Technology

South Korea's LG to shut down its loss-making mobile phone business

The South Korean electronics manufacturer LG is closing its loss-making mobile phone business, DPA news agency reported. The board of directors approved the move on Monday, LG Electronics said in a statement released in Seoul. The shutdown of LG's mobile phone sector is expected to be completed by the end of July. However, devices in ...

17:30 Et April 5, 2021

Personal data of 533 million Facebook users leaked online

The telephone numbers and personal data of 533 million Facebook users have been leaked online, Business Insider reported Saturday. Data including phone numbers, full names, location, email address ...

10:58 Et April 4, 2021

Indonesia says China consortium to invest $5 billion in electric battery venture

Indonesia’s state-owned enterprises minister said on Friday that a Chinese consortium would invest $5 billion in an electric batteries venture, which would include China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL). ...

13:33 Et April 2, 2021

Taiwan chip maker TSMC to invest $100B to grow capacity

Major Taiwan computer chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to invest $100 billion in the next three years in expanding its manufacturing capacity and supporting research and ...

15:00 Et April 1, 2021

NASA's Mars helicopter to attempt history-making flight in April

A small helicopter called Ingenuity, which was transported to Mars on board the Perseverance rover, is set to launch on April 11 at the earliest, US space agency ...

14:24 Et April 1, 2021

Microsoft targets 50,000 jobs with LinkedIn 're-skilling' effort

Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday that it aims to place 50,000 people in jobs that require technology skills as part of a broader push being undertaken with its ...

16:27 Et March 30, 2021

Facebook suspends Venezuelan leader's account

Facebook on Saturday announced that it suspended the account of the leader of Venezuela for 30 days, Anadolu news agency reported. Nicolas Maduro violated the social media platform's ...

10:32 Et March 28, 2021

Portuguese researchers create biological system to produce hydrogen

Portuguese researchers announced Tuesday the creation of a new biological system capable of producing hydrogen from bacteria and synthetic materials, irradiated with light, Xinhua news agency reported. Combining ...

10:26 Et March 24, 2021

Tool created to aid cleanup from Microsoft hack in broad use

A tool designed to help businesses protect themselves from further compromises after a global hack of Microsoft email server software has been downloaded more than 25,000 times since it was released last week, the White House’s National Security Council said Monday. As a result, the number of vulnerable systems has fallen by 45%, according to an NSC ...

20:48 Et March 22, 2021

Trump plans social media return with his own platform

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, suspended from Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, plans to launch his own platform ...

21:30 Et March 21, 2021
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