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Around 2000 coders and developers from 137 countries took part in the popular coding competition

China’s drive to reduce dependence on petroleum is compelling automakers to shift investment towards hybrid vehicles

In 2017, Russian operatives deployed a destructive virus known as NotPetya to knock out government computer systems

Bitcoin rose to a high of $24,299.75, after passing the $20,000 milestone for the first time last week

Nike’s workout apps gather additional data on purchasing habits and personal information of tens of millions of people

Suspected Russian hackers who broke into US government agencies also spied on less high-profile organisations

The pandemic has accelerated a push to subscription streaming video services like Netflix and Disney+

Google has rolled out the benefit this week for all 90,000 US employees

Report comes as human rights groups accuse China of forcing over 1 million Muslim Uighurs into labour camps

The delivery of Blue Origin’s BE-4 was delayed over an issue with the engine’s complex single-shaft turbopump

Twitter is planning to create a new type of account for bots next year that will identify them as automated

Sony offered full refunds after gamers complained that Cyberpunk 2077 was rife with bugs

Google is accused of abusing its market power to make its search engine dominant

Microsoft found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by US officials

Long-term holders of bitcoin had been selling the virtual currency after it reached November record peak

Twitter said users will be required to remove new tweets that advance false claims about Covid-19 vaccinations

The last astronauts to actually tread on the moon were the crew of Apollo 17 in December 1972

Facebook is under fire from a number of countries for misusing its user data and acquiring other small firms

Google and Facebook compete heavily in internet ad sales, together capturing over half of the market globally

WhatsApp is one of the most used messaging apps with around 1.5 billion active users around the world

Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark said Nokia would 'do whatever it takes' to take lead in 5G

Kangaroos can learn to communicate with humans by using their gaze to 'point' and ask for help

Zuckerberg acknowledged that criticism of Facebook had hurt staff morale

Hackers inserted malicious code into Orion software updates pushed out to nearly 18,000 customers

One of the networks was tied back to French military while two others were linked to a well-known Russian troll farm

Trump has publicly derided Amazon head Jeff Bezos and repeatedly criticized the company

Big tech’s secret sauce for algorithms has become a growing concern, encouraging bias and amplifying fake news

Takahiro Shiraishi, 30, admitted killing and butchering his young victims who he met on social media platform

World's largest radio telescope signals Beijing's ambitions as a global center for scientific research

Trained dogs can identify people with Covid-19, even those with no symptoms, according to researchers

In Mapuche culture, an eclipse signifies temporary death of the sun

Apple plans to manufacture up to 96 million iPhones in the first half of 2021

The United States issued an emergency warning, ordering government users to disconnect SolarWinds software

The limited-edition box is equipped with USB, OPPO Enco W11 earphones, and F17 device at a price tag of PKR 45,999

Careem wants to pass down these commissions in form of discounts to customers while encouraging increased orders

Google is also testing the idea of a "flexible workweek" once it is safe to return to office

Success of ByteDance’s TikTok has prompted many social media companies to add short-video services to their platforms

Some users had noticed that the ability to like, re-tweet, or reply to Trump’s 'disputed' label tweets was not working

Hackers believed to be working for Russia have been monitoring internal email traffic at the US Treasury

EU’s tough line comes amid growing regulatory scrutiny of tech giants

India is world’s second-biggest smartphone market with significant growth potential

Amazon currently provides its services in 16 countries around the world including India

Firms that fail to meet the obligations may face multimillion-pound fines or be blocked from operating in Britain

The research found that several existing drugs can be repurposed to treat people who risk getting ill with coronavirus

Users on the iOS platform can now post tweets on stories, or send them as individual messages on Snapchat

By providing opportunities to women in leadership positions, more women will be encouraged and inspired to follow suit

One of the allegations against Facebook is that it strategically seeks to buy potential rivals

US e-commerce giant Amazon has also been fined 35 million euros for breaching the same rules

US e-commerce giant Amazon has also been fined 35 million euros for breaching the same rules

Millions of dollars of dirty funds flowing through digital wallets that allow users to hide their trail