Life Style / Technology

Sharks: Demystifying a misunderstood actor in the marine ecosystem 26 Jul 2021 - 08:39 am

As the top predators in the marine habitat, sharks play an essential role in the ecosystem by maintaining the balance of the species...

Rumbling meteor lights up Norway; part of it may have landed near Oslo 25 Jul 2021 - 07:16 pm

OSLO - An "unusually large meteor" briefly lit up southern Norway on Sunday, creating a spectacular sound and light display as it rumbled...

Websites of airlines, banks, tech companies back online after brief global outage 22 Jul 2021 - 08:08 pm

Several airlines, banks and technology websites were coming back online on Thursday afternoon after a brief outage, the third such widespread incident noted...

Social audio app Clubhouse is no longer invite-only 21 Jul 2021 - 08:21 pm

Live audio app Clubhouse has removed its invite system so that anyone can join the platform, it said on Wednesday. The social app,...

YouTube adds money-making feature to attract creators 20 Jul 2021 - 08:22 pm

YouTube on Tuesday launched a new way for video creators to earn money from fans through a feature called Super Thanks, as the...

Blue Origin's Bezos reaches space on 1st passenger flight 20 Jul 2021 - 04:49 pm

VAN HORN, Texas: Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire...

Bezos, crew blast off on Blue Origin rocket in flight to space 20 Jul 2021 - 04:16 pm

Jeff Bezos blasted off for an 11-minute ride on his company’s rocket, furthering a push to make space tourism viable and fulfilling a...

WhatsApp says it is introducing ability to join a group call, even after it's started 19 Jul 2021 - 10:22 pm

* WhatsApp says it is introducing ability to join a group call, even after it's started * WhatsApp says users can also drop-off...

Flying taxi startup Whisper Aero aims to keep noise levels down 18 Jul 2021 - 03:20 pm

Endless encounters with swarms of bees. This is the cacophonous scenario that we might be rushing towards as investors pour heroic amounts of...

WhatsApp adds a highly requested feature: Messaging from multiple devices 18 Jul 2021 - 02:55 pm

For many of the 2 billion people who send WhatsApp messages to friends, family and co-workers, their smartphones are where the experience begins...

Your contact list is spilling over to the internet, here's how to make it stop 18 Jul 2021 - 02:49 pm

When apps ask for access to your address book and you consent, the data-sharing doesn't always stop there. The names and contact information...

Nintendo Switch gets new rival with Valve’s portable Steam console 15 Jul 2021 - 09:41 pm

Closely held video game publisher Valve Corp. introduced a portable gaming device Thursday that resembles the Switch but will have technical capabilities comparable...

Teenager to fly with Bezos in inaugural space tourism flight 15 Jul 2021 - 08:57 pm

An 18-year-old physics student whose father heads an investment management firm is set to take the place of a person who put up...

Twitter ending Fleets, its stories clone, due to lack of interest 14 Jul 2021 - 10:11 pm

Twitter Inc. is shutting down Fleets, the company’s version of disappearing stories, after it failed to win the enthusiasm of users. Twitter launched...

Facebook and Instagram will invest over $1 bln in content creators 14 Jul 2021 - 08:02 pm

Facebook Inc will invest over $1 billion to support content creators through the end of 2022, the social media giant said Wednesday, as...

TikTok Sounds used to spread COVID vaccine misinformation - think tank 14 Jul 2021 - 12:11 am

A TikTok feature that allows users to add another person's audio to their videos is being used to promote misleading and harmful content...

Instagram tests ‘re-share’ label in effort to spur engagement 13 Jul 2021 - 08:45 pm

Instagram is experimenting with offering users new ways to promote other people’s content on the photo-sharing network -- a push that could boost...

WhatsApp targeted in EU consumer complaints over privacy changes 12 Jul 2021 - 01:35 pm

BRUSSELS: Facebook Inc's WhatsApp on Monday faced a barrage of complaints by the European Consumer Organisation and others over a privacy policy update,...