TECHNOLOGY

In Setback For Apple European Union To Impose Universal Phone Charger

Brussels: 

The European Union on Thursday said it will impose a universal charger for smartphones, setting up a clash with Apple and its…

NFT-based fantasy football card firm raises $680m

French firm Sorare, which sells football trading cards in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has raised $680m (£498m).

The NFT-based…

Lithuania urges people to throw away Chinese phones

Consumers should throw away their Chinese phones and avoid buying new ones, Lithuania’s Defence Ministry has warned.

A report by its National…

China: Children given daily time limit on Douyin - its version of TikTok

Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, will limit use of the platform for children to 40 minutes a day.

The rules will apply to users under…

Bitcoin mining producing tonnes of waste

Bitcoin mining produces electronic waste (e-waste) annually comparable to the small IT equipment waste of a place like the Netherlands, research shows.

High-speed internet via airborne beams of light

A novel way of delivering high-speed internet via beams of light through the air has successfully transmitted data across the Congo River.

It…

Ford to boost F-150 Lightning production capacity to 80000 per year

The U.S. automaker said it would invest $250 million and add 450 hourly jobs across three Michigan facilities to lift production, having already garnered…

Happy SpaceX tourist crew spend first day whizzing around Earth

Unlike Nasa missions, the public won’t be able to listen in or watch events unfold in real time. However, St Jude tweeted its patients got to speak…