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Apple developer event to be online only for third year in a row 05 Apr 2022 - 08:03 pm

Apple Inc. will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference virtually for the third year in a row, a sign that major tech events...

Apple to cut iPhone, AirPods output: Nikkei 28 Mar 2022 - 01:57 pm

Apple Inc is planning to lower iPhone and AirPod production due to a demand slowdown caused by the Ukraine crisis and rising inflation,...

Elon Musk giving 'serious thought' to build a new social media platform 27 Mar 2022 - 10:05 am

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is giving "serious thought" to building a new social media platform, the billionaire said in a...

Sony to unveil PlayStation subscription as soon as next week 25 Mar 2022 - 08:23 pm

Sony Group Corp. is preparing to introduce a new video game subscription service for the PlayStation as early as next week, said people...

EU agrees on new digital rules to rein in Big Tech dominance 25 Mar 2022 - 03:21 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union set the stage for a stepped-up crackdown on big tech companies with an agreement on landmark digital rules to...

Google search wants to help people book doctors’ appointments 24 Mar 2022 - 10:08 pm

Google wants its search engine to be a gateway to help users book appointments with doctors -- the latest step in the company’s...

Instagram to allow users to see most recent posts first 23 Mar 2022 - 09:55 pm

Instagram will let users switch their feeds so they view the most recent posts first, relenting after years of complaints about the photo...

Nvidia unveils data-center chips aimed at stretching its lead in AI 22 Mar 2022 - 07:06 pm

Nvidia Corp., the largest U.S. chipmaker by market value, announced new products and technology aimed at continuing its rapid growth in artificial intelligence...

Court bans Facebook, Instagram in Russia 21 Mar 2022 - 08:53 pm

MOSCOW - A Moscow court banned Facebook and Instagram on Monday for what it deemed extremist activity in a case against their parent...

Apple suffers widespread outage hitting music, maps and iCloud 21 Mar 2022 - 08:47 pm

Apple Inc. suffered a widespread outage on Monday, knocking services such as music, iCloud and maps offline for some users and hobbling its...

Google lands first subsea cable in Africa to spur digital access 18 Mar 2022 - 03:08 pm

Google landed a submarine cable in Togo, the first nation in West Africa to introduce commercial fifth-generation mobile services. The Equiano subsea internet...

Musk tweets ‘2029’ for possible Mars landing date 17 Mar 2022 - 01:00 am

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, tweeted "2029” in response to a question from the Space_Hub twitter account asking him for a guess as...

Blue Origin to fly SNL star Pete Davidson to space next week 14 Mar 2022 - 08:39 pm

Jeff Bezos' astro-tourism company Blue Origin will fly "Saturday Night Live" star Pete Davidson to suborbital space next week. The 28-year-old comedian will...

Apple announces low-cost iPhone SE with 5G, faster chip for new Mac Studio computer 08 Mar 2022 - 10:05 pm

NEW YORK- Apple Inc on Tuesday added 5G connectivity to its low-cost iPhone SE and iPad Air and introduced a faster chip for...

Google and Twitter try to help women who face online attacks 08 Mar 2022 - 07:46 pm

Google and Twitter Inc. have joined to offer women in the public eye a new tool that’s meant to blunt the scourge of...

Google to buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion 08 Mar 2022 - 03:21 pm

Google agreed to acquire cybersecurity company Mandiant Inc. for $5.4 billion, its second-biggest deal ever. With Mandiant, Alphabet Inc.’s Google gets more tools...