Life Style / Technology

By catching bats, these 'virus hunters' hope to stop the next pandemic 26 Mar 2021 - 01:23 pm

LOS BANOS, Philippines - Researchers wearing headlamps and protective suits race to untangle the claws and wings of bats caught up in a...

UK gives Facebook, Giphy five days to address competition concerns 25 Mar 2021 - 10:09 pm

Britain's competition watchdog on Thursday gave Facebook and Giphy five working days to offer proposals to address its concerns over their merger deal,...

U.S. should research solar geoengineering to fight climate change but exercise caution, scientists say 25 Mar 2021 - 06:40 pm

The National Academies of Science on Thursday called for the United States to pursue research into solar geoengineering to cool the Earth's atmosphere...

Facebook, Twitter must do more to stop COVID-19 anti-vaxxers, U.S. states say 25 Mar 2021 - 12:11 am

Attorneys general for 12 U.S. states on Wednesday accused Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc of doing too little to stop people from using...

Facebook, Google CEOs suggest ways to reform key internet law 24 Mar 2021 - 08:21 pm

WASHINGTON - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps to reform a key internet law on Wednesday, saying that companies should have...

India antitrust watchdog orders probe into Whatsapp's new privacy policy 24 Mar 2021 - 08:12 pm

NEW DELHI - India's competition watchdog on Wednesday ordered a probe into a privacy policy update announced by Facebook-owned Whatsapp, saying the messaging...

Facebook says took down 1.3 billion fake accounts in Oct-Dec 22 Mar 2021 - 01:12 pm

Facebook Inc said on Monday it took down 1.3 billion fake accounts between October and December and that it had over 35,000 people...

Whale sightings aid quest to protect wildlife in Indian Ocean oasis 22 Mar 2021 - 11:18 am

MASCARENE PLATEAU, Indian Ocean: Over two weeks at sea, the scientists spotted pilot whales and spinner dolphins, orcas and more. But not a...

Facebook services down for thousands of users: Downdetector 19 Mar 2021 - 09:05 pm

Facebook Inc's platforms including online messaging service WhatsApp and photo-sharing app Instagram were down for thousands of users on Friday, according to outage...

Space and sea explorer dives to deepest point on Earth 19 Mar 2021 - 05:09 pm

Space and sea explorer Richard Garriott is the first person in the world to have explored the North Pole, the South Pole, flown...

Once called crazy, Indonesian eco-warrior turns arid hills green 19 Mar 2021 - 03:05 pm

WONOGIRI, Indonesia: Once considered crazy by fellow villagers, Indonesian eco-warrior Sadiman has turned barren hills green after 24 years of effort, making water...

Facebook building a version of Instagram for kids under 13 19 Mar 2021 - 01:58 pm

Facebook Inc. is building a version of the photo-sharing tool Instagram specifically for children under the age of 13, an effort to get...

YouTube to roll out short-form video service in U.S. to take on TikTok 19 Mar 2021 - 12:47 am

Alphabet Inc's YouTube is rolling out a short-form video-streaming service on its platform in the United States as it looks to better compete...

NASA tests rocket engines that could eventually send humans to the moon 19 Mar 2021 - 12:40 am

NASA on Thursday tested the engines on a Boeing-built rocket for Artemis missions that aim to return U.S. astronauts to the moon by...

Facebook developing wristband to support augmented reality glasses 18 Mar 2021 - 09:39 pm

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it is developing a wristband that would be able to control its augmented reality (AR) glasses that are...

TikTok considers introducing group chat feature this year -sources 17 Mar 2021 - 03:28 pm

SINGAPORE/BEIJING - Video-sharing platform TikTok may launch a group messaging feature this year, people with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters, putting the...