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US ambassador says Beijing stance on TikTok ban ‘supremely ironic’


March 16, 2024

The US ambassador to China said on Friday that Beijing’s position on a potential TikTok ban in the United States was “supremely ironic” given the ruling Communist Party’s censorship of online platforms within its borders. The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force the wildly popular short-video app to break with its Chinese parent company or …

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‘Big chunk’ of bitcoin to be transferred to physical vault


March 15, 2024

El Salvador will transfer “a big chunk” of its bitcoin assets to an offline device that will be stored in a physical vault within the Central American country’s territory, President Nayib Bukele said on Thursday. “We’ve decided to transfer a big chunk of our Bitcoin to a cold wallet, and store that cold wallet in a physical vault within our …

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Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile official trailer launched


March 15, 2024

Activision has just dropped a new official trailer of ‘Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile’ as the countdown began worldwide for next week on March 21. The mobile battle royale is bringing the iconic Verdansk and Rebirth Island maps from Warzone to iOS and Android. Up to 120 players can squad up for massive battles on Verdansk, while Rebirth caps out …

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US House passes bill to ban TikTok


March 14, 2024

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner or get banned from the United States. The lawmakers voted 352 in favour of the proposed law and 65 against, in a rare moment of bipartisan unity in politically divided Washington. The fate of the bill is uncertain …

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PM Shehbaz seeks detailed roadmap to boost IT exports


March 13, 2024

ISLAMABAD: Appreciating the increase in the export volume of Information Technology (IT) services to more than $3 billion, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday sought a comprehensive roadmap to further boost IT exports. He issued these instructions while chairing a meeting to review the performance of the IT and telecom sectors. Meanwhile, newly appointed federal cabinet member, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, was given …

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Astronauts return after vital experiments in space


March 13, 2024

WASHINGTON: Four astronauts splashed down off Florida in the Gulf of Mexico on their return to Earth early Tuesday, following a more than six-month mission on the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft landed in the waters off Pensacola at 5:47am, with a Nasa thermal camera showing all four of its drogue parachutes had deployed for the night-time landing after …

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Study of polyglots offers insight on brain’s language processing


March 12, 2024

WASHINGTON: While most people speak only one language or perhaps two, some are proficient in many. These people are called polyglots. And they are helping to provide insight into how the brain deals with language, the principal method of human communication. In a new study involving a group of polyglots, the brain activity of the participants was monitored using a …

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Punjab IG orders proper storage, protection, deletion of ‘criminals’ data with police


March 11, 2024

LAHORE: The Punjab Police department has issued a standing order for a responsible collection, processing, dissemination and removal of ‘criminals’ data stored in the police’s database, with a primary focus on gender-based violence cases across the province, and to check misuse of this sensitive information and save people concerned from unnecessary inconvenience and exploitation. The order was issued by Punjab …

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Apple retreats, allows Fortnite return


March 10, 2024

Under pressure from European regulators, Apple took a step back in its feud with Epic Games on Friday, clearing the way for Epic to put its own game store on iPhones and iPads in Europe. Earlier this week, Apple had taken steps to block Epic from starting up a store and bringing back the popular game Fortnite, which Apple removed …

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Sam Altman will return to OpenAI’s board with three new directors


March 9, 2024

OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman will return to the ChatGPT-maker’s board along with three new directors, the world’s most prominent artificial intelligence company said on Friday. An investigation by law firm WilmerHale into the events surrounding Altman’s November firing has concluded, and the company has created new governance rules and strengthened its conflict of interest policy. The board said it …

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