Myanmar’s acting military leadership has shut down broadband internet service indefinitely in response to ongoing protests, according to a report from The Washington Post on Thursday. The move comes two months after a military junta staged a coup...
Read moreApple knew it was selling defective MacBook displays, judge concludes
When Apple introduced its controversial MacBook Pro redesign in 2016, the company probably didn’t know it was setting itself up to get sued — but not only is a class-action lawsuit now underway for their infamous butterfly keyboards, it’s looking...
Read morePayPal will let US users pay with Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin starting today
We already knew that PayPal was planning to support cryptocurrencies as a form of payment. And now, the online payment app announced US customers can do just that with its “Checkout with Crypto” feature, rolling out today.
Read moreFord is using McDonald’s coffee waste to make car parts.
Ford is all set to give cars a caffeine boost. The automajor has recently partnered with McDonald USA to use coffee beans in headlight housing and other automobile parts it will produce.
Read moreDon’t park your Hyundai Kona EV inside because it could catch fire
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a recall for 2019–2020 Hyundai Kona and 2020 Hyundai Ioniq electric vehicles after over a dozen battery fires were reported. The agency is also warning owners against parking their...
Read moreGoogle is making some big upgrades to directions in Google Maps
Google is announcing a bunch of new features planned for Google Maps, including a new tool to help with indoor navigation and suggestions for eco-friendly driving routes. The features announced today aren’t rolling out all at once, though; many...
Read moreFiat Chrysler and Foxconn plan Chinese electric vehicle joint venture.
Italian-American automaker Fiat Chrysler and the parent of iPhone assembler Foxconn are planning to set up a joint venture to build electric cars and develop internet-connected vehicles. Fiat Chrysler is looking to make up ground in the...
Read moreIndonesia is buzzing with entrepreneurial spirit. And others in ASEAN aren’t far behind.
More than one-third of the country’s young people, between the ages of 15 and 35, want to work for themselves. This may seem unsurprising in light of its recent string of booming tech unicorns – start-ups that have reached $1 billion valuation –...
Read moreFacebook misleading people, its behavior shameful: Nancy Pelosi.
Pelosi, during her weekly press briefing, said that Facebook has been very abusive of the great opportunity that technology has given them. According to Pelosi, Facebook intends to be accomplices for misleading the American people “with...
Read moreChina posts weakest growth in 29 years as trade war bites
China’s economic growth cooled to its weakest in nearly 30 years in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with the US, and more stimulus is expected this year as Beijing tries to boost sluggish investment and demand.
Read more5 ways students can graduate fully qualified for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The world is changing quickly and to keep pace, higher education must innovate. As students consider their options for higher education, they must ask themselves: will the cost of my education be repaid by its value? Will my education allow me to...
Read moreResearchers have managed to connect a human brain to the internet
Researchers from Wits University have linked a brain directly to the internet. Data gathered from this project could help fuel the next steps in machine learning and brain-computer interfaces.
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