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‘Largest polar expedition’ to probe Arctic climate

Shawdesh Desk: A team of scientists from 19 countries will set off for the Arctic on Friday, aiming to freeze their ship into the polar ice for a year to

Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps

Shawdesh Desk: Facebook says it has suspended tens of thousands of apps as part of an investigation it launched in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandal. The

YouTuber pays compensation after ‘copycat’ death

Shawdesh desk: A Chinese influencer has agreed to pay compensation to the families of two girls – after one died in what her family says was an attempt to copy

Huawei in public test as it unveils sanction-hit phone

Shawdesh Desk: Chinese tech giant Huawei launches its latest high-end smartphone in Munich on Thursday, the first that could be void of popular Google apps because of US sanctions. Observers

Apple embarks on EU court battle over 13-bn-euro tax bill

Shawdesh Desk: Apple embarks on an epic court battle with the EU on Tuesday, fighting the commission’s landmark order that the iPhone-maker reimburse Ireland 13 billion euros ($14 billion) in

Apple unveils new iPhone models

Shawdesh Desk: Apple on Tuesday played to its strengths with powerful new iPhone and iPad models which are able to serve as stages for its new game and television services.

Facebook launches dating service in United States

Shawdesh Desk: Facebook Inc is launching its dating services in the United States, the social network said on Thursday, sending its shares up 2%. The company said users will be

Telenor, Axiata end talks to merge Asia operations

Shawdesh desk: Telecom firms Telenor of Norway and Malaysia’s Axiata Group Berhad could not reach in a deal to merge their operations in Asia. They have ended talks about merging