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Apple's China problem highlights conundrum for tech sector 07 Aug 2017 - 01:07 am
This photo taken on August 3, 2017 shows people walking past an Apple store in Beijing. AFP / Greg Baker
Staying alive: WhatsApp finds new uses in conflict zones 05 Aug 2017 - 10:59 pm
A Whatsapp App logo is seen behind a Samsung Galaxy S4 phone that is logged on to Facebook in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, February 20, 2014 (Reuters)
Born this way? Researchers explore the science of gender identity 05 Aug 2017 - 10:31 pm
Unisex signs hanging outside bathrooms at Toast Paninoteca in Durham, North Carolina, May 9, 2016.  AFP /Getty Images North America /Sara D Davis
Hong Kong smart ring aims to help the visually impaired 05 Aug 2017 - 09:17 pm
Origami Labs co-founder and CEO Kevin Wong and his visually impaired father Peter test an Orii smart ring at Hong Kong Cyberport in Hong Kong August 3 2017 Reuters/Bobby Yip
FBI arrested cyber expert who ended WannaCry attack 03 Aug 2017 - 09:48 pm
Twitter grab of a profile page purportedly of Marcus Hutchins
Disease gene edited in human embryos in scientific first; But method at centre of legal war 02 Aug 2017 - 08:21 pm
This sequence of images shows the development of embryos after being injected with biological kit to edit their DNA, removing a genetic mutation known to cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. (Oregon Health & Science University)
German police test facial recognition cameras at Berlin station 01 Aug 2017 - 10:07 pm
The German Bar Association presents facial recognition technology during a presser in Berlin, Germany, August 1, 2017. Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke
Earth's 2017 resource 'budget' spent by next week: report 01 Aug 2017 - 07:29 pm
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Google, Facebook show power of ad duopoly as rivals stumble 30 Jul 2017 - 08:41 pm
A screengrab came out of a Google search on 'Google Facebook'
US Muslim groups welcome changes to Google results 29 Jul 2017 - 08:15 pm
Google logo at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California on September 1, 2015 (AFP / Getty Images North America / Justin Sullivan)
Flush times for hackers in booming cyber security job market 28 Jul 2017 - 03:05 am
Attendees look over displays from cyber security companies during the Black Hat information security conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on July 26, 2017. Reuters/Steve Marcus
Wisconsin company offers employees microchip implants 26 Jul 2017 - 06:53 pm
Tiny radio frequency identification (RFID) computer chips with the needles used to implant them under the skin are pictured in New York January 4, 2006. Reuters/Chip East
WhatsApp looking for professional for monetising it 23 Jul 2017 - 06:33 pm
A Whatsapp App logo is seen behind a Samsung Galaxy S4 phone that is logged on to Facebook in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, February 20, 2014 (Reuters)
High-tech mystery: Is a Facebook phone in the works? 21 Jul 2017 - 09:09 pm
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Facebook to launch news subscription product: Report 19 Jul 2017 - 04:19 pm
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Trillion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica 12 Jul 2017 - 04:09 pm
A section of an iceberg – about 6,000 sq km – broke away as part of the natural cycle of iceberg calving off the Larsen-C ice shelf in Antarctica in this satellite image released by the European Space Agency on July 12, 2017. Courtesy ESA/Handout via REUT
Louis Vuitton may sell smartwatch 12 Jul 2017 - 12:52 am
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Bad behavior is trending online, inspiring it in real life 10 Jul 2017 - 07:05 pm
Employees of Graymatics, a company known for its digital video analysis and image-recognition technology,  pretend to fight as they record footage to be used to train their software to watch and filter internet videos for violence at their office in Singa