LG shuts down its smartphone business amid growing losses
SEOUL, South Korea: LG Electronics said on Monday it would close down its loss-making smartphone business. In January, the South Korean electronics giant said it...
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Is 5G making us sick?
5G is a buzz word that has caused a lot of confusion and excitement in 2020 and it seems to continue the same in 2021...
Blacklisted Chinese firms to move US courts after Xiaomi wins lawsuit
WASHINGTON, DC, USA: Several Chinese companies affected by a sweeping investment ban imposed by former US President Donald Trump are reportedly considering suing the US...
Facebook, Murdoch’s News Corp sign content-supply deal in Australia
CANBERRA, Australia: Media baron Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp reached a content-supply deal with Facebook Inc in Australia, the companies said on Tuesday, a step towards...
Indian nanosatellite takes copy of Gita, PM Modi’s photo to space
CHENNAI, India: A copy of Bhagavad Gita in the form of an SD card and a photograph of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are part...
Will Twitter survive Koo in India?
Koo is a social networking application for microblogging purposes developed by entrepreneur Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka. In simple words, Koo is an Indian alternative...
Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news
CANBERRA, Australia: Australia has passed a world-first law aimed at making Google and Facebook pay for news content on their platforms. The news code legislation...
Facebook cuts deals with Australia, lifts ban on news pages
CANBERRA, Australia: Facebook has announced it will restore news content to its users in Australia after it reached an agreement with the government. The tech...
NASA’s Perseverance lands safely on Mars
WASHINGTON DC, USA: NASA’s science rover Perseverance, the most advanced astrobiology laboratory ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere on Thursday and...
Facebook blocks Australia pages in dispute over proposed law
CANBERRA, Australia: Facebook has blocked Australian users of its platform from reading and sharing local and international news, stepping up its campaign against government plans...