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Beast of five teeth: Chilean scientists unearth skunk that walked among Dinosaurs 11 Apr 2021 - 04:09 pm

Santiago: A fossil of a skunk-like mammal that lived during the age of Dinosaurs has been discovered in Chilean Patagonia, adding further proof...

LinkedIn faces Italian probe after users’ data Is hacked 09 Apr 2021 - 12:42 pm

Microsoft Corp.’s LinkedIn faces a probe by the Italian privacy watchdog following a leak of personal data, including users’ names and phone numbers....

Booming market for fake COVID-19 vaccine passports sparks alarm 08 Apr 2021 - 10:59 pm

Fake coronavirus vaccine passports are being sold online for "peanuts" in a fast-growing scam that has alarmed authorities as countries bet on the...

Shrinking sea meadows store more carbon than forests. Scientists are racing to track what’s left 08 Apr 2021 - 11:22 am

SAYA DE MALHA BANK, Indian Ocean: Hundreds of miles from the nearest shore, ribbon-like fronds flutter in the ocean currents sweeping across an...

Facebook does not plan to notify half-billion users affected by data leak 07 Apr 2021 - 11:03 pm

Facebook Inc did not notify the more than 530 million users whose details were obtained through the misuse of a feature before 2019...

Apple to start enforcing new app privacy notifications in coming weeks 07 Apr 2021 - 04:10 pm

Apple Inc said on Wednesday that in the coming weeks it will start enforcing a new privacy notification rule that digital advertising firms...

Same dad, two babies: Zoo Miami presents newborn giraffes 07 Apr 2021 - 02:53 pm

Miami: A male giraffe has been doing his part to promote Zoo Miami's breeding program, with two of his long-legged babies born in...

Google AI scientist Bengio resigns after colleagues' firings - Bloomberg 06 Apr 2021 - 09:36 pm

Google research manager Samy Bengio is resigning in the wake of the firings of two colleagues who had questioned paper review and diversity...

Youtube discloses prevalence of rule-breaking videos for first time 06 Apr 2021 - 07:30 pm

About 1.6 million views on Youtube out of every 1 billion are of a video that violates its content policies, about even with...

Playrix launches heartwarming puzzle game Homescapes on AppGallery 06 Apr 2021 - 07:54 am

Doha: Described as the most heart-warming game from the Playrix series, Homescapes is now available to Huawei AppGallery users around the world. Homescapes,...

Amazon illegally fired employees critical of work conditions, labor board finds 05 Apr 2021 - 10:18 pm

Amazon.com Inc illegally fired two employees who advocated for better working conditions during the pandemic, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board has found....

South Korea's LG becomes first major smartphone brand to withdraw from market 05 Apr 2021 - 10:26 am

SEOUL: South Korea's LG Electronics Inc will wind down its loss-making mobile division after failing to find a buyer, a move that is...

ByteDance says India's freeze on bank accounts is harassment - court filing 04 Apr 2021 - 03:35 pm

Mumbai: China's ByteDance has told an Indian court that a government freeze on its bank accounts in a probe of possible tax evasion...

Phone numbers, personal information for 533 million Facebook users exposed online, report says 04 Apr 2021 - 01:26 pm

Personal information on more than 500 million Facebook users - previously leaked and now made more widely available - was shared online Saturday,...

Leaker says they are offering private details of 500 million Facebook users 03 Apr 2021 - 08:12 pm

WASHINGTON: A leaker says they are offering information on more than 500 million Facebook Inc users - including phone numbers and other data...

Pakistan court lifts ban on social media app TikTok 01 Apr 2021 - 09:13 pm

ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A high court in Pakistan said the country's telecommunications authority can lift a block on social media app TikTok, after...

Swiss robots use UV light to zap viruses aboard passenger planes 01 Apr 2021 - 11:03 am

Zurich: A robot armed with virus-killing ultraviolet light is being tested on Swiss airplanes, yet another idea aiming to restore passenger confidence and...

Hackers hit Italian menswear brand Boggi Milano with ransomware 01 Apr 2021 - 12:19 am

A group of hackers executed a ransomware attack Wednesday on Italian menswear premium brand Boggi Milano, according to people familiar with the matter...