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5 of the Most Anticipated Tablets in 2017

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 15, 2017 | Technology

London – Traditional tablets are still the top choice for casual use and entertainment, and here are five tablets that fans are hoping will get a refresh in 2017. Anticipated designs: iPad Air 3: Apple typically reveals its new products in the fall, however, the...

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Google, Facebook Team Up with French Media over ‘Fake News’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 6, 2017 | Media

Social media companies Facebook and Google are teaming up with a group of French journalists to fight propaganda and misinformation online, mirroring similar efforts already underway in the United States and Germany. Facebook said it would collaborate with leading...

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Protecting Your Digital Life in 7 Easy Steps

by JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH | Jan 17, 2017 | Technology

In a recent Medium post, Quincy Larson, the founder of Free Code Camp, an open-source community for learning to code, detailed the reasons it might be useful for people to make their personal data more difficult for attackers to obtain. “When I use the term ‘attacker’...

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Microsoft Spends Big to Build a Computer Out of Science Fiction

by John Markoff | Dec 27, 2016 | Technology

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is putting its considerable financial and engineering muscle into the experimental field of quantum computing as it works to build a machine that could tackle problems beyond the reach of today’s digital computers. There is a growing optimism...

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Indian Startup Plans to Land on the Moon by 2018

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 5, 2016 | Business, Technology

London – The Team Indus Company has announced that it will launch its mission to the moon in a year’s time, as it takes part in a Google-funded competition to become the world’s first-ever privately held company to make a soft landing there. A group of more than...