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FIFA video game will be renamed after EA licensing deal ends 10 May 2022 - 09:01 pm

FIFA, one of the most popular video game franchises, will be renamed EA Sports FC after the game’s publisher, Electronic Arts Inc., failed...

Musk's $44-bln Twitter deal at risk of being repriced lower - Hindenburg 09 May 2022 - 07:48 pm

Short-seller Hindenburg Research warned on Monday that Elon Musk's $44-billion offer to take Twitter Inc private could get repriced lower if the Silicon...

Twitter, Pinterest co-founders back Swedish audio startup Chroma 06 May 2022 - 07:45 pm

Twitter Inc. co-founder Isaac "Biz” Stone and Pinterest Inc. co-founder Evan Sharp are among the backers of a Swedish startup striving to create...

Solarwatt in tie-up to boost household energy self-sufficiency 04 May 2022 - 01:22 pm

FRANKFURT: Germany's Solarwatt has entered a partnership with home technology and heating specialist Stiebel Eltron to help households escape dependence on fossil fuels,...

What you need to know about Apple's new DIY iPhone repair programme 03 May 2022 - 07:19 pm

Cracked screens are common sights on smartphones. So are batteries that don't last nearly as long as they used to. And too often,...

Rocket Lab catches, drops rocket booster with helicopter in key reusability test 03 May 2022 - 02:41 pm

Washington: Small launch firmRocket LabUSA Inc on Monday captured a falling rocket stage out of the air with a helicopter before dropping it...

Tencent’s WeChat to reveal user locations on public account posts 29 Apr 2022 - 06:53 pm

BEIJING: China's most popular messaging service WeChat will begin revealing users' locations when they post on a public account, it said on Friday....

Google adds ways to keep personal info private in searches 29 Apr 2022 - 05:19 pm

Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches. The company said Friday it will let people request that more...

Snap pushes into augmented reality shopping, unveils flying camera 28 Apr 2022 - 08:10 pm

Snap Inc will roll out new features to make it easier for brands to create augmented reality shopping experiences on its Snapchat app...

China's Weibo shows user locations to combat 'bad behaviour' 28 Apr 2022 - 05:19 pm

BEIJING: Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter, told users on Thursday it would start to publish their IP locations on their account pages and...

Twitter adds more users than Wall Street expectations 28 Apr 2022 - 04:19 pm

Twitter Inc, which has agreed to a $44 billion sale to Elon Musk, said on Thursday it added more users than Wall Street...

YouTube is starting to run ads on Shorts, its TikTok clone 27 Apr 2022 - 09:32 pm

YouTube is testing advertisements on Shorts, its short-form video feature that competes with TikTok and Instagram, Google’s chief business officer told investors on...

Your phone number on Google? Search giant now takes removal demands 27 Apr 2022 - 08:10 pm

OAKLAND, Calif- Alphabet Inc's Google has begun entertaining people's requests to remove search results containing their home addresses, phone numbers and email accounts,...

Elon Musk taking Twitter private in $44 billion deal 25 Apr 2022 - 10:05 pm

NEW YORK- Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will shift...

Meta fights to overturn UK order to sell Giphy 25 Apr 2022 - 08:38 pm

LONDON- Facebook owner Meta started its appeal on Monday against Britain's ruling that it must sell Giphy, arguing the fact that rival Snap...

Facebook-owner Meta to open first physical store in metaverse bet 25 Apr 2022 - 06:17 pm

Meta Platforms Inc is set to open its first physical store where shoppers can try out and buy virtual reality headsets and other...

Twitter set to accept Musk's $43 bln offer: Sources 25 Apr 2022 - 03:31 pm

NEW YORK: Twitter Inc is poised to agree a sale to Elon Musk for around $43 billion in cash, the price the chief...

Foxconn’s key iPhone plant operating in locked-down China region 24 Apr 2022 - 01:26 pm

Foxconn technology Group’s plant in central China, its biggest assembler of iPhones for Apple Inc., continues to operate amid a government Covid lockdown...