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Privacy watchdog to investigate TikTok's use of children's data
TikTok is estimated to have between 500 million and 1 billion users worldwide
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New coronavirus antibody test highly accurate
The study suggests that infected mother's breast milk contain antibodies that may protect infants
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WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms
The app will ask people about their symptoms and offer guidance on whether they may have Covid-19
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Students to get their graduation day with the help of robots
The robots will stand in place and be awarded a degree in a public ceremony with Dean Sanjeev Khagram in attendance
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China's new spacecraft returns to Earth
The space agency said the vessel was in orbit for two days and 19 hours
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Tinder starts testing live in-app trivia
Tinder wants to introduce new features to make user experience more interactive on the platform
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The last supermoon of 2020 rose in the night sky on Thursday
The supermoon phenomenon occurs when the moon is within 10% of its closest distance to the Earth
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US states might use house arrest tech to keep Covid-19 patients home
A QR code-enabled version of the app-and-wrist band solution is already being used to enforce quarantines
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Google’s Read Along app now available in 180 countries
Google's Read Along app is also available in Urdu
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US to carry out first X-37B launch under Space Force
This mission will conduct experiments to study space effects on materials and seeds used to grow food
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Tesla's Musk delays release of Roadster sports car
Tesla will produce the Cybertruck, a futuristic-looking light commercial vehicle, before working on the Roadster
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India's lavish weddings go online in virus lockdown
The wedding video posted on Facebook has so far garnered nearly 260,000 views
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Coronavirus dominates Google trends during lockdown
The term 'coronavirus' skyrocketed to the top of worldwide search lists, according to Google trends analytics data
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Astronomers spot closest black hole to Earth ever discovered
Black holes are dense objects possessing gravitational pulls so powerful that not even light can escape
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Pakistan's Nighat Dad named as member of Facebook's oversight board
Facebook's oversight board will be able to overturn content moderation decisions by Mark Zuckerberg
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Nintendo smashes Switch sales forecast as Animal Crossing sales top 13 million
Nintendo sold 21 million Switch units in the year ended March, smashing its forecast of 19.5 million units
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Coronavirus app troubles show rocky path without tech from Apple and Google
Apps tap the Bluetooth sensors in smartphones to detect encounters with those who test positive
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New coronavirus adapts to populations; vaccine works in monkeys
Genetic analysis of samples from 7,500 people infected with Covid-19 suggests that the virus spreads quickly
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Scientists discover evidence of ancient rivers on Mars
Scientists hope the discovery of pre-existing river systems will help further research into ancient life on Mars
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EA sees revenue boost as increase demand in video games
Videogame sales in the United States have surged in the last two months as the virus shut down the country
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Apple to hold annual developers event online
Attendees would be able to stream the event for free on its developer app or website
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Children at risk as pandemic pushes them online warns UN
Children are accessing the internet at a younger age, spending longer online and are at greater risk of cyberbullying
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Samsung heir Lee apologises over corruption scandal
Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee, embroiled in a bribery scandal
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Marvel Unlimited is offering free access to iconic comics on iOS, Android
Marvel's selection of free comics includes the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Black Panther and many more
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Facebook removes disinformation network tied to Iran's state media
Facebook removed hundreds of fake social media accounts that were spreading pro-Iranian messaging online
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Women use VR to beat sexual harassment after Singapore #MeToo scandal
The VR technology is part of the Girl, Talk project which is aimed at helping women fight back against harassment
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Trump administration drafting 'Artemis Accords' pact for moon mining
NASA is investing billions of dollars into the Artemis program which calls for putting humans on the moon by 2024
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Twitter tests new feature that tells users their tweet replies may be offensive
Twitter has long been under pressure to clean up hateful and abusive content on its platform
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Japan is drafting protocols for dealing with UFOs
Protocols are based around scenario in which a pilot on a training or surveillance mission encounters a UFO mid-flight
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Boeing could produce Loyal Wingman fighter-like drone by middle of decade
The Loyal Wingman aircraft is 38 feet long and has a 2,000 nautical mile range
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Researchers predict Covid-19 death rate will nearly double due to easing
A newly revised coronavirus mortality model predicts nearly 135,000 Americans will die from Covid-19 by early August
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Uber's Careem cuts 31% of workforce
The announcement came hours after Uber said it was shuttering its Eats delivery business in several markets
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Apple and Google ban the use of location tracking in contact tracing apps
Apple and Google are creating a system to notifying people who have been near Covid-19 patients
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Neutralising antibody is the new virus detail to aid vaccine research
Researchers have produced a monoclonal antibody that can "neutralise" the new coronavirus
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Apple launches new MacBook Pro with updated Magic Keyboard
Apple's new lineup of MacBook Pro is priced at $1,299 and $1,199
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Havelsan develops safe videoconference software
The use of videoconference software rose sharply after the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic
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China, Russia take advantage of virus emergency says US Defense Secretary
Chinese efforts to promote Huawei mobile phone network equipment
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Animation artist tutors Arabic-speaking kids during pandemic
Hollywood animation artist Reem Ali Adeeb developed online tutorials in Arabic for children about art
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Intel in talks to buy Israel's Moovit public transit app for $1 billion
The technology transforms vehicle fleets into an on-demand service to get essential employees safely to work
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Tokopedia probes alleged data leak of 91 million users
Indonesia’s largest e-commerce platform is investigating claims that the details of its users had been leaked online
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Company allegedly tried to monopolise ride-sharing business
It was also accused of having secretly booked and then cancelled rides on competitors’ apps
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Covid-19: Effectiveness of the antiviral drug remdesivir still in question
A US study published this week raised great hope for the effectiveness of the antiviral drug remdesivir
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NBCUniversal weighs layoffs at media, entertainment units
NBCUniversal is taking a financial hit from the coronavirus outbreak
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Global smartphone market suffers worst contraction in history due to coronavirus
Smartphone shipments have fallen under 300 million since 2014 with a swift decline in demand
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India makes government tracing app mandatory for all workers
The app has been downloaded around 50 million times on Android phones
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Robots on hand to greet Japanese coronavirus patients in hotels
Coronavirus patients arriving to stay at Tokyo hotels get a lift from a robot greeter in the lobby
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NASA target historic spaceflight despite pandemic
NASA and SpaceX plans to launch astronauts to space from US soil for the first time in nearly a decade
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Google travel data show lockdown fatigue
Google data collected from its users’ phones pointed to increased disobedience with lockdown order
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Most popular free internet service: World Wide Web
The first search engine Archie appeared in 1990, while currently 75,000 web searches are made per second
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TikTok surpasses 2 billion downloads, records best quarter for any app ever
India has been the biggest market for the app generating 611 million lifetime downloads to date