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US astronaut returns to Earth after longest mission by a woman
The spacewalk was initially postponed because the space station did not have two suits of the right size for women
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Google Maps seeks business, transit reviews in new look as it turns 15
The move could draw concern from Yelp, TripAdvisor and other companies
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China's mobile giants to take on Google's Play store
The four companies are ironing out kinks in what is known as the Global Developer Service Alliance (GDSA)
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NASA astronaut Christina Koch returning to Earth after record space station mission
NASA said Koch’s lengthy mission will provide researchers with much-needed data
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Huawei launches legal action against Verizon alleging unauthorised patent use
The telecommunications equipment maker is seeking compensation for the use of its technology
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University of Maastricht says it paid hackers 200,000-euro ransom
Ransomware attacks have become commonplace
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Qualcomm says China virus threatens smartphone industry disruption
The potential threat to the mobile phone industry, with a possible impact on manufacturing and sale
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Fedcoin? The US central bank is looking into it
Design and legal considerations around potentially issuing its own digital currency
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Vodafone will remove Huawei from its core networks
Britain has decided to restrict the Chinese company’s role in 5G
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Google says glitch sent people's videos to strangers
Users may have received either an incomplete archive or videos - not photos - that were not theirs
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Facebook increases parental control features in Messenger Kids app
The new features will include access for parents to see their children’s chat history
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Artist creates traffic jams on Google Maps using wagon full of phones
He walked the streets of Berlin pulling around a red wagon behind him filled with 99 smartphones
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Jeff Bezos became nearly $8 billion richer in one day
The company’s revenue went uphill due to its cloud business, Amazon Web Services
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Alphabet shares fall as Google misses on sales, YouTube revenue disappoints
Pichai had sought to counter slowing revenue growth in the company’s main advertising business
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TikTok tests new profile designs that make it look like Instagram
This is not the first time social media platforms have copied each other
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YouTube details how it will tackle misleading election content
Telling viewers an incorrect voting date, or content that makes false claims related to a candidate’s eligibility
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Chinese citizens turn to virus tracker apps to avoid infected neighborhoods
In a bid to avoid neighborhoods with infections of the coronavirus
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Twitter says state-backed actors may have accessed users' phone numbers
The company declined to say how many user phone numbers had been exposed
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Chinese citizens turn to virus tracker apps to avoid infected neighbourhoods
Apps take official information on neighbourhoods and map it geographically so that users can stay away from infection
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20-year-old Pakistani listed among richest pro gamers in the world
He has been featured in Time Magazine’s top 30 influential teenagers of 2016
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UFORDRIVE launches first ever electronic car hire platform in UK
The rent of each car is around £90 per day with an option to unlimited free charging
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Google activates SOS Alert for coronavirus in Search
The Google SOS Alert is aimed at providing relevant information accessible to everyone
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China's CATL signs battery supply agreement with Tesla
Tesla will determine the battery purchase volume between July 2020 and June 2022
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Huawei, Chinese chip makers keep factories humming despite coronavirus outbreak
Despite government calls across various cities and provinces for work to be halted
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Users cite interface issues in Qeemat Punjab app
Mobile application launched to regulate, monitor prices across province
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Facebook's settlement puts spotlight on 'biometric privacy'
Facebook agreed to a $550m payout after failing to win dismissal of case alleging it collected biometric information
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WhatsApp has stopped working on millions of phones
The messaging service is doing this in order to protect user security
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PEMRA drafts proposal to regulate digital broadcasts in Pakistan
PEMRA also recommended acquiring a license for Web TV and OTT TV
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Apple to close all China mainland stores due to virus outbreak
Outbreak mounted and the death toll more than doubled to over 250 from a week ago
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Online, jetsetting and monitored: How life in China has changed since Coronavirus
The popularity of social media platforms Weibo and WeChat has fuelled misinformation and memes
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India is now the second largest smartphone market in the world
Pocket-friendly devices offered by Chinese smartphone manufacturer is the reason for success
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As coronavirus misinformation spreads on social media, Facebook removes posts
Fact-checking initiative PolitiFact said misinformation about the virus online included hoaxes about its source
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Trump signs executive order aimed at preventing sales of counterfeit goods from overseas
Part of the policy was aimed at preventing narcotics, like fentanyl, from entering the United States
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Qeemat app to modernise shopping experience
App will help citizens lodge complains about profiteering
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Teacher, student expelled from college over TikTok video get married in court
College suspended the pair for ‘violating discipline’ by sharing ‘improper’ clip
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TCL launches C8 Android TV in Pakistan
C8 comes with Google Assistant, allowing users to control the TV by voice
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Google is trying to steal Amazon's protesting employees
The irony of the whole situation was that Google is also in the middle of a crackdown on labor activism
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BOJ warns of cyber-attack vulnerability ahead of Olympic Games
The increasing threat of cyber-attacks has prodded the Bank of England
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Star quality: telescope captures Sun in greatest detail ever
A huge telescope has produced pictures of the Sun's surface, revealing boiling plasma cells the size of Texas
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Pakistan may be the next big Asian market for tech startups: report
A McKinsey & Co's report cited by DW listed Pakistan amongst the fastest-growing economies
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Nintendo CEO says no new Switch model this year
Nintendo launched a handheld-only version of its console in September
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Indian smartphone makers fear supply disruptions due to China virus
India is the world’s biggest smartphone maker after China
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EU lawmakers demand common charger for all mobile devices
The resolution also said wireless charging could prove beneficial by mitigating waste
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Apple redesigns mapping app for US users
The most frequently used app on its iPhones
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Avast antivirus shutting down Jumpshot after data privacy scandal
Avast allegedly collected data on what many of its users did online
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Atari-themed gaming hotels to launch in eight US cities
esports studios in the hotels will feature "Atari gaming playground" where guests would have gaming PCs available
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BT reports £500m hit as UK limits Huawei 5G role
Britain caps Huawei's share of market at 35%
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Exclusive: Europe wants single data market to break US tech giants' dominance
The proposal, which includes reining in big online platforms
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Facebook reaches $550 million settlement in facial recognition lawsuit
Illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users
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Tech heaven: Drone academy students help map out Africa's future
The institute is in Malawi, and builds on the work of a pilot scheme launched in 2017