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Brisbot provides counseling for troubled kids in Facebook Messenger
The chatbot is designed for kids who are reluctant to share their problems with other people
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Only one out of 9 major tech firms refuses to build Trump's Muslim registry
Only Twitter refused to be a part of Trump's plan to build a Muslim registry
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Social media ads to hit $50 billion by 2019 - Zenith
Global advertising expenditure on social media will account for 20 per cent of all internet advertising in 2019
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BMW seeks to be 'coolest' ride-hailing firm with autonomous car
The German carmaker will test 40 vehicles with self-driving functions in Munich's inner city
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EU urges US tech giants to act faster against hate speech
Facebook, Twitter, Google's YouTube and Microsoft will have to act faster to tackle online hate speech
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Uber can now track passengers' locations after they are dropped off
The new feature will ask users to share their location even after they have availed the serivce
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Virgin Galactic spaceship makes first glide flight
The company aims to take tourists to the edge of space 100 kilometers above Earth
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Apple shows ambition to get into self-driving car race
The news follows more than a year of speculation about the iPhone maker's plans of expanding into transportation
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WhatsApp might stop working on your smartphone after Dec 30
The popular app is set to cut its support for millions of mobile phones using outdated operating systems
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Your cheap Apple charger could be 'life threatening'
Investigators have warned consumers they face potentially fatal risks
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Here’s a startup that’s using algorithms to modernize Southeast Asia’s printing industry
The printing industry is worth US$25 billion in Southeast Asia alone
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White House should lead broad cybersecurity effort: panel
A wave of cyber attacks have compromised data on tens of millions of US government employees and Yahoo users
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Russian central bank loses $31 million in cyber attack
Financial regulators have urged banks to beef up security in the wake of the cyber attack
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Here’s how you can remove unwanted posts from your Facebook timeline
Facebook is 'notorious' for showing us the embarrassing things that we had posted in the past
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How Alibaba Cloud powers the largest shopping holiday in the world
On Singles Day this year, Alibaba sold products worth US$17.5 billion
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Russian cargo ship burns up after launch for International Space Station
Russia's space agency says the loss will not affect the ISS system's normal operations
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Twitter changes product head for third time in a year
Keith Coleman is the founder of startup Yes Inc
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Facebook developing artificial intelligence to flag offensive live videos
It is 'an algorithm that detects nudity, violence, or any of the things that are not according to our policies'
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Nokia ready for smartphone comeback in 2017
HMD to start operations under an exclusive global brand license for the next ten years
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WeChat has different censorship systems for Chinese, overseas users
WeChat censors content for all users registered with Chinese phone numbers
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This Android malware hacks into your Google account, installs third-party apps
The virus is affecting an estimated 13,000 devices a day
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Twitter will now let you create moments on your phone
The feature is not available to iOS and Android users
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Pakistani student wins Queen’s Young Leaders Award
Syed has developed a number of startups including Edu-Aid and OneHealth
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You can now find your doppelganger using this Microsoft website
Yay or nay, this site will tell you
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Shamoon virus returns in new Saudi attacks after four-year hiatus
The destructive computer virus crippled tens of thousands of computers in the Middle East four years ago
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Android users more humble and honest than iPhone users, study finds
iPhone users are also more likely to see their phone as a status symbol
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US tech startup Comma.ai giving away self-driving car software
The code is available for free through GitHub and will work on certain Honda Civic and Acura ILX cars
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FBI to gain expanded hacking powers as Senate effort to block fails
The changes would give FBI the authority to remotely access computers in any jurisdiction
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14 graduating startups from a Google-backed incubator in Pakistan
The Nest I/O is now almost two years old and has seen a total of 79 startups graduate from its four-month-long program
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Here's how to save Instagram photos without taking screenshot
If you don’t want people to take screenshots of your photos, then keep your account private
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Netflix launches offline viewing, matching Amazon
Many favorite streaming series and movies would be available for download and offline viewing on mobile devices
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These three startups triumph Fintech Disrupt Challenge 2016
The winning startups will receive seed funding of Rs10 million
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Pursuit of Beauty: OPPO smartphones and designer HSY announce partnership
Though the exact details of the partnership are unknown, HSY fans will be able to see him as part of the main product
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This drone gun can shoot down UAVs from 2km away
DroneGun can disable communication across the 2.4 gigahertz and 5.8 gigahertz frequency bands
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'Dronejacking' may be the next big cyber threat
Intel said it expects to see dronejacking "toolkits" traded on "dark web" marketplaces in 2017
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After split from US, internet gatekeeper is 'grassroots'
The separation came despite some critics in the US Congress who argued that Washington was "giving away" the internet
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This hyperlocal social network for millennials aims to one-up on Facebook
Pulse – a social network designed for students aged 14 to 22 – aims to be a social safe space
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Curbs on extremist online content threaten free speech: report
US President-elect Donald Trump has suggested shutting down parts of the internet
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This Palestinian start-up is serving real estate investors in US
Mashvisor became the first Palestinian company to get the support of the influential American 500 Startups
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Facebook brings mobile games to Messenger
Instant Games is launching in 30 countries with 17 titles available
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Xiaomi gets go-ahead to sell smartphones in Pakistan
PTA grants approval for three types of smartphone which include Mi Max, MI 4 and MI 5
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Pakistan-based lockscreen app closes $3.6m series A from South Korean investor
Slide was launched roughly a year ago and has over 5 million downloads
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VR offers television producers 'Hollywood in a box'
Only restrictions on what VR can achieve for television is the limits of the human imagination
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Is Apple working on a curved screen iPhone 8?
Find out here
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Autonomoose, other self-driving cars hit Canada streets
Autonomous cars will eventually lead to fewer collisions, reduced traffic congestion and increased fuel efficiency
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US letter reveals details of GM self-driving vehicle system
GM's new monitoring system has facial recognition software that can detect if a driver is falling asleep
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Bangladesh says Uber 'illegal', days after launch
The ride-hailing service has faced protests from established taxi operators in many places
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'Likely hacker attack' hits almost 1 million German homes
Around 900,000 customers using specific models of router have been affected, says report
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Some apps are apparently storing people's information without their consent
Some of the apps have over a billion contacts saved on their databases
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Uber drivers in US cities to join planned worker protests
Uber drivers have sued the company in several states, accusing it of depriving drivers of employment protections