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China becomes first major economy to issue digital currency to…
With the launch of digital currency, every Yuan in circulation will either exist as physical or as digital currency
The Chinese government has begun issuing digital currency to its citizens, becoming the first major economy of the world…
Study flags gender bias in Facebook’s ads tools
Facebook users may not be learning about jobs for which they are qualified because of company's tools
Facebook users may not be learning about jobs for which they are qualified because the company’s tools can disproportionately direct…
Alibaba hit with $2.78 billion fine for market abuse
Alibaba requires merchants who wish to sell their wares on its popular platforms do so exclusively.
Chinese regulators have hit e-commerce giant Alibaba with a massive $2.78 billion fine over practices deemed to be an abuse of the…
Moderna vaccine antibodies last at least 6 months
Surgeons worldwide have been performing lung transplants in Covid-19 survivors with irreversible lung damage
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and…
Musk’s Neuralink shows monkey with brain-chip playing…
Musk has a history of bringing together diverse experts to develop technology previously limited to academic labs
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup released footage on Friday appearing to show a monkey playing a…
First-time space travelers are getting ready to take part in…
Several hundred people have already booked their tickets and begun training for a spectacular voyage
WASHINGTON:
Several hundred people have already booked their tickets and begun training for a spectacular voyage: a few minutes, or…
LinkedIn says some user data scraped and posted for sale
LinkedIn said that the information on the sale is a collection of data from a number of websites and companies
Some LinkedIn data, including publicly viewable member profiles, has been scraped and posted for sale, Microsoft Corp’s…
Muslim advocacy group sues Facebook over its hate speech policies
Civil rights group Muslim Advocates sued Facebook Inc and its top executives on Thursday, alleging they misled the US Congress and others by falsely claiming the company removes content that violates its policies.
The lawsuit…
Facebook launches public test of live Q&A product Hotline
Facebook hotline allows creators to speak and take live questions from an audience
Facebook started public testing of a new application dubbed Hotline on Wednesday, where creators can speak and take live questions from an audience.
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Telescope reveals thousands of star-forming galaxies in early…
Telescope has detected stars being born in tens of thousands of distant galaxies with unprecedented precision
PARIS:
The images capture drama billions of years ago in the early Universe -- glinting galaxies, glowing with stars that…