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ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50 billion in takeover bid - sources

Published On: July 29, 2020 07:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK/HONG KONG, July 29: Some investors of TikTok’s parent company ByteDance seeking to take over the popular social media app are valuing it at about $50 billion, significantly more than peers such as Snap Inc (SNAP.N), according to people familiar with the matter.

Twitter says hackers saw messages from 36 accounts, including Netherlands official

Published On: July 23, 2020 12:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

CALIFORNIA, Ju,y 23: Twitter said on Wednesday that the hackers who breached its systems last week likely read the direct messages of 36 accounts, including one belonging to an elected official in the Netherlands.

Twitter disables Trump tweet over copyright complaint

Published On: July 19, 2020 04:06 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, July 19: Twitter Inc disabled a campaign-style video that President Donald Trump retweeted on Saturday, citing a copyright complaint.

Twitter silences some top accounts after internal systems hacked

Published On: July 16, 2020 10:55 AM NPT By: Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16: Twitter said hackers accessed its internal systems to hijack some of the platform’s top voices including U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden, reality TV star Kim Kardashian, former U.S. President Barack Obama and billionaire Elon Musk and used them to solicit digital currency.

Biden, Gates, other Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam

Published On: July 16, 2020 10:34 AM NPT By: Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16: Unidentified hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies Wednesday in an apparent Bitcoin scam.

Over 2,500 games removed from Apple's China App Store after loophole shuts: data firm

Published On: July 15, 2020 10:55 AM NPT By: Reuters

HONG KONG, July 15: More than 2,500 mobile games were removed from Apple’s China app store in the first week of July, four times as many in the same period in June, after Apple closed a loophole to comply with Chinese licence requirements, data from SensorTower showed.

Huawei faces ban in Britain, uncertainty swirls over timing, extent

Published On: July 14, 2020 10:15 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, July 14: Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to ban Huawei from Britain’s 5G network on Tuesday in a momentous decision that will delight Washington, dismay Beijing and signal the end of a two-decade long partnership with the country’s biggest mobile operator.

Japanese mathematician solves conjecture after 8-year struggle

Published On: April 5, 2020 12:50 PM NPT By: Agencies

After an eight-year struggle, embattled Japanese mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki has finally received some validation. His 600-page proof of the abc conjecture, one of the biggest open problems in number theory, has been accepted for publication.

3D video shows the extent of lung damage in coronavirus patient (with video)

Published On: March 27, 2020 08:00 PM NPT By: Republica

George Washington University Hospital received its first COVID-19-positive patient on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The man, in his late 50s was transferred from another hospital after his initial symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath) quickly escalated. He was connected to a ventilator at that hospital but eventually required a more intensive intervention.

Google launches coronavirus website in the United States

Published On: March 21, 2020 01:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

CALIFORNIA, March 21: - Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Saturday it launched a United States-focused website with information about coronavirus guidance and testing, as the country works on slowing the spread of the highly contagious virus.