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Netflix boosts prices for US subscribers
Jan 15, 2019 (AFP)
The California-based company, which has nearly half of its 130 million paid members in the US, will raise the price of its most popular streaming plan with high...
Softbank scales back WeWork investment to $2 bn
Jan 10, 2019 (AFP)
WeWork boss Adam Neumann had earlier spoken of some $20 billion in investment but SoftBank tycoon Masayoshi Son appeared to scale back his ambition following a ...
China's Huawei fires employee detained in Poland
Jan 10, 2019 (AFP)
Facial recognition: Coming to a gadget near you
Jan 10, 2019 (AFP)
Facial recognition is making that possible as the technology gains traction in a range of consumer products, automobiles, and retail and hotel services, in addi...
Toe the line: China stamps out foot fetish videos, tightening censorship
Jan 09, 2019 (AFP)
The China Netcasting Services Association, one of the country's largest government-backed internet associations, published a detailed list of 100 types of conte...
SoftBank scaling back WeWork investment: report
Jan 08, 2019 (AFP)
The Japanese tech giant is in negotiations to put just $2 billion into the US firm, the Financial Times reported. The figure is much lower than the $16 billion ...
Tech firms see good times as flexible displays roll, and fold
Jan 08, 2019 (AFP)
At the Consumer Electronics Show on Monday, South Korean giant LG unveiled its ultra-high definition television that rolls into and out of a base stand and can ...
Austria's Post Office rejects criticism over data sharing
Jan 08, 2019 (AFP)
The Austrian Post said in a statement that the gathering of marketing data was "not a new business area" for the group and had been "well-established practice f...
US Congress to see push to regulate Big Tech in 2019
Jan 06, 2019 (AFP)
The wave of data scandals that have hit Facebook and other online platforms has prompted growing calls for action by lawmakers looking to curb abuses of how pri...
Huawei raps staff for sending New Year tweet via iPhone
Jan 04, 2019 (AFP)
Huawei dislodged Apple last year from its position as the world's second biggest smartphone-seller, below global number one Samsung. But in a public relations g...
Research could lead to more durable cell phones and power lines
Jan 04, 2019 (SPX)
"All cell phones use MEMS switches for wireless communication, but traditionally there are just two electrodes," said Towfighian. "Those switches open and close...
Apple's bombshell and the trillion-dollar question
Jan 03, 2019 (AFP)
Apple's rare admission on Wednesday cited steeper-than-expected "economic deceleration" in China and emerging markets and noted that trade frictions between Was...
Apple cuts outlook, sees 'challenges' in China, emerging markets
Jan 02, 2019 (AFP)
The rare revenue warnings from Apple suggested weaker-than-anticipated sales of iPhones and other gadgetry, in part because of trade frictions between Washingto...
Austria to press ahead with digital tax: chancellor
Dec 29, 2018 (AFP)
France, which is pushing for a new so-called "GAFA tax" -- named after Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon -- is advancing with its own tax from January 1 to ens...
Chinese firms offer subsidies on Huawei phones in show of support
Dec 29, 2018 (AFP)
Several companies are offering employees subsidies for Huawei phone purchases, while others have even warned staff against buying Apple products. In eastern Chi...
Historic UK music retailer HMV collapses due to digital surge
Dec 28, 2018 (AFP)
His Master's Voice (HMV), which is known worldwide for its iconic logo showing a dog listening to a record player, is the last major music retailer in Britain a...
Zuckerberg sees 'progress' for Facebook after tumultuous year
Dec 28, 2018 (AFP)
Capping a tumultuous year marked by data protection scandals and government probes, Zuckerberg said he was "proud of the progress we've made" in addressing Face...
One of the world's fastest cameras films motion of electrons
Dec 27, 2018 (SPX)
Because of their extremely short duration of a few femtoseconds - a femtosecond is one quadrillionth of a second - these processes have hardly been explored to ...
Huawei expects 21% revenue rise despite 'unfair' treatment
Dec 27, 2018 (AFP)
Huawei would report sales revenue of $108.5 billion, up 21 percent year-on-year, rotating chairman Guo Ping said in a New Year message to staff. Guo also said t...
Google gets EU e-money licence in Lithuania amid Brexit uncertainty
Dec 21, 2018 (AFP)
Google Payment Lithuania "will be able to issue electronic money and provide payment services to ensure smooth operation of its marketplaces across Europe", it ...
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