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• AT&T, Verizon, Others to Pay $6 Million to Settle Probes Over Failed 911 Calls During 2020 Network Outages

  18-12-2021 14:13
  
  US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Friday that four telecom providers including AT&T and Verizon will pay a total of $6 million (roughly Rs. 45,60,81,000) to settle investigations into compliance with the agency’s 911 reliability rules during 2020 network outages.
  
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• Alibaba Plans to Grow Southeast Asia E-Commerce Arm Lazada to $100 Billion

  18-12-2021 13:47
  
  Alibaba has unveiled an ambitious vision to grow its Southeast Asian e-commerce business via Lazada to $100 billion (roughly Rs. 7,60,135 crore) in transacted sales.
  
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• Patek Has Shoehorned a Gramophone Into Its Latest Watch

  18-12-2021 13:00 via wired.com
  
  Patek Philippe’s new audiophile minute repeater, Reference 5750, takes aural inspiration from Thomas Edison’s phonograph.
  
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• Move Over Amazon. Other Retailers Are Catching Up

  18-12-2021 13:00 via wired.com
  Not only are orders and returns easier than ever, today's best retail apps also offer loyalty programs with discounts and rewards.
  
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• 7 Rapid At-Home Covid-19 Tests—and Where to Find Them

  18-12-2021 13:00 via wired.com
  
  Planning to travel or see family during the holidays? You’ll want to add an antigen test kit to your packing list.
  
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• Vivo Y32 With Dual Rear Cameras, Snapdragon 680 SoC Launched: Price, Specifications

  18-12-2021 12:50
  
  Vivo Y32 has been listed on the Vivo China website. The new smartphone comes with a dual rear camera setup and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 SoC.
  
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• OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro Getting OxygenOS 12 Based on Android 12 Again After Suspension

  18-12-2021 10:46
  
  OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro are getting OxygenOS 12 based on Android 12 again. The update is promised to resolve the problems of the release that was rolled out last week. Separately, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Galaxy Z Fold 3 are also getting One UI 4 based on Android 12 once more.
  
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• New gadget ‘drastically’ improves sleep

  18-12-2021 10:14
  
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• Noise Beads TWS Earbuds With Up to 18 Hours of Listening Time, IPX5 Build Debut

  18-12-2021 08:48
  
  Noise Beads truly wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds have silently debuted in India. The new earbuds are going on sale through Amazon starting December 24.
  
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• Stalker 2 Developer GSC Game World Abandons Plan to Release NFT After Fan Outcry

  18-12-2021 08:26
  
  Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl developer has retracted its plan to launch NFTs or non-fungible tokens related to the game after fans slammed the move and started a campaign to not buy the highly anticipated gaming expected to release in April 2022.
  
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• iPhone Supplier Foxconn’s India Plant Workers Said to Be Hospitalised After Food Poisoning

  18-12-2021 07:50
  
  Foxconn employees at its plant near Chennai, which makes iPhones for Apple, were hospitalised on Saturday after a bout of food poisoning.
  
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• iPhone Supplier Foxconn’s Chennai Plant Workers Said to Be Hospitalised After Food Poisoning

  18-12-2021 07:50
  
  Foxconn employees at its plant near Chennai, which makes iPhones for Apple, were hospitalised on Saturday after a bout of food poisoning.
  
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• Researchers Use Carbon-Air Battery in Breakthrough for Next-Generation Storage Systems

  18-12-2021 07:35
  
  Researchers at a Japanese institute say they have found a way to make renewable energy more efficient. It is called “carbon/air secondary battery (CASB)” and comprises a solid-oxide fuel and electrolysis cell (SOFC/ECs) where carbon generated via electrolysis of carbon dioxide (CO2) is oxidised with air to produce energy
  
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• Drones Used in Maharashtra for Transportation of COVID-19 Vaccines in Remote Village in New Trial

  18-12-2021 07:20
  
  District Administration of Palghar in Maharashtra on Thursday used drone to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to a remote village as part of a trial.
  
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• Google, Meta's Request to Use Undersea Data Cable to Asia Get US Government Backing

  18-12-2021 07:01
  
  Joe Biden’s administration has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to give Alphabet's Google and Facebook parent Meta the permission to use an undersea cable system to handle growing Internet traffic with Asia.
  
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• Google, Meta Undersea Data Cable to Asia Get US Government Backing

  18-12-2021 07:01
  
  Joe Biden’s administration has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to give Alphabet's Google and Facebook parent Meta the permission to use an undersea cable system to handle growing Internet traffic with Asia.
  
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• Tesla Investor Files Lawsuit Over Elon Musk’s 10 Percent Stock Sale Tweets

  18-12-2021 06:29
  
  A Tesla investor has filed a lawsuit over CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter poll on stock sale that pulled down Tesla’s share price by about a quarter.
  
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• Amazon-Future Deal Suspended, Rs. 200 Crore Fine Slapped by Competition Commission of India

  18-12-2021 05:57
  
  Amazon’s bid to buy Future Group’s retail assets that got approval from India’s antitrust regulator in 2019 has now been suspended. The Competition Commission of India said in a fresh order that Amazon Amazon "suppressed the actual scope" of the deal and had made "false and incorrect statements" while seeking approval for the $200 million (roughly Rs. 1,500 cror...
  
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