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MOJAVE, Calif. (Reuters) – A Virgin Galactic rocket plane on Friday soared to the edge of space with a test passenger for the first time, nudging British billionaire Richard Branson’s company closer to its goal of suborbital flights for space tourists. Virgin Galactic rocket plane, the WhiteKnightTwo carrier airplane, with …

Features of Jio Group Talk include conference calling up to 10 members instantly, HD conference calling support, real time conference setup, adding or removing participants, muting participants and lecture mode. Reliance Jio has launched a new conference calling app called Jio Group Talk for Android. The app allows its users …

MUMBAI (Reuters) – An Indian parliamentary panel has summoned representatives of Facebook Inc, its messaging services WhatsApp and photo-sharing app Instagram to appear before it early next month and discuss how to safeguard citizens’ rights on social media. FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen …

Apple also is preparing an iPhone software update, iOS 12.2, that includes a revamped Wallet app. That new app could set the foundation for integrating the new credit card. (Image source: Bloomberg) Apple Inc and Goldman Sachs Group Inc will begin testing a jointly developed credit card with employees in …

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two Democratic U.S. senators called for the Federal Trade Commission to act on a complaint filed by consumer groups against Facebook Inc on Thursday that alleged the company scammed children into spending money on its platform. FILE PHOTO: Two women take photos in front of the …

(Representational/Reuters Photo) A WAR game based on the Battle of Kurukshetra depicted in the epic Mahabharata will be showcased at the ‘Facebook School of Innovation’s Virtual Reality Demo Day’ in Bengaluru on Saturday. A final-year student of College of Engineering, Prathmesh Mane, has developed the prototype that makes players active …

TORONTO (Reuters) – Huawei Chairman Liang Hua said on Thursday the company is committed to increasing investment in Canada despite the arrest of its chief financial officer by Canadian police at the request of the United States last December. A woman walks past a Huawei shop in Beijing, China, January …

In the US alone, Google must contend with calls for antitrust probes, efforts to pass a national privacy bill and more. (Image: Bloomberg) Alphabet Inc’s Google is reorganizing its approach to global policy, including the addition of resources to emerging markets, according to a person familiar with the moves, which …

MUNICH (Reuters) – German chipmaker Infineon Technologies aims to bring in outgoing Voestalpine Chief Executive Wolfgang Eder as its chairman in August, replacing Eckart Suenner earlier than expected. Eder, who was elected to the Infineon supervisory board last year with a view of taking over as chair in the medium …

The bypass method works only if the user has set to unlock any other option than “Immediately”. WhatsApp officially rolled out support for Touch ID or Face ID for iPhone users earlier this month. Now, a bug that lets anyone bypass the authentication systems has been discovered. A Reddit user …