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Wednesday, Feb 16

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Kremlin Denies Russia Behind Ukraine Cyberattack

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Russia has denied any involvement in a massive cyberattack that knocked out Ukraine’s defence ministry website and two major state banks on Tuesday.

09

First Woman Said to Be Cured of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant

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A women suffering from leukaemia is the US is reported to be the first woman and third patient in the world to have been cured of HIV after stem cell transplant.

08

Huawei Premises in India Raided by Income Tax Department in Tax Evasion Investigation

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Huawei offices and other premises in India have been raided by the Income Tax department as part of a tax evasion case.

05

Ukraine Defence Ministry, Largest State Bank Websites Knocked Out With Cyberattacks as Russia Invasion Threat Looms

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Ukraine authorities said on Tuesday that its defence ministry website along with those of its two largest state banks were under cyberattacks, as tensions persisted over the threat of a possible Russian invasion.

Tuesday, Feb 15

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Can Cyberattacks Lead to a Real War? Depends On What Nations Consider Crossing a Digital Red Line

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As tensions flare among Western powers over the deepening Russia-Ukraine crisis, fears of increased cyberattacks have floated a difficult question: can cyberattacks lead to real wars?

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NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer Space Telescope Captures Its First Images

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NASA has released the first image captured by its Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer; it's of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A.

Monday, Feb 14

13

UK Makes First Seizure of NFTs in Tax Crackdown

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British tax authorities said they had made their first seizure of non-fungible tokens in a crackdown on suspected criminal activity to hide money.

09

SpaceX Engineer Anna Menon to Be Part of Crew of New Mission 'Polaris Dawn'

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Menon is a Lead Space Operations Engineer at SpaceX, where she manages the development of crew operations and serves in mission control as both a Mission Director and crew communicator, a SpaceX release said.

08

Chaotic Mounds, Wind-Sculpted Ripples, Dust Devil Tracks: ESA Shares Unique Photo of Mars Landscape

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The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a stunning photograph of the surface of Mars, demonstrating how winds sculpt the landscape. The Hooke Crater area in the Red Planet's southern highlands is shown in this image taken from orbit…

Twitter Agreement on Restoration of Services in Nigeria Asked to Be Published by Rights Group

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A Nigerian rights group has asked the High Court to force the government to publish an agreement with Twitter that led to the restoration of the social media company's services last month following a six-month ban.

07

ISRO’s First Mission in 2022: PSLV-C52 Launches Earth Observation Satellite, 2 Smaller Satellites

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ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C52 blasted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 5:59am on February 14.

06

Pegasus Spyware: Lawyers in Benjamin Netanyahu Trial Say No Illegal Phone Surveillance Found

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Prosecutors in the high-profile corruption case against former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that police have found no unlawful use of phone surveillance technology against witnesses in the trial.

Sunday, Feb 13

11

Dying Light 2 Review: When Zombies Meet Parkour

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Dying Light 2 Review: a role-playing game that mixes zombies with parkour. Dying Light 2 Stay Human — successor to the original Dying Light that came out in 2015 — introduces some new characters along with some refined mechanisms. Dying…

Saturday, Feb 12

15

Government Scraps Requirement of Drone Pilot Licence

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The government has scrapped the requirement of a drone pilot license for operating drones in the country via an amendment to the Drone Rules introduced last year.

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China-Made Drones May Be Relaying Information to Beijing, Warn Taiwanese Experts

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China-made drones could be relaying information back to Beijing, experts in Taiwan have warned.

Cryptocurrencies Not Legal Right Now, Says Union Minister Bhagwat Karad

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Cryptocurrencies are not legal in India right now and the Reserve Bank of India has not given any kind of recognition yet, said Union Minister of State for Finance.

09

Huawei Taken to Court in South Africa Over Hiring Mostly Foreign Workers

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South Africa has objected to Huawei’s hiring practices in the country and filed a case against the tech giant for hiring mostly foreign nationals over locals.

Indian Researchers Say Life Could Potentially Exist on 60 Planets

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A group of Indian researchers – two students and a professor -- has found not one but 60 planets, out of a total of 5,000 known, that may be potentially habitable

08

White House tells Chip Industry to Brace for Russian Supply Disruptions

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White House has issued a warning to the chip industry of possible retaliation by Russia to US export curbs, which could further exasperate a global chip shortage.

Friday, Feb 11

13

Wordle: Missing Score Helps End US Hostage Ordeal

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When Denyse Holt failed to text her daily Wordle score, her daughter knew something must be wrong. Hours later a police SWAT team rescued the 80-year-old Chicago woman from a naked home intruder who had been holding her hostage with a pair…

10

Crypto Miners Face Stricter Oversight in Kazakhstan as President Tokayev Orders Electricity Tax Hike: Report

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Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev directed authorities to increase the electricity tax in the country. The move is intended to prevent crypto miners from exploiting the energy resources in the country. The government of Kazakhstan…

09

Wordle Starts Redirecting to New York Times Website, Some Players Report Streaks Getting Reset

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Wordle has now officially moved over to the New York Times website. With the latest development, users visiting the original Wordle website are now redirected to the New York Times portal. Separately, after the migration, some Wordle…

06

First-Ever Images of Venus in Visible Light Shows Continental Regions, Plains, Plateaus, and Oxygen

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NASA's Parker Solar probe has captured the first-ever images of Venus in visible light.

Thursday, Feb 10

12

Zynga Plans First NFT Game Launch by 2022 While Expanding Its Horizon Further Into the Web3 Space

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Mobile gaming giant Zynga is building out its team and readying the launch of its first non-fungible token (NFT) games for later this year while stating that none of its existing titles will see any sort of tokenisation push.

09

Drone Import Banned in India, Government Provides Certain Exceptions

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India has banned import of foreign drones with certain exceptions as part of efforts to promote domestic manufacturing of drones in the country.

08

Russian Government, Central Bank Reach Agreement on Recognising Crypto as a Form of Currency: Report

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Russia’s government and central bank have reached an agreement on how to regulate cryptocurrencies and are now working on a draft law that will define crypto as an “analogue of currencies” rather than digital financial assets.

Wednesday, Feb 9

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Taiwan, Home to TSMC, Sees 'Enormous' Room for Chip Cooperation With EU

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Taiwan's government believes there is "enormous" room for cooperation with the European Union on semiconductors, responding to plans from the bloc to boost its chip industry and cut its dependence on US and Asian supplies.

US Crypto Technical Working Group Appoints Himanshu B Patel as Chief Development, Energy Advisor

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US Congressman Pete Sessions has appointed Indian American Himanshu B Patel as his chief economic development and energy infrastructure advisor for his Crypto Technical Working Group.

Spanish Retiree Fights Digital Bank Divide, Seeks Human Help

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A Spanish retiree campaigning to keep in-person customer services at banks because he felt “left out” by the shift to online banking is handing government officials a petition with more than 610,000 signatures, amid a wave of national…

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Top White House Science Adviser Eric Lander Resigns Over Treatment of Staff

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US President Joe Biden's top science adviser Eric Lander resigned, hours after the White House confirmed that an internal investigation found credible evidence that he mistreated his staff, marking the first Cabinet-level departure of the…