Mon 05 May 2025: After nearly 22 years of connecting people across the globe, Skype is shutting down on May 5, marking the end of an era for one of the pioneers of internet communication. Launched in 2003, Skype quickly became a revolutionary tool for free voice and video calls over the internet, amassing more […]
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Sat 03 May 2025: “Cyber security” may sound like a far-off worry for big corporations or telcos, but that’s far from the case. Cyber security simply means the practice of safeguarding your sensitive data from unauthorised access, theft and damage. If you have any online accounts at all, you should know how best to protect them. That’s also […]
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Sat 03 May 2025: TikTok has been hit with a €530 million ($601 million) fine by Irish data protection authorities on Friday for breaching European privacy rules, marking it one of the largest penalties ever imposed under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The ruling follows a lengthy investigation by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), […]
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Fri 02 May 2025: WhatsApp, Meta’s messaging app, now boasts over 3 billion monthly users, as announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg during the company’s Q1 results call. Having reached 2 billion users in 2020, it joins an elite group, including Meta’s Facebook, in surpassing the 3 billion user mark. Because of its enormous user base, […]
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Fri 02 May 2025: Near a planet far, far away, astronomers have found traces of chemicals that on Earth are only produced by living beings. Astronomers have found the clearest evidence yet that life might exist beyond the solar system, from the atmosphere of a planet 124 light years away from Earth, setting off rare […]
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Thu 01 May 2025: The highly anticipated TEKNOFEST TRNC 2025 opened its doors on Thursday in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), bringing together thousands of tech enthusiasts, innovators, and visitors from around the world. The four-day event is taking place at the old Ercan Airport in the capital Lefkosa, under the auspices of […]
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Wed 30 April 2025: Meta, the parent company of Facebook, said it launched a free standalone artificial intelligence (AI) app for its Meta AI assistant Tuesday, joining the growing wave of new AI app releases. The standalone app aims to expand Meta AI’s reach beyond its integration in WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, according to the company. The […]
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Wed 30 April 2025: Researchers in Australia and Canada have developed a machine learning algorithm capable of identifying cardiovascular risks, as well as fall and fracture potential, using standard bone density scans, according to a statement Tuesday by Australia’s Edith Cowan University (ECU). Created in partnership with the University of Manitoba, the automated system analyzes vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) images to detect […]
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Wed 30 April 2025: US President Donald Trump‘s first 100 days in office rallied cryptocurrencies, as he set out to make the US the “crypto capital of the world,” leading Bitcoin to reach a historic high of $110,000. Trump took office on Jan. 20 and tapped some pro-crypto names for his cabinet, namely Secretary of Commerce Howard […]
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Wed 30 April 2025: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to use artificial intelligence (AI) to write and regulate laws in the Gulf state, in the first such decision to be taken by a nation in the international community. Last week, ministers in the UAE approved the creation of the Office of Regulatory Intelligence, […]
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