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First independent digital banking platform launches in UAE
YAP, like other neobanks which do not have physical branches, does not offer traditional banking services
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Twitter's Dorsey auctions first ever tweet as digital memorabilia
The post, sent from Dorsey’s account in March of 2006, received offers that went as high as $88,888.88 within minutes
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Mars rover Perseverance takes first spin on surface of red planet
NASA displayed a photo taken by the rover showing the wheel tread marks left in the reddish, sandy Martian soil
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More than 20,000 US organisations compromised through Microsoft flaw
Microsoft blamed the initial wave of attacks on a Chinese government-backed actor
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Twitter working on a way to 'undo' fresh tweets
Twitter is mulling an option allowing users to 'undo' a tweet within a window of a few seconds before it is posted
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Online learning platform Coursera files for US IPO
Online education provider Coursera filed for a stock market listing with US regulators
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New self-driving robot tank can parachute out of a plane
Type-X combat vehicle is equipped with features such as follow-me, waypoint navigation, and obstacle detection
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Qualcomm takes aim at Apple with line of wireless audio chips
Qualcomm announced a new line of chips for connecting wireless speakers and headphones designed to help Android phones
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GameStop spikes as investors eye cryptic tweet by shareholder
Shares of Reddit-darling GameStop increased more than 20% at one point in yet another unexplained move
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Japan supercomputer shows doubling masks offers little help preventing viral spread
Japanese supercomputer simulations showed that wearing two masks gave limited benefit in blocking coronavirus
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Alien 'super-Earth' may offer clues about atmospheres on distant worlds
Scientists have spotted a planet orbiting a star relatively near our solar system
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WhatsApp introduces private, secure calling from the desktop
WhatsApp calls have increased over 50% compared to previous year
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China to increase annual R&D spending by more than 7%
China will also establish more national laboratories to research quantum information and artificial intelligence
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Facebook to end ban on political ads in United States
Facebook has had a months-long freeze on political, electoral, and social ads
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Asthma does not raise severe Covid-19 risk, reveals study
Asthma itself is not a risk factor for hospitalization or more severe Covid-19
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Parler sues Amazon for trying to 'destroy' its business
Parler went dark when Amazon suspended its web-hosting services following the Capitol attack
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US researchers find way to read sealed historic letters
The method involved an automated computational flattening algorithm that was used to read an unopened letter
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Romanian blockchain unicorn Elrond plans new features for money app
Led by a sharp rise in Bitcoin, digital asset markets rose above $1 trillion in early 2021
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South African scientists find antibodies from variant may offer cross-protection
South Africa has recorded by far the most Covid-19 infections and deaths on the African continent
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Reliance Jio splashes out $8 billion in Indian airwaves auction
Both Jio and Bharti said the additional airwaves will help them to serve hundreds of millions of new users
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Japanese billionaire seeks 'crew' for moon trip
Yusaku Maezawa launched a search for eight people to join him on a trip around the moon with SpaceX
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Bats and the origins of outbreaks
Changes in the environment are driving displaced species of animals into new habitats
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SoundCloud to be first music app with 'fan-powered' artist payments
SoundCloud will start directing subscribers' fees only to the artists they listen to
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Intel loses US patent trial, ordered to pay $2.18 billion to VLSI Tech
Intel must pay a technology rival $2.18 billion after a federal jury decided that the company infringed on its patent
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India woos Tesla with offer of cheaper production costs than China
India wants to boost local manufacturing of electric vehicles to cut costly imports and curb pollution
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Disney CEO says households without kids have boosted streaming success
Strong interest from adults who do not have kids at home has increased subscriptions to Disney+ streaming service
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Betting on death of petrol cars, Volvo to go all electric by 2030
The Swedish carmaker said 50% of its global sales should be fully-electric cars by 2025
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Lawsuit accuses Amazon of 'systemic' racism in corporate offices
A manager at Amazon sued the online retailer for discrimination, saying it hires Black people for lower positions
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Israel offers tracking bracelet to incoming travelers
The pilot program began with 100 tracking systems available at Ben Gurion Airport
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New York virus variant harbors another worrisome mutation
The variant has increased in the circulating virus population in New York state by almost 26-fold
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Twitter tackles Covid-19 vaccine misinformation with labels, strike policy
Twitter said it would apply warnings to tweets that contain misleading information about Covid-19 vaccines
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Bitcoin falls from record high to hit lowest in 20 days
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, has fallen 26% from the year’s high of $58,354.14
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How a 10-second video clip sold for $6.6 million
Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile spent almost $67,000 on a 10-second video artwork that he could have watched for free online
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Is Britain's online grocery boom here to stay?
Britain has one of the world’s highest take-ups of online grocery
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China to develop tech to deal with misbehaving apps
China will improve detection technologies to find information protection “loopholes”
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US regulators probe Robinhood over trading curbs
Robinhood, which is expected to go public this year with a valuation of $20 billion, has more than 13 million users
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Bots hyped up GameStop on major social media platforms
Bots on major social media platforms have been hyping up GameStop Corp and other 'meme' stocks
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Britain to offer fast-track visas to aid fintechs
Over 40% of fintech staff in Britain come from overseas
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Bitcoin set for worst week since March as riskier assets sold off
Bitcoin slipped as much as 6% to $44,451 before recovering most of its losses
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G-20 advances on digital tax after US drops key obstacle
A global digital tax would target US internet giants such as Amazon, Facebook and Google
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Covid-19 deadlier than flu for ICU patients
Genetic analyses showed the patient and surgeon had both acquired virus from the donor's lungs
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This is how you can transfer all your passwords to Apple’s iCloud Keychain
iCloud Keychain is used to syncs information such as passwords, credit card details across all Apple devices
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ByteDance agrees to $92 million privacy settlement with US TikTok users
ByteDance agreed to the settlement after more than a year of litigation
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Twitter considers charging users for special content, in revenue push
The globally popular social media platform announced the potential new Super Follows service
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Tesla's Musk says US factory closed for two days due to parts shortages
Several automakers, including General Motors, Volkswagen AG, and Ford Motor, are hit by the shortage of chips
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Japan's android pets ease virus isolation
Smart home assistants such as Amazon's Alexa have found success worldwide
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JPMorgan's blockchain payments test is literally out of this world
JPMorgan Chase & Co has recently tested blockchain payments between satellites orbiting the earth
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Some common-cold antibodies may help fight Covid-19, reveals study
Celiac disease does not increase patients' risk for infection or severe illness from the new coronavirus
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Nvidia sales surge as it struggles to keep gaming chips in stock
Nvidia forecast better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter revenue
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India approves $1 billion plan to boost IT product exports
The production-linked incentive (PLI) plan will help India export IT goods worth 2.45 trillion rupees











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