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Biden urged by 32 advocacy groups to reject Big Tech influence
Anti-trust groups argue that the companies’ business practices hurt consumers and the US economy
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Jibran Nasir, others target of WhatsApp OTP scam
Hackers ask victims to forward OTP to them so they can complete an urgent money transaction
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Woman who created the technology behind internet calls explains what it takes to innovate
Marian Croak says we can benefit from this horrible time in history
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Slow and steady or a big spurt? How to grow a ferocious dinosaur
Large meat-eating dinosaurs attained their great size through very different growth strategies
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Tesla could widen release of 'self-driving' software in two weeks
Tesla has reported steady sales and profitable quarters, sending shares up around 400% this year
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Suspected North Korean hackers targeted Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca
Hackers posed as recruiters on LinkedIn and WhatsApp to approach AstraZeneca staff with fake job offers
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Type O blood linked to lower Covid risk, taking Vitamin D unlikely to help-R
New evidence suggests that people with type O or Rh−negative blood may be at slightly lower risk from coronavirus
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Facebook cryptocurrency Libra to launch as early as January but scaled back
Libra was relaunched in slimmed-down form after regulators raised concerns it could upset financial stability
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Crypto exchange Coinbase hit by connection, latency problems as bitcoin plummets
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said its retail and professional-focused platforms were hit by tech problems
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Russia plans to develop its own space station
Russia's own orbital station will consist of three to seven modules unmanned or with a crew of two to four people
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Britain to curb Google and Facebook with tougher competition rules
Britain will impose a new competition regime to prevent tech giants from pushing out smaller firms
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Amazon to give $500 million in holiday bonuses to front-line US workers
Amazon's full-time operations staff will receive a bonus of $300 from December 1 to December 31
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India's NSE warned Future Retail of action over disclosures on Amazon dispute
Future Retail has been locked in a bitter dispute with Amazon over its $3.4 billion retail assets deal with Reliance
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Dinosaur-era bird with scythe-like beak sheds light on avian diversity
Birds evolved from small feathered dinosaurs about 150 million years ago
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Egyptian inventor trials robot that can test for Covid-19
Egypt facing a second coronavirus wave, an inventor is trialing a remote-control robot that can test for Covid-19
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Bitcoin price drops more than $1,000 in Asian trade
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, was the last trading around $17,700
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South Korean watchdog fines Facebook $6.1 million for sharing user info without consent
Personal information of at least 3.3 million Facebook users in Korea was provided to operators without their knowledge
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Fawad Chaudhry announces program for animation, video games enthusiasts
Video gaming market is expected to be worth over $200 billion by 2023
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Elon Musk surpasses Bill Gates to become world’s second richest person
In October, Tesla reported its fifth consecutive quarterly profit on record revenue of $8.8 billion
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AI detects Covid-19 on chest X-rays with accuracy, speed
Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence platform which analyzes X-ray images of lungs
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Twitter plans to relaunch verification program next year
Twitter released plans for its new policy on how people are 'verified' on site
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Mysterious 'obelisk' in US desert draws wild theories
Mysterious metal "obelisk" found buried in remote desert has inflamed imaginations of UFO spotters around the world
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Airline body IATA develops mobile apps for Covid-era travel
Global aviation body is developing a set of mobile apps to help passengers to navigate Covid-19 travel restrictions
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OPPO exhibits three concept products at INNO DAY 2020
OPPO revealed for the first time the '3+N+X' technology development strategy
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Bitcoin at $100,000 in 2021? Outrageous to some, a no-brainer for backers
Bitcoin is within sight of its all-time peak of just under $20,000 hit in December 2017
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China calls launch a success as robotic spacecraft heads to moon
China hailed as a success its pre-dawn launch of a robotic spacecraft to bring back rocks from the moon
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Snapchat launches TikTok-like feature 'Spotlight'
Snapchat said it would give about $1 million every day to users whose snaps make it to top of the platform
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'Really good news': Health minister welcomes Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine results
Vaccine in the right dosage can be up to 90% effective
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Robbers steal Apple products worth £5m from truck in UK
The items stolen include iPhone 11s, AirPods, and Apple Watches
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Twitter, Facebook to hand over @POTUS account to Biden on January 20
Both platforms will hand control of presidential account to Joe Biden even if Trump has not conceded his election loss
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Top Biden adviser seen as making tech regulation more likely
Bruce Reed denounced Section 230, which makes it impossible to sue internet companies over content of user posting
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China to launch moon probe, seeking first lunar rock retrieval since 1970s
China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon this week
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Apple, GroupM, others ask for tough protection for data in Google lawsuit
Government is accusing Google of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals in a lawsuit
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Blind man, 'born to run,' completes solo 5K with trial app to guide him
Marathon enthusiast used an app that detects the runner’s position and gives audio guidance through an earpiece
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Childhood vaccine linked to less severe Covid-19, cigarette smoke raises risk
Exposure to cigarette smoke makes airway cells more vulnerable to infection with the new coronavirus
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Twitter to hand @POTUS account to Biden on inauguration day
Twitter will hand control of the presidential account to Joe Biden even if Trump has not conceded his election loss
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EU could pay over $10 billion for Pfizer and CureVac vaccines
Pfizer and BioNTech said that final data showed their shot was 95% effective against Covid-19
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Govt approves social media rules expanding PTA powers
The Rules would make it extremely difficult for AIC Members; Facebook, Google, Twitter etc to operate in Pakistan
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Facebook launches Watch Together feature for Messenger, Instagram
Facebook will be rolling out the Watch together feature, Chat themes, and Vanish mode on its platforms
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Kids gaming platform Roblox faces hurdles ahead of public listing
Offensive content can be found in some game titles and user profiles on children’s gaming platform Roblox
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Facebook offers up first-ever estimate of hate speech prevalence on its platform
Facebook is under scrutiny over its policing of abuses, particularly around November’s US presidential election
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Verizon, Apple partner to swap out corporate-owned phones for 5G iPhones
The newer 5G technology also allows for private networks for businesses
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Amazon sacks dozens of staff at drone project, taps new manufacturers
US online retailer Amazon has laid off dozens of R&D and manufacturing staff from its delivery drone project
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5G mobile network goes live in France
5G has been widely anticipated, as well as touted as a technology that will further the fight against climate change
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Apple, US states reach $113 million settlement on iPhone throttling
Apple in 2016 quietly updated software on models of the iPhone 6, 7, and SE causing devices to unexpectedly shut down
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Japan to begin experiments issuing digital yen
More than 30 major Japanese firms will begin experiments next year towards issuing a common, private digital currency
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Covid-19 survivors may have long lasting immunity; Pfizer vaccine is 95% effective in trial
Most Covid-19 survivors are likely to have lasting protection against severe the virus if they become reinfected
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Three countries that spend the most on research and development
Investment in research and development (R&D) has become imperative in the post-pandemic era
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4 ways Covid-19 will redefine the way we work
According to a study, 98% of people said they would like the option to work remotely for the rest of their careers
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'Better off thanks to China': German companies double down on resurgent giant
German industrial robot-maker Hahn Automation plans to invest millions of euros in new factories in China