UN chief expresses solidarity with Indonesian authorities after flash floods kill dozens in Papua

More than 70 have died and dozens are missing in Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua, which was hit by flash floods and landslides on Sunday, and more than 4,000 have reportedly been displaced.

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Majority of Android Antivirus Apps Ineffective, Unreliable: Report

AV-Comparatives reports 250 antivirus apps surveyed, only 80 were found to detect over 30 percent of the 2,000 malicious apps threw at them.

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Activision Is Bringing E-Sports Franchises to a City Near You

Overwatch League, the competitive video-game endeavour that Activision Blizzard launched last year, continues to model its future on traditional organisations like the NBA and NFL.

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Skype Group Video Calling for Up to 50 Participants Currently in Testing

Microsoft is planning to increase the maximum number of people who could be part of a Skype group call from 25 to 50 members.

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Twitter Says It's Testing a 'Subscribe to Conversation' Feature

Twitter is testing a "subscribe to conversation" feature that would notify users every time a tweet is added to the conversation in order to keep up with it

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YouTube Star Lilly Singh to Be First Female US Late-Night Talk Show Host in Decades

Major television channel NBC has tapped YouTube star Lilly Singh to helm a late-night talk show.

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Google Said to Face Third EU Antitrust Fine Next Week

Google is likely to be hit with a third EU antitrust fine next week related to its AdSense advertising service, a person familiar with the matter said.

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New Zealand Mosque Shootings: YouTube's PewDiePie 'Sickened' by Gunman's Namedrop

PewDiePie said he was "sickened" after hearing that the gunman behind Friday's New Zealand mosque massacre had promoted his videos before opening fire.

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Facebook Shares Drop as Executives Quit, Christchurch Live-Stream Shooting Stirs Outrage

Facebook shares fell as much as 5 percent on Friday to their lowest in nearly three months.

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New Zealand Mosque Shooting: Tech Companies Scramble to Remove Video

The hours it took to take the violent video and manifesto down are "another major black eye" for social media platforms.

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PUBG Mobile Arrests: Tencent India Trying to Find a 'Reasonable Solution'

Tencent India has finally commented with its plans to engage with the authorities to lift the PUBG ban in states like Gujarat.

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Snapchat to Launch Gaming Platform Next Month: Report

Parent of Snapchat messaging app Snap plans to announce its gaming platform for developers next month, online news service Cheddar reported on Friday

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Facebook Product Chief Chris Cox, WhatsApp VP Chris Daniels to Depart

Cox, the 36-year-old Zuckerberg lieutenant who would have managed the CEO's vision to bring Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp closer together, said in a blog post that his departure came "with great sadness."

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World's oldest semen still viable

Ram semen stored for 50 years has been used to successfully impregnate 34 ewes, with fertility rates as high as recently stored semen.

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Absorbable antibiotic envelope can significantly cut cardiac device infections

A research team has found that using an absorbable, antibiotic-eluting envelope when implanting cardiac devices like pacemakers and defibrillators can cut the rate of major infections by 40 percent.

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Lyft will reportedly launch road show for up to $2 billion IPO

Ride-hailing platform Lyft will launch the investor road show for its initial public offering on Monday, March 18.

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