Kids in China now restricted to just 3 hours of online gaming per week
Chinese gaming platforms like Tencent and NetEase must limit online gaming to minors to just three hours per week following new rules imposed by regulators on Monday,…
Fossil announces new smartwatches for 2021 that won’t have Wear OS 3 until 2022
Fossil has announced its fall 2021 smartwatch lineup running Wear OS, which it is calling the Gen 6 Touchscreen. As with the Gen 5 Fossil watches, the…
TikTok’s parent company acquires VR headset maker Pico
TikTok parent company ByteDance is acquiring Chinese virtual reality headset maker Pico. CNBC confirmed the news today after it was rumored last week and verified by Chinese…
Apple buys classical music streaming service Primephonic
Apple Music is pushing more extensively into classical music. Today, Apple announced that it has acquired Primephonic, a service that specializes in streaming the classical genre, and…
DrLupo is the latest streamer to move from Twitch to YouTube Gaming
Streamer Ben “DrLupo” Lupo has signed a deal to stream exclusively on YouTube Gaming, following in the footsteps of other well-known streamers like Jack “CouRage” Dunlop and…
Invest at PayPal could compete with Robinhood and Square’s retail stock trading
The next platform to host a rush on stocks like GameStop and AMC could be PayPal, as CNBC reports the company hired a brokerage industry vet to…
Apple sets debut date for The Problem with Jon Stewart
Apple’s upcoming show starring Jon Stewart, The Problem with Jon Stewart, will debut on Apple TV Plus on September 30th, the company announced Monday. Apple describes the…
GM temporarily stops making the Chevy Bolt after latest recall
General Motors is halting production of the Chevy Bolt EV after a number of battery fires prompted a massive recall that has already cost the company nearly…
HBO Max and YouTube are now on Spectrum TV
Two of the biggest players in streaming, HBO Max and YouTube, have officially arrived on Spectrum TV. It’s the first time the apps have been supported on…
Schools will need to reintroduce tougher Covid measures in weeks, warn unions
On Monday night Mary Bousted, the joint general secretary of the National Education Union, told The Telegraph: “We have much higher prevalence now in the community than…
Number of Turks wanting to work in UK more than triples in a year
“There was a huge demand to beat the deadline and there were a lot of last-minute applications,” said Vatan Oz, editor of the London-based Avrupa Gazette, which…
Magic magnetics: Scientists discover the secret of wireless charging
The advent of wireless charging was heralded as a panacea for modern life, able to rapidly recharge phones and other electronics without the need for a cable. …
Holidaymakers hit by Heathrow chaos after Border Force staff deal with Afghan refugees
Holidaymakers have been hit by four-hour queues over the bank holiday weekend at Heathrow airport, after Border Force staff were sent to help Afghan refugees. Pregnant women…
Wall Street gains as dovish Fed eases taper fears
The floor of the the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen after the close of trading in New York, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo S&P 500 tracks longest monthly winning streak…
After Ida, US energy pipelines off line, damage being assessed
A person walks in a flooded street after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, in Kenner, Louisiana, U.S. August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello Aug 30 (Reuters) –…
U.S. pending home sales drop for second straight month in July
Residential single family homes construction by KB Home are shown under construction in the community of Valley Center, California, U.S. June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo/File Photo…
WTO to examine U.S.-China dispute on grain import quotas
A logo is pictured on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) building before a ministerial meeting to discuss a draft agreement on curbing subsidies for the fisheries industry…
S&P, Nasdaq end at record highs as dovish Fed taper-talk calms investors
The floor of the the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen after the close of trading in New York, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo S&P 500 tracks longest monthly winning streak…
Housing affordability to worsen near-term, even as prices cool off: Reuters poll
People decorate their houses with lanterns and lights during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, November 14, 2020….
Amazon asks India regulator to order withdrawal of Future-Reliance deal approval -letter
NEW DELHI, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has asked India’s market regulator to order withdrawal of conditional approval given to its warring partner Future Group’s…
White House says 6,000 Americans have been evacuated from Afghanistan so far
U.S. soldiers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, arrive to provide security in support of Operation Allies Refuge at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August…
Extinction Rebellion protesters block London’s Tower Bridge
LONDON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Demonstrators from the Extinction Rebellion group, which is demanding urgent action by governments and business to limit climate change, staged a sit-down…
South Africa detects new coronavirus variant, still studying its mutations
C.1.2 contains mutations present in WHO variants of concern Scientists running lab tests to understand more about variant Still appears to account for small share of South…
Mexico condemns violent actions by migration agents caught on video
Migrants and asylum seekers from Central America and the Caribbean walk in a caravan headed to the Mexican capital to apply for asylum and refugee status, on…
Canada’s Trudeau resumes campaign after angry crowds disrupt rallies
OTTAWA, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plunged back into campaigning on Monday after groups of unusually vocal and abusive protesters disrupted his weekend…