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U.S. might blacklist China's Hikvision over Uighur crackdown: source
WASHINGTON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The U.S. administration is considering Huawei-like sanctions on Chinese video surveillance firm Hikvision over the country’s treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority,…
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Google’s lead regulator in the European Union, Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner, opened its first investigation into the U.S. internet giant on Wednesday…
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Personal details of more than 4,500 TalkTalk customers have been discovered online – despite TalkTalk denying they had been stolen. The details, which were found…
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KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal has banned popular Chinese digital payment apps WeChat Pay and AliPay saying payments from the unregistered systems were illegal and resulting…
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WhatsApp insiders have hinted at a new feature that’ll tie the popular messaging app even closer to its parent company. According to Wabetainfo.com, the messaging…
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Apple has quietly refreshed its MacBook Pro line-up with new Intel processors and better keyboards. The technology giant has added 8th and 9th generation processors…
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German payments company Wirecard said on Wednesday it would work with India to simplify the process of issuing tax identity cards required…
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From Alexa to Siri, many of the most popular AI virtual assistants have female voices by default. Now, a report by the UN suggests that…
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Virgin Media continues to run its latest flash sale which not only offers customers £150 bill credit but also the chance to pick up a…
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Alexa, Siri, Google and Cortana have all made their presence known in our lives. It started out on phones but has since graduated to computers,…
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What’s the next big thing in tech? You’d think that after Google’s Glasses (Glassholes) fiasco and the hopeless hype of Facebook’s Oculus VR googles we’d…
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Mate 20 Pro debuted back in August and at the time Express.co.uk thought it was the best Android device on the market. One of the…
Read More Huawei Mate 20 Pro owners have just been dealt some very disappointing newsWhatsApp Dark Mode release could be closer than ever before
WhatsApp Dark Mode murmurings first began back in September last year when WABetaInfo stated the Facebook-owned firm was working on the feature. WABetaInfo is an…
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese telco SoftBank Corp’s low-cost mobile brand Ymobile said on Wednesday it would delay the launch of Huawei P30 Lite smartphone, following…
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(Reuters) – Money transfer startup TransferWise has closed a $292 million secondary funding round which doubles its valuation to $3.5 billion, the company said on…
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – An executive in Japan’s SoftBank Group said on Tuesday that the technology conglomerate is open to partnering with major Mexican consumer…
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Samsung has announced that its Galaxy S10 5G smartphone will go on sale next Tuesday, May 28, making it the first 5G smartphone available in…
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Memorial Day is almost here, but before you get grilling in the backyard or disconnect from social media while camping in the great outdoors, there’s…
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The experience of playing a grand strategy game from Swedish developer Paradox Interactive for the first time is a distinctive one. You pick a country,…
Read More Warfare game Imperator: Rome needs more polish and depthMajor MacBook Pro update as Apple reveals its fastest ever laptop
The popular MacBook Pro has just received a major reboot which now makes it the fastest Mac notebook the US technology firm has ever made. Apple’s…
Read More Major MacBook Pro update as Apple reveals its fastest ever laptopNASA finds water on mysterious Ultima Thule
Since first encountering the mysterious Ultima Thule earlier this year, NASA has made several discoveries about the ancient space object. Now, researchers from the government…
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The Windows 10 May 2019 Update is the latest improvement to hit the Microsoft operating system and comes with myriad features that make it appealing.…
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BEIJING — For all of China’s efforts to become a global force in high technology rivaling the United States, it has mostly failed to produce…
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(Reuters) – Apple Inc said on Tuesday it will repair typing-related problems in ‘butterfly’ keyboards for an expanded set of laptops, that include newer versions of…
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MILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia (TIM) should seek a way to keep control of its fixed-line network if it is merged with smaller infrastructure provider…
Read More Telecom Italia chief favors network control in any Open Fiber tie-upSelf-driving trucks begin delivering mail for US Postal Service
The US Postal Service on Tuesday started a two-week test transporting mail across three Southwestern states using self-driving trucks, a step forward in the effort…
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NASA’s Curiosity rover, InSight lander and Reconnaissance Orbiter are all doing remarkable work on and around the red planet, but that’s not stopping scientists from…
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Xbox has outlined its plans to curb "toxic" behaviour in video games, as the World Health Organisation prepares to announce its decision on whether "gaming…
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BEIJING — For all of China’s efforts to become a global force in high technology rivaling the United States, it has mostly failed to produce…
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