Google says services on Huawei phones still will function
Huawei Technologies Ltd., which uses Google?s Android operating system in its smartphones, said it would continue to provide security updates and service. Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., said it is complying with and ?reviewing the implications? of the requirement for export licenses for technology sales to Huawei, which took effect Thursday. ?We assure you while we are complying ...
Meet ‘Digit’, the walking robot for Ford self-driving vans
?If we can free people up to focus less on the logistics of making deliveries, they can turn their time and effort to things that really need their attention.? After Ford bought Argo AI, a Pittsburgh-based self-driving startup in 2017, the company has taken aim at providing autonomous vehicle service to multiple partners, who in turn would offer it to ...
US ban has 'no effect' on Huawei's aviation business: official
SEOUL (AFP) - US moves against Chinese tech titan Huawei have had "no effect" on the firm?s aviation business despite several countries taking steps to block its mobile services, a top company executive said Monday. But Eman Liu, president of Huawei?s global transportation business unit, said the company?s aviation business was untouched so far. Huawei customers at the event ...
Oppo teases phone with first ever under-display selfie camera
?At this stage, it?s difficult for under-display cameras to match the same results as normal cameras, there?s bound to be some loss in optical quality,? Shen said.
Attempts To Cut Russia Off Global Internet Infrastructure Being Taken - Kremlin Spokesman
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 03rd June, 2019) Attempts to cut off global infrastructure are obviously being taken, since the country is facing sanctions and illegal threats US trade organizations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview for RT's SophieCo program hosted by Sophie Shevardnadze. We faced American sanctions, we faced some threats coming ...
Eurofins Scientific detects ransomware in some of its IT systems
Eurofins IT teams are now installing additional protection against the new variant of malware and restoring affected systems from backups after appropriate security verifications, the company said.
Twitter apologises for suspending accounts critical of China
BEIJING (AFP) - Twitter has apologised for suspending a number of accounts critical of China, days before the politically sensitive 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. The apology came after activists said hundreds of Twitter accounts critical of Communist Party -- from "inside and outside" China -- were suspended last week. Despite being blocked in China, Twitter and ...
Arif Alvi, The President Of Pakistan Hosts An Iftar For Orphans, Attended By Chairman Khubaib Foundation And The CEO Of Tecno Mobile
Lahore (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 03rd June, 2019) Arif Alvi, the President of Pakistan invited and met with 270 children from Khubaib Foundation. The dinner was attended by government officials, Nadeem Ahmad the chairman of Khubaib Foundation, Creek Ma, the CEO of Tecno Mobile along with Tecno personnel and other business leaders. The President also appreciated the ...
PTCL – Striving For A Better Pakistan
By focusing on significant areas such as education, youth development and inclusion, PTCL sets the bar for other organizations to follow within the corporate industry. The company has numerous CSR activities and some of its key initiatives for this year include: One of the ways in which PTCL contributes towards the improvement of society is by enhancing the value of ...
Firm creates eco-friendly headphones made of fungus, bacteria
A Finish design studio Aivan has created new ?Korvaa? headphones, made from bioplastics and microbe derivatives ? more environmentally friendly products as compared to the normal plastic and leather. The headphones feature a headband that is 3D-printed with bioplastic made from yeast-produced lactic acid, as per The padding around the ear is made of Hydrophobin, a foaming protein produced ...
Google Server Trouble Snarls YouTube, Snapchat
Washington, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Jun, 2019 ) :Congested servers in the eastern caused problems for users of Snapchat and on , with complaints on that the popular apps weren't accessible. Google acknowledged the issue, writing in a statement on its Cloud Platform status page that it was dealing with "high levels ...
PTA ‘erroneously’ blocked access to mainstream websites
ISLAMABAD: Users were denied access to several popular websites, including an online shopping platform, for nearly a week after the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) directed internet service providers (ISP) to block them. On May 26, the PTA directed ISPs to block access to, among other websites, alibaba.com, bloomberg.com, buzzfeed.com and gsmarena.com, saying that they were hosting ?unethical? content. When ...
Google server trouble snarls YouTube, Snapchat
Washington: Congested Google servers in the eastern United States caused problems for users of Snapchat and YouTube on Sunday, with complaints on social media that the popular apps weren?t accessible. Google acknowledged the issue, writing in a statement on its Cloud Platform status page that it was dealing with "high levels of network congestion in the eastern USA, affecting ...
NASA's Curiosity discovers 'clay-bearing unit' on Mars
Right now, MSL Curiosity is at Mt Sharp inspecting rocks for clay. When NASA chose Gale Crater as MSL Curiosity?s landing site, the clay at Mt Sharp inside the crater was one of the objectives. Now, Curiosity has sampled two of the rocks in what NASA?s calling the ?clay-bearing unit? and they?ve confirmed the presence of clay. Mt Sharp ...
Google says it resolves issues affecting YouTube, Gmail, Google Cloud in U.S.
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc?s Google said on Sunday it had resolved the network congestion in the eastern United States that affected services in Google Cloud, G Suite and YouTube. Snapchat?s parent company, Snap Inc, said in its annual report it used Google Cloud, but neither company responded to questions about whether the Snapchat outage was linked to the Google ...
Explainer: Why Google has a target on its back in Washington
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is preparing an investigation of Alphabet Inc?s Google to determine whether the technology company violated laws to ensure fair competition, two sources familiar with the matter said. The potential investigation, first reported on Friday, is the latest challenge for Google which already faces a raft of complaints about its business practices from rivals, ...
Facebook in talks with U.S. derivatives regulator over digital currency plans: FT
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc is in talks with the U.S. derivatives regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), over the social media company?s plans for a digital currency, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The regulator is in the early stages of talks with Facebook in an effort to understand whether the company?s plans for digital coin would fall ...
Google server trouble snarls YouTube, Snapchat
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Congested Google servers in the eastern United States caused problems for users of Snapchat and YouTube on Sunday, with complaints on social media that the popular apps weren?t accessible. Google acknowledged the issue, writing in a statement on its Cloud Platform status page that it was dealing with "high levels of network congestion in the eastern ...
Breathtaking images show Martian clouds captured from planet's surface
Since touching down on Mars in 2012, it?s helped astronomers locate the planet?s missing methane, delivered new evidence that Mars was once wet, and even provided clues of extraterrestrial life. But all work and no play makes Curiosity a dull bot, so it recently kicked back to do some cloud-watching ? filming the stunning scene for our viewing pleasure ...
Amazon seen spreading its tentacles to 5G with T-Mobile interest
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One influential analyst called Amazon.com?s reported interest in the U.S. wireless market ?batshit crazy.? Another said it was a ?trojan horse? to kill off the big wireless players. Amazon is interested in acquiring Boost Mobile, which will be sold by U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp as part of plans to win ...
