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INDIANA SENATE ENDORSES BAN ON DRIVERS USING HANDHELD PHONES

A proposal that would ban motorists from using handheld cellphones on Indiana roads appears on its way to becoming law.

VIRGIN GALACTIC REPORTS HIGH INTEREST IN ITS SPACE FLIGHTS

Virgin Galactic has received nearly 8,000 online reservations of interest since its first successful test flight into space 14 months ago, the company said Tuesday as it nears commercial operation and prepares to reopen ticket sales.

CHINA'S HUAWEI DEBUTS LATEST VERSION OF FOLDING PHONE

China’s Huawei unveiled its latest folding smartphone and its first such device to be available internationally, competing in a niche category with new models from Samsung and Motorola.

CONTROL: WHY iOS SHOULD BE KEPT LOCKED DOWN

Developers are quietly working on iOS 14 and its Mac and Watch counterparts, and many are wondering what the next-generation operating system will look like.

MANAGING REMOTE WORKERS? IT TAKES MORE THAN THE LATEST APPS

Nicolas Vandenberghe’s company has 42 staffers scattered among 36 cities in 15 countries.

A WILD SPIN ON THE PETER PAN MYTH IN ‘WENDY'

A Peter Pan story told from Wendy’s perspective sounds either too precious to be true or ripe for a skewering.

Zuckerberg Accepts That Facebook May Have To Pay More Tax

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to throw his support behind international reforms that would require Silicon Valley tech giants to pay more tax in Europe.

Apple Warns China Virus Will Cut iPhone Production, Sales

Apple Inc. is warning investors that it won’t meet its second-quarter financial guidance because the viral outbreak in China has cut production of iPhones.

2 Japanese Businessmen Charged In Tech Hardware Price Fixing

A grand jury charged two Japanese businessmen for their role in an alleged global conspiracy to fix prices for components used in computer hard disk drives, federal officials announced.

SPACEX AIMS TO LAUNCH UP TO 4 TOURISTS INTO SUPER HIGH ORBIT

SpaceX aims to launch up to four tourists into a super high orbit, possibly by the end of next year.

TECH-STARVED GOVERNMENT SEEKS INDUSTRY'S BEST, BRIGHTEST

In this post-impeachment era of divisiveness and deadlock in the nation’s capital, Uncle Sam has a message for top U.S. technologists:

US JUDGE DISMISSES HUAWEI SUIT OVER GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS BAN

A federal judge in Texas has dismissed Chinese tech giant Huawei’s lawsuit challenging a U.S. law that bars the government and its contractors from using Huawei equipment because of security concerns.

YALE STUDENTS START DRONE DELIVERY SERVICE ON CAMPUS

A group of students at Yale University has set up a drone delivery service on campus.

Q&A: FACEBOOK VP OF MESSENGER DISCUSSES PRIVACY

At Facebook, Stan Chudnovsky oversees the Messenger chat app that’s used by well over 1 billion people each month. He’s playing a key role in helping Facebook integrate that app with its other chat tools, WhatsApp and Instagram Direct.

MICRO-LOCATION:SEE WHERE WE'RE HEADED

Far beyond helping you get from A to B or find your keys, location technology is unlocking unimaginable possibilities for the future of travel, education, entertainment, and business. With the right strategy, the tech in our pockets will make the world smaller than ever before.

IN THE SPIRIT OF WHITNEY: HOUSTON HOLOGRAM TOUR SET TO BEGIN

Whitney Houston is about to appear on the concert stage again.

California Company Plans to Sell China-Designed Suvs in US

A California company says it will build and sell Chinese-designed automobiles in the U.S. at the end of next year or early in 2022.

Barr's Call for U.S. Control of 5G Providers Quickly Rebuked

Trump administration officials, increasingly intent on preventing Chinese global technological domination, keep floating the idea that the U.S. government should take a more direct hand in running next-generation 5G wireless networks.

VIRUS WORRIES FORCE CANCELLATION OF MAJOR TECH SHOW IN SPAIN

Organizers of the world’s biggest mobile technology fair are pulling the plug over worries about the viral outbreak from China.

SAMSUNG'S NEW FOLDABLE PHONE: CHEAPER, BUT STILL A NOVELTY

Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, its second attempt to sell consumers on phones with bendable screens and clamshell designs.

Decade of iPAD: How the tablet changed the world

In 2010, Apple CEO Steve Jobs took to the stage to announce a device that would revolutionize the way we read, watch, learn, and work.

WHAT T-MOBILE TAKEOVER OF SPRINT MEANS FOR YOU

T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint could mean higher or lower phone bills, depending on whom you ask.

US LETS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BYPASS HUMAN-DRIVER SAFETY RULES

For the first time, the U.S. government’s highway safety agency has approved a company’s request to deploy a self-driving vehicle that doesn’t need to meet the same federal safety standards for cars and trucks driven by humans.

UBER LOSES $1.1B INVESTING IN FOOD DELIVERY, DRIVERLESS CARS

Uber is still losing money as it expands its food delivery business and develops technology for driverless cars.

NEW TWITTER TOOL LINKS USERS TO ACCURATE CENSUS INFORMATION

Twitter has rolled out a new tool to help users find accurate information about this year’s U.S. Census.

A CHARISMATIC ROBBIE GIVES HARLEY QUINN HER WINGS

At one point in “Birds of Prey,” crime lord Roman Sionis, aka Ewan McGregor, sits down with a tub of popcorn to watch Harley Quinn suffer through a brutal interrogation.

Evolution: Major Apple Product Launches on The Way

2019 was one of Apple’s most successful years to date, but the company is showing no signs of slowing down.

YouTube: No ‘Deepfakes' Or ‘Birther' Videos in 2020 Election

Better late than never, YouTube is making clear there will be no “birtherism” on its platform during this year’s U.S. presidential election.

Changing Counts Reveal Inexact Science of Calorie Labels

Almonds used to have about 170 calories per serving. Then researchers said it was really more like 130. A little later, they said the nuts may have even less.

ONLINE CONSPIRACY THEORIES FLOURISH AFTER IOWA CAUCUS FIASCO

Monday night could not have gone better for online troublemakers who have spent years propagating false or misleading conspiracy theories on the internet that the U.S. election is rigged or vulnerable to tampering.