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Social media frenzy fuels bank busting panic

Fearful Twitter posts and anxious WhatsApp exchanges coupled with online banking ease are seen as helping power a run on a pair of now-collapsed American lending institutions.

3 years ago
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Odds drop newly-found asteroid will hit Earth in 2046

The asteroid, which is named 2023 DW and is estimated to be around the size of a 50-metre Olympic swimming pool, was first spotted by a small Chilean observatory on February 26. ...

3 years ago
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At San Francisco expo, AI 'sorry' for destroying humanity

The pieces in this temporary show mix the disturbing with the comic, and this first display has AI disburse pithy observations to the visitors that cross into its line of vision. ...

3 years ago

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Google-backed groups criticize Apple's new warnings on user tracking

A group of European digital advertising associations on Friday criticized Apple Inc's plans to require apps to seek additional permission from users before tracking them across other apps and websites.

5 years ago
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Twitter teases that edit function will be available ‘when everyone wears a mask’

Will Twitter ever have an edit function on its platform? The American social networking site said yes, on one condition: people should start wearing face masks.

5 years ago
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TikTok distances from Beijing in response to India app ban

Social media app TikTok distanced itself from Beijing after India banned 59 Chinese apps in the country, according to a correspondence seen by Reuters.

5 years ago
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Millions switch to 'local TikToks' after India bans Chinese apps

Millions of Indians have joined homegrown social media platforms since New Delhi banned a slew of Chinese apps, including TikTok, amid growing tensions between the giant neighbors.

5 years ago
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WhatsApp to roll out new features including animated stickers and QR codes

WhatsApp has announced that new features like animated stickers and QR codes will be rolled out to users in the coming weeks.

5 years ago
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Spotify launches new subscription plan for two

Music streaming giant Spotify introduced a new premium subscription plan on Thursday that aims to attract two people living together at the same home address.

5 years ago
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Bangladeshi solar-sharing start-up aims to cut power waste

A start-up that helps rural Bangladeshi owners of home solar power systems trade their surplus electricity with their neighbors won an international award for climate change innovation Thursday.

5 years ago
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High-flying facemasks arrive at Mexican hospitals by drone

To eliminate the risk of contagious human beings, a Mexican company has launched a drone delivery service to get clean medical supplies to hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic.

5 years ago
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Expert advice on how to give your WhatsApp account an extra layer of protection

Information technology security specialist Alfons Tanujaya said that the easiest way to give extra protection to your WhatsApp account was to use the “two-step verification” feature on the app.

5 years ago
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'Pokemon GO' co targeting board game, immersive theater for AR

All the world's a stage as far as AR gaming company Niantic is concerned.

5 years ago
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London's Canary Wharf pioneers seamless Wi-Fi roaming

Residents and workers in London's Canary Wharf will be able to experience superfast Wi-Fi broadband across the site without the hassle of logging into different networks thanks to the first European commercial roll-out of OpenRoaming technology.

5 years ago
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#TerusUsaha supports, encourages MSMEs resilience in transition to ‘new normal’

Having our food and groceries delivered to our doorsteps is safe as well as convenient. But even more than that, when we use delivery services we also help MSMEs and gig workers earn an income at a difficult time.

5 years ago
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Surviving core of ill-fated Jupiter-like planet spotted near distant star

A rocky planet 39 times as massive as Earth has been spotted orbiting a distant star at breakneck speed, with astronomers concluding it may be the surviving core of a planet once perhaps larger than Jupiter.

5 years ago
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Pakistan blocks online game PUBG over 'negative' impact

Pakistan on Wednesday temporarily blocked the hugely popular online game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) after receiving complaints it was addictive and following media reports linking the brutal, multiplayer shoot 'em up to suicide.

5 years ago
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Xbox to unveil alternative Series S console in August, suggests report

Microsoft's video game division appears ready to reveal its oft-rumored, less expensive version edition of the Xbox Series X after a relatively muted June.

5 years ago
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Netflix to spend about $100 milllon to support African-American communities

Netflix Inc will allocate 2 percent, or about $100 million, of its cash holdings to financial institutions and organizations that directly support African American communities in the United States.

5 years ago
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Hat tip to 'Star Trek'? US Space Force names new unit 'SpOC'

The United States' new Space Force military wing revealed that one of its units would be named "Space Operations Command" -- or "SpOC" for short, in an echo of pointy-eared "Star Trek" character Spock.

5 years ago
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Microsoft says to teach 25 million people digital work skills

Microsoft launched an effort to teach 25 million people around the world digital-age work skills free of charge by the end of the year.

5 years ago
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LINE launches new BT21 stickers to support vaccination initiative

All proceeds from BT21: Protect You by LINE x IVI will be donated to the International Vaccine Institute. 

5 years ago
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'Final Fantasy' co Square Enix spreading announcements over July and August

Instead of hosting a showcase event in lieu of the cancelled E3 2020, video game publisher Square Enix will make a sequence of focused announcements over the course of the next few months.

5 years ago
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YouTube shuts down far-right channels over hate speech

YouTube on Monday shut down six far-right channels for violating rules against "supremacist" content, booting videos by David Duke, Stefan Molyneux and Richard Spencer.

5 years ago
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As Facebook ad boycott enters new phase, impact unclear

The advertiser boycott of Facebook has morphed into a global digital activist campaign aimed at curbing hateful and toxic content on the social media giant. But its impact remains unclear.

5 years ago
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Google Doodle celebrates traditional Balinese irrigation system ‘subak’

Developed around the ninth century, the system is more than just irrigation infrastructure as it involves a cooperative social tradition among farmers.

5 years ago
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It is rocket science: EU to speed up space ambitions, Breton says

The European Union will plough more money into rocket launches, satellite communication and space exploration to preserve its often unsung successes in space and keep up with US and Chinese ambitions, its space chief said on Sunday.

5 years ago
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Amazon drives into robo-taxi field with deal for Zoox

Amazon said it was buying the self-driving car tech startup Zoox, in an effort to rev up the drive for autonomous ride-hailing and compete against rivals like former Google car unit Waymo.

5 years ago
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Planets around nearby star are intriguing candidates for extraterrestrial life

Up to three planets - potentially rocky like Earth - have been spotted around a star located relatively near our solar system - a planetary system offering astronomers intriguing possibilities in the search for signs of extraterrestrial life.

5 years ago
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Japanese startup creates 'connected' face mask for coronavirus new normal

Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected "smart mask" that can transmit messages and translate from Japanese into eight other languages.

5 years ago
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Microsoft to permanently close all retail stores

Microsoft said it will close all of its stores and move its retail operations online, keeping just four locations and transforming them into "experience centers".

5 years ago
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‘Code Atma’: A mystical RPG game with an Indonesian touch

Indonesian-made Mythical role-playing game (RPG) Code Atma was officially launched on Thursday.

5 years ago
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Tokyo Game Show to be held online Sept. 24-27 amid virus outbreak

The organizer of the Tokyo Game Show, one of the world's largest gaming industry events, said Thursday it will hold this year's event online from Sept. 24 to 27 to lessen the risk of novel coronavirus infection.

5 years ago
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