A new Golang-based worm has been actively dropping XMRig cryptocurrency malware on Windows and Linux servers since early December, mining Monero (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

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Manish Malhotra looks forward to 2021 with 'fabulous, amazing girls'

The 54-year-old star, Manish Malhotra, hopped on to Instagram and shared an all-smiles picture with the Bollywood actors -- Vaani Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, Jacqueline Fernandez and Nushrat Bharucha.

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Canada to require air travellers to test negative for Covid-19

Canada will require air travellers aged 5 and up to test negative for Covid-19 before arrival, starting January 7, as the country tightens travel restrictions amid soaring cases of the coronavirus.

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Flexiv, a Chinese startup that makes general-purpose adaptive robots powered by computer vision and AI, raises $100M+ Series B from investors including Meituan (Rita Liao/TechCrunch)

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NYSE says it will delist three Chinese companies, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom, on January 7 to comply with a US EO imposing restrictions (Max Zimmerman/Bloomberg)

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7 most valuable US tech companies added a combined $3.4T in market cap in 2020: Apple gained ~$1T, Amazon $710B, Microsoft $480B, Alphabet $268B, Facebook $193B (Ari Levy/CNBC)

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Horoscope Today: Astrological prediction for January 1, what's in store for Aries,...

Daily horoscope: Are the stars lined up in your favour? Find out the astrological prediction for Aries, Leo, Virgo, Libra and other zodiac signs for January 1.

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Adobe Flash Player is finally laid to rest The beleaguered web browser plug-in will no longer receive security updates from Adobe. January 01, 2021 at 06:03AM

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Adobe Flash Player reaches the end of its life The browser plug-in that brought rich interactivity to the early web is retired. January 01, 2021 at 05:47AM

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Alphabet's Wing says new FAA drone rules mandating radio-frequency broadcasts for remote identification will erode privacy, suggests internet-based tracking (David Shepardson/Reuters)

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Moscow train carriage helps rehome stray pets The Tails and Paws train features posters of dozens of animals in need of a new home. January 01, 2021 at 05:42AM

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Gebru's firing reveals tech's ability to co-opt and minimize criticism of its AI systems, highlighting the need for tech unions, research protection, regulation (Wired)

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A YouTube channel run from Germany by exiled Turkish journalists was shut down due to copyright claims from Turkey; one expert blames YouTube's Turkey office (Cevheri Güven/Turkish Minute)

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Source: Amazon's acquisition of Wondery values the podcasting company, which began in 2016, at roughly $300M (Lauren Hirsch/New York Times)

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Obituary of FarmVille, which is closing on Thursday but lives on in its growth-hacking techniques that are being imitated by everything from Instagram to QAnon (Daniel Victor/New York Times)

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Adobe ends support for Flash today and will start blocking Flash content from January 12; major browsers will block Flash content from Jan. 1 (T.C. Sottek/The Verge)

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Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers were able to view some of its source code by hacking into an employee account but were unable to modify code or access emails (Nicole Perlroth/New York Times)

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Report: 10 ex-members of Apple's supplier responsibility team say it avoids or delays removing suppliers guilty of labor violations when doing so hurts business (Ben Lovejoy/9to5Mac)

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Ticketmaster agrees to pay a $10M fine after admitting to hiring an ex-CrowdSurge staffer and using his credentials to access the rival ticket seller's systems (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

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Hacked home cams used to livestream police raids in swatting attacks FBI issues an alert saying offenders have sometimes spoken to police via breached smart devices. December 31, 2020 at 08:46PM

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Report: Apple removed 46K+ apps, including 39K games from its China store on Thursday, as it set a year-end deadline for game publishers to obtain a license (Pei Li/Reuters)

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Ticketmaster fined $10m for business 'intrusions' The US Department of Justice says the firm unlawfully tried to "choke off" a competitor's business. December 31, 2020 at 05:40PM

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Study finds no correlation between growing up playing violent video games and increased levels of aggression 10 years later (Gamesage)

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Apple executes New Year's Eve apps purge in China The tech firm removed about 46,000 apps in a day to meet a 31 December deadline. December 31, 2020 at 05:24PM

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TikTok faces legal action from 12-year-old girl in England An English court rules the girl can remains anonymous over claims TikTok misuses children's data. December 31, 2020 at 04:10PM

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Over 66 SPACs were raised in 2020, according to PitchBook, up from 30 in 2019, amid a year of uncertainty that opened tech companies' eyes to an IPO alternative (Shakeel Hashim/Protocol)

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Hogmanay drone swarm lights up Scottish skies Edinburgh's Hogmanay has been lighting up the skies online with a drone display of Scottish icons. December 31, 2020 at 07:31AM

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The Bay Area won't be displaced as the nation's top tech hub anytime soon but lawmakers need to recognize the dangers of bad governance that is fueling backlash (Bloomberg)

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Researchers: NSO Group used location data from thousands of unsuspecting people during its pitch of COVID-19 contact-tracing tech to governments and journalists (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

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Drone users face new rules across Europe and UK The regulations relax the distinctions between commercial and recreational drone use. December 31, 2020 at 05:35AM

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Snowfall in Kashmir valley brings in hordes of visitors seeking break from pandemic...

The famous twin resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam are witnessing a heavy influx of New Year revellers and most hotels are booked for weeks ahead, with the battered industry rejoicing over the return of the “good old days”.

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Scientists develop new method for visualizing breath to evaluate face masks

A new method for visualising the air exhaled while someone is speaking or singing could shed light on how diseases such as Covid-19 spread, and help evaluate the effectiveness of face masks, according to a study.

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New Year's Eve celebration ideas amid a global pandemic

This year the world is in the throes of one of the most devastating pandemic witnessed by the human race. The stringent Covid-19 prevention protocols call for isolation and social distancing. But there are still ways in which you can ring in the new year with great aplomb.

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The head scientist for Alexa argues that Turing Test, designed as a thought experiment, is no longer relevant for building AIs that are designed to help humans (Rohit Prasad/Fast Company)

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Happy New Year 2021: Wishes, quotes, messages and images to share with loved on...

Happy New Year 2021: For people who are miles apart on this New Year, here is a list of Happy New Year 2021 messages, quotes and wishes that you can share with your loved ones to ring in the new decade.

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Apple removes app promoting private parties in pandemic US platform Vybe Together advertised "gatherings every weekend" to its thousands of users. December 30, 2020 at 04:43PM

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eMarketer: US e-commerce sales, up 12%-16% in recent years, will have grown by 30%+ in 2020 and Amazon's US retail business grew an estimated 39% YoY in 2020 (Jason Del Rey/Vox)

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Tech 2020: Our biggest stories and what happened next The most read BBC tech story of each month of the year, and how they panned out. December 30, 2020 at 02:54PM

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The sanity list: 47 discoveries that have been getting us through the pandemic

The pandemic forced us to rethink our daily routines and find some level of sanity amid the chaos, so Bloomberg Pursuits polled the newsroom to root out the best pandemic discoveries.

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Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston

A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet — optics that drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice — has been removed from its perch in downtown Boston.

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Boeing 737 Max returns to the skies in the US The plane was grounded in March 2019 after two separate deadly crashes within five months. December 30, 2020 at 08:46AM

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Is the Ant Group shake-up a sign of things to come? The wind has changed for China's financial technology giants who now face increased scrutiny. December 30, 2020 at 05:19AM

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Consumers worldwide spent $407.6M across the App Store and Google Play on Christmas, up 34.5% YoY; mobile games rose 27% YoY to $295.6M, led by Honor of Kings (Stephanie Chan/Sensor Tower Blog)

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Five books that explain the world

As 2020 ends, here are five books that can help you make sense of a confusing world in the past year.

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Snapchat boss: 'User behaviour protected by free speech' Founder Evan Spiegel has questioned whether platforms are responsible for user behaviour in a BBC interview. December 30, 2020 at 11:30AM

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Chinese tourists, gripped by coronavirus fears, scale back domestic travel plans

Chinese tourists, millions of whom have shunned overseas travel this year because of the global pandemic, are further narrowing the scope of their journeys, visiting nearby cities and avoiding trips out of their provinces.

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First trans beauty pageant finalist makes history in Nepal

When Angel Lama sashays down the catwalk in the Miss Universe Nepal finals on Wednesday she will make history as the first transgender woman to be a finalist in the Himalayan nation’s most glamorous annual event.

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Over Christmas holiday, Apptopia says HBO Max had ~554K app signups; Sensor Tower says Disney+ had ~2.3M global app installations, up 28% from prior weekend (Christopher Palmeri/Bloomberg)

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FactSet: Amazon's "other" business unit, which is made up almost entirely of its ads business, will make $21B in revenue in 2020, up 47% YoY (Dave Lee/Financial Times)

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French designer Pierre Cardin, licensing pioneer, dies at 98

Cardin, who died Tuesday at age 98, was the ultimate entrepreneurial designer. His name emblazoned hundreds of products, from accessories to home goods.

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Quebec calls for airport testing, quarantine checks to avoid holiday spread of ...

The Canadian province of Quebec on Tuesday urged the federal government to require Covid-19 testing for residents returning from year-end vacations.

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New York regulators have authorized a subsidiary of Japan's GMO Internet to issue the world's first publicly available stablecoin backed by the Japanese yen (Kevin Helms/Bitcoin News)

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Fujitsu eyes 20 potential M&A targets as part of a five-year $5.8B plan aiming to strengthen its digital services and capitalize on US-China trade disputes (Kana Inagaki/Financial Times)

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Brexit deal mentions Netscape browser and Mozilla Mail Experts suggest officials saved time by copying and pasting text from old legislation. December 29, 2020 at 06:51PM

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LG makes shift to Mini-LED television tech at CES 2021 The innovation should deliver better images to TVs at the lower end of the market. December 29, 2020 at 06:58PM

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Ratatouille musical: Stars join show that was cooked up on TikTok Adam Lambert and Tituss Burgess lead the cast for a show that was cooked up by fans on TikTok. December 29, 2020 at 05:12PM

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Tyne and Wear Metro drivers use virtual reality to test trains The computer-generated images give drivers a virtual tour of the controls and layout of the cabs. December 29, 2020 at 06:30PM

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Source: Ant Group is planning to fold its financial operations into a holding company that could be regulated more like a bank (Bloomberg)

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Graphcore, which designs chips designed for AI workloads, raises $222M Series E led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan at a $2.77B post-money valuation (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

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Discovery about how cancer cells evade immune defences inspires new treatment a...

A recent discovery about the process of evasion by cancer cells has led researchers towards a new approach to treat the disease.

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Philippines expands travel ban to limit spread of coronavirus variant

The Philippines will ban travellers from 19 countries and territories until mid-January as a measure to keep out a new variant of the coronavirus, its transport ministry said on Tuesday.

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Indonesia bans foreign visitors for two weeks over new coronavirus variant

International visitors will be barred from entering Indonesia for a two-week period to try to keep out a new potentially more contagious variant of the coronavirus, its foreign minister Retno Marsudi said on Monday.

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Police rely heavily on car sensor and infotainment system data, including GPS and call records, to challenge alibis, thanks to looser privacy standards for cars (Olivia Solon/NBC News)

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French retailers seek aid as sales fail to recover from lockdown

French retailers called for government support after sales failed to rebound fully from a second lockdown, suggesting measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic are changing consumer patterns.

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Japan developing wooden satellites to cut space junk A Japanese forestry firm has partnered with Kyoto University in what would be a world first. December 29, 2020 at 07:08AM

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Mathematicians, professors, and others reflect on Game of Life, a simulation game devised in 1970, and its lasting influence on the field of cellular automata (Siobhan Roberts/New York Times)

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Pakistan extends ban on flights from UK

Pakistan on Monday extended the ban on flights from the UK for another week over fears of a new variant of the coronavirus which is reportedly spreading at a much faster rate.

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Common brain malformation traced to its genetic roots: Study

In new research, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that Chiari 1 malformation (common brain disorder) can be caused by variations in two genes involved in brain development.

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Study finds music-induced emotions can be predicted from brain scans

Researchers at the University of Turku have discovered what type of neural mechanisms are the basis for emotional responses to music.

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From child marriage to revenge porn: 10 set-backs for women in 2020

From mass job losses to soaring domestic violence, the rise of revenge porn and a widening gender poverty gap, 2020 has threatened to hobble progress on women’s equality as the Covid-19 pandemic wreaks global havoc.

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DXY, a Chinese online portal for doctors, healthcare organizations, and consumers to share knowledge, raises $500M led by Trustbridge Partners (Rita Liao/TechCrunch)

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NYC's Moynihan Train Hall is about to transform travel

For a symbol of life-altering change in New York City next year, hundreds of thousands of East Coast train travellers and commuters need look no farther than the January 1 opening of the Moynihan Train Hall.

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Amazon says during this holiday season, third-party sales grew 50% globally, compared to the same time period in 2019 (Taylor Soper/GeekWire)

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