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Hong Kong protesters wary of Chinese surveillance technology
Hong Kong, June 14 (AP/UNB) (AP) — Young Hong Kong residents protesting a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to China for trial are seeking to safeguard their identities from potential retaliation by authorities employing mass data collection and sophisticated facial recognition technology.
Earthquake tests new wireless network in far-flung Alaska
Anchorage, Jun 13 (AP/UNB) — The police chief of Alaska's largest city hurried out of the department's glass building after the ground began to shake. Phone lines jammed and even police radios were spotty after a major earthquake, but his cellphone was recently equipped with a national wireless network dedicated to first responders.
Subscribers vent anger against cellphone operators at hearing
Dhaka, June 12 (UNB) – Subscribers on Wednesday vented their anger at the poor services provided by different mobile phone companies in the country.
ZEE5 now available for Robi, Airtel customers
Dhaka, Jun 12 (UNB)- Bangladesh’s leading digital service provider, Robi, on Wednesday announced its partnership with the largest global multilingual streaming service, ZEE5.
Infobip Brings Mobile Messaging Solutions to DESCO's Customers in Bangladesh
Dhaka, June 12 (AsiaNet/UNB)- Infobip, a global cloud communications company for businesses and leader in omnichannel engagement is enabling mobile messaging solutions for Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (DESCO), an organization under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources that serves nearly one million consumers in northern Dhaka.
States sue to stop $26.5 billion Sprint-T-Mobile deal
New York, Jun 12 (AP/UNB) — A group of state attorneys general led by New York and California filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to block T-Mobile's $26.5 billion bid for Sprint, citing consumer harm.
3 million US students don't have home internet
Hartford, Jun 11 (AP/UNB) — With no computer or internet at home, Raegan Byrd's homework assignments present a nightly challenge: How much can she get done using just her smartphone?
Fast, efficient way to build amino acid chains developed
Chicago, June 10 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Using a streamlined process, researchers at the University of Illinois (UI) now can purify the amino acid precursors and build the polypeptides at the same time.
Google's challenge to game consoles to kick off in November
New York, June 7 (AP/UNB) — Google will kick off its Stadia streaming service to challenge the video game industry in November — but initially only as part of a $130 bundle that includes hardware and a pass for a friend.
Is ‘Big Tech’ too big? A look at growing antitrust scrutiny
San Francisco, June 5 (AP/UNB) —The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are moving to investigate Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple over their aggressive business practices, and the House Judiciary Committee has announced an unprecedented antitrust probe , promising “a top-to-bottom review of the market power held by giant tech platforms.”