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Chinese telecom giant Huawei has secured more than 50 commercial contracts for 5G across the world, according to the company’s board member and Senior Vice President Catherine Chen, who was cited by news agency Xinhua. Despite pressure from Washington on its allies to ban Huawei technology, Chen said that 28 …

Instagram started hiding “likes” on its platform in Australia, Brazil, and several other major markets Thursday, saying it wanted to ease pressure on users, following criticism about its impacts on mental health. The Facebook-owned social media giant’s trial changes mean users in the six countries will no longer be able …

Google has terminated its widely covered “Project Dragonfly” to build a search giant in China, Google Vice President of Public Policy Karan Bhatia told a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, in response to a question from Republican Senator Josh Hawley about its potential and planned business ventures on Chinese …

The Lightyear One is a car with solar panels stretching across its roof to charge the electric vehicle’s batteries. But whether it’s really a “solar powered car” depends on how you drive it. The car, created by Dutch startup Lightyear, has a charging port to plug into a charger. But …

Samsung is in trouble in Australia over ads that suggested its Galaxy smartphones could be used while swimming. The country’s competition regulator filed a lawsuit against Samsung, alleging that the ads were misleading. Samsung touted its devices as being water resistant up to 1.5 meters deep for 30 minutes, and …

Bitcoin uses as much energy as the whole of Switzerland, a new online tool from the University of Cambridge shows. The tool makes it easier to see how the crypto-currency network’s energy usage compares with other entities. However, one expert argued that it was the cryptocurrency’s carbon footprint that really …

Sir Jony Ive, the Briton who over two decades helped turn Apple into the world’s most valuable company, is leaving to set up his own venture. Sir Jonathan, the designer of the iMac, iPod, and iPhone, leaves later this year to start a creative firm, LoveFrom, with Apple as its …

Authorities in Iran have seized roughly 1,000 Bitcoin mining machines from two former factories, according to state TV reports. The action was taken following a spike in electricity consumption. Demand for power rose by 7% in June and cryptocurrency mining was thought to be the main cause, an energy ministry …

US delivery company FedEx has filed a lawsuit against the US government, arguing that it should not be required to enforce federal government export bans. The move comes after FedEx mishandled a couple of deliveries for Huawei, and failed to deliver a Huawei smartphone shipped from Britain to the United …

Bitcoin tested 15-month highs on Monday after jumping more than 10% over the weekend, with analysts ascribing the spike to growing optimism over the adoption of cryptocurrencies after Facebook unveiled its Libra digital coin. The biggest cryptocurrency hit $11,247.62 on the Bitstamp exchange late on Sunday, its highest since March …

Saudi Arabia has reportedly purchased $300 million worth of spy software from Israel as Riyadh presses ahead with its crackdown against dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the ultra-conservative kingdom. Arabic-language al-Khaleej Online news website, citing unnamed senior Arab sources, reported that representatives from the Riyadh regime and Israeli firms met …

For the last year, Facebook has been signaling it wants in on the cryptocurrency phenomenon. At its F8 developer’s conference last month, co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he wants to make sending money as easy as sending a photo: digital, immediate, free and secure. On Tuesday, the company formally …

Huawei will delay the launch of its much-touted foldable 5G Mate X smartphone by three months, the latest setback for the company that was slapped with U.S. sanctions last month. The Mate X, a competitor to Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Fold, is expected to be rolled out globally in September, Vincent …

Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov has said a massive cyber attack on his messaging service originated from China. On Wednesday, the firm confirmed it suffered a “powerful” Distributed Denial of Service attack which disrupted services for about an hour. In a DDoS attack, hackers overwhelm a target’s servers with junk requests. …

Google unveiled images of its forthcoming flagship Pixel 4 smartphone on Twitter Wednesday. A tweet included two photos of the new phone with one image showing a large, square camera bump on the back of the device, the most apparent design change from past models. The tweet from Google alluded …

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the volocopter, the first manned, fully electric and safe vertical take-off and landing aircraft in the world. It might look like something out of a sci-fi movie based in a distant future, but this vehicle is being released in cities …

Ericsson says that “rapid early momentum” and consumer enthusiasm means the switch to 5G is happening much faster than anticipated. The Swedish telecom-equipment maker said in a report Tuesday that 45% of the world’s population will be able to access the next generation wireless networks in 2024. Ericsson also revised …

Embattled Chinese tech company Huawei has struck a deal to build Russia’s first 5G wireless network. The agreement with Russia’s largest carrier, MTS, was signed on the sidelines of talks in Moscow between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. It comes at a critical time for the …

Amazon.com Inc has new drones that will deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less in the coming months, a step toward a goal that has eluded the retailer for years. Jeff Wilke, head of Amazon’s consumer operations, unveiled the newest design for its “Prime Air” fleet during the …

The video sharing and streaming service YouTube announced plans on Wednesday to get rid of thousands of videos and channels promoting white supremacy and hate; the move was made to prevent extremism and hate speech, the company said. “It’s our responsibility to protect that, and prevent our platform from being …