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Elon Musk is facing a social media backlash after China complained that its space station was forced to avoid collisions with satellites launched by his Starlink Internet Services project. The country’s space station had two “close encounters” with Starlink satellites, Beijing claimed. China’s complaints, lodged with the UN’s space agency, have not yet been independently […]

The prime minister is due to be briefed on the latest Covid data as he weighs whether to impose additional measures in England before the new year. After two days without published figures, Boris Johnson will hear the impact on the NHS of record infections. The PM has so far resisted new restrictions, but the […]

A Moscow court has fined Google 7.2bn roubles ($98m; £73m) for repeated failure to delete content deemed illegal in Russia. Details of the offending content were not specified in the announcement by the court’s press service. This is the first time in Russia that a technology giant has been hit with a fine based on […]

US microchip maker Intel has apologised following a backlash over its letter urging suppliers not to source products or labour from China’s Xinjiang region. The company’s letter sparked criticism in China, with calls for a boycott. The letter said Intel had been “required to ensure” its supply chain did not use labour or source goods […]

Japanese conglomerate Sony’s Indian arm has finalised a deal with local rival Zee Entertainment to form the country’s second largest entertainment network. The merged entity will include more than 75 television channels, film assets and two streaming platforms. It is poised to become a major player in the country’s fast-growing entertainment industry, challenging rivals such […]

Bosses from the world’s two biggest plane makers have called on the US government to delay the rollout of new 5G phone services. In a letter, top executives at Boeing and Airbus warned that the technology could have “an enormous negative impact on the aviation industry.” Concerns have previously been raised that C-Band spectrum 5G […]

Amazon-owned livestreaming site Twitch has banned an Amazon Prime Video channel after a presenter appeared to accidentally reveal her breast during a live show. The official Spanish-language Prime Video channel was suspended from Twitch on Sunday, with no public reason given. However, it followed a segment on the talk show Esto es un Late where […]

Chiranjeevi lives in Hyderabad, India, with his young family. He is a smiley, glass-half-full kind of guy – naturally positive and full of energy. He’s smart, too, and works in an Indian tech company. He’s the least likely person, you’d think, to fall victim to an online scam. Yet in October he was defrauded out […]

Necklaces and accessories claiming to “protect” people from 5G mobile networks have been found to be radioactive. The Dutch authority for nuclear safety and radiation protection (ANVS) issued a warned about ten products it found gave off harmful ionising radiation. It urged people not to use the products, which could cause harm with long-term wear. […]

Sainsbury’s is among major businesses in the UK and US affected by a cyber-attack on a payroll system provider. On Saturday, Kronos confirmed it was dealing with a ransomware attack on its computer systems. Many companies such as Sainsbury’s rely on Kronos to log, store and process the hours employees have worked. The supermarket chain […]