3D-printed limbs for Nigeria’s conflict-stricken amputees
A technology start-up in northeastern Nigeria is printing 3D prosthetic limbs for amputees who have been brutally scarred by criminal gangs and militant groups in...
Amazon in talks to partner with Indonesia’s ride-hailing startup Go-Jek: WSJ
Amazon.com Inc has held preliminary talks on a partnership with Indonesian ride-hailing startup Go-Jek Group, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar...
Facebook tightens rules for U.S. political advertisers ahead of 2020 election
Facebook Inc is tightening its political ad rules in the United States, it said on Wednesday, requiring new disclosures for its site and photo-sharing platform...
South Korean battery maker LG Chem aims to rely less on Japanese parts amid trade row
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd is pushing for the localization of some battery parts in an effort to reduce its dependence on Japan amid a...
Ousting Huawei, Australia finishes laying undersea internet cable for Pacific allies
The final piece of Australia’s A$137 million ($92.53 million) undersea cable to bring high-speed internet to the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea was laid...
DOJ charges ex-Google engineer with tech theft
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday filed criminal charges accusing Anthony Levandowski, a pioneer in self-driving car technology, of stealing trade secrets from his...
Ride-hailing firm Grab says to invest $500 million in Vietnam over five years
Ride-hailing firm Grab said on Wednesday it will invest $500 million in Vietnam over the next five years to expand its services in the Southeast...
MLB notebook: Indians’ Ramirez (hand surgery) out 5-7 weeks
Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez has been ruled out for the rest of the regular season after undergoing surgery for a broken hamate bone...
Ride-hailing firm Grab says to invest $500 million in Vietnam over next five years
Ride-hailing firm Grab announced on Wednesday it will invest $500 million in Vietnam over the next five years to expand its services in the Southeast...
Researchers studying Facebook’s impact on democracy threaten to quit
A group of philanthropies working with Facebook Inc to study the social network’s impact on democracy threatened on Tuesday to quit, saying the company had...