‘Ring of Fire’ solar eclipse to take place on June 10 KARACHI: The first solar eclipse of year 2021 will take place on Thursday (June 10). This ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will not be sighted in Pakistan, experts said. The eclipse will be seen in Russia, Greenland, Northern Canada, North Asia, Europe, and the …
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South Korean designer creates ‘Third Eye’ for ‘smartphone zombies’ A South Korean industrial designer has come up with a satirical solution for “smartphone zombies” who can’t take their eyes away from their screen long enough to stop themselves walking into a wall or other obstacle. Paeng Min-wook, 28, has developed a robotic eyeball he has …
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WhatsApp confirms accounts can soon be used up to four devices WhatsApp has confirmed that the company is working on a feature that will allow multiple devices to be linked to a single account. Zuckerberg confirmed to news outlet WaBetaInfo that multi-device support will be arriving on the instant messaging service “soon.” WhatsApp head Will Cathcart said …
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G7 nations strike deal to tax big companies and squeeze havens The United States, Britain and other leading nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to pursue higher global taxation on multinational businesses such as Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon. In a move that could raise hundreds of billions of dollars to help governments cope …
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Facebook says it could pay more tax after G7 deal Facebook (FB.O) welcomes the progress made by the Group of Seven on a minimum tax rate and accepts this could mean the social network pays more tax, and in different places, its head of global affairs Nick Clegg said on Saturday. “Facebook has long called …
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UK’s Heathrow Airport to use renewable jet fuel Britain’s Heathrow Airport will use sustainable jet fuel for the first time as part of a test ahead of a Group of Seven (G7) rich nations summit in the country next week. The fuel, produced by Finland’s Neste and supplied by oil trader Vitol, is made entirely …
High vitamin D levels do not protect against COVID-19 Low levels of vitamin D have been tied to higher risks for COVID-19 and more severe illness, although no studies have proved that vitamin D deficiency is actually to blame. A study published on Tuesday in PLoS Medicine suggests that boosting vitamin D levels with supplements …
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Apple working on iPad Pro with wireless charging, new iPad Mini Apple Inc is working on a new iPad Pro with wireless charging and a redesigned iPad Mini in an attempt to build upon momentum for a category that saw improved sales during the pandemic, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The company is looking to …
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Musk ‘trolling’ puts brakes on bitcoin’s rebound Bitcoin slipped 4% on Friday after Tesla boss Elon Musk was at it again – this time firing off a few tweets that appeared to lament a breakup with the cryptocurrency. Tesla’s big position in bitcoin and Musk’s large personal following often set crypto markets on edge whenever …
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NASA’s Venus missions to probe divergent fate of Earth’s hothouse sister planet LOS ANGELES: NASA announced plans on Wednesday to launch a pair of missions to Venus between 2028 and 2030 – its first in decades – to study the atmosphere and geologic features of Earth’s so-called sister planet and better understand why the two …
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