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Giant metallic 'steed' traverses Iceland's threatened glacier 29 Oct 2020 - 12:40 pm

Langjokull, Glacier, Islande: Instead of a slow slog on snowshoes, a giant bus sweeps passengers at up to 60 kilometres an hour across...

Fashion site unveils new and improved 'Zozosuit 2' 29 Oct 2020 - 10:36 am

Tokyo: Online fashion retailer Zozo Inc on Thursday unveiled a successor to its "Zozosuit" body-measuring suit, one of a string of failed projects...

FBI warning played a role in Facebook downplaying NY Post report, Zuckerberg says 28 Oct 2020 - 10:10 pm

WASHINGTON - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday that a warning from the FBI on hack-and-leak operations before the Nov....

Prints donated to Londoners by street artist Stik stolen in transit 28 Oct 2020 - 01:37 pm

London: Thousands of prints by popular London street artist Stik that he wanted to give to his local community as a gesture of...

GSK, Sanofi to make 200 mln doses available for COVID-19 vaccine alliance 28 Oct 2020 - 10:42 am

French drugmaker Sanofi SA and Britain's GlaxoSmithKline plan to make 200 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate available to the vaccine allocation...

Hyundai rolls out all-new Elantra 28 Oct 2020 - 08:57 am

Doha: Hyundai Motor Company launched its all-new Elantra yeserday with the latest model now on sale in countries across the Middle East and...

Samsung working on foldable smartphones with pop-up camera 27 Oct 2020 - 11:44 pm

Seoul - Samsung is reportedly working on a foldable smartphone with a pop-up camera that would be the company's first phone with this...

Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus 27 Oct 2020 - 10:14 pm

European governments prepared on Tuesday to introduce new restrictions to curb a surge in infections, and are looking to buy millions of COVID-19...

Pfizer not yet ready to release COVID-19 vaccine data 27 Oct 2020 - 02:20 pm

Drugmaker Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it was not yet ready to release data from the late-stage trial of the COVID-19 vaccine candidate...

COVID's cognitive costs? Some patients' brains may age 10 years 27 Oct 2020 - 02:00 pm

London: People recovering from COVID-19 may suffer significant brain impact, with the worst cases of the linked to mental decline equivalent to the...

Moon richer in water than once thought 27 Oct 2020 - 12:53 pm

Paris: There may be far more water on the Moon than previously thought, according to two studies published Monday raising the tantalising prospect...

In proactive move, Twitter aims to 'pre-bunk' election falsehoods 26 Oct 2020 - 11:22 pm

Washington - Twitter said Monday it would take the proactive step of alerting its users to potential misinformation in preparation for unverified claims...

Google set to roll out dark mode on Chrome OS 26 Oct 2020 - 08:33 pm

San Francisco - Chrome OS is reportedly getting a dark mode which has been in high demand for its benefits on eye strain...

Giacometti sculpture in sealed bid auction - starting price $90mn 26 Oct 2020 - 10:26 am

New York: A sculpture by Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti is being auctioned by Sotheby's with a reserve price of $90 million but the...

5G is the least compelling thing about the iPhone 12 25 Oct 2020 - 01:27 pm

The new iPhone 12 doesn't need 5G to be a good smartphone. That's lucky. I've been testing the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro,...

Automaker Daimler rebounds after lockdowns, raises outlook 23 Oct 2020 - 02:46 pm

FRANKFURT, Germany: Daimler, the maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars and Freightliner trucks, saw third-quarter profit rebound as the company clamped down on costs...

WhatsApp to add face unlock support on Android: Report 23 Oct 2020 - 02:16 pm

WhatsApp is reportedly preparing to bring support for face unlock feature on Android devices. According to WABetainfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp in...