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German court says Tesla can fell trees at site of new plant

A German court has ruled that the clearing of trees from the site of Tesla Inc.’s first electric car factory in Europe can go ahead, days after it issued an

India to have over 900m Internet users by 2023

India will have over 907 million internet users by 2023, accounting for 64 per cent of the country’s population, a Cisco report said on Tuesday. Over half a billion people

Trump threatens intelligence block over Huawei: US diplomat

Shawdesh Desk: The United States’ ambassador to Germany said Sunday that President Donald Trump had threatened to cut off intelligence-sharing with countries that dealt with Chinese tech firm Huawei. Washington

Facebook reverses on paid political messages that aren’t ads

Facebook decided Friday to allow a type of paid political message that had sidestepped many of the social network’s rules governing political ads, in a reversal that highlights difficulties tech

Robots deployed on front lines to combat coronavirus

From disinfection and street patrols to food and medicine delivery in quarantine wards, robots are being deployed at the front lines to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, which

Twitter to label fake, manipulating tweets from next month

Shawdes Desk: In yet another bid to take action against the circulation of synthetic and manipulating media on its platform, Twitter on Wednesday announced a new policy where it would

YouTube: No “birther” conspiracy videos for 2020 election

YouTube is making clear there will be no “birtherism” on its platform during this year’s U.S. presidential election. Also banned: Election-related “deepfake” videos and anything that aims to mislead viewers

‘Two defunct satellites narrowly miss collision’

Shawdesh Desk: Two decommissioned satellites sped past each other Wednesday after experts had warned they may collide at a combined speed of 33,000 miles (53,000 kilometers) an hour, sending thousands