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Facebook blocks Israel's Netanyahu chatbot

Facebook blocks Israel's Netanyahu chatbot

Reuters 2021-01-26 13:05:49

Facebook said on Monday it removed a post and suspended a messenger bot from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s page, after it posted that he wanted phone numbers to call and convince p...

Sophia makers plan mass rollout amid pandemic

Sophia makers plan mass rollout amid pandemic

REUTERS 2021-01-26 11:03:43

“Social robots like me can take care of the sick or elderly,” Sophia says as she conducts a tour of her lab in Hong Kong. “I can help communicate, give therapy and provide social sti...

Google workers to form global union alliance

Google workers to form global union alliance

REUTERS 2021-01-26 10:46:28

Google employees from across the globe are forming a union alliance, weeks after workers at the search engine giant and other units of parent company Alphabet Inc formed a labor union for US and Canad...

Twitter introduces tool to tackle misinformation

Twitter introduces tool to tackle misinformation

REUTERS 2021-01-26 10:32:48

Twitter Inc said on Monday it launched a pilot programme that has users flag tweets that they believe are misleading and write notes to provide context. The project, called Birdwatch, is initially of...

Elon Musk's SpaceX launches record spacecraft in cosmic rideshare programme

Elon Musk's SpaceX launches record spacecraft in cosmic rideshare programme

Reuters 2021-01-25 13:05:03

A veteran rocket from billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company launched 143 spacecraft into space on Sunday, a new record for the most spaceships deployed on a single missio...

'Boeing fleet will be able to fly on 100pc biofuel by 2030'

'Boeing fleet will be able to fly on 100pc biofuel by 2030'

Reuters 2021-01-23 10:51:36

Boeing Co said on Friday (US standard time) it will begin delivering commercial aeroplanes capable of flying on 100 per cent biofuel by the end of the decade, calling reducing environmental damage fro...

Google threatens to block search engine in Australia if forced to pay for news

Google threatens to block search engine in Australia if forced to pay for news

REUTERS 2021-01-22 15:49:37

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it would block its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a new code that would force it and Facebook Inc to pay media companies for the...

Facebook hands Trump ban decision to oversight board

Facebook hands Trump ban decision to oversight board

Reuters 2021-01-22 12:49:45

Facebook on Thursday said it was referring its decision to indefinitely suspend the accounts of former US President Donald Trump to its independent oversight board. Trump will remain suspended while...

Indian parliamentary panel to question Facebook on WhatsApp's privacy policy

Indian parliamentary panel to question Facebook on WhatsApp's privacy policy

Reuters 2021-01-21 14:27:09

An Indian parliamentary panel on Thursday will question Facebook executives on concerns around WhatsApp’s privacy policy changes, a source said, days after the technology ministry asked the mess...

Twitter locks China's US embassy account over Xinjiang tweet

Twitter locks China's US embassy account over Xinjiang tweet

-- 2021-01-21 12:53:05

Twitter has locked the account of China’s US embassy for a tweet that defended China’s policies in the Xinjiang region, which the US social media platform said violated the firm’s po...

Marketing, sports data apps being used in fight against Covid-19

Marketing, sports data apps being used in fight against Covid-19

-- 2021-01-21 11:06:13

Devices designed for improving customer marketing and sports performance are now being used in the fight against Covid-19 as companies deploy their technologies to meet new needs during the pandemic....

Gene therapy developed to delay ageing

Gene therapy developed to delay ageing

Reuters 2021-01-21 10:37:09

Scientists in Beijing have developed a new gene therapy which can reverse some of the effects of ageing in mice and extend their lifespans, findings which may one day contribute to similar treatment f...

Chinese scientists develop gene therapy which could delay ageing

Chinese scientists develop gene therapy which could delay ageing

Reuters 2021-01-20 18:11:13

Scientists in Beijing have developed a new gene therapy which can reverse some of the effects of ageing in mice and extend their lifespans, findings which may one day contribute to similar treatment f...

YouTube bans Trump for another week

YouTube bans Trump for another week

Reuters 2021-01-20 12:57:13

YouTube said on Tuesday it was extending a one-week ban on outgoing US President Donald Trump uploading videos or live-streaming to his channel for at least an additional seven days. Alphabet Inc&rsq...

China's retrieved lunar samples weigh less than targeted

China's retrieved lunar samples weigh less than targeted

Reuters 2021-01-19 12:41:19

Lunar rocks retrieved by a historic Chinese mission to the moon weighed less than initially targeted, but China is still willing to study the samples with foreign scientists, the mission’s spoke...

Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space with mid-air rocket launch

Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space with mid-air rocket launch

Reuters 2021-01-18 12:57:38

Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit reached space for the first time on Sunday with a successful test of its air-launched rocket, delivering ten NASA satellites to orbit and achieving a k...

Turkish messaging app tops users’ list in Bangladesh

Turkish messaging app tops users’ list in Bangladesh

MENAFN 2021-01-17 17:13:35

Turkish communication and messaging app, BiP placed at the top of the users' list in Bangladesh in the wake of concerns about new privacy on WhatsApp. MobileAction, one of the world's leading app sto...

Brazil to allow China's Huawei in 5G auctions

Brazil to allow China's Huawei in 5G auctions

REUTERS 2021-01-17 11:44:26

Brazil’s government will not seek to bar Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from 5G network auctions slated for June this year, newspaper Estado de S. Paulo reported on S...

NASA's Boeing moon rocket ready for 'once-in-a-generation' ground test

NASA's Boeing moon rocket ready for 'once-in-a-generation' ground test

REUTERS 2021-01-17 11:19:24

NASA’s deep space exploration rocket built by Boeing briefly ignited all four engines of its behemoth core stage for the first time on Saturday, cutting short a crucial test to advance a years-d...

90pc public services to be digitised by this year, Palak says

90pc public services to be digitised by this year, Palak says

-- 2021-01-16 19:20:59

Reiterating the government’s plan to ensure access to internet for all, State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Saturday said the digitalisation of 90 per cent of the public services will b...

Google Play is unsportsmanlike, US states may argue

Google Play is unsportsmanlike, US states may argue

REUTERS 2021-01-16 11:22:07

State attorneys general are planning a third lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google, this one focused on the search and advertising giant’s Play Store for Android phones, according to two s...

Signal sees higher growth after WhatsApp controversy

Signal sees higher growth after WhatsApp controversy

-- 2021-01-14 11:19:44

Messaging app Signal has seen “unprecedented” growth following a controversial change in rival WhatsApp’s privacy terms and is looking to hire more staff as it seeks to bolster the s...

Razer makes 'world's smartest face mask'

Razer makes 'world's smartest face mask'

BBC 2021-01-13 18:44:14

Gaming company Razer has made what they claim is world's smartest face mask - complete with a built-in microphone. The prototype, revealed at the tech convention CES, claims to amplify the users' voi...

GM unveils futuristic vehicle: Look, up in the sky

GM unveils futuristic vehicle: Look, up in the sky

-- 2021-01-13 11:19:08

General Motors Co on Tuesday presented a futuristic flying Cadillac - a self-driving vehicle which takes off and lands vertically and carries the passenger above the streets and through the air. A se...

Hackers hijacked email security firm Mimecast's products to spy on customers

Hackers hijacked email security firm Mimecast's products to spy on customers

-- 2021-01-13 10:49:36

Email security provider Mimecast said on Tuesday that hackers had hijacked its products in order to spy on its customers. The company said it had been alerted to the attack by investigators at Micros...

GM working with 'best startups' on next-gen EV battery tech

GM working with 'best startups' on next-gen EV battery tech

-- 2021-01-12 10:57:20

General Motors Co, as part of a $27 billion initiative to match or surpass Tesla Inc in the electric vehicle sector, is working with “all the best startups” on next-generation EV battery t...

Identical twins aren’t perfect clones, research shows

Identical twins aren’t perfect clones, research shows

AP 2021-01-10 15:14:17

If you’re an identical twin who’s always resisted being called a clone of your sibling, scientists say you have a point. Identical twins are not exactly genetically the same, new research...

Google suspends social networking app favoured by Trump supporters

Google suspends social networking app favoured by Trump supporters

-- 2021-01-09 17:34:16

Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday suspended the Parler social networking service from its app store, citing posts inciting violence and demanding “robust” content moderation from the app fav...

5G network guidelines drafted though 3G, 4G still not fully available

5G network guidelines drafted though 3G, 4G still not fully available

FE REPORT 2021-01-09 10:27:24

The telecoms regulator has floated a draft guideline on fifth-generation (5G) cellular network seeking opinions from stakeholders despite unavailability of full 3G and 5G networks in Bangladesh as yet...

Facebook drops 'likes' button from public pages

Facebook drops 'likes' button from public pages

Reuters 2021-01-06 22:59:47

Facebook Inc has dropped the ‘likes’ button from its redesigned public pages used by artists, public figures and brands, the social media company said on Wednesday. Facebook Pages will on...