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Twitter deletes Trump health adviser’s claim masks don’t work 18 Oct 2020 - 07:44 pm

Twitter Inc. blocked a tweet from a contrarian medical adviser to President Donald Trump which stated that wearing masks doesn’t help slow the...

WhatsApp working on in-app support feature to report bugs 16 Oct 2020 - 02:21 pm

New Delhi - WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that will make it possible for users to directly report bugs and...

Twitter service restored following global platform outage 16 Oct 2020 - 10:16 am

San Francisco - Twitter was restored after a technical problem caused a global outage of nearly two hours on the social media platform...

Twitter restricts Trump's campaign account from tweeting 15 Oct 2020 - 08:10 pm

Twitter Inc on Thursday temporarily restricted U.S. President Donald Trump's election campaign account from tweeting, saying a video from the account about Democratic...

YouTube to remove Covid vaccine misinformation 14 Oct 2020 - 09:12 pm

San Francisco - YouTube said Wednesday it would take down content that contradicts expert consensus about Covid-19 vaccines, updating its policies on misinformation...

TikTok video propels Fleetwood Mac classic into top 100 14 Oct 2020 - 11:40 am

Los Angeles: A viral TikTok video featuring a laid-back skateboarder lip-synching to Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" has propelled the 1977 hit back into the...

Apple unveils $50 Beats headphones as iPhone boxes go empty 14 Oct 2020 - 12:28 am

Apple Inc. announced its first Beats headphones to feature USB-C charging, replacing its proprietary Lightning port, with the $50 Beats Flex. The neck...

Facebook rejigs Messenger with new look, features 14 Oct 2020 - 12:02 am

San Francisco - Facebook on Tuesday introduced a brand new look for Messenger, including a new logo and default chat colour as well...

Apple unveils iPhone 12 with 5G, HomePod Mini smart speaker 13 Oct 2020 - 08:29 pm

Apple Inc on Tuesday launched four versions of the iPhone 12 with faster 5G connectivity, starting at $699, which the Cupertino, California company...

Apple unveils new HomePod Mini at virtual event, new iPhone 12 expected 13 Oct 2020 - 08:12 pm

Apple Inc debuted a new HomePod Mini smart speaker on Tuesday, as analysts expected it to unveil a new iPhone 12 that can...

Facebook will ban ads discouraging people from getting vaccines 13 Oct 2020 - 07:13 pm

Facebook Inc will start banning ads that discourage people from getting vaccinated, the social media company said on Tuesday, as it also announced...

Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan donate $100 million more to U.S. election infrastructure 13 Oct 2020 - 05:05 pm

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, said on Tuesday that they will donate an additional $100 million...

Apple event expected to bring 5G speed, smaller iPhone 12 13 Oct 2020 - 02:03 pm

Apple Inc on Tuesday is expected to announce an iPhone 12 capable of tapping into faster 5G networks, a new feature designed to...

Avocado boom comes at a price in Portugal's parched Algarve 13 Oct 2020 - 12:02 pm

Lagos: Like many Britons in Portugal, Richard Alan moved to the sun-drenched southern Algarve region to retire. He bought a farm, married the...

UN: Climate change means more weather disasters every year 13 Oct 2020 - 10:56 am

GENEVA: In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes, the U.N. weather agency...

Biggest North Pole mission back from 'dying Arctic' 12 Oct 2020 - 03:18 pm

Bremerhaven, Germany: Researchers on the world's biggest mission to the North Pole returned to Germany on Monday, bringing home devastating proof of a...