Greenroom includes live rooms like Clubhouse, with ability for any user to host or participate
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Thousands sign petition to prevent Jeff Bezos from returning to Earth
Petitions garner more than 45,000 signatures to keep the Amazon founder in space
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Huge changes for internet and Big Tech under US antitrust proposal
The five bills could pave the way for a reorganization or breakup of giants such as Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon
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Nigeria could launch pilot digital currency by year-end
Central Bank director of information technology said the project had been in the works for two years
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Virtual real estate plot sells for close to $1 million
In Decentraland, ownership of virtual land is bought and sold in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
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Apple-owned Shazam identifies over a billion songs per month
Apple users can ask Siri to identify songs as Shazam is built into Apple devices
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Facebook launches ads globally for Instagram Reels
Facebook, which is aiming to make money from the feature, began testing ads in April
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Founder of World Wide Web Berners-Lee to sell source code as NFT
Sotheby’s will be auctioning Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s original time stamped files
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Vietnam introduces code of conduct for social media
The code prohibits posts which violate the law and "affect the interests of the state"
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Chinese apps could face subpoenas or bans under Biden order
Goal is to keep adversaries like China, Russia from gaining access to personal and proprietary business information
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More people view crypto assets as acceptable investment, says UK watchdog
The average holding has risen to 300 pounds ($419.58) from 260 pounds
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Biden appoints Lina Khan chair of US Federal Trade Commission
Khan is an antitrust researcher focused on Big Tech's immense market power
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India slams Twitter for not complying with new IT rules
India's new tech rules are aimed at regulating content on social media such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter
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France's Macron calls for European tech company push by 2030
Macron has pushed to make France into a "start-up nation" since coming to power in 2017
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US senators want Commerce Dept to list tech to keep away from China
In 2018, Commerce published 45 examples of tech, including face and voice recognition, but no list was ever finalized
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UK watchdog to investigate Apple, Google mobile ecosystems
There is concern that the tech giants have market power that is harming users and businesses
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Drone pilot saves animals in global disaster zones
Using a high-tech drone equipped with a large thermal camera, one pilot has developed a way to save trapped animals
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French man accuses Netflix of racism over Islam-related slur
The complainant is also considering suing Netflix for using his image for commercial purposes without his permission
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India to speed up Amazon, Flipkart antitrust probe as tech focus intensifies
CCI plans to demand information from Amazon and Flipkart, related to allegations of stifling competition
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Twitter adds 'Arabic (feminine)' language option in diversity drive
Until now, the instruction for the user to Tweet in Arabic had appeared only in the masculine form "gharrid"
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Pakistani startup Abhi attains $2m investment
Based in Karachi, Abhi is a financial wellness platform catering to the needs of employees between pay cycles
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Unregulated spread of cryptocurrencies a concern, says Italian regulator
Paolo Savona joined a host of institutional leaders who have clamoured for more regulation
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Samsung enters Europe with Vodafone 5G network deal in Britain
European mobile operators are increasingly considering Samsung to replace China's Huawei as a supplier
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Bitcoin jumps after Musk says Tesla could use it again
Bitcoin hit a two-week peak just shy of $40,000 on Monday, after another weekend reacting to tweets from Elon Musk
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Amazon raises minimum pay in Germany to 12 euros per hour
Germany is Amazon's biggest market after the US, and the Verdi union has been protesting low wages in since 2013
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'Doge' meme NFT sells for $4 million
@pleasrdao, the new owner of the meme placed the highest bid of 1,696.9 of the cryptocurrency Ethereum
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TECNO launches its groundbreaking Camon 17 series in Pakistan
Lucky viewers from the Tech Talk Show will be selected to win a brand new Camon 17 phone along with other gifts
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China unveils new images taken by rover Zhurong on Mars
Images were unveiled at a ceremony in Beijing, signifying complete success of China's first mars exploration mission
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More Chinese provinces issue bans on cryptomining
China accounts for a over half of global bitcoin production
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Netflix to launch online store
Netflix shop will sell limited edition products, in addition to products available at retail stores
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Amazon Web Services says will open data centers in Israel
In April, AWS and Google won a tender for the four phase project known as "Nimbus"
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China's Huawei aims to reach driverless car technology in 2025
World's largest telecommunications equipment maker diversifies its business in the face of US sanctions
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Flying taxis could steal passengers from planes
Irish aircraft leasing firm Avolon invests up to $2 billion in aerial shuttles
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TikTok launches #TikTokGaGa campaign in Pakistan for music enthusiasts
TikTok community in Pakistan will be granted an exclusive opportunity to share the stage/screen with music stars