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Feb 20, 2019 (AFP)

The South Korean giant's Galaxy Fold, unveiled at a San Francisco event, serves as a smartphone with a 4.6-inch display and unfolds to become a tablet of 7.3 in...

App-based delivery men highlight India's growing gig economy

Feb 20, 2019 (AFP)

The 26-year-old is one of hundreds of thousands of young Indians who, armed with their smartphones and motorcycles, courier dinners to offices and homes ordered...

Huawei's founder says world can't live without it

Feb 19, 2019 (AFP)

"There's no way the US can crush us," Ren Zhengfei said in an interview with the BBC. "The world cannot leave us because we are more advanced." Ren, 74, also de...

US Facebook fine over privacy could be in billions: reports

Feb 15, 2019 (AFP)

The Federal Trade Commission is negotiating the terms of the penalty stemming from its investigation into whether Facebook violated a 2011 settlement with the r...

Trump says could extend March 1 China tariff deadline

Feb 15, 2019 (AFP)

Senior officials completed two days of high-stakes talks in Beijing on Friday as they try to avert the US threat to more than double tariffs on $200 billion in ...

Samsung to launch US retail stores in smartphone push

Feb 15, 2019 (AFP)

The move ramps up Samsung's efforts to compete on the home turf of Apple, which has hundreds of retail outlets in the US and around the world. Samsung said in a...

Victory or catastrophe? Amazon's pull-out leaves New York divided

Feb 15, 2019 (AFP)

In Long Island City on the edge of the East River, some residents of the towers that have sprung up in recent years voiced relief, having expected some 25,000 p...

Apple eyes starpower for launch of new streaming service

Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)

The iPhone maker appeared set to launch its streaming television service next month, calling on celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and "Sta...

Activists push to curb 'data discrimination' in US legislation

Feb 13, 2019 (AFP)

The groups sent a letter to key legislators urging them to ensure civil rights principles and curb data-driven discrimination in any new regulations. The letter...

Google investing billions in US operations

Feb 13, 2019 (AFP)

The spending will build on more than $9 billion in US investments in the past year and should create the potential for tens of thousands of new jobs, according ...

Governor urges 'data dividend' to share tech wealth

Feb 12, 2019 (AFP)

Governor Gavin Newsom announced the proposal during a "State of the State" address, reasoning that people should share in money that technology firms make off o...

Gotta gram 'em all: must-snap locations testing Hong Kong's patience

Feb 12, 2019 (AFP)

Tony Hui recalls how elderly residents always used to play cards in a courtyard in the middle of the densely packed housing block where he owns a dry cleaning s...

Turn down the volume: WHO takes aim at harmful smartphone use

Feb 12, 2019 (AFP)

In a bid to safeguard hearing, the World Health Organization and International Telecommunications Union issued a non-binding international standard for the manu...

Tencent investment in Reddit sparks censorship worry

Feb 12, 2019 (AFP)

San Francisco-based Reddit raised a total of $300 million at a $3 billion valuation, with investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity, Sequoia and Tencent...

USC scientists find a cheaper way to light up OLED screens

Feb 08, 2019 (SPX)

Copper is the answer, according to their study, published Feb. 8 in the journal Science. "The current technology that is in every Samsung Galaxy phone, high-end...

Amazon reconsidering move to New York: report

Feb 08, 2019 (AFP)

The Post, which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, cited two sources familiar with the company who spoke on condition of anonymity. The report comes after t...

Two top executives leave Facebook PR team

Feb 07, 2019 (AFP)

Caryn Marooney put out word on Wednesday that she is quitting her job as leader of Facebook's communications group after eight years at the social network and i...

Twitter user base decline overshadows upbeat profit report

Feb 07, 2019 (AFP)

Shares skidded 9.2 percent to $31.02 in morning trade after Twitter's fourth quarter update, which showed a consistent profit trend despite a shrinking number o...

Google parent Alphabet hit by rising costs (WRAP-newseries)

Feb 05, 2019 (AFP)

Alphabet reported a profit of $8.9 billion in the fourth quarter on revenue that was up 22 percent to $39.3 billion from the same period a year earlier. "With g...

Facebook lets senders undo sent Messenger missives

Feb 05, 2019 (AFP)

Messenger users will now have a 10-minute window after sending a message to undo it, leaving behind a note telling everyone in a conversation that the remark wa...