Science
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Google’s latest iPhone rival off to a rocky start
Oct 24, 2017News Hour: The launch of Alphabet Inc’s second-generation Google Pixel smartphones has been hampered by display screen problems and pricing and shipping issues, prompting the company to open an investigation and issue multiple apologies to customers.... -
Mexico tech industry benefits from U.S. anti-immigration stance
Oct 17, 2017News Hour: Amazon, Facebook and other U.S. tech companies are expanding operations south of the border as Mexico works to capitalize on the Trump administration’s anti-immigration stance. Since the beginning of the year, Amazon.com Inc has... -
Bangladesh begins making smartphones at Walton plant
Oct 8, 2017News Hour: Walton has launched the first smartphone plant in Bangladesh aiming to produce up to 3 million handsets every year. “It’s a historic day for the country,” State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim... -
Tesla shares fall on warning of Model 3 bottleneck
Oct 3, 2017News Hour: Shares in Tesla Inc were down 2 percent in trading before the bell on Tuesday after the luxury electric vehicle maker said its planned ramp-up for the new Model 3 mass-market sedan faced production... -
Facebook, Google, Twitter asked to testify on Russian meddling
Sep 28, 2017News Hour: Executives from Facebook, Alphabet Inc’s Google and Twitter have been asked to testify to the U.S. Congress in coming weeks as lawmakers probe Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election, committee sources said... -
France, Germany, Italy, Spain seek tax on digital giants’ revenues
Sep 9, 2017News Hour: France, Germany, Italy and Spain want digital multinationals like Amazon and Google to be taxed in Europe based on their revenues, rather than only profits as now, their finance ministers said in a joint... -
Bangladesh second largest source of online workers, just below India
Aug 30, 2017News Hour: Bangladesh is the second largest source of online workers, according to a study by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), a multidisciplinary research and teaching wing of the University of Oxford. The result of the... -
Elon Musk’s secret for learning anything faster
Aug 27, 2017News Hour: Elon Musk has one of the most incredible minds around. How did he get so smart? Of course, he was probably born gifted, and according to those who know him, he definitely reads a ton, but... -
China’s Fosun invests in local version of bitcoin tech blockchain
Aug 23, 2017News Hour: Chinese conglomerate Fosun Group has made a foray into blockchain with an investment in the Shanghai startup behind Onchain, a local version of the much-hyped technology that underpins virtual currencies such as bitcoin. Fosun... -
Amazon files patent for delivery via drones without landing
Aug 22, 2017News Hour: Amazon has patented a way for its delivery drones to drop off packages without ever having to land. The new patent describes an accordion-like tube that would extend from the drone to a drop-off point...
