Toyota speeds up electric vehicle schedule as demand heats up
The change illustrates the breakneck growth in the electric vehicle (EV) market, which is transforming the auto industry, and is also an acknowledgement by Japan's top carmaker that it may not be able to meet demand for batteries on its own. ?We consider ourselves as a maker of electric vehicle batteries, going back to when we developed the battery ...
Roscosmos Begins Assembling 1st Soyuz-2.1a Rocket For Manned Mission
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) Specialists of State Space Corporation Roscosmos have started assembling a Soyuz-2.1a carrier that will for the first time be used to carry a manned spacecraft into orbit, the corporation announced on Friday. 1a launch , designed to put the Soyuz MS-14 [manned] spacecraft into the orbit has begun ...
Putin Invites Russian Companies To Partner Up With Government In High-Tech Development
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) President on Friday invited companies to become key partners of the state in the development of cutting edge technologies. "I am inviting our companies with state participation as well as leading private companies to become key partners of the state in the development of ... ...
China Ready To Share 5G Technology With Partners - Xi
We will be a strong supporter of economic globalization... is ready to technological inventions and know-how, in particular , with partners," Xi said at a plenary session of the International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
Russian Space Industry Diversification Plan Executed Ahead Of Schedule - United Space Corp
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) The space has implemented its product diversification plan ahead of , Andrei Zheregelya, the director general of the United Rocket and Space Corporation, told Sputnik on Friday. "Thanks to the development of production for the civilian sector, rocket and space companies have already reached the product ...
Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc is no longer allowing pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones, the latest blow for the Chinese tech giant as it struggles to keep its business afloat in the face of a US ban on its purchase of American parts and software. Customers who already have Huawei phones will still be able to use its ...
Google flags US national security risks from Huawei ban: report
Alphabet Inc's Google warned if the United States administration moves ahead with the sweeping ban on Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, it risks compromising national security, the * on Thursday. While the sanctions are expected to hurt Huawei in the short term, industry experts say it could force the company ? and other Chinese firms ? to become self-reliant by ...
Huawei signs deal to develop 5G networks in Russia
China has been championing Huawei, the world's biggest telecoms gear provider, as a national star as it races to be a global leader in advanced wireless networks amid fierce rivalry from the United States. Beijing's ambitions have faced a major challenge from Washington, which has blacklisted Huawei just as it seeks to provide equipment for 5G networks in several ...
Huawei signs deal to develop 5G networks in Russia
Huawei Technologies has signed an agreement with Russian telecom company MTS to develop next-generation 5G networks in the country over the next year. China has been championing Huawei, the world's biggest telecoms gear provider, as a national star as the company fights US pressure on many countries to exclude it from nascent 5G networks.
Google buys analytics startup Looker to bolster its cloud
"The addition of Looker to Google Cloud will help us offer customers a more complete analytics solution from ingesting data to visualizing results and integrating data and insights into their daily workflows," said Google Cloud chief Thomas Kurian.
Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is no longer allowing pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones, the latest blow for the Chinese tech giant as it struggles to keep its business afloat in the face of a U.S. ban on its purchase of American parts and software. Customers who already have Huawei phones will still be able to ...
Huawei CFO extradition hearing to begin in January 2020
TORONTO (Reuters) - Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will challenge her extradition to the United States on fraud charges at hearings set to begin Jan. 20, 2020, court records showed, after her legal team appeared before a Canadian judge. Meng, 47, the daughter of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd?s billionaire founder Ren Zhengfei, was arrested at Vancouver?s airport in ...
China rare earth prices soar on their potential role in trade war
?(Magnet-related rare earths) are the ideal materials to weaponize ... because they are so critical to high-demand, highly-competitive, price-sensitive industries,? said Ryan Castilloux, managing director of Adamas Intelligence, a consultancy that tracks rare earths markets.
A million people a day get sexual infections, WHO warns
LONDON, (Reuters) - More than a million people every day worldwide catch a sexually transmitted infection, with rates of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis the most worrying, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Peter Salama, the WHO?s executive director for universal health coverage, said the data showed the need for ?a concerted effort to ensure everyone, everywhere can ...
App helps people learn to meditate, improves attention skills
?We found a new way of delivering an ancient practice in a very easily digestible way,? said the study?s lead author David Ziegler, a director of the Neuroscape research program at the University of California, San Francisco. ?People on their own can find ways of approaching meditation, so they don?t have to go on a two-week meditation retreat.? The payback ...
Google cloud gaming service to launch in 14 countries this year
NEW YORK (AFP) - Google on Thursday released new details about its video game streaming service Stadia, which will be available in 14 countries starting in November. The new gaming platform aims for a Netflix-style subscription that enables players to access games on any device, powered by the internet cloud. Announcing the game platform earlier this year, Google chief ...
Russian Communications Watchdog Chief Says Hopes Facebook, Twitter Not To Be Blocked
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th June, 2019) communications watchdog Roskomnadzor chief Alexander Zharov said Thursday he hopes and will not have to be blocked in and will comply with the law on the storage of personal data of Russians in the country.
Eidul Azha to fall on Aug 12, Muharram to start from Sept 1: Fawad Chaudhry
In a , the minister said that this year, Eidul Azha will fall on Monday, Aug 12 while the holy month of Muharram, which marks the start of the Islamic year, will begin on Sunday, Sept 1. "Now that the argument over this Eid has ended, what are the [dates] for the next two most important Islamic days, i.e., ...
China's contribution to 5G to promote global win-win cooperation: experts
CHINA (Reuters) - China?s contribution to 5G technology?s development will promote global win-win cooperation in the context of mutual dependence in the industry, said experts. China started its tests for 5G technology back in 2016 with a total of seven domestic and international companies including Huawei, Datang Telecom and Ericsson invited to participate in some 126 projects during the ...
YouTube updates hate speech guidelines to prohibit videos
YouTube, which is owned by Google, said it?s removing thousands of channels that violate the new policies. YouTube?s changes follow moves from Facebook to prohibit not only white supremacy , but also white nationalism and white separatism. The two services, which allow people to create and upload their own materials, have faced considerable backlash about offensive videos on their ...
