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Uber's recovery accelerates, but worries about losses linger

Uber’s ride-hailing service is regaining the momentum that it lost during the pandemic, but it’s coming at a cost that’s raising more doubts about the company’s ability to make money. At the same time, Uber’s unprofitable delivery service is still growing at a torrid pace, indicating that some homebound habits may be here to stay, […]

Facebook vs. NYU academics: Who’s in the wrong?

A new controversy is looming over Facebook, as it’s involving academic researchers over their use of unauthorized data from the platform.  The multinational tech company suspended the accounts of academics from New York University’s Ad Observatory Project on Tuesday due to privacy concerns.  Facebook product management director Mike Clark explained the reason behind the unprecedented move, citing that the accounts from the project were disabled “to stop unauthorized scraping and protect people’s […]

Global 5G infrastructure revenue to reach $19.1 billion in 2021

Worldwide 5G infrastructure revenue is expected to grow by 39 percent reaching $19.1 billion in 2021, up from $13.7 billion last year, according to a report published on Wednesday by U.S.- based research and advisory company, Gartner.   The report revealed that communications service providers (CSPs) in mature markets enhanced 5G development in 2020 and 2021, citing the pandemic as a reason for this increase.  “The COVID-19 pandemic spiked demand for optimized and ultrafast broadband connectivity to […]

Kids and cars: Today's teens in no rush to start driving

Michael Andretti has a 21-year-old son with zero interest in obtaining a driver’s license. Rideshare apps get him where he wants to go. In New Jersey, the 16-year-old daughter of a local short track racer took a five-minute driving lesson on a golf cart through their yard before turning over the keys. “That’s it, I’m […]

Lawyers for Huawei CFO argue US 'strategically crafted' case

Lawyers for a senior Huawei executive argued in a Canadian court Wednesday that the United States “strategically crafted” a misleading record of the fraud case against her and acted “in bad faith” when presenting reasons she should be extradited. Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, who is the daughter of the company’s founder, was […]

Your palm print is worth $10 according to Amazon

The retail and cloud giant is offering $10 in credit if you enroll your palm print in its checkout-free stores and link it to back to your profile.   Amazon introduced its new biometric palm print scanners, Amazon One, last year. Customers were able to purchase their desired products in specific stores by waving their palm prints over one of these scanners.   By February, the company branched out its palm scanners […]

Tencent shares tank by 10% after China media attack

Some of China’s biggest gaming firms experienced a 10 percent decline in shares on Tuesday, after being labelled as “spiritual opium” by a state-owned media outlet. China’s largest social media and video games firm Tencent recorded a plunge of 10 percent during early trade, while NetEase lost as much as 14 percent in Hong Kong; […]

What is WiFi 7? The next step in wireless evolution

The future belongs to those who seize it in the present, and the global race for better, faster, and more reliable connectivity that underpins modern society is no different. Even as Wi-Fi 6 began its commercial availability around 2019, work has already been underway to bring next gen WiFi into reality to accommodate our increasing […]

Serbian Telecom introduces mobile services in Macedonia

Serbia-based telecom company, Telekom Srbija, announced on Thursday the launching of its new subsidiary in North Macedonia called Mtel, to provide mobile services in the area by the end of 2021.  The future subsidiary will offer satellite TV services that will be launched within a month; along with mobile telephony and optical internet services that will be provided by the end of 2021, according to Serbian media reports.  The state-owned company revealed that it aims to expand […]

Everything you need to know about Google’s Pixel 6

Google is officially producing its first flagship phone, and they’re competing with the best of the best. The tech giant put the word out on its next generation of premium smartphones on Monday, departing away from its usual mid-range phones.   The Verge sat down with Google’s Rick Osterloh, senior vice president of devices and services, admitted that the search giant did not have what it […]