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India's Airtel, TCS tap robotics to roll and build 5G based technology

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel and IT major Tata Consultancy Services partnered to build a 5G-based remote working technology using robotics, according to a press release from the digital communications solution provider.  While both companies are operating the trials in Airtel’s 5G lab at Manesar, these solutions will allow remote robotic operations in possibly dangerous environments […]

Tesla to halt games on infotainment screens in moving cars

Under pressure from U.S. auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be played on center touch screens while its vehicles are moving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the company will send out a software update over the Internet so the function called “Passenger Play” will be locked and […]

Japan Cabinet OKs record defense budget amid Taiwan concerns

Japan’s Cabinet approved a record 5.4 trillion yen ($47 billion) defense budget for fiscal 2022 on Friday that includes funding for research and development of a new fighter jet and other “game-changing” weapons as Japan bolsters its defense capabilities in response to China’s growing military might and its tensions with Taiwan. The 1.1% budget increase […]

Meta looks into ‘Deep Compatibility’ with Blockchain Technology

According to the New York Times, Facebook’s parent company Meta Inc is reaching to acquire ‘deep compatibility’ with blockchain technology, revealed in a letter from an official executive sent to employees. In the letter, the soon-to-be Meta’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Andrew Bosworth, informed his employees that the company is structuring its future vision for […]

EXPLAINER: What caused Amazon's outage? Will there be more?

Robotic vacuum cleaners wouldn’t start. Doorbell cameras stopped watching for package thieves, though some of those deliveries were canceled anyway. Netflix and Disney movies got interrupted and The Associated Press had trouble publishing the news. A major outage in Amazon’s cloud computing network on Dec. 7 severely disrupted services at a wide range of U.S. […]

AstraZeneca booster shot is effective against Omicron variant

A study from an Oxford University lab published on Thursday revealed that a three-dose course of AstraZeneca booster shot is efficient in controlling the fast spread of the Omicron variant. The Pharmaceutical company said in its statement that the results – while they have yet to be released in a peer-reviewed medical journal – are […]

China Mobile to raise $7.64 billion in Shanghai listing

After losing appeals for being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), state-owned operator, China Mobile Ltd. revealed intentions of raising $7.64 billion in a Shanghai listing on Tuesday. The move will mark the largest equity fundraisings for 2021 and came due to the NYSE decision to adhere to an investment blacklist presented by […]