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Post vaccination infection rare but possibly contagious
Roughly 27% of breakthrough infections were asymptomatic, while in 2% of cases, patients died
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Competitor fears Musk's SpaceX could 'monopolise' space
Musk's Starlink constellation project received authorisation from US regulator to provide broadband from space
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Facebook no longer banning posts calling coronavirus 'man-made'
The rule change comes as President Joe Biden announced he has ordered aides to find answers to the origin of the virus
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Lawsuit claims Apple monopolizes heart-rate technology for Apple Watch
A company has filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Apple of cornering the market for heart-rate monitoring technology
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From lab-made embryos to organs: The ethics of stem cell science
Embryo-like structures concocted in a lab from skin tissue can help researchers peer into early human development
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Amazon to buy MGM studios for $8.45bn
The deal bolsters Amazon Prime Video with some 4,000 films including James Bond franchise and 17,000 television shows
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Indian government exceeded powers with encryption-breaking rule
WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in a Delhi court against the government to quash a provision of a new regulation
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Facebook and Instagram will let users hide likes on posts
Facebook's photo-sharing app Instagram is launching the option for users globally to hide like counts on posts
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Super Flower Moon rises in clear sky over Sydney Opera House
The moon was at the closest point to Earth in its orbit, making it appear about 7% larger and 15% brighter than normal
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Dozens of Palestinian journalists say blocked by WhatsApp
Journalists in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank as well as Gaza, said their accounts had also been blocked.
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China's Beidou navigation system to serve $156bn home market by 2025
China's Beidou navigation system will back domestic products and related services worth $156.22 billion by 2025
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WhatsApp sues Indian government, says new media rules mean end to privacy
WhatsApp has filed a legal complaint against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force
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Here's how you can watch the upcoming 'Super Flower Blood Moon' eclipse
The full moon will be the year's biggest 'supermoon' and feature the first total lunar eclipse in more than two years
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Immune system has long-term defences after mild Covid-19
Upon infection, short-lived immune cells are generated quickly to secrete an early wave of protective antibodies
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Russia gives Google 24 hours to delete banned content
Russia has already placed a punitive slowdown on US social network Twitter for not deleting banned content
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Huawei plans to launch new operating system for phones in June
Once the world's biggest smartphone maker, Huawei now is ranked 6th globally with a 4% market share
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Indian police visit Twitter offices after government tweet flagged
Tensions between Twitter India's branch and Modi's administration have been brewing for months
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Google's Starline shows promise and perils of 3D chats
Starline uses pricey cameras, sensors, and cutting-edge screens to allow users to see each other in three dimensions
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1.7 million affected by hack of top Japan dating app
Personal data of more than a million users of one of Japan's most popular dating apps may have been exposed by a hack
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'Charlie Bit My Finger' video fetches $760,000 at NFT auction
With more than 883 million views, it's one of YouTube's most popular videos
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Berlin startup Pitch aspires to be 'Youtube' for presentations
Berlin-based software startup Pitch styled itself as a Powerpoint killer when it launched last October
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Crypto miners halt China business after Beijing cracks down, bitcoin tumbles
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi suspended both crypto-mining and trading services to mainland Chinese clients
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Virgin Galactic moves one step closer to commercial space flights
Billionaire Richard Branson's private spaceship company Virgin Galactic completed its first manned space flight
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Google Chrome is crashing worldwide on Windows 10 PCs
Google rolled out Chrome 90 on May 10th this year packed with new features
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China says Martian rover takes first drive on surface of Red Planet
China this month joined the United States as the only nation to deploy land vehicles on Mars
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White House partners with dating apps to encourage vaccination
Dating platforms will offer badges showing vaccination status
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Air India says data on 4.5 million passengers stolen
Names, credit card numbers, and passport information were among the data stolen
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India asks social media firms to remove reference to 'Indian variant' of coronavirus
India has the second-highest tally of Covid-19 cases in the world
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China vows to crack down on bitcoin mining, trading activities
China has banned crypto exchanges and initial coin offerings but has not barred individuals from holding crypto
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Chernobyl's inaccessible nuclear chamber is smoldering again
Scientists have recorded a rise in nuclear activity in the destroyed nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl power plant
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Facebook rating drops to 2.6. on Google Play Store
The Facebook app now has a rating of 2.5 on the Google Play store and a 2.4 rating on Apple’s App store
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Snap adds money earning features, plans new augmented reality glasses
Snap has paid $1 million per day collectively to users who post short-form videos to its feature called Spotlight
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Recovery rally takes bitcoin back above $40k
The rally in cryptocurrencies came after Ark Invest's Cathie Wood and Tesla CEO Elon Musk indicated their support
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Here's how you can get Twitter's blue check mark
Twitter users can apply to be verified after a years-long freeze on public submissions for the site's blue checkmarks
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Microsoft to unplug Internet Explorer as it seeks edge in browser war
Launched in 1995, Internet Explorer became the dominant browser for over a decade
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Canada opens 6Ghz band for Wi-Fi, tripling spectrum access
The increased spectrum will also allow for affordable broadband in rural Canada
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Facebook deploys special team as Israel-Gaza conflict spreads across social media
Facebook set up a 24-7 'special operations center' last week to respond to content posted on its platform
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TikTok partners with the Trust and Safety Professional Association
TikTok Trust and Safety team works to keep the platform safe and welcoming for the global community
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ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming to step down as CEO
Former US President Donald Trump's administration sought to force ByteDance to divest control of the app
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Twitter finds its AI tends to crop out Black people, men from photos
Twitter's image-cropping algorithm has a problematic bias toward excluding Black people and men
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China's rover sends back its first 'selfies' from Mars
The Zhurong rover was carried into the Martian atmosphere in a lander on Saturday
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Bitcoin slides below $40,000 after China’s crypto ban
News sends cryptocurrency as low as $36,250, down 15%
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This AI tool can make actors deliver dialogues in different languages
The AI tool can accurately recreate lip-sync in dubbing without altering the performance of the actors
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Amazon extends moratorium on police use of facial recognition software
Amazon offers face-matching with 'Rekognition,' service from its cloud computing division
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Lamborghini hits accelerator on electric future
Italian sports car maker Lamborghini unveiled Tuesday a $1.8 billion electrification plan for its luxury vehicles
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Covid-19 obesity risk higher for men
The known increased risk of severe Covid-19 and death linked to obesity may be even more pronounced for men than women
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China bans financial, payment institutions from cryptocurrency business
China has banned crypto exchanges but has not barred individuals from holding cryptocurrencies
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Google teams with Samsung for wearables platform
Samsung will use Google's Wear OS for its upcoming Galaxy smartwatches instead of its own Tizen platform
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Italy fines Google $123m for abuse of dominant position
Google did not allow JuicePass, an electric vehicle (EV) services app from Enel X, to operate on Android Auto
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Amazon wins against an EU order to pay $303m in taxes
Both Amazon and Apple were targeted by competition chief Margrethe Vestager to stamp out tax deals used by EU states