India aims to become 4th nation to land on moon
India will try to become just the fourth country to make a soft landing on the moon, after its Chandrayaan 2 mission takes off Monday. India’s space agency is making…
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Samsung’s Lee travels to Japan amid trade tensions
The vice chairman of South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics is traveling to Japan as trade tensions escalate between the two countries. Lee Jae-yong, also known as Jay Y. Lee,…
Outages hit Facebook, Instragram, WhatsApp users worldwide
Social network Facebook and associated platforms Instagram and WhatsApp all suffered international outages Wednesday. Failures were reported in many parts of the world, but were most concentrated in the eastern…
Trump skips Huawei security issue in South Korea
South Korean business executives of the country’s leading companies may have breathed a collective sigh of relief after meeting U.S. President Donald Trump in Seoul on Sunday. Trump, who made…
North Korea university to teach artificial intelligence, state media says
North Korea is reforming education at universities to place greater emphasis on artificial intelligence, according to state media. Pyongyang’s Workers’ Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported Sunday Pyongyang University of Computer…
Waymo joins Renault, Nissan to build autonomous vehicles
Waymo announced Thursday it has signed a deal with Renault and Nissan to develop autonomous vehicles in France and Japan, along with other countries in the future. Waymo, which started…
Startup unveils all-electric airliner at Paris Air Show
Israeli start-up Eviation showed off its all-electric airliner Tuesday at the Paris Air Show, and said a U.S. carrier has already made an order. Company CEO Omer Bar-Yohay said the…
Samsung to expand artificial intelligence business with NPU unit
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it is open to a major merger, if needed, as it seeks to expand the neural processing unit for its artificial intelligence…
Huawei chief: ‘U.S. cannot stop us’
The chief executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei said the United States cannot stop the firm’s commercial progress, despite sanctions. Ren Zhengfei, 74, said Monday the pressure from the United…
Fitch: Huawei’s loss could be rival Samsung’s gain
Samsung could be the big winner in a China-U.S. trade spat that has led to sanctions against Chinese smartphone giant Huawei, according to a statement Monday from Fitch Ratings, the…
