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UAE becomes first Arab nation to launch mission to Mars Read More »

China launches the final satellite in its Beidou constellation - an alternative to the US Global Positioning System (GPS) Read More »

WhatsApp also plans to launch payment services in India, Indonesia, and Mexico. Read More »

Amid school closures in more than 190 countries due to COVID-19 panemdi, UNICEF and Microsoft launch global learning platform Read More »

Apple and Google jointly developing contact tracing technology to help fight COVID-19 pandemic Read More »

Pakistan will send first astronaut into space in 2022: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry Pakistan will launch its first space mission in 2022, Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry announced during a press briefing in Islamabad. Addressing the media on Wednesday, Fawad Chaudhry said that a contract has been signed between a Chinese company and Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission ... Read More »

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be first passenger on SpaceX moon mission Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will become the first person to travel to the moon since 1972. The 42-year-old entrepreneur says it’s been his lifelong dream to go into space. He says just thinking about the journey gets his heart racing. “I can tell you that I choose to ... Read More »

Alibaba expands South Asia footprint, snapping up Pakistani online retailer Daraz Alibaba, the Chinese technology group, has expanded its e-commerce business into South Asia by buying Daraz, the Pakistani online shopping business started by the German company Rocket Internet. Daraz, founded in 2012, is backed by European tech incubator Rocket Internet. It operates in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Nepal ... Read More »

Ride-sharing platform Careem says hit by cyber attack with data of up to 14 million users stolen Careem, Middle East’s popular ride-hailing app, was hit by a cyber attack that compromised the data of 14 million users, the company confirmed in a blog post. The company learned of the breach, in which access was gained to a computer system that ... Read More »

European astronauts in aluminium-coated suits venture in the desolate Dhofar desert in Oman to help prepare humanity for a future mission to Mars. The two-member team of Astronauts are spending a month in isolation on a simulated ‘red planet’ venture aiming to one day help humans survive on Mars. The desolate desert in southern Oman, near the borders of Yemen and Saudi ... Read More »