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As Wildfires Approach Silicon Valley, Tech Firms Struggle To Find The Backing To Fight Them
Silicon Valley's innovation engine has been slow to produce useful new tools to help firefighters like Dave Winnacker extinguish the deadly blazes that each year fill California's skies with smoke.
Chevron Asks Employees To Delete WeChat After U.S. Ban - Bloomberg News
U.S. oil giant Chevron Corp has asked employees globally to delete Tencent Holdings Ltd's WeChat from their work phones, following the Trump administration's executive order to ban the social media app, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
Exclusive: Brits On Bikes As Fitness App Data Shows Pandemic Boom
Active travel is booming in Britain as millions of commuters, shoppers and schoolchildren get on their bikes to avoid confined spaces on public transport during the COVID19 pandemic, data from the fitness tracker app Strava showed on Wednesday.
Exclusive: Trading App Robinhood Raises $660 Million In Latest Funding Round
Robinhood Markets Inc, the financial technology startup credited with helping popularize trading among millennials, has increased its latest funding round from investors to $660 million, a spokeswoman for the company said on Tuesday.
Gmail Update for iOS Will Let You Set it as Default Mail App on iPhone
iOS 14 lets users make third-party apps as their default mailing app.
Explainer: How To Interpret Tesla’s Battery Day Lingo
Confused by kilowatts? Can’t tell an anode from a cathode? Here is a simple guide to the jargon likely to be tossed around at Tesla’s Battery Day on Sept. 22.
Air Taxi Firm Volocopter Teams Up With Schenker To Deploy Heavy-lift Drones
German aviation startup Volocopter has teamed up with logistics group DB Schenker to deploy its heavylift drones, in a project that will gather vital practical flying experience before its air taxis enter service.
Exclusive: China To Lose Access To Australian Space Tracking Station
China will lose access to a strategic space tracking station in Western Australia when its contract expires, the facility's owners said, a decision that cuts into Beijing's expanding space exploration and navigational capabilities in the Pacific region.
WhatsApp Multi Device Support Coming Sooner Than You Think; WhatsApp Beta Users Get The First Bite
The multiple device support for WhatsApp accounts will mean that you will be able to log in with your primary WhatsApp number on up to four different devices, including the desktop and tablets. Whether you will be able to replicate this on another phone r...
Trump To Shut Off TikTok, WeChat To New U.S. Users On Sunday
The Trump administration will ban WeChat and videosharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night, a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chineseowned platforms over concerns they pose a national security threat.
Paytm App Removed From Google Play Store, But Your Money is Safe
Users on Android devices can no longer download the app from the Google Play Store.
Apple To Launch First Online Store In India Next Week
Apple Inc will launch its first online store in India on Sept. 23, the iPhone maker said on Friday, coinciding with the country's festive season that rakes in some of the biggest sales for retailers every year.
Apple India Online Store Announcement Logo Hides Many Apple Products; Can You Spot Them?
Look closely, and you will spot the following—the Apple iPhone 11 Pro series camera module, the Apple AirPods Pro, Apple AirPods, App Store, Apple Watch, Apple Music, Activity app, Photos app, the Settings app and the Apple Pencil.
Facebook Announces Curbs On Internal Debate Of Political Issues
Facebook Inc on Thursday said it would update its internal discussion policies to impose restrictions on employees' ability to debate social and political issues.
Facebook Says Will No Longer Show Health Groups In Recommendations
Facebook Inc will no longer show health groups in its recommendations, the social media giant announced on Thursday, saying it was crucial that people get health information from "authoritative sources."
Facebook Launches New Oculus Quest 2 VR Headset at Annual Conference
The Oculus Quest 2 is $100 cheaper and 10-percent lighter than its previous generation.