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Elon Musk sets update on brain-computer interface company Neuralink for August 28

Elon Musk said on Twitter this week that Neuralink, the company he founded in 2016 to develop computer-brain interfaces for the explicit purpose of helping humans keep pace with advanced artificial i

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Asus and Lenovo among the first to launch Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus devices

Qualcomm just revealed initial details around the Snapdragon 865 Plus. Like the 855 Plus before it, the upcoming chip represents a mid-year performance boost to the company’s mobile flagship. Think o

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Motorola announces €349 5G phone for Europe, promises a sub-$500 model for US this year

Last year Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 765, promising to usher in an era of low-cost 5G devices. Motorola, naturally, was more than happy to take advantage of the technology. While the company ha

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Sprint 5G is no more, as T-Mobile focuses on its own network

A day after formally completing the sale of Boost, Virgin and other Sprint prepaid networks to Dish, T-Mobile is pulling the plug on Sprint 5G. The move is one in a long list of issues that need sorti

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Dish closes Boost Mobile purchase, following T-Mobile/Sprint merger

T-Mobile today announced that it has closed a deal that divests Sprint’s pre-paid businesses, including Boost and Virgin Mobile. The news finds Dish entering the wireless carrier game in earnest, cou

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Mophie is selling an $80 wireless-charging UV phone sanitizer

The best possible time to launch a UV phone sanitizer would have been about five months ago. The second best possible time, however, is right now. When the COVID-19 pandemic really started hitting the

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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son leaves Alibaba board

Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020./VCG Photo SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi S

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SoftBank starts $21 billion sale of T-Mobile shares

SoftBank Group Corp unveiled a series of transactions on Monday to divest more than 21 billion U.S. dollars worth of stock in U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile U.S. Inc, as it seeks funding for a 41

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Cities are wrestling with a potential new exodus in the COVID-19 era, but Urban-X still believes in their future

Embodying the tensions that cities across the world face as they wrestle with controlling a pandemic in dense, urban environments, Urban-X, the accelerator for technology startups focused on the probl

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Qualcomm’s new robotics development platform is 5G-enabled

Qualcomm this morning just announced the latest version of its robotics development platform. The chipmaking giant is skipping a number, following up last year’s RB3 platform with the Robotics RB5 — w

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U.S. companies can work with Huawei on 5G, other standards

The United States on late Monday announced to amends its prohibitions on U.S. companies doing business with China's Huawei to allow them to work together on setting standards for next-generation 5G n

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US Commerce Dept. amends Huawei ban to allow for development of 5G standards

The United States Commerce Department today issued a change to its sweeping Huawei ban. Proponents of the move note that the change in policy ought not be regarded as a softening on the government’s s

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Daily Crunch: WhatsApp launches payments

WhatsApp is adding support for in-app payments, Apple is upgrading the MacBook Pro and Mac Pro desktop and we argue about the future of startup hubs.Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 15, 2020.1

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Tesla’s U.S.-made Model 3 vehicles now come equipped with wireless charging, USB-C ports

Tesla Model 3 vehicles produced at its Fremont, Calif. factory will reportedly come standard with a wireless charging pad and USB-C ports, upgrades that were first spotted by Drive Tesla Canada.Elect

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China's IoT satellites complete phase 1 in-orbit tests

Two satellites for China's space-based Internet-of-Things (IoT) project have completed phase 1 tests in orbit, sources with the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation said.The satellites

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Sony gives first look at new PlayStation 5 console and games

Fans get their first glimpse of the PS5 console as well as the games that will be available on it.

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Xiaomi’s Mi Smart Band 5 sports bigger display and new wireless charging system — and starts at $27

One of the world’s best selling wearable lineups just added a new gadget to the mix.Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi today unveiled the Mi Smart Band 5 that delivers several improvements and adds fea