On Sunday, China’s first domestically produced passenger jet made its maiden commercial flight. The C919 commercial jetliner is a milestone event in the nation’s decades-long effort to compete with Western rivals in the air. Beijing hopes that the C919 will challenge foreign models like the Boeing 737 MAX and the Airbus A320, though many of
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The metaverse was once seen as a turning point for the technological world, promising a dynamic remote interactive environment. However, it quickly faced criticism and backlash, and people are now losing interest. Even Mark Zuckerberg, who re-introduced the concept of the metaverse, has stopped pitching it to advertisers. Meta’s Reality Labs division, responsible for VR
Arm has introduced its 5th-generation graphics processing unit (GPU) architecture, beginning with its Arm Immortalis-G720. The company revealed this at the Computex trade show in Taiwan, along with its Armv9 Cortex compute cluster, which has delivered double-digit performance gains for three consecutive years. In addition, Arm has launched its TCS23 platform for premium mobile computing.
Hong Kong is set to become a hub for digital assets as new laws for cryptocurrency exchanges are introduced on 1 June. Officials hope that this move will help the local economy recover from the pandemic, social unrest, and the impact of a Beijing-imposed national security law. The new rules will allow retail investors to
Over the weekend, UK airports experienced chaos and long waiting times due to glitches in the passport e-gate system. The issue came at a busy time, as a bank holiday on Monday overlapped with a school holiday. Travelers reported waiting for hours as those eligible to use the e-gates had to have their passports checked
WhatsApp has begun testing a screen sharing feature for Android users. This new feature will allow users to show the contents of their screen to other participants during a video call. Screen sharing is already available on other communication apps like Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Skype. How It Works According to WABetaInfo, a
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK has announced that social media giant Meta has offered to limit its use of other businesses’ advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace service. This decision was made to address the regulator’s competition concerns. The CMA said it was inclined to accept the commitments, which include advertisers
Battlegrounds Mobile India, the popular battle royale game that was banned by the Indian government last year, is now available for preloading on Android smartphones via the Google Play Store. Developer Krafton has confirmed that the game will be playable in India starting on May 29. Krafton announced on Saturday that Battlegrounds Mobile India was
Google has taken down a gaming app titled “Slavery Simulator” after it sparked outrage for allowing players to buy, sell, and torture Black virtual “slaves.” The Portuguese-language game enabled players to strategize preventing the abolition of slavery to amass virtual riches. The game was downloaded by hundreds of people before the prosecutor’s office launched an
The Nasdaq Composite has recorded its fifth-straight weekly gain, rising by 2.5% in the past five days. The index is now up 24% this year, outpacing the other major US indexes. The S&P 500 is up 9.5% for the year, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down slightly. Tech investors are buying shares of