Technology

The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has started a probe into China’s semiconductor industry, looking for anti-competitive trade practices. , the USTR is looking into China for “acts, policies and practices” that reduced or eliminated competition in the marketplace for semiconductors. The probe is being conducted through of the US Trade Act of

Sony Group said on Thursday it will invest about JPY 50 billion ($320 million or roughly Rs. 2,722 crore) to acquire new shares of Kadokawa, raising its stake in the Japanese media powerhouse to around 10 percent and becoming Kadokawa’s top shareholder. Through the capital alliance, Sony and Kadokawa, which have already worked together on various projects, plan

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is still zipping around the sun making history, and it’s gearing up for another record-setting approach this week. On December 24 at 6:53AM ET, the spacecraft’s orbit will take it just 3.8 million miles from the solar surface, according to the space agency. That’ll be the closest it — or any

WhatsApp is introducing fun new features to enhance the texting and calling experience ahead of the new year, the company announced on Thursday. For a limited time, WhatsApp users will be able to take advantage of new calling effects with the New Year theme during video calls. Further, the instant messaging platform rolled out new

Apple is working on the next generation of AirPods Pro, and they may come packing some new health features, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In the newsletter this weekend, Gurman reports that Apple has been testing features including temperature sensing and heart rate monitoring for the earbuds. So far, Apple has found that the Apple

Samsung has announced price cuts and discounts for its latest Galaxy wearables lineup ahead of Christmas. The Galaxy Watch Ultra and  Galaxy Watch 7 are offered at discounted prices as part of the festival sale. Besides smartwatches, the Galaxy Buds 3 series are also getting price cuts. Customers purchasing the Galaxy Ring during the offer period can avail

The US Department of Commerce on Friday announced its awards for Samsung, Texas Instruments and Amkor Technology under the CHIPS Incentives Program, which come to more than $6.75 billion altogether. The program is meant to help expand domestic semiconductor production. Samsung was awarded up to $4.745 billion in direct funding — a smaller amount than

iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are no longer listed for purchase in Switzerland, and the company is expected to discontinue sales of its smartphones across the European Union (EU), two years after they were launched, according to a report. The company will stop selling another smartphone that was also introduced in 2022 — the

Google has filed a outlining how it would remedy the antitrust violations it’s been accused of by the Department of Justice, after the and face restrictions that would prevent it from favoring its own search engine in Android. Judge Amit Mehta of the US District Court for the District of Columbia in August that Google

OnePlus Open 2 is expected to launch next year, as the company’s second foldable smartphone. The Chinese smartphone maker did not launch a successor to the first-generation OnePlus Open in 2024, and a tipster has now shed some light on when we can expect the handset to be unveiled. It is expected to make its

Another day, another Tesla recall. This time, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of almost 700,000 Tesla vehicles warning them of a problem with a warning light for the tire pressure monitoring system as reported by the . The recall affects the 2024 Cybertruck, 2017-2025 Model 3 and 2020-2025 Model Y Vehicles. The NHTSA

Lenovo has reportedly been working on refreshing the Lenovo Legion Go, its Windows-based gaming handheld. The manufacturer has remained tight-lipped about its next slate of portable gaming devices, said to include a smaller Lenovo Legion Go S, alongside a larger second-generation Legion Go, but recent leaks have revealed design details of the Legion Go successor. Now,

Movie icon and super spy James Bond seemed to be on another rise to the top of the box office just a few years ago, but things have been almost as quiet as a shot from a Walther PPK with a silencer ever since then. Daniel Craig took on the role in 2006 with Casino

Instagram is working on a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will allow users to reimagine their videos. The AI-powered video editing tool is built on Meta’s Movie Gen AI model, an early research project that can generate videos from text prompts. On Instagram, instead of letting users generate videos from scratch, the feature will

While there remain regular laptops and gaming laptops, the line that separates them has nearly disappeared. Today, if you have a fast CPU and graphics card, along with perks like a big screen and a good cooling system, you can play a decent number of games on your laptop. Besides, not everyone wants a big,

Huawei secured the top spot in the global wrist-worn wearable shipments with significant year-over-year growth, as per the latest report by market research firm IDC. The Chinese tech brand has surpassed Apple to grab the top spot in global wrist-worn wearable shipment for the first three quarters of 2024. Xiaomi came in third, while Samsung and BBK

It’s here! The Steam Winter Sale is underway now and runs through January 2. That leaves you plenty of time to internally debate whether you really need to buy yet more games and ultimately convince yourself that yes, in fact, you do. Several notable titles from the are once again seeing similar discounts this season.