Science & Technology

China hopes India corrects actions against Chinese firms immediately

China's commerce ministry said on Thursday that it hopes India would correct its discriminatory actions against Chinese companies immediately after India banned Chinese mobile apps amid a border crisis between the two countries.

July 2, 2020
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Pakistan joins countries manufacturing ventilators on their own

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday informed National Assembly that the first consignment of domestically produced ventilators will be handed over to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) till Friday.

July 1, 2020
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TikTok denies sharing Indian user data with China

TikTok on Tuesday denied sharing users' data with the Chinese government after India banned the wildly popular app as ties with Beijing deteriorate sharply following a deadly border clash.

June 30, 2020
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Uber in talks to buy food delivery app Postmates

Uber is in talks to buy food delivery app Postmates in a multibillion dollar deal, US media reported.

June 30, 2020
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India banned "TikTok" after deadly border clash with China

TikTok denied Tuesday sharing Indian users’ data with the Chinese government, after New Delhi banned the wildly popular app in a sharp deterioration of relations with Beijing two weeks after a deadly border clash.

June 30, 2020
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Google to pay some news outlets for content

Google says it will start paying some publishers for their news content, in a move that could pave the way for reduced tensions between the internet search giant and the beleagured news industry.

June 28, 2020
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First batch of locally manufactured ventilators ready

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry announced on Sunday that the first batch of locally manufactured ventilators will be handed over to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) this week.

June 28, 2020
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Youtube gearing up to rival TikTok with 15 second videos

Youtube targets TikTok with 15 second video test

Google-owned YouTube appears to have taken an aim at TikTok as the streaming giant has now started testing a way to record multi-segment videos that run up to a maximum length of 15 seconds.

June 28, 2020
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Facebook announces to ban ‘hateful content’ in ads

Facebook said Friday it would ban a “wider category of hateful content” in ads as the embattled social media giant moved to respond to growing protests over its handling of inflammatory posts.

June 27, 2020
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Volvo Cars, Waymo partner to build self-driving vehicles

Waymo and the Volvo Cars Group have agreed to develop a self-driving electric vehicle designed for ride hailing use, as part of a new global partnership, the companies said on Thursday.

June 25, 2020
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Huawei opens Shanghai flagship store as US pressure grows

Chinese telecom giant Huawei opened its second global flagship store in Shanghai on Wednesday, part of plans to strengthen its brand in its core Chinese consumer market as it faces headwinds overseas.

June 25, 2020
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Taiwan minister says TSMC has offset lost Huawei orders

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) (2330.TW) has made up its order book with other customers now that it has lost China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL], which is subject to U.S. sales restrictions, a government…

June 22, 2020
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TikTok users, K-pop fans say they helped sabotage Trump rally with false registrations

TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music took partial credit for inflating attendance expectations at a less-than-full arena at President Donald Trump’s first political rally in months, held in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

June 22, 2020
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Solar Eclipse: Don’t look at the sun with the naked eye

Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has appealed to the public not to look at the sun with the naked eye during the solar eclipse.

June 21, 2020
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