New York (CNN Business)The Dakota Access Pipeline must shut down by August 5 during an in-depth environmental review of the controversial project, a district court ruled Monday in a defeat for the Trump administration.The rare shutdown of an operating pipeline marks a major win for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and environmental groups that have…
Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 World Wide Technology Chevrolet, walks the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 Powered by Big Machine Records at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 05, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana.Chris Graythen | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump lashed out Monday at the NASCAR Cup series' only…
The Florida Department of Health confirmed a case of what is commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba in the Tampa area. According to the department, one person in Hillsborough County contracted Naegleria fowleri, which is a single-cell amoeba that attacks brain tissue and is usually fatal. Since 1962, there have been only 37 cases…
Britain is set to phase out Huawei equipment from its 5G mobile networks this year, the U.K. press reported over the weekend. If so, it marks a major U-turn in the government's position on the Chinese telecommunications giant.The government is drawing up plans to strip Huawei gear from Britain's next-generation networks by the end of…
In late April, workers at a water pumping station in central Israel noticed a warning alert on their computer screens. Then, water pumps started to malfunction, turning off and on without control. It took a few hours to figure out what was wrong: The system that regulates the water at the facility had been hacked. According…
FILE PHOTO: A crane is seen near the dam of Wudongde hydropower plant under construction, on the Jinsha River between Yunnan province and Sichuan Province, China November 18, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File PhotoSHANGHAI (Reuters) - China’s massive Wudongde hydropower plant has begun generating power after a trial run, its owner announced, marking the launch of the latest…
TikTok-owner Bytedance is shutting down its Vigo family of apps — Vigo Video and Vigo Lite. Founded in 2017, Vigo apps were focused on creating on lip-syncing videos — just like TikTok. In a letter to its users, the company said it’s shutting down operations in India by October 31, and offering a period of…
LONDON (Reuters) - At the edge of the desert in North Khorasan province in northeast Iran, near the country’s largest deposit of bauxite, sits an aluminium production complex that the government has publicly hailed as a key part of its efforts to boost output of the metal. FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei…
Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca and Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services Zehra Zumrut Selcuk visit a person who was wounded following a blast at a firework factory in Hendek in Sakarya province, Turkey, July 3, 2020. Turkish Interior Ministry/Handout via REUTERSISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish prosecutor ordered the detention…
Tycho, TOKiMONSTA, the Glitch Mob, and Nine Inch Nails’ Alessandro Cortini have remixed audio from the forthcoming PlayStation®4 samurai gameGhost of Tsushima. The pieces...
In the wake of India’s decision to ban TikTok and other dozens of other Chinese apps over privacy concerns, Instagram has expanded its TikTok rival, known as Reels, in the region. The launch in India also comes only days after Facebook announced its standalone TikTok clone, Lasso, would be shutting down on July 10. In…
In late April, workers at a water pumping station in central Israel noticed a warning alert on their computer screens. Then, water pumps started to malfunction, turning off and on without control. It took a few hours to figure out what was wrong: The system that regulates the water at the facility had been hacked. According…
(CNN)A classified White House briefing Tuesday did little to satisfy House Democrats' demands for an explanation of intelligence that Russia offered the Taliban bounties, as Democrats expressed concerns that President Donald Trump's national security team appeared unwilling to brief the President with information he didn't want to hear.House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer took a group…
11.55pm EDT23:55 Ben Butler Bondholders owed $2bn by Virgin Australia have asked the Takeovers Panel to stop Bain Capital taking full control of the stricken airline. A group of bondholders, represented by Singapore fund manager Broad Peak Investment Advisers, has asked the panel to declare that the sale process run by administrators Deloitte was unacceptable…
In late April, workers at a water pumping station in central Israel noticed a warning alert on their computer screens. Then, water pumps started to malfunction, turning off and on without control. It took a few hours to figure out what was wrong: The system that regulates the water at the facility had been hacked. According…
India’s Reliance JioPlatforms, which just lately concluded a $fifteen.2 billion fundraise run, is completely ready to enter a new organization: Movie conferencing.
On Thursday evening,...
Samsung has introduced the subsequent technology of its QVO lineup of substantial-potential client good-condition drives: the 870 QVO. It will be offered beginning...
on theThe Discuss ExhibitwithDaring Fireball's John Gruber, and he also spoke with tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee.
In a online video published nowadays, Federighi and Brownlee...
The United States government began measures today to end its special status with Hong Kong, one month after Secretary of State Michael Pompeo told Congress that Hong Kong should no longer be considered autonomous from China. The new actions include suspending export license exceptions for sensitive U.S. technology and ending the export of defense equipment…
FILE PHOTO: A crane is seen near the dam of Wudongde hydropower plant under construction, on the Jinsha River between Yunnan province and Sichuan Province, China November 18, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File PhotoSHANGHAI (Reuters) - China’s massive Wudongde hydropower plant has begun generating power after a trial run, its owner announced, marking the launch of the latest…
TikTok-owner Bytedance is shutting down its Vigo family of apps — Vigo Video and Vigo Lite. Founded in 2017, Vigo apps were focused on creating on lip-syncing videos — just like TikTok. In a letter to its users, the company said it’s shutting down operations in India by October 31, and offering a period of…
LONDON (Reuters) - At the edge of the desert in North Khorasan province in northeast Iran, near the country’s largest deposit of bauxite, sits an aluminium production complex that the government has publicly hailed as a key part of its efforts to boost output of the metal. FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei…
Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca and Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services Zehra Zumrut Selcuk visit a person who was wounded following a blast at a firework factory in Hendek in Sakarya province, Turkey, July 3, 2020. Turkish Interior Ministry/Handout via REUTERSISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish prosecutor ordered the detention…
Good morning, friends, and welcome back to TechCrunch’s Equity Monday, a short-form audio hit to kickstart your week. Equity’s regular, long-form shows still land each and every Friday, including this entry from just a few days ago. This morning, coming to you early from the frozen tundra of the American East Coast, it’s Tuesday. That’s…
By Humeyra Pamuk, Hamid Shalizi and Charlotte GreenfieldDOHA/KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced a $1 billion cut in U.S. aid to Afghanistan after he failed to convince Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his political foe to end a feud that has helped jeopardize a U.S.-led peace effort.The United States…
Apple officially expanded the reach of its services offerings today, bringing key content businesses to more countries. The expansion sees the App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Podcasts, and iCloud launch in 20 new countries. Meanwhile, Apple Music debuts in a total of 72 new markets. Users signing up to the Apple Music free trial in 52…
Amazon’s Fire TV Edition, the version of Fire TV that now powers more than 50 Fire TV Edition smart TVs and soundbars as a competitor to Roku TV, is expanding to more devices besides just the television. Today, Amazon announced a new Fire TV Edition that’s capable of powering soundbars and being integrated into autos,…
The Taliban said Saturday they have ordered a complete one-day halt to attacks in Afghanistan ahead of the signing of a historic deal to withdraw American troops.Their announcement came after a partial week-long truce between the militants, US and Afghan troops elapsed, with only isolated attacks reported during the period leading up to the agreement,…
InterviewBit, a Bangalore-based startup that runs an advanced online computer science program for college graduates and young professional engineers, has raised $20 million in one of the largest Series A financing rounds in the education sector. The five-year-old startup’s Series A round was led by Sequoia India and Tiger Global. Global Founders Capital and some others…
Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment / Android Central The PlayStation 4 generation was an interesting one for Sony Worldwide Studios. It saw internal teams double down on blockbuster, cinematic games while also retaining experimentation from the smaller groups. U.K. developers at Evolution Studios and Guerrilla Cambridge were shut down, while Insomniac Games — longtime associate and…
Companies like Tile, Sonos and Popsockets have been speaking out against Apple and other big tech companies. They claim those larger corporations are deliberately hurting the competition, and earlier this year they testified before the House Antitrust Subcommittee. Now, Tile is taking its beef with Apple to Europe. Tile sent a letter to the European…
In the end, as history will record, the story that would have been the biggest news on Wednesday, March 11—the story that in normal times might have been the biggest headline of the month—will hardly register in America’s memory: That morning, at 11:06 am, a judge sentenced Hollywood super-producer turned super-predator Harvey Weinstein to 23…
The Castlevania franchise has some of the most iconic music in video game history, and Konami has started a new Spotify account that offers a collection of those soundtracks in one place. “We know how much you all love the soundtracks for our games, so we’ve put them all in one place,” Konami Europe tweeted…
Graphic: TencentComing soon to iOS and Android from Klei Entertainment and Tencent, Don’t Starve: Newhome is a fresh mobile take on the hit indie survival game with a focus on playing together with friends and strangers online.It’s all the crafting, creatures, and discovery of the original Don’t Starve, complete with its signature art style, only…
Screenshot: Vblank EntertainmentThe original Nintendo Wii was launched all the way back in 2006. And now, 14 years later, indie developer Vblank Entertainment is releasing Shakedown: Hawaii on the old console and also bringing the game to the WiiU too.The Wii port of Shakedown: Hawaii is being released only in Europe while the Wii U…
Faze Clan is taking a page out of Marvel’s playbook. Today, the organization announced that it will release a feature-length film later this year, starring Faze talent, which will kick off what it describes as “an immersive cinematic universe.” The “Faze Clan Universe,” as it’s called, is being created in partnership with Invisible Narratives, a…
