Sun 21 November 2021: El Salvador will build the world’s first bitcoin city, energized by a volcano, with residential, commercial and airport areas and initially financed by issuing bonds in the cryptocurrency market in 2022, President Nayib Bukele said on Saturday, doubling down on the Central American country’s bet on the crypto currency. Speaking at […]
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Sun 21 November 2021: In a case of alleged marijuana smuggling via Amazon.com, Indian police said on Saturday that they had charged senior executives of the online retailer’s local unit under narcotics laws. On Nov. 14, police in central Madhya Pradesh caught two men with 20 kilograms of marijuana and discovered they were ordering and […]
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Sat 20 November 2021: Officials announced Thursday that Instagram’s parent company, Meta, is being investigated by a group of US states over charges that it provided the photo-sharing platform to children despite knowing of the risk, in fresh trouble for the scandal-hit giant, After a whistleblower leaked reams of internal documents proving executives were aware […]
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Sat 20 November 2021: On Friday, Pakistan’s Telecom Regulatory Authority lifted a ban on TikTok after the company pledged to monitor “immoral and unlawful” content. After “continuous” dialogue with TikTok management, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) agreed to lift the ban on the Chinese video-sharing app. “As a result of continuous engagement, senior management of […]
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Fri 19 November 2021: According to NASA, the longest and “almost total” lunar eclipse will take place on Friday. Overnight, the Moon will enter the Earth’s shadow, becoming red as the only sunlight reaching it goes through the Earth’s atmosphere. “The more dust or clouds in the Earth’s atmosphere during the eclipse, the redder the […]
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Wed 17 November 2021: Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Wednesday that Australia will spend A$100 million ($73 million) to develop quantum technology, as part of a list of nine technologies that Canberra considers important to the country’s interests. Quantum technology, which is based on fundamental physics principles, is still in its infancy, but it […]
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Tue 16 November 2021: Inventors worked in groups to come up with ways to enable astronauts consume nutrient-dense foods as effectively as possible, boosting nutrition and taste while conserving resources and waste. Longer space voyages in the future will require the development of self-sustaining food systems that do not require resupply from Earth. Systems to […]
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Sun 14 November 2021: WhatsApp is rolling out “My Contacts Except…” privacy feature, allowing users to control who can see their information on WhatsApp. The instant messaging app is also releasing a new interface for Contact Info and Group Info for specific Android beta testers, as per a separate report. This interface was previously only […]
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Fri 12 November 2021: For the first time, a non-fungible token (NFT) of a rhino horn was auctioned off in South Africa to generate funds to protect real rhinos. According to reports, a businessman from Cape Town spent 105,000 rands (US $6,850) for the digital horn, which he intends to put into a trust for […]
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Fri 12 November 2021: Sony Group Corp has reduced its PlayStation 5 production outlook for this fiscal year due to component and logistics constraints, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The company has cut down the number of PS5 units assembled for the fiscal year to about 15 million, from its previous target of 16 million […]
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