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The global body against money laundering and terror financing also asked Pakistan to work to address its strategically important deficiencies. (Photo: AFP/File)

US asks Pakistan to keep working with FATF to complete its 27-point faction plan

The Financial Action Task Force retained Pakistan on its 'grey list' for failing to check money laundering, leading to terror financing

20 Jul 2021 12:44 PM

A health worker shows a vial of the Moderna vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo: AFP)

Here's why you should not skip the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

As per a study by Stanford University School of Medicine, the second dose induces a powerful boost to broad antiviral protection

20 Jul 2021 9:00 AM

At Netflix, Verdu will be reporting to Greg Peters, Netflix's chief operating officer and chief product officer. (Photo: Twitter)

Netflix to expand into video games, hires new executive

The company has hired Mike Verdu, a former Facebook and Electronic Arts executive, as its new vice president of game development

16 Jul 2021 10:16 AM

The first version of the multi-device feature does not support">support additional phones. (Photo: PTI/File)

WhatsApp introduces multi-device support for its beta testers

WhatsApp has been developing this feature for quite some time and this new development by the platform is currently limited public beta test

16 Jul 2021 10:04 AM

A volunteer vaccinator prepares to administer a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at a vaccine centre in the Swaminarayan School in Neasden, north London. (Photo: AP)

Pfizer pushes for third shot as variant drives global outbreaks

Delta is the most infectious strain of the virus since the start of the global pandemic in early 2020

09 Jul 2021 8:56 AM

Nurses at a 100 bed Covid Care facility inside the campus of Karnataka Power corporation Limited (KPCL), at Yelahanka in Bengaluru. (Photo: PTI)

New post-infection treatment for COVID-19 identified

The research team modified GC376 using a tool called deuteration to test its efficacy against SARS-CoV-2

05 Jul 2021 12:58 PM

A medic holds a vial of Bharat Biotech's covid vaccine, Covaxin. (Photo: AFP/File)

Covaxin neutralises both Alpha, Delta variants of Covid-19: US top health institute

COVAXIN comprises a disabled form of SARS-CoV-2 that cannot replicate but still stimulates the immune system to make antibodies

30 Jun 2021 8:01 AM

Android users will be able to find the setting in the Continue Watching section of the service or from the Download menu on Android. (Photo: PTI)

Android Netflix users can now stream partially downloaded content

iOS users can access Smart Downloads, launched in 2019 and downloads the next episode of a series a user is viewing, in their settings

29 Jun 2021 3:32 PM

Microplastics can be carried hundreds or thousands of miles away from the source by ocean currents. (Photo: PTI/File)

Scientists use NASA satellite data to track ocean microplastics from space

These small flecks of plastic are harmful to marine organisms and ecosystems

27 Jun 2021 10:18 AM

Android apps on Windows 11 can be pinned to the taskbar or snapped alongside traditional Windows apps. (Photo: AP)

Microsoft adds Android apps to Windows 11 using Amazon's appstore

Apps will be listed in the new Windows Store

25 Jun 2021 2:18 PM

The new test feature is Instagram's latest desktop product. (Photo: AP)

Instagram may soon let users post from desktop, testing underway

A number of Twitter uses noticed that the test feature had gone live on Thursday

25 Jun 2021 2:12 PM

The H-1B visa allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

US allows some H-1B visa seekers to re-submit their applications

Such petitions must be re-submitted before October 1, 2021

24 Jun 2021 1:32 PM

Super Follows are restricted to iOS, while Ticketed Spaces are available on iOS and Android. (Photo: PTI/File)

Twitter opens applications to test Ticketed Spaces, Super Follows

According to The Verge, US-based users can apply separately for each program through Twitter's mobile app

24 Jun 2021 11:05 AM

People can also decide whether they want their pronouns to be shared in meetings and webinars. (Photo: Flickr - Marco Verch)

Zoom adds new options to share pronouns

According to The Verge, pronouns will appear in parentheses next to people's names in calls

24 Jun 2021 10:35 AM

US warns Pfizer, Moderna vaccine recipients to watch for enlarged heart symptoms

The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to add similar warnings accompanying both vaccines

24 Jun 2021 7:53 AM

Users will, however, not be able to share any protected tweets using the new feature. (Photo: PTI)

Twitter's new feature lets iOS users share tweets directly on Instagram Stories

Users might be familiar with these steps if they frequently share their IG Stories on Facebook too

23 Jun 2021 2:46 PM

Subsidiaries of Google have suggested that soft rebooting the phone can act as a potential remedy. (Photo: AP)

Here's why Google app on android phone keeps crashing

The search engine giant usually keeps updating all its app

23 Jun 2021 11:24 AM

Reports suggest that both the M1X MacBook Pro models, alongside a Mac mini, will be launched in late October or early November. (Photo: Macbook website)

Apple might launch M1X powered MacBook Pro, Mac mini in 2021's Q4

Both the M1X MacBook Pro models are expected to feature mini-LED screens a bit like the M1 iPad Pro

22 Jun 2021 3:06 PM

The new smartwatch operating system is a big moment for the two companies. (Photo: Samsung/Representational)

Samsung, Google's upcoming smartwatch software could debut at MWC 2021

Samsung announced that the virtual event will focus on the Galaxy ecosystem, its new watch experience, and mobile security

22 Jun 2021 2:55 PM

Rana, a childhood friend of prime convict David Coleman Headley, was re-arrested on June 10, 2020 in Los Angeles. (Photo: PTI/File)

26/11 terror attack: US court to hold in-person extradition hearing of Tahawwur Rana

Rana is sought in India in connection with his involvement in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack

22 Jun 2021 11:13 AM

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