Science & Technology

VavaCars raises $50m in Series B funding to expand operations in Pakistan, Turkey

VavaCars, a Turkey-based online trading platform for buying and selling used cars, has raised $50 million in Series B funding to expand its operations in Pakistan and Turkey.

October 20, 2021
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Google announces Pixel 6 phone with new chip

Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday announced the newest iteration of its smartphone — Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro — which will be powered by the company's first chip called Tensor.

October 20, 2021
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Facebook eyes 10,000 EU jobs to build ‘metaverse’

Facebook announced plans to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to build the “metaverse”, a virtual reality version of the internet that the tech giant sees as the future.

October 19, 2021
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Believe it or not, WhatsApp can end your chat groups

If you thought WhatsApp cannot delete your chat groups and terminate their chat history, think again.

October 18, 2021
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Netflix's 'Squid Game' estimated to be worth about $900 mln

"Squid Game," Netflix Inc s (NFLX.O) biggest original series launch, is estimated to be worth almost $900 million for the streaming giant, Bloomberg News reported late on Saturday, citing figures from an internal Netflix document.

October 18, 2021
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I was fired after leading movement against harassment, Apple worker said

An Apple employee who led fellow workers in publicly sharing instances of what they called harassment and discrimination at the company said on Thursday that she had been fired. Janneke Parrish, an Apple programme manager,…

October 16, 2021
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Microsoft shutting down LinkedIn in China

Microsoft is shutting down its LinkedIn service in China later this year after internet rules were tightened by Beijing, the latest American tech giant to lessen its ties to the country.

October 15, 2021
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New online rules for Pakistani citizens and social media companies operating in Pakistan

On October 13, the government notified new online rules for Pakistani citizens and social media companies operating in Pakistan. So what exactly do the ‘Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content Rules, 2021’ state? As…

October 15, 2021
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IT ministry notifies amended controversial social media rules

The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication on Thursday notified the amended social media rules that stakeholders and digital rights activists have strongly criticised.

October 14, 2021
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Facebook to change rules on attacking public figures on its platforms

Facebook will now count activists and journalists as “involuntary” public figures and so increase protections against harassment and bullying targeted at these groups, its global safety chief said in an interview this week.

October 13, 2021
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Germany unveils first self-driving train

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and industrial group Siemens on Monday unveiled the world’s first automated, driverless train in the city of Hamburg, billing it as more punctual and energy efficient than traditional trains.

October 12, 2021
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WhatsApp to soon allow users to pause voice messages

Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature related to voice recordings for Android and iOS users.

October 11, 2021
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Facebook grapples with another global outage

Facebook on Friday said users around the world again had problems accessing its services for hours due to a tweak of its system, just days after a massive outage caused in a similar fashion.

October 9, 2021
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Tesla moving headquarters to Texas from California

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Thursday the electric carmaker plans to move its headquarters from Silicon Valley's Palo Alto, California to Austin, Texas, where it is building a massive car and…

October 8, 2021
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