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Chip shortage could impact nearly one million vehicles of production in first quarter
The supply shortages were exacerbated by previous US administration’s actions to curtail technology transfers to China
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Handful of hedge funds bet big on GameStop before its wild ride
Hedge fund Senvest scored a $700 million profit on the GameStop position
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Australian media firms squeeze more from Google as new law looms
Australia claimed an early win in a protracted licensing battle with Google
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'We just want to play': Iran gamers battle reality of US sanctions
Industry giants including Microsoft, Epic Games, and Riot Games have blocked Iranians from using their gaming services
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New York attorney general sues Amazon over Covid-19 shortfalls
Amazon was sued over its handling of worker safety issues around the Covid-19 pandemic at two warehouses
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Pakistani e-commerce startup successfully integrates voice search
Shopsy.pk lets customers compare prices of products from more than 250 online stores and order them for delivery
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Fawad blames past court orders for hindering technological progress
Pakistan’s relations with digital companies deteriorated due to court decisions in 2014, says federal minister
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Social media app Parler crawls back online on 'independent technology'
Parler was cut off by major service providers that accused the app of failing to police violent content
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Kremlin calls Musk's idea for Putin to join Clubhouse app interesting
Clubhouse, a San Francisco-based app requires newcomers to be invited by existing users before they can join
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Australia's political opposition to support Facebook, Google legislation
Google has described the legislation as 'unworkable' and has threatened to withdraw its search engine from Australia
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Hyundai Motor's electric bus catches fire in South Korea
In October, Hyundai recalled 25,564 Kona electric vehicles over the risk of a short circuit
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Five apps to help you get more organised
CamCard is an easy-to-use productivity app that helps users organize business cards they receive on a daily basis
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Mastercard launches numberless card in Pakistan with SadaPay
From online shopping for basic commodities to making online payments, financial transactions have shifted online
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Bitcoin pulls back from brink of $50,000
Bitcoin fell as much as 5.6% in Asian trading hours after having to post a record peak of $49,714.66 on Sunday
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NASA rover faces 'seven minutes of terror' before landing on Mars
NASA’s Mars rover packed inside a space capsule hits the final stretch of its seven-month journey from Earth
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Nissan says 'not in talks with Apple' over autonomous car project
Early-stage talks between Apple and Hyundai Motor Group over autonomous electric cars also recently collapsed
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Elon Musk says he supports top dogecoin holders selling most of their coins
Earlier this month, Dogecoin surged more than 50% after billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted his support for it
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Australia's Seven West Media strikes deal with Google for news
Australia pushes ahead with a law that would force the internet giant to pay media companies for content.
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PlayStation developers reveal their most awaited games of 2021
Resident Evil Village is an upcoming survival-horror game in which, players fight against outbreaks of zombies
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Big companies Tesla, BNY, Mastercard embrace cryptocurrency
Bitcoin hit record highs this month after Tesla said it had invested $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency
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Facebook building smartwatch with health features
Facebook’s smartwatch will work via a cellular connection, letting users send messages through its services
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Canadian regulator clears launch of world's first bitcoin ETF
Canada’s main securities regulator has cleared the launch of the world’s first bitcoin exchange-traded fund
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Darknet crypto kingpin JokerStash retires after illicit $1 billion run
The 'Joker’s Stash' marketplace, where stolen credit cards and identity data traded hands for bitcoin
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Vaccinated Covid-19 patients appear less contagious, reveals study
People who get a Covid-19 vaccine can still become infected with the novel coronavirus
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Google's $76 million deal with French publishers leaves many outlets infuriated
Google has agreed to pay to a group of 121 French news publishers to end a more than year-long copyright spat
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English football sends open letter to Twitter, Facebook
English football League raises voice against the rise of offensive and racist content aimed at footballers
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Bitcoin soars to all-time high after BNY Mellon announces crypto venture
The largest virtual currency in terms of market capitalization has gained about 66% so far this year
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Microsoft backs search engines paying for news worldwide
Both Facebook and Google have insisted they are willing to pay publishers for news via licensing agreements
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How GameStop missed out on capitalizing on the Reddit rally
GameStop’s market value soared from $1.4 billion on January 11 to a peak of $33.7 billion on January 28
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Twitter to add more labels identifying world leader and government accounts
Twitter said it will add labels to give users more context for geopolitical conversations on the platform
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Australia to introduce landmark Google, Facebook legislation to parliament next week
Australia's landmark legislation to force Google and Facebook to pay publishers and broadcasters for content
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Gaza burn victims get 3D-printer face masks made close to home
Medecins Sans Frontieres-France provides compressive masks for Gaza facial burn victims
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Twitter will explore letting users receive payments from followers
Jack Dorsey said the feature would help the social media platform earn more money and engagement from its users
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Mastercard to open up network to select cryptocurrencies
Mastercard's announcement comes days after Elon Musk’s Tesla revealed it had purchased $1.5 billion of bitcoin
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Microsoft approached Pinterest in recent months about potential deal
Microsoft approached Pinterest in recent months about a potential deal to acquire the $51 billion social media company
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Two masks protect better than one against coronavirus, reveals study
Making sure a mask fits snugly and use of two masks is likely to reduce a person's exposure to coronavirus
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India slams Twitter amid face off over content, lawmakers spark exodus to rival Koo
India has ordered Twitter to remove more than 1,100 accounts and posts that it alleges are spreading misinformation
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UN launches game to raise awareness about ozone layer
The game tries to educate audiences of all ages about preserving the ozone layer and the environment
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Samsung launches Hong Kong’s first 5G laptop
Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 2 effortlessly converts from a laptop to a tablet with just a turn
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Facebook faces new UK class action after data harvesting scandal
Facebook is facing class action over allegations it failed to protect the personal details of about one million people
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TikTok signs agreement with biggest music company in the world
Universal Music Group’s recording artists and songwriters will be compensated when their songs are used
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Apple partners with TSMC to develop micro OLED displays for AR devices
Micro OLED project with TSMC is currently at the trial production stage and will take years to achieve mass production
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Twitter says India's orders to block accounts inconsistent with local law
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has asked Twitter to take down more than 1,100 accounts
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Turkey aims to reach moon in 2023, Erdogan says
Erdogan spoke to Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk on possible cooperation in space technologies with Turkish companies
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What is GameStop actually worth?
GameStop's shares soared more than 1,600% in January
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Facebook, Twitter outpaced by smaller platforms in fight against harmful content
Pinterest suspends accounts that continuously spread misinformation
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Hackers try to poison Florida town's water supply through computer breach
Hackers gained access to a software program, named TeamViewer, on the computer of an employee at the facility
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Reddit's valuation doubles to $6 billion after new $250 million funding
Reddit was valued at $3 billion following a funding round in February 2019
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China's smartphone shipments rebound to pre-pandemic levels in January
Shipments of smartphones within China jumped 94.3% annually to 39.6 million handsets in January
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Musk drives up bitcoin price with $1.5 billion purchase
Tesla's share surged nearly 500% to become the fifth most-valuable US company









































