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Judge loosens Apple's grip on app store in Epic decisionA federal judge ordered Apple to dismantle a lucrative part of the competitive barricade guarding its closely run iPhone app store, but rejected allegations that...Facebook and Ray-Ban debut 'smart' shadesFacebook and iconic eyewear brand Ray-Ban on Thursday launched their new smart glasses, the latest effort in a tricky, niche market but which the social...Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot raises serious concernsElon Musk has announced a humanoid robot designed to help with those repetitive, boring tasks people hate doing. Musk suggested it could run to the...The world in a drop of water: DNA tool transforms nature trackingIn their search for pink river dolphins, researchers in the Peruvian Amazon scooped up river water sloshing with genetic material that they hoped could trace...Toyota to spend ¥1.5 tril on electric car batteries by 2030Toyota said Tuesday it will invest 1.5 trillion yen ($13.6 billion) into batteries for electric and hybrid cars by 2030, as the world's biggest automaker...SoftBank enters into long-term partnership with Deutsche TelekomSoftBank Group Corp on Tuesday announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership and equity share swap agreement with Deutsche Telekom AG. Under the...Turkey fines WhatsApp over data breachTurkey on Friday joined a host of other countries in fining Facebook's ubiquitous WhatsApp messaging service for failing to sufficiently protect user data.The 1,950,000-lira ($235,000,...Do we need humans for that job? Automation booms after COVIDAsk for a roast beef sandwich at an Arby’s drive-thru east of Los Angeles and you may be talking to Tori — an artificially intelligent...Japanese shipping giant planning to start autonomous cargo ships by 2025It seems that kids these days just aren’t that interested in a life on the high seas anymore. Combined with the generally declining population, it’s...Facebook apologizes for 'primates' label on video of Black menFacebook has apologized for putting a “primates" label on a video of Black men, according to a report in the New York Times.The newspaper said...U.S. judge rejects bid for patent by AI 'inventor'A U.S. judge has ruled that artificial intelligence can't get a patent for its creations, ruling that such a privilege is reserved for people.District court...Apple delays iPhone photo-scanning plan amid fierce backlashApple is indefinitely delaying plans to scan iPhones in the U.S. for images of child sexual abuse following an outcry from security and privacy experts...What is Apple doing with its App Store?Over the past week or so, Apple has eased some longstanding restrictions that helped make its App Store into a big moneymaker for the company....Samsung brings ultra-fine pixel technologies to new mobile image sensorsSamsung Electronics Co Ltd, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, has introduced the ISOCELL HP1, the industry’s first 200-megapixel (MP) image sensor with 0.64μm...Dai Nippon Printing develops means to expand 5G coverage areaDai Nippon Printing Co Ltd (DNP) has developed a Reflect Array that flexibly reflects the millimeter waves used in fifth generation (5G) mobile communications systems...Apple plans to loosen App Store payment policyApple announced on Wednesday it will loosen some of its App Store policies, allowing media apps to steer customers directly to their websites without paying...Survey: Owners frustrated when linking phones to vehiclesAutomobile quality rose last year, but glitches in pairing smartphones with infotainment systems frustrated owners more than anything, according to a large U.S. survey of...Kyocera, Nagasaki University develop 'Energy Harvesting Smart Buoy' to collect ocean dataNagasaki University and Kyocera Corp have announced their joint development of an Energy Harvesting Smart Buoy, which combines Nagasaki University's tidal current power generation technology...China cuts children's online gaming to one hourOnline gamers under the age of 18 will only be allowed to play for an hour on Fridays, weekends and holidays, China's video game regulator...OnlyFans reverses sexually explicit content banOnlyFans, the platform where people can share erotic photos and videos for a fee, on Wednesday reversed its decision to prohibit sexually explicit content.The UK-based...Coming soon to Japan’s FamilyMart convenience stores: A whole lot of digital signageWith 16,600 store locations in Japan serving approximately 450 million customers per month, FamilyMart is Japan’s second biggest convenience store chain after 7-Eleven. It’s hard...Apple loosens app store payment rules in lawsuit settlementApple has agreed to let developers of iPhone apps email their users about cheaper ways to pay for digital subscriptions and media by circumventing a...Microsoft warns thousands of cloud customers of data vulnerabilityMicrosoft says it has warned thousands of its cloud computing clients of a recently discovered flaw that left their data vulnerable for an extended period.The...TikTok to offer in-app shopping with ShopifyTikTok has unveiled plans to allow users to buy products while using the video-sharing app in a partnership with e-commerce platform Shopify.The fast-growing social media...Station in Tokyo becomes first in the city to install an inclined elevatorInclined elevators are usually found on slopes in the great outdoors, where single cars ferry people up steep inclines on the sides of mountains and...Samsung announces $205 billion investment planSamsung Group unveiled a $205 billion investment blueprint on Tuesday aimed at making the company a leader in a range of technologies from semiconductors to...Always there: The AI chatbot comforting China's lonely millionsAfter a painful break-up from a cheating ex, Beijing-based human resources manager Melissa was introduced to someone new by a friend late last year.He replies...Making the online world safe for childrenFilmmaker Beeban Kidron, a member of Britain’s House of Lords, began advocating for online child protection after directing “InRealLife,” a 2012 film about kids and...Experience Akihabara Station in a VR world, then ride the train to a virtual marketplaceOne thing this pandemic has taught is that having the option to do physical activities in the digital sphere is both useful and desirable, and...Facebook launches virtual-reality work app for meetingsFacebook is trying to pull in workplace users with a new virtual-reality meetings app called Horizon Workrooms.Workrooms lets people meet remotely in a virtual space...Elon Musk says Tesla's robot will make physical work a 'choice'After dominating the electric vehicle market and throwing his hat into the billionaire space race, Tesla boss Elon Musk announced the latest frontier he's aiming...Mitsubishi Power, Univ of Central Florida develop NOx tracking tool for nitrogen oxide emissionsMitsubishi Power Americas and the University of Central Florida have formed an industry-education partnership to establish a reliable and accessible source of information that tracks...Singapore watchdog probes game giant Ubisoft over harassment claimsVideo game giant Ubisoft's Singapore office is under investigation over claims of sexual harassment and racial discrimination, a watchdog said, in the latest controversy for...Data of 40 million plus exposed in latest T-Mobile breachThe names, Social Security numbers and information from driver's licenses or other identification of just over 40 million people who applied for T-Mobile credit were...Nuclear scientists hail US fusion breakthroughNuclear scientists using lasers the size of three football fields said Tuesday they had generated a huge amount of energy from fusion, possibly offering hope...T-Mobile confirms data breach, says it's investigating scopeT-Mobile says it is investigating a leak of its data after someone took to an online forum offering to sell the personal information of cellphone...New Asia undersea data cable plan unveiled by Google, FacebookGoogle and Facebook on Monday unveiled plans for a new undersea internet cable connecting Singapore, Japan, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia.The cable project dubbed...Japanese companies to be banned from locking cell phone SIM cardsUnlocking your cell phone provides an assortment of advantages. From being able to switch phone carriers more easily to staying out of device debt, folks...Big Tech rolls on as investors shrug off regulatory pressurePressure is rising on Big Tech firms, signaling tougher regulation in Washington and elsewhere that could lead to the breakup of the largest platforms. But...New child safety features for Google, YouTubeGoogle has unveiled a series of online safety measures for children including a private setting for videos uploaded by teens and safeguard for ads shown...Samsung slashes prices in bid to boost foldable phone salesSamsung is hoping cheaper but more durable versions of its foldable phones will broaden the appeal of a high-concept design that's so far fizzled with...Instagram unveils new tools to reduce abuse, racist commentsInstagram on Wednesday announced new measures to curb abusive and racist content on the image-centric social network, following an onslaught of hateful comments directed at...Facebook bans firm behind Pfizer, AstraZeneca smear campaignFacebook said Tuesday that it has removed hundreds of accounts linked to a mysterious advertising agency operating out of Russia that sought to pay social...Blobs in space: Slime mold to blast off for ISS experimentAstronauts aboard the International Space Station are set to welcome a most unusual guest, as "the Blob" blasts off into orbit on Tuesday.An alien on...Xbox cloud gaming now part of Xbox app on WindowsAmerican software giant Microsoft announced on Monday that it has brought xCloud to Windows PCs with the Xbox app.According to The Verge, the Xbox Insiders...Some praise, some doubts as Facebook rolls out a prayer toolFacebook already asks for your thoughts. Now it wants your prayers.The social media giant has rolled out a new prayer request feature, a tool embraced...Apple update will check iPhones for images of child sexual abuseApple Thursday said iPhones and iPads will soon start detecting images containing child sexual abuse and reporting them as they are uploaded to its online...1&1 and Rakuten to build Europe's first fully virtualized mobile network based on new OpenRAN technology1&1 AG and Rakuten Group Inc are entering into a long-term partnership to build the fourth mobile network in Germany. Together with Rakuten, 1&1 will...Rohm to provide China's Geely Auto with next-generation chipsElectronic components maker Rohm Co is elevating its partnership with China's Geely Automobile Group Company Ltd to a new height by supplying energy-efficient next-generation semiconductors.Kyoto-based...Galaxy Unpacked: What to expect from Samsung's August 11 eventSamsung is set to host its second big product launch of the year on August 11.The South Korean technology giant is expected to unveil two...