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Twitter partners with AP, Reuters to battle misinformation on its site 02 Aug 2021 - 11:31 pm

Twitter Inc will partner with the Associated Press and Reuters to more quickly provide credible information on the social networking site as part...

Google’s new Pixel phones features a processor designed in-house 02 Aug 2021 - 07:38 pm

Google is making a bigger bet on smartphones by joining rivals Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in designing the device’s most critical...

Russia reports pressure drop in space station service module 31 Jul 2021 - 04:18 pm

Moscow: The head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency said on Saturday that pressure in a Russian service module on the International Space Station...

Argentina lakes turn pink but the outlook not rosy, environmentalists say 31 Jul 2021 - 01:37 pm

Buenos Aires: Two lakes in a far-flung coastal region of Patagonia, in Argentina, have turned fluorescent pink, as of yet unexplained phenomena that...

Greenland experienced 'massive' ice melt this week, scientists say 30 Jul 2021 - 07:44 pm

BRUSSELS: With climate change fueling high temperatures across the Arctic, Greenland lost a massive amount of ice on Wednesday with enough melting to...

NASA postpones do-over test launch of Boeing Starliner to orbit 29 Jul 2021 - 11:51 pm

NASA and Boeing have postponed an attempt to launch the company's CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Station as planned on Friday...

From Facebook to Twitter, Big Tech sees social commerce driving sales growth 29 Jul 2021 - 07:04 pm

Led by Facebook, social media platforms from Alphabet's YouTube to Snap Inc and Twitter are investing heavily in shopping features to drive revenue...

Most Apple stores to require masks again for shoppers, staff 28 Jul 2021 - 11:51 pm

Apple Inc. plans to restore a mask requirement at most of its U.S. retail stores on Thursday for both customers and staff, even...

Google delays workers' return to office, mandates vaccines 28 Jul 2021 - 08:10 pm

SAN RAMON, Calif - Google is postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-October and rolling out a policy that...

Sponge-like Canadian fossils may be earliest sign of animal life 28 Jul 2021 - 07:56 pm

WASHINGTON: Fossils found in rugged mountainous terrain in Canada's Northwest Territories may give a glimpse at the humble dawn of animal life on...

Senegalese plant circular gardens in Green Wall defence against desert 28 Jul 2021 - 06:35 pm

BOKI DIAWE, Senegal: Every night Moussa Kamara works at his bakery preparing hundreds of loaves but at sunrise, instead of going home to...

Twitter begins testing shopping feature on brand profile pages 28 Jul 2021 - 06:10 pm

Twitter Inc will begin allowing businesses to showcase products for sale at the top of their profile page, the social networking company said...

Could display drones snuff out the firework? 28 Jul 2021 - 05:30 pm

FROME, England: Concerns about pollution and the environment could see drone displays - such as the one featured in the Tokyo Olympics opening...

Turn off, turn on: Simple step can thwart top phone hackers 28 Jul 2021 - 03:55 pm

Richmond, Va.: As a member of the secretive Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Angus King has reason to worry about hackers. At a briefing...

Feline okay? The app that tells you if your cat's happy 27 Jul 2021 - 01:02 pm

Cat owners who love to take pictures of their furry friends now have a new excuse to pull out their smartphones and take...

Bezos offers NASA $2 billion in exchange for moon mission contract 26 Jul 2021 - 09:29 pm

SEATTLE - Fresh off his trip to space, billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2 billion in NASA...

Father builds exoskeleton to help wheelchair-bound son walk 26 Jul 2021 - 07:32 pm

PARIS - "Robot, stand up" - Oscar Constanza, 16, gives the order and slowly but surely a large frame strapped to his body...

Greener PPE: Inventors tackle Covid-19 plastic waste mountain 26 Jul 2021 - 10:27 am

London: From surgical masks and gloves to disposable hospital gowns and aprons, the COVID-19 pandemic is creating a mountain of plastic medical waste...