A man stabbed a Hong Kong police officer. Now people are calling him a hero
His victim was a seemingly random police officer -- and for some in Hong Kong, that not only justified the...
Month: July 2021
Twitter is a mess in India. Here’s how it got there
Silicon Valley's biggest tech firms have been locked in a tense stand-off with India over strict new information technology rules...
Didi Tried Balancing Pressure From China and Investors. It Satisfied Neither.
In the final days before Didi Global Inc. went public late last month on the New York Stock Exchange, a...
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE Review: Can It Replace Your Laptop?
Google has long given up on making its own Android tablets and has sort of left it up to its...
Microsoft’s Windows security flaw is a big deal. Here’s what you can do about it
Researchers at security firm Sangfor recently found a Windows vulnerability, called PrintNightmare, that could allow hackers to remotely gain access...
China Orders Stores to Remove More Apps Operated by Didi
BEIJING—China ordered mobile app stores to remove 25 more apps operated by Didi Global Inc.’s China arm, saying the apps...
iPhone 12 or Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra: What Is the Best Premium Flagship Phone to Buy in India?
The best premium phones you can buy in India are categorised as ones that start over Rs. 50,000. But which...
Bangladesh juice factory fire kills 52 people
The fire started Thursday afternoon on the ground floor of a six-story Hashem Foods Ltd. factory in Rupganj, east of...
London police officer pleads guilty to murder of Sarah Everard
Wayne Couzens, a serving police constable whose "primary role was uniformed patrol duties of diplomatic premises," had pleaded guilty to...
Lenovo Yoga Duet 7i, IdeaPad Duet 3 2-in-1 Laptops With Detachable Keyboards Launched in India
Lenovo Yoga Duet 7i and Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 3 detachable laptops have launched in the Indian market. Both the devices...
China Inflation Cools but Beijing Worries Economy Is Losing Heat
HONG KONG—After a yearlong run-up that pushed producer inflation to the highest level in more than a decade, China’s factory-gate...
Apple May Launch iPad With 10.9-Inch OLED Display in 2023, Said to Drop Touch Bar From MacBook Pro Models
Apple may launch an iPad with a 10.9-inch OLED display in 2023 and remove the Touch Bar from its MacBook...
World’s deepest pool opens in Dubai, part of huge underwater city
With a staggering depth of 60 meters (196 feet), the pool, part of the new Deep Dive Dubai attraction --...
Pfizer to Ask Regulators to Authorize Covid-19 Vaccine Booster
Pfizer Inc. will seek clearance from U.S. regulators in coming weeks to distribute a booster shot of its Covid-19 vaccine...
Philips 55-Inch 8200 Series Ultra-HD HDR LED Android TV (55PUT8215/94) Review: Mid-Range Pricing, Very Good Performance
It's possible to get a decent 55-inch Ultra-HD television for under Rs. 40,000 today, from popular brands such as Xiaomi,...
Their children vanished at an Indigenous boarding school. This tribe is bringing them home after 140 years
For six years, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, also known as Sicangu Lakota, negotiated the return of the remains of 11...
Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years for Trying to Extort Nike
Michael Avenatti, whose star turn as Stormy Daniels’s pugnacious lawyer ended two years ago in a flurry of criminal charges,...
Restaurant workers are quitting in droves. That might not change anytime soon
In May, the rate of quits per share of employment in the accommodation and food services sector, which includes restaurants,...
Qualcomm Launches ‘Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders’ in Partnership With Asus: Price, Specifications
Qualcomm on Thursday launched its first smartphone in collaboration with Asus. Dubbed “Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders,” the premium phone is...
WeChat deletes dozens of university LGBT accounts in China
On social media Tuesday, LGBT rights supporters protested the abrupt closure of these accounts by the Tencent-owned company. The deleted...
