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APD | India overreacted to BBC Documentary

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Founding Chair GSRRA, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, and Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalizatio

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Can Pfizer defend its COVID-19 research from viral undercover videos?

American drugmaker Pfizer said on Friday they have not conducted gain-of-function or directed evolution research during their COVID-19 research, after a viral video pos

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Supreme Court blocks Texas law banning social media companies from 'censoring' users

The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a Texas law that would ban social media companies from removing users and the content they post because of a particular viewpoint

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Twitter, Meta among tech giants subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel

Months after requesting documents from more than a dozen social platforms, the House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas targeting Twi

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Sony reveals virtual reality gaming system for PS5 and new VR Horizon game

The announcement has been recognised as Sony offering a significant upgrade on the original PSVR which was released in 2016 and has since seen intense competition.

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Sky Glass: Company 'surprised and happy' at demand ahead of Christmas

Several software updates have improved the Sky Glass image quality since its first release, and the company's chief product officer has told Sky News it was easier to understand as an entertainment platform than as a television.

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NASA mission or no, thousands of people could still be killed by a completely unpredictable asteroid impact

Before we get too excited about NASA's asteroid deflection test, we should recognise that humanity is very bad at predicting impacts.Since 1988 our planet has been hit by more than 1,200 asteroids la

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Microsoft acquires video creation and editing software maker Clipchamp

Video editing software may become the next big addition to Microsoft’s suite of productivity tools. On Tuesday, Microsoft announced it’s acquiring Clipchamp, a company offering web-based v

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South Korea's largest dairy company apologizes over a video advert implying women are cows

Seoul (CNN Business)South Korea's largest dairy company, Seoul Milk, has apologized after releasing a controversial advert which some critics say portray women as cows.

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Disney wants to become the happiest place in the metaverse

Mickey Mouse is poised to venture into the metaverse.Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek said the entertainment conglomerate is preparing to make the technological leap into a v

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Facebook Sees 15 Times More Hate Speech Than 5 Years Ago As It Vows to Fight Antisemitism

A top Facebook officer on Wednesday said that the platform was removing 15 times more hate speech than it was five years ago and pledged to keep fighting the harmful ex

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YouTube is also forcing the popular Rythm Discord music bot offline

Just weeks after forcing the Groovy Discord music bot offline, Google-owned YouTube is now turning its attention to Rythm, the most popular music bot on Discord. The se

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Performance marketing agency MuteSix bets on content and data to boost DTC e-commerce

Warby Parker filing to IPO last week was one more sign that direct-to-consumer (DTC) is an extremely powerful e-commerce trend. But LA-based performance marketing agency MuteSix didn’t wait that

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TikTok and Snap alums launch mayk.it, a social music creation app, with $4M in seed funding

After living through the global upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, many workers are re-evaluating their career path. Stefan Heinrich Henriquez, a former Head of Global Marketing at TikTok and Chief Ma

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Aug.28 - Sep. 03)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Florida governor app

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Voice chat is coming to Roblox

As one of the frontrunners in the race to build the metaverse, Roblox is thinking ahead to what virtual worlds really need. And while the platform has had no shortage of growth on its current course —

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Botify raises $55 million to optimize search engine indexing

Botify has raised a $55 million Series C funding round led by InfraVia Growth with Bpifrance’s Large Venture fund also participating. The company has created a search engine optimization (SEO) platfor