Women own 41% of Sony’s PS4 and PS5 consoles

Just over four in 10 owners of Sony’s two most recent PlayStation games consoles are women. Back in the days of the original PlayStation, just 18% of PS1 owners were women. Read full story
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Zuki: Government to fully implement work from home policy

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will fully implement the work from home (WFH) policy for all civil servants following the announcement of the implementation of the first phase of a full lockdown nationwide, says Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali. Read full story
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Malaysians save with solar

The pandemic is prompting more people who have had to work from home to turn to solar power to lower cost and their carbon footprint. Read full story
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Cybercriminals are using Telegram to share illegally obtained private data

Cybercriminals have a new alternative to the dark web — Telegram. Read full story
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How staring at screens can affect your vision

Experiencing blurry vision after spending hours looking at the computer screen? Time to start blinking. Read full story
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'My soul has left me': family grieves after El Salvador mass grave discovered

SANTA ANA, El Salvador (Reuters) - In his wrinkled hands, Jose de la Cruz held a tangled gold-colored necklace adorned with hearts and a pendant spelling out the word "love." Read full story
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Huge swathes of farm land swamped in eastern India after cyclone

KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - More than 96,000 hectares (237,221 acres) of agricultural land has been inundated in parts of an eastern Indian state hit by a powerful storm this week, officials said on Friday, a year after the coastal region was ravaged by a super cyclone. Read full story
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah congratulates Syria's Assad on election victory - statement

(Corrects majority in para 3 to 95.1%, not 91.1%) Read full story
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More than 70 dead after boat sinks in Nigeria

BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities have recovered the bodies of more than 70 people after an overloaded boat capsized in the northwestern state of Kebbi on Wednesday, a state spokesman said. Read full story
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Police reports of crime related to cryptocurrency investments on the rise in S’pore

Police reports of crime related to cryptocurrency investments have soared since 2018. Read full story
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Big Tech drawn to new Singapore carbon offset trading market

Tech giants are looking to Singapore's carbon offset trading platform to achieve their ambitions of being carbon neutral. Read full story
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After Colonial attack, energy companies rush to secure cyber insurance

(Reuters) - U.S. energy companies are scrambling to buy more cyber insurance after this month's attack on Colonial Pipeline disrupted the U.S. fuel supply, but they can expect to pay more as cyber insurers plan to hike rates following a slew of ransomware attacks. Read full story
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U.S. agency briefed on Tesla radar sensor removal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday that Tesla Inc had briefed it on the automaker's production change to Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to remove radar and transition to a camera-based system. Read full story
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Brazil’s favela gamers dream big

Around 100 young gamers now participate in AfroGames, whose activities are sponsored by companies including Brazilian airline GOL and media powerhouse Grupo Globo. Read full story
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Mali's president and prime minister will be released gradually, says military

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's interim president and prime minister, who resigned earlier on Wednesday, will be released from detention gradually due to security considerations, according to a representative of the military authorities who detained the two leaders. Read full story
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Royals show concern for well-being of LRT victims

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatud­din Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has expressed shock and sadness over the news of the crash involving two light rail transit (LRT) trains. Read full story
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Extensive probe into crash

PETALING JAYA: The probe into the head-on crash between two LRT trains in Kuala Lumpur on Monday will look at all possible angles, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. Read full story
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Panel formed to probe LRT collision

PETALING JAYA: A nine-member committee has been formed to investigate the head-on collision between two LRT trains in Kuala Lumpur. Read full story
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Sudan declares state of emergency in coastal state after tribal violence

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan declared a state of emergency and imposed a night curfew in some parts of the coastal Red Sea state on Monday, after tribal violence that killed at least five people, a statement and state media said. Read full story
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Walmart investigating offensive emails sent from its domain

Walmart Inc is investigating messages that included a racist slur sent from its email servers. Read full story
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Google may have the solution for putting an ultra powerful camera under the screen of a smartphone

Google has just filed a patent pertaining to the presence of a photo sensor located under the screen of a smartphone. Read full story
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UK PM Johnson to wed Symonds next summer: The Sun

(Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have sent wedding invitations to family and friends for July 30, 2022, the Sun reported https://bit.ly/3vgGG4W on Sunday. Read full story
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Factbox: Who is the journalist Belarus arrested by forcing a Ryanair plane to land?

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Authorities in Belarus scrambled a fighter jet and flagged what turned out to be a false bomb alert to force a Ryanair plane to land on Sunday and then detained a journalist onboard, Roman Protasevich, drawing criticism from across Europe. Read full story
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More than 125,000 Myanmar teachers suspended for opposing coup

(Reuters) - More than 125,000 school teachers in Myanmar have been suspended by the military authorities for joining a civil disobedience movement to oppose the military coup in February, an official of the Myanmar Teachers' Federation said. Read full story
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Two COVID shots effective against India variant: English health body

LONDON (Reuters) - A double dose of COVID-19 vaccines is almost as effective against the fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus first identified in India as it is against Britain's dominant strain, English health officials said on Saturday. Read full story
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Google to roll out About this Result in search to tackle fake news: All you need to know

The company said the new feature will help users make a more informed choice. Read full story
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Ministry: We have enough, so no need to hoard

PETALING JAYA: Consumers must avoid panic buying essential items as there is sufficient and continuous supply of such items to last the country throughout the current movement control order, says the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry. Read full story
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FBI says Conti ransomware gang has hit 16 U.S. health and emergency networks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation said that the same group of online extortionists blamed for striking the Irish health system last week have also hit at least 16 U.S. medical and first response networks in the past year. Read full story
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White House would back smaller broadband internet boost

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Friday it was willing to accept a smaller Republican proposal to spend $65 billion to expand high-speed broadband internet to unserved areas as it seeks to win Republican support for a broader infrastructure plan. Read full story
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Young British people want to ditch the monarchy, poll suggests

LONDON (Reuters) - Young people in Britain no longer think the country should keep the monarchy and more now want an elected head of state, with their mood souring over the last couple of years, a poll on Friday showed. Read full story
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California regulator adopts EV mandate for Uber, Lyft ride-hail fleets

NEW YORK (Reuters) -California's clean air regulator on Thursday adopted rules to mandate that nearly all trips on Uber's and Lyft's ride-hailing platforms have to be in electric vehicles over the next few years, the first such regulation by a U.S. state. Read full story
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Towards a new generation of remote wireless smartphone chargers

Motorola has announced that it is currently working on a remote wireless charging system for its future smartphones. The aim is to let users recharge their handsets simply by being in the same room as the charger, without needing to place the smartphone upon it. Read full story
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Layla achieves her dream of releasing Mandarin song

SINGER Layla Sania (pic), a former student of SMJK(C) Chong Hwa in Kuala Lumpur, sees her ability to communicate in Mandarin as an advantage, reported Harian Metro. Read full story
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Cisco forecasts quarterly profit below estimates as reopening economies hit demand

(Corrects first paragraph to say current-quarter profit missed estimates, not revenue) Read full story
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Russia, U.S. security chiefs plan meeting in Europe - newspaper

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Nikolay Patrushev, the secretary of the Russian Security Council, and U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan plan to meet in a European city in coming weeks, the Kommersant daily reported on Wednesday without disclosing sources. Read full story
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‘Self-movement control vital now’

PUTRAJAYA: As Malaysia reported another new daily record for Covid-19 deaths, the Health Ministry has called on the people to exercise self-restraint and to stay at home as much as possible. Read full story
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India's halt to vaccine exports 'very problematic' for Africa

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - An extended halt to exports of COVID-19 vaccines from India, where authorities are battling a wave of domestic infections, risks derailing vaccination efforts already underway in Africa, one of the continent's top health officials said on Tuesday. Read full story
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Algeria cancels plan to reopen land borders

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria has backed off a decision to reopen land borders closed because of the coronavirus pandemic but will go ahead with a plan to partially resume international flights from next month, the presidency said on Tuesday. Read full story
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Container doubles up as morgue

KUALA LUMPUR: The Forensic Department of Hospital Sungai Buloh is using a special container as additional space to keep the remains of deceased Covid-19 patients. Read full story
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Firm led by famed investor reveals short position on Tesla

BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) -A firm led by high-profile investor Michael Burry on Monday revealed a short position against Tesla Inc worth more than half a billion. Read full story
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Timeline: AT&T's biggest deals over the last decade

(Reuters) - AT&T Inc spent billions of dollars over the last few years buying media assets, including Time Warner and DirecTV as it looked for growth beyond an increasingly competitive cellular market. Read full story
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Hawaii man sentenced to supervision over Utah cyberstalking

A Hawaii man who pleaded guilty to cyberstalking a Utah family by sending more than 500 people to their house for unwanted services including food deliveries, plumbers and prostitutes was sentenced on May 13 to three years of supervision and ordered to adhere to strict limitations on use of the Internet. Read full story
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More ransomware websites disappear in aftermath of Colonial Pipeline hack

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two more ransomware operators appear to have disappeared from the web, a cybersecurity researcher said on Sunday, in another potential aftershock following this month's hack of U.S. fuel transport company Colonial Pipeline. Read full story
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Tech tools help deepen citizen input in drafting laws

Taiwan, Brazil and New Jersey are using technology to bring greater citizen input into lawmaking Read full story
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My dad wants to invest in Bitcoin. Should he?

Expert weights in on whether a person should start investing in cryptocurrency. Read full story
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US Feds say a lack of reporting poses barrier to cyber defence

Lack of reporting doesn't mean lack of incidents, and expert available information indicates that small businesses are an exceptionally popular ransomware target. Read full story
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Manufacturing plant dedicated to... plants

SERDANG: Eating fresh, clean vegetables and herbs coming straight from a plant factory might soon be the norm. Read full story
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TeamViewer adds 2FA for extra security on Windows

While getting tech support remotely is a lifesaver while working from home, TeamViewer is introducing two-factor authentication to give users some degree of privacy when they're not in trouble. Read full story
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New Zealand PM says to fight hate, study social media algorithms

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Saturday that world leaders and tech firms looking to stamp out violent extremism online would need to focus efforts on understanding social media algorithms that drive content. Read full story
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Death among 50 to 64 high

PETALING JAYA: Nearly a third of Covid-19 deaths in Malaysia have been among those aged 50 to 64, significantly younger than the global average. Read full story
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U.S. judge dismisses advertisers' antitrust claims against Google

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed antitrust claims against Alphabet Inc's Google brought by a group of advertisers, but offered them a chance to try again after addressing what she called "serious concerns." Read full story
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Israel fires artillery into Gaza amid persistent Palestinian rocket attacks

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel fired artillery and mounted more air strikes on Friday against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip amid constant rocket fire deep into Israel's commercial centre. Read full story
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Elon Musk on crypto: to the mooooonnn! And back again

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bitcoin's price tumbled after Elon Musk said on Wednesday his electric car maker Tesla Inc would no longer accept the cryptocurrency for purchases, citing environmental concerns for the reversal. Read full story
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'We are fed up': Thousands pray at Portugal's Fatima shrine for world without COVID-19

FATIMA, Portugal (Reuters) - Suffering from an autoimmune disease, 71-year-old Maria Emilia travels - often by foot - to one of Catholicism's most famous sanctuaries in Portugal every year. But the coronavirus pandemic made her trip more important than ever. Read full story
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Volkswagen, Argo AI to launch international trials of self-driving ID. BUZZ

(Reuters) - Volkswagen AG and self-driving startup Argo AI will launch international autonomous driving trials of the all-electric VW ID.BUZZ microbus this summer, the German automaker said on Wednesday. Read full story
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EU countries urged to halt non-essential travel from India

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive on Wednesday called on countries of the bloc to temporarily halt non-essential travel from India, to limit the spread of a COVID-19 variant. Read full story
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‘We have to be on guard’

THIS is the second year that we’ve held room visits for Raya. My wife and I will visit our children’s room which will be decorated especially for the occasion. Read full story
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Why everyone should adopt dual authentication for their Google account

Google has just indicated that double authentication will soon be activated by default for everyone. It now represents the easiest way to avoid having your account hacked, even when your password has been leaked. Read full story
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U.S. expresses 'serious concerns' about Jerusalem clashes, evictions of Palestinians

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday expressed "serious concerns" to his Israeli counterpart about violent clashes in Jerusalem sparked by planned evictions of Palestinians from East Jerusalem, the White House said in a statement. Read full story
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Australia's New South Wales reports zero COVID-19 cases, fears remain over missing link

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state reported zero COVID-19 cases for a fourth straight day on Monday, but concerns about new infections remained as the missing link in a case that has reinstated restrictions continued to elude officials. Read full story
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Capturing the Raya spirit

KUALA TERENGGANU: The unique way in promoting each of the seven districts in Terengganu has captivated visitors to the Terengganu Cultural Village in Losong here. Read full story
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Putin to review Russian military might as tensions with West soar

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin is expected to review Russia's traditional World War Two victory parade on Sunday, a patriotic display of raw military power that this year coincides with soaring tensions with the West. Read full story
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Mum overjoyed to see reconditioned vintage bicycle

PETALING JAYA: It was a reunion that took over a year in the making, but 81-year-old Yap Sen Moi’s heart leapt with joy when she was presented with her family’s reconditioned vintage Raleigh bicycle on the eve of Mother’s Day. Read full story
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KJ: Factory workers’ turn when there are enough vaccines

PETALING JAYA: The manufacturing sector’s Covid-19 vaccination programme will start only when there is adequate vaccine supply in the country, says Khairy Jamaluddin. Read full story
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Students start Raya exodus

PETALING JAYA: The Hari Raya exodus of university students continues with more campuses in several states sending their undergraduates home to celebrate the festival with their loved ones. Read full story
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A new era for the police force

KUALA LUMPUR: The police force will step up its in-service training to keep officers up-to-date on dealing with current issues, besides having town hall sessions to engage with local communities. Read full story
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Soon you’ll be able to automatically add captions to your Story on Instagram

Could this be another step towards making the service more accessible to hearing-impaired users? Instagram is finally launching automatic captions on its Stories. Read full story
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Tinder is launching a quiz feature so you can express your ‘Vibes’

Will you pass the “vibe check”? On Tinder, users will be able to increase their chances of a match thanks to a special quiz. Read full story
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Colombia sees calmer protests, industry groups warn of fuel shortages

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Protests in Colombia marked their ninth day on Thursday with smaller groups of demonstrators in cities including Bogota and Medellin, while industry groups warned of gasoline shortages across the country following road blocks. Read full story
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Uber sees driver cost rising as U.S. economy recovers

(Reuters) -Uber Technologies Inc signaled it would pay drivers more to get cars back on the road as the U.S. economy recovers from the pandemic and disclosed a $600 million charge to provide UK drivers with benefits, a sign of the potential costs if the United States requires more driver compensation. Read full story
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Zynga to buy mobile ad focused Chartboost, raises full-year bookings forecast

(Reuters) - Zynga Inc said on Wednesday it would buy mobile game ad network Chartboost and raised its full-year bookings forecast, counting on robust performance of titles such as "Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells" and the expected launch of "Farmville 3". Read full story
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PayPal profit tops estimates on digital payments boom

(Reuters) -PayPal Holdings Inc reported its strongest first quarter on record and beat profit estimates on Wednesday, with a coronavirus-driven shift to online shopping and digital transactions boosting payment volumes. Read full story
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Videogame publishers hope thrill remains after blockbuster 2020

(Reuters) - The big question for U.S. gaming companies when they report results in the coming days is whether players will remain hooked on "Call of Duty", "Grand Theft Auto" and "NBA 2K21" after life returns to some normalcy following vaccine rollouts. Read full story
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U.S. Commerce Dept pressing Taiwan to supply more chips to U.S. automakers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department is pressing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and other Taiwanese firms to prioritize the needs of American automakers to ease chip shortages in the near term, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Tuesday. Read full story
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Authorities open labour probe at German Tesla site - Business Insider

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German authorities are probing possible violations of labour laws at the construction site of Tesla's future German factory, Business Insider reported on Tuesday. Read full story
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More than one in three smartphones sold in 2021 will be a 5G handset

Global smartphone sales are expected to top 1.5 billion in 2021, according to the latest forecasts from Gartner. More than one in three units, or around 538 million handsets, are expected to feature 5G support. Read full story
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Ethereum extends gains to fresh record above $3,400

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency ether extended gains to another record peak on Tuesday, after breaking above $3,000 for the first time a day earlier as investors bet on its growing utility. Read full story
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You may soon be able to comment on an exact minute of a YouTube video

What if you could read a comment related to a specific moment of the video you are watching? This is the new feature that YouTube wants to implement. Read full story
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Researchers deploy AI to monitor the trajectory of ocean waste

Real-time monitoring of the millions of tonnes of plastic floating in the world’s oceans: this was the objective set by a team of American researchers, who have created a virtual tool to determine the trajectory of marine waste. Read full story
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Vaccine rollout moving smoothly

COUNCIL frontliners are being vaccinated in stages with hopes to get 70% of them vaccinated on both the island and mainland soon, said Penang local government committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo. Read full story
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Global Chromebook shipments hit a new record

Chromebook shipments totalled 13 million units worldwide in the first quarter of 2021, compared to just 2.8 million over the same period last year. Since the onset of the pandemic, sales of these notebook computers have been surging. Read full story
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The WhatsApp premier: Boris Johnson's troublesome texting habit

After Johnson's relatively successful coronavirus policies made him a somewhat smaller target for criticism, the opposition senses an opportunity to attack the premier's "WhatsApp government." Read full story
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Buffett and Munger heap criticism on Robinhood for casino-like atmosphere

(Reuters) - Warren Buffett on Saturday likened the millions of inexperienced day traders who entered the stock market in the past year to gamblers, and said commission-free brokerages such as Robinhood Financial for promoted a casino-like atmosphere. Read full story
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UK gives green light to self-driving cars on motorways

It has set out how a vehicle with an automated lane keeping system (ALKS) could legally be used by a driver not paying attention, as long as there is no evidence to "challenge the ability" of it to be used autonomously. Read full story
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Wee: No government ruling on age limit of e-hailing drivers

PETALING JAYA: There is no age limit or maximum age to becoming e-hailing drivers under government rules, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. Read full story
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Immigration Dept: We have not received any applications for maids

PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department has received zero applications for hiring of new foreign domestic helpers despite the go ahead for maid agencies to start the process while waiting for borders to reopen. Read full story
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The drawbacks of a smart home with devices from different brands

While smart devices are supposed to make the home more convenient, using different brands with different radio networks could make it a hassle instead. Read full story
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