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App to help blind people navigate public transit to debut in Washington 24 May 2022 - 02:17 pm

WASHINGTON: An app designed to help visually impaired or blind pedestrians use public transit will debut at a Washington subway station on Tuesday....

Elon Musk’s Twitter deal is proceeding, not ‘on hold,’ executives tell staff 19 May 2022 - 08:45 pm

Twitter Inc. executives told employees on Thursday that the $44 billion deal to sell the company to billionaire Elon Musk is moving forward...

Twitter to tackle Ukraine conflict misinformation with warning labels 19 May 2022 - 07:30 pm

Twitter Inc will begin placing warning notices in front of some misleading content regarding the conflict in Ukraine and limit the spread of...

TikTok plans big push into gaming, conducting tests in Vietnam: sources 19 May 2022 - 01:55 pm

Hong Kong/Hanoi: TikTok has been conducting tests so users can play games on its video-sharing app in Vietnam, part of plans for a...

Sony readies for metaverse revolution with cross-platform push 18 May 2022 - 09:37 am

TOKYO: Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corp said it is well-positioned to play a leading role in the metaverse, or immersive virtual worlds, which...

Twitter's account of deal shows Musk signing without asking for more info 17 May 2022 - 08:25 pm

Twitter Inc published its account on Tuesday of its deal negotiations with Elon Musk, showing he opted out of asking the questions about...

Apple delays plan to have staff in office three days a week 17 May 2022 - 08:08 pm

Apple Inc. delayed a plan to require workers to come back to the office three days a week, citing a resurgence in Covid-19...

Musk seeks proof on share of spam bot on Twitter for deal to progress 17 May 2022 - 11:34 am

Elon Musk said on Tuesday his $44 billion offer would not move forward until Twitter Inc shows proof that spam bots account for...

Twitter CEO defends company's count of spam accounts after Musk criticism 16 May 2022 - 09:45 pm

Twitter Inc CEO Parag Agrawal on Monday tweeted that internal estimates of spam accounts on the social media platform for the last four...

End of an era: Apple discontinues it's last iPod model 15 May 2022 - 08:48 pm

Apple Inc.’s iPod, a groundbreaking device that upended the music and electronics industries more than two decades ago, is no more. The company...

Elon Musk says Twitter legal team told him he violated an NDA 15 May 2022 - 11:00 am

Elon Musk on Saturday tweetedthat Twitter Inc's legal team accused him of violating a nondisclosure agreement by revealing that the sample size for...

Musk says $44-billion Twitter deal temporarily on hold 13 May 2022 - 01:17 pm

Elon Musk said on Friday his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc was temporarily on hold, citing pending details on spam and fake accounts....

Twitter CEO says two leaders will depart company, hiring paused 12 May 2022 - 08:15 pm

Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal announced in an email to employees on Thursday, which was seen by Reuters, that the company's leaders for...

Google's second try at computer glasses translate conversations in real time 12 May 2022 - 11:12 am

The science-fiction is harder to see in Google's second try at glasses with a built-in computer. A decade after the debut of Google...

Meta opens first physical store 11 May 2022 - 10:05 pm

BURLINGAME, Calif- Facebook parent Meta has opened its first physical store - in Burlingame, California - to showcase its hardware products like virtual...