Life Style / Technology

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,...

Unopened Super Mario 64 game from 1996 sells for $1.56M 12 Jul 2021 - 12:31 am

DALLAS - An unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for $1.56 million. Heritage Auctions in Dallas said that...

Unopened Legend of Zelda game from 1987 sells for $870,000 10 Jul 2021 - 06:39 pm

DALLAS: An unopened copy of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda that was made in 1987 has sold at auction for $870,000. Heritage Auctions...

Billionaire Branson set to fly to space aboard Virgin Galactic rocket plane 09 Jul 2021 - 05:09 pm

Decades after burnishing his reputation as a wealthy daredevil mogul in a series of boating and hot-air balloon expeditions, Richard Branson is poised...

Meet Jellyfishbot, the robot that likes to eat sea trash 07 Jul 2021 - 01:09 pm

CASSIS, France: Tourists visiting the picturesque port at Cassis, southern France, often see an unedifying sight: plastic bags, discarded bottles, and even used...

Nintendo unveils new Switch with OLED screen for $350 06 Jul 2021 - 09:29 pm

Nintendo Co. announced the new Switch gaming device for release Oct. 8, a long-awaited $350 gadget that will succeed its popular console and...

This startup is trying to convince clients to give up cars 03 Jul 2021 - 05:34 pm

The idea is simple: a transport service that's so good, you'll never need a car again. It's what Finnish startup MaaS Global Oy...

Branson plans first space trip days before Bezos blasts off 02 Jul 2021 - 04:04 pm

Richard Branson plans to fly to space on July 11, days before a similar journey by fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos. The shares of...

Science, industry team up in Italy to zap virus with laser 02 Jul 2021 - 03:39 pm

ROME: A United Nations-backed scientific research centre has teamed up with an Italian tech firm to explore whether laser light can be used...

Apple to test hybrid work from store and home for retail staff 01 Jul 2021 - 10:49 pm

Apple Inc. plans to test a hybrid in-store and work-from-home arrangement for retail employees, acknowledging that consumers may continue to prefer online shopping...