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Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

WASHINGTON: Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every US state filed lawsuits...

WASHINGTON: Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S....

Mobile & Apps 10 Dec, 2020

Five of the astronauts that will be part of the Atremis missions, from left, Jessica Meir, Joe Acaba, Anne McClain, Matthew Dominick, and Jessica Watkins are introduced by Vice President Mike Pence during the eighth meeting of the National Space Council at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Cape Canaveral , Fla. Photo: AP

First woman, next man on moon will come from these NASA 18

CAPE CANAVERAL: NASA has named the 18 astronauts — half of them women — who will train for its Artemis moon-landing program. The first woman and next man on the moon...

CAPE CANAVERAL: NASA has named the 18 astronauts — half of them women — who will train for its...

Mobile & Apps 10 Dec, 2020

Musk's SpaceX scrubs key high-altitude Starship test

WASHINGTON: A key test of SpaceX’s Mars rocket Starship was automatically aborted on Tuesday just one second before liftoff, postponing the first high-altitude test of a...

WASHINGTON: A key test of SpaceX’s Mars rocket Starship was automatically aborted on Tuesday just one...

Mobile & Apps 09 Dec, 2020

This file photo shows an LED-illuminated wireless router in Philadelphia. Researchers at a cybersecurity firm say they have identified vulnerabilities in software widely used by millions of connected devices...flaws that could be exploited by hackers to penetrate business and home computer networks and disrupt them. Potentially affected devices from an estimated 150 manufacturers range from networked thermometers to u0093smartu0094 plugs and printers to office routers and healthcare appliances to components of industrial control systems. Photo: AP/File

Millions of smart devices vulnerable to hacking: research

BOSTON: Researchers at a cybersecurity firm say they have identified vulnerabilities in software widely used by millions of connected devices — flaws that could be...

BOSTON: Researchers at a cybersecurity firm say they have identified vulnerabilities in software widely...

Mobile & Apps 09 Dec, 2020

Apple to tighten app privacy, remove apps that don't comply

LONDON: Apple is stepping up privacy for app users, forcing developers to be more transparent about data collection and warning they could be removed if they don't comply...

LONDON: Apple is stepping up privacy for app users, forcing developers to be more transparent about data...

Mobile & Apps 09 Dec, 2020

In this China National Space Administration (CNSA) photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a simulated image of the ascender of Chang'e-5 spacecraft blasting off from the lunar surface at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing on Dec. 3, 2020. Photo: China National Space Administration/Xinhua via AP

Chinese probe prepares to return moon rocks to Earth

BEIJING: A Chinese probe that landed on the moon transferred rocks to an orbiter Sunday in preparation for returning samples of the lunar surface to Earth for the first...

BEIJING: A Chinese probe that landed on the moon transferred rocks to an orbiter Sunday in preparation...

Mobile & Apps 07 Dec, 2020

In this photo provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), a member of JAXA retrieves a capsule dropped by Hayabusa2 in Woomera, southern Australia, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. A Japanese capsule carrying the first samples of asteroid subsurface shot across the night atmosphere early Sunday before successfully landing in the remote Australian Outback, completing a mission to provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth. Photo: JAXA via AP

Japanese space officials eager to analyze asteroid samples

TOKYO: Japanese space officials said they are excited about the return of a capsule that landed safely in the Australian Outback on Sunday while carrying soil samples from...

TOKYO: Japanese space officials said they are excited about the return of a capsule that landed safely in...

Mobile & Apps 07 Dec, 2020

Pictured, the astrophotographer and partner eyed the planetary duo above the Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Three Peaks of Lavaredo) in the Italian Alps in November 2020. Image Credit & Copyright: Giorgia Hofer via NASA

Great conjunction 2020 happening on December 21

KATHMANDU: A special and rare astronomical event is heading our way, slated to take place this December solstice - The Great Conjunction 2020. Towards the end of 2020,...

KATHMANDU: A special and rare astronomical event is heading our way, slated to take place this December...

Mobile & Apps 06 Dec, 2020

The Blue Origin rocket facility is shown near the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 3, 2019. RPhoto: Reuters/File

Bezos says Blue Origin will take the first woman to moon's surface

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin will take the first woman to the moon's surface, the billionaire said on Friday as NASA nears a decision to pick its first privately...

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin will take the first woman to the moon's surface, the billionaire...

Mobile & Apps 06 Dec, 2020

Japan retrieves space probe that may hold clues to origin of planets

Capsule from Hayabusa2 lit up Australian sky First time extensive asteroid samples brought to Earth Mission aims to answer questions about origins of...

Capsule from Hayabusa2 lit up Australian sky First time extensive asteroid samples brought to...

Mobile & Apps 06 Dec, 2020

This July 2019 image provided by the Sarah Cannon Research Institute shows Victoria Gray on her infusion day during a gene editing trial for sickle cell disease at the Sarah Cannon Research Institute and The Children's Hospital At TriStar Centennial in Nashville. Since her treatment, Gray has weaned herself from pain medications she depended on to manage her symptoms. Photo: AP

Gene-editing treatment shows promise for sickle cell disease

Scientists are seeing promising early results from the first studies testing gene editing for painful, inherited blood disorders that plague millions worldwide, especially...

Scientists are seeing promising early results from the first studies testing gene editing for painful,...

Mobile & Apps 06 Dec, 2020

Vision-restoring brain implants spell breakthrough

WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 4 Scientists are a step closer to restoring vision for the blind, after building an implant that bypasses the eyes and allows monkeys to perceive...

WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 4 Scientists are a step closer to restoring vision for the blind, after building...

Mobile & Apps 05 Dec, 2020

Chinese spacecraft carrying lunar rocks lifts off from moon

BEIJING: A Chinese spacecraft lifted off from the moon Thursday night with a load of lunar rocks, the first stage of its return to Earth, the government space agency...

BEIJING: A Chinese spacecraft lifted off from the moon Thursday night with a load of lunar rocks, the...

Mobile & Apps 04 Dec, 2020

This Sept. 20, 1966 photo provided by the San Diego Air and Space Museum shows an Atlas Centaur 7 rocket on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photo: Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection/San Diego Air and Space Museum via AP

Mystery object is 54-year-old rocket, not asteroid: NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL: A mysterious object temporarily orbiting Earth is a 54-year-old rocket, not an asteroid after all, astronomers confirmed Wednesday. Observations by a...

CAPE CANAVERAL: A mysterious object temporarily orbiting Earth is a 54-year-old rocket, not an asteroid...

Mobile & Apps 03 Dec, 2020

This image taken by panoramic camera aboard the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-5 spacecraft provided by China National Space Administration shows a moon surface after it landed on the moon on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Photo: China National Space Administration/Xinhua via AP

Moon probe preparing to return rock samples to Earth: China

BEIJING: China said Thursday its latest lunar probe has finished taking samples of the moon's surface and sealed them within the spacecraft for return to Earth, the first...

BEIJING: China said Thursday its latest lunar probe has finished taking samples of the moon's surface and...

Mobile & Apps 03 Dec, 2020

Radio telescopes are seen in Murchison, Western Australia, Australia in this undated handout image. Photo: CSIRO/Handout via Reuters

Australian telescope maps deep space at record speed

MELBOURNE: A powerful new telescope in outback Australia has mapped vast areas of the universe in record-breaking time, revealing a million new galaxies and opening the way...

MELBOURNE: A powerful new telescope in outback Australia has mapped vast areas of the universe in...

Mobile & Apps 03 Dec, 2020

Concept portrayal of China's Mars rover and lander released on August 23, 2016 by lunar probe and space project centre of Chinese State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence. Photo: China Daily via Reuters

China's space ambitions: robot on Mars, a human on the moon

BEIJING: China's landing of its third probe on the moon is part of an increasingly ambitious space program that has a robot rover en route to Mars, is developing a reusable...

BEIJING: China's landing of its third probe on the moon is part of an increasingly ambitious space...

Mobile & Apps 02 Dec, 2020

A view of the structure of the telescope at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory following its collapse in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, December 1, 2020. Photo: Reuters

Massive Puerto Rico telescope featured in James Bond movie collapses

A massive radio telescope at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory - one of the world's largest - collapsed on Tuesday after sustaining severe damage since August, officials...

A massive radio telescope at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory - one of the world's largest - collapsed...

Mobile & Apps 02 Dec, 2020

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a screen shows the landed Chang'e-5 spacecraft and a moon surface picture, below, taken by camera aboard Chang'e-5 spacecraft during its landing process, at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. A Chinese spacecraft landed on the moon Tuesday to bring back lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s, the government announced. Photo: AP

China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth

BEIJING: A Chinese spacecraft sent to return lunar rocks to Earth collected its first samples Wednesday after landing on the moon, the government announced, adding to a...

BEIJING: A Chinese spacecraft sent to return lunar rocks to Earth collected its first samples Wednesday...

Mobile & Apps 02 Dec, 2020

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - AUGUST 12, 2020: Ampoules with a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Healthcare Ministry. Gam-COVID-Vac is a vector two-component adenovirus based vaccine. The vaccine will be available to general public on January 1, 2021. Mikhail Japaridze/TASSn

When and which COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be available in Asia

MELBOURNE: Trial data from Pfizer Inc with partner BioNTech SE, Moderna Inc and AstraZeneca Plc has shown their experimental vaccines are effective in preventing the...

MELBOURNE: Trial data from Pfizer Inc with partner BioNTech SE, Moderna Inc and AstraZeneca Plc has shown...

Mobile & Apps 01 Dec, 2020

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