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Facebook, Microsoft Gripes with Apple's App Store on EU's Antitrust Radar

Huawei Says Smartphone Chips Running out Under US Sanctions

Tiktok and Wechat: Chinese Apps Dogged by Security Fears

Facebook Joins Big Tech Firms, Allows Employees to Work from Home

Shares in WeChat Parent Plunge 10%

Instagram Adds Video Clips in Challenge to TikTok

Coronavirus Accelerates European Utilities' Digital Drive

When COVID-19 plunged Italy into lockdown, it was decision time at the Verampio power station.

Twitter, TikTok Reportedly Discuss Potential Combination

Twitter is in preliminary discussions for a possible combination with TikTok, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, after US President Donald Trump said he would ban the app, calling it a threat to national security. Trump declared Thursday that the popular Chinese video app TikTok and socia

Tiktok Prepares Advertisers for Possible App Ban

TikTok is preparing advertisers for a possible ban of its app in the US, ad buyers said, offering refunds for ad campaigns that are unable to run. The short-form video app’s advertising business is still nascent.

Samsung Launches New Note, Foldable Phone as Pandemic Shrinks Market

Are They Any Use? With Europe's Black-Box Coronavirus Apps it's Hard to Tell

Britain’s National Grid Plans to Test Hydrogen Heating for Homes

Pizza Restaurant Launches Spain's First Virtual Waiter App

Japanese Researchers Develop Small, Lightweight Drone for Indoor Use

A research team from Japan has developed a machine vision algorithm, making it possible for lightweight indoor drones to guide themselves by identifying and interpreting reference points. According to the German news agency, the technology opens the door to a new breed of functional drones with p

New Technique Allows Computers to Recognize Smells Like Human Noses

Two researchers from the University of California have used machine learning to understand what a chemical smells like — a research breakthrough with potential applications in the food flavor and fragrance industries. Anandasankar Ray, a professor from the molecular, cell and systems biology depa

Google Unveils its First 5G Phones, Starting at $499

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Monday its first 5G-enabled phones, Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5, will be available this fall at a starting price of $499. The company also cut the starting price for its smartphone lineup with a non-5G version of 4a priced at $349, looking to broaden its appeal to budg

Chinese Artificial Intelligence Company Files $1.4 Billion Lawsuit against Apple

Singapore Scientists Create Artificial Skin Able to Feel

Zoom to Shift to ‘Partner-only’ Model in China

Singapore to Make Travelers Wear Electronic Tags to Enforce Quarantine

NASA Astronauts Cap Historic ‘Odyssey’ aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule

US astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon, splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after a two-month voyage that was NASA’s first crewed mission from home soil in nine years. Behnken and Hurley, tallying 64 days in spa

Smart Cards Helped Organize Hajj Pilgrimage 2020

Microsoft Plans to Buy TikTok's US Business

Astronauts Face Final Leg of SpaceX Test Flight: Coming Home

Apple, Samsung Apply for Manufacturing Rights in India