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US unveils plans to speed up 5G wireless deployment
As the FCC announced new spectrum auctions for 5G systems
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Google takes on 'Africa's challenges' with first AI centre in Ghana
Similar research centres have already opened in cities around the world including Tokyo, Zurich, New York and Paris
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Alibaba founder defends overtime work culture as 'huge blessing'
Jack Ma defends Chinese tech industry's '996' work schedule, which refers to the 9 am to 9 pm workday
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Don't like surprises? AI predicts who survives 'Game of Thrones'
The application scours the web for information about each of the characters
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Huawei to unveil its first car at Shanghai Auto Show 2019: reports
The car is to feature in-vehicle communication, support 5G wireless network and various cloud functions
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Microsoft's work with Chinese military university raises eyebrows
It comes amid increasing scrutiny around China-US academic partnerships
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Nepal bans online game PUBG on concerns over children
As parents and educators say the game incites violence and distracts students from their studies
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Israeli spacecraft crashes during moon landing: mission control
When the craft suffered an engine failure as it prepared to land
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Hitler would have loved social media, says Disney CEO
As he called upon US politicians to reject hate in the run-up to the 2020 election
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SpaceX sends world's most powerful rocket on first commercial flight
The 23-story-tall Heavy blasted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center carrying its first customer payload
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Uber unveils IPO with warning it may never make a profit
The document gave the first comprehensive financial picture of the decade-old company
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Tesla begins offering leases for Model 3
But the customers will not have the option to buy the car at the end of the lease
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PTI govt likely to introduce mobile app for GST collection
App will notify consumers about tax receipt through a simple message
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Disney video streaming service to challenge dominance of Netflix
New video service to feature programming from the Marvel superhero universe, the 'Star Wars' galaxy
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Chinese scientists create monkeys with human brain genes
The monkeys underwent memory tests requiring them to remember colours and shapes on a screen
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No Uber, no problem: Brazil app drives into Sao Paulo's no-go zones
da Silva launched his own rival service JaUbra
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Black hole image gives Twitter a field day
Users usually take to Twitter after a big discovery happens
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MIT grad developed algorithm used to capture black hole image
Black holes are monstrous celestial entities exerting gravitational fields that no matter or light can escape
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Google raises price of YouTube TV to $49.99
While adding channels such as Discovery, Animal Planet and TLC
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Amazon buys warehouse robotics startup Canvas Technology
The startup has built autonomous carts that can move goods around warehouses
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US social media users sticking with services: survey
Despite controversies over privacy and misinformation
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Facebook ordered to pay 30,000 euros in France over 'abusive' usage terms
430 clauses in Facebook's user agreement includes keeping and selling data indefinitely, says petitioner
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Uber launches electric bikes, scooters in Paris
Around 15,000 scooters have been operating in the French capital since 2018
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Astronomers unveil first photo of a black hole
The EHT marshalled all the radio telescopes on the planet to make the same rigorous observations at the same time
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Trump tweet using 'Batman' music pulled down for copyright violation
The video, however, garnered 101,000 likes and 31,000 retweets before it was pulled
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Facebook enhances memorialised user accounts
Updates included the addition of a separate tributes section where people can share posts
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Japan telcos' 5G go-ahead cements curbs on Chinese vendors
It can provide data speeds at least 20 times faster than 4G
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Uber plans to sell around $10 billion worth of stock in IPO
Influenced by the poor performance of smaller rival Lyft’s shares
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US senators introduce social media bill to ban 'dark patterns' tricks
It would bar companies from choosing groups of people for experiments unless the companies get informed consent
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Benin eyes video gaming in play for jobs and development
In 2018, the video games market was bigger than music and cinema, generating $138 billion worldwide
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WhatsApp may soon ban 'frequently forwarded' messages
With this move, the company aims to filter out spam and hoax messages
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Social media a popular, yet not trusted, news source: survey
Political news is the most likely to contain misinformation, according to respondents
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March mobile phone shipments to China fall 6 per cent
As slowing economic growth took a toll on the sector
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Selling with the enemy: Why rival retailers embrace Amazon
The world’s largest online retailer now sells around 2,300 Chico’s styles
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China says it wants to eliminate bitcoin mining
The draft did not stipulate a target date or plan for how to eliminate bitcoin mining
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Twitter limits bulk following to thwart spammers
The total number of accounts that can be added to a user's list was cut to 400 from 1,000
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Google drone deliveries cleared for take-off in Australia
The company has been trialling deliveries for the last 18 months
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Facebook says has made headway against abuses ahead of India election
Such as the ability to detect when videos had been doctored
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How excess speed, hasty commands and flawed software doomed an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX
A preliminary report and a newly released data plot shows how crew and technology interacted
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UK unveils plans to hold social media bosses liable for harmful content
From encouraging violence and suicide to spreading disinformation and cyberbullying
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Team in Florida captures huge python using tracking devices
It was fitted with radio transmitters, allowing them to track the male and locate breeding females
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Dutch adventurer finishes three-year electric car journey in Australia
Wakker’s Plug Me In initiative is the longest journey in an electric car ever recorded
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Singapore's 'fake news' laws upset tech giants
Singapore is among several countries pushing legislation to fight fake news
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Sindh to set up board to promote IT solutions
Officials call for employing smart solutions to help Pakistan tackle urban challenges
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Scientists set to unveil first picture of a black hole
Studies that could be unveiled next week are likely to zoom in on one or the other
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Social media gets thumbs-down in new US poll
According to survey, 61 per cent think social media does more to spread unfair attacks and rumours
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Stepping into the real world
'Developers’ Day offers an opportunity of a lifetime and must not be refused a visit'
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Indians poke fun at Modi sarkar after US debunks F-16 downing claim
Social media users have a field day after US officials announced none of Pakistan’s fighter jets were missing
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Jeff Bezos to remain the richest man in the world post-divorce settlement
As he will retain voting control of his entire $143 billion stake in the company
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WhatsApp will now ask users before adding them to groups
You get only three days to accept the invite after which it expires

















































