China

Chinese flying taxi maker Ehang gets approval to test drone deliveries for cargo weighing over 150kg

Ehang is the world’s first autonomous aerial vehicle company approved to conduct commercial trials of passenger drones for transporting heavy cargo, it says. The pilotless 216 flying car can hold two passengers and travel at up to 130km per hour.

Facebook

Opinion: Why is Facebook for remote work? It wants pay cuts

One constant in Facebook’s corporate culture is the ruthless aggression when it comes to growth and competition. To take just one example: More than a decade ago, a young, upstart Facebook smashed a wage-fixing cartel that then had been imposed by older, more established tech companies and it tried to hire the best tech talent.

iOS

Apple delivers iOS fix for major vulnerability in Mail app

Apple has released software updates for iPhones and iPads designed to patch a major flaw in Apple's Mail app that recently prompted security experts to advise users to urgently switch to alternative email apps.

Mobile apps

Virus tracing apps: Which countries are doing what

As countries emerge from lockdowns imposed to blunt the coronavirus pandemic, dozens have rolled out phone apps to track a person's movements and who they come into contact with, giving officials a vital tool for limiting contagion risks.

Twitch

Twitch Roulette brings you to the less watched game streams

On the streaming platform Twitch, gamers can achieve audiences in the millions as they live-stream their games. In reality, however, most Twitch streamers have tiny numbers of viewers.

Technology

Wireless charging with NFC is on the way

To charge a small device like a pair of wireless earbuds or a fitness tracker, you normally need to plug in some kind of cable like on your smartphone. But in future, you'll likely be able to charge them wirelessly from your smartphone using NFC.

Social media

Twitter, Internet group oppose US rules requiring visitors to disclose social media info

Twitter Inc, Reddit and a group representing major internet firms backed two documentary film groups that have challenged the Trump Administration's 2019 rules requiring nearly all US visitors to disclose social media user information from the prior five years.

Internet

Zoom wall takes in football match as Danish league resumes

As professional soccer returned to Denmark, fans used Zoom to be part of the action.

Twitter

Users can now schedule tweets through Twitter for web

Twitter for web rolled out two features for scheduling and saving drafts aimed at enabling users to share at their own speed.

Facebook

Facebook, Instagram leave Trump’s threat about shooting Minneapolis protesters unchecked

While Twitter put Donald Trump in a penalty box for a tweet advocating violence against crowds Minneapolis protesters, Facebook and Instagram for now have left up the same message from the president on their services without any similar warning.

Twitter

Twitter conceals Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’

Twitter concealed one of Donald Trump's tweets on May 29 for “glorifying violence”, ramping up a dispute with the US president who says social media companies censor conservative voices like his.

Technology

Update to Zoom 5.0 before May 30 or risk being locked out

Video conferencing service Zoom is urging users to update to the latest version – 5.0 – as it plans to enable GCM (Galois/Counter Mode) encryption.

India

Indian doctors go online to treat patients amid coronavirus outbreak

As India's health system grapples with the coronavirus, doctors are increasingly going online to consult with patients suffering less critical or chronic diseases, while the south Asian economy prepares to emerge from a nationwide lockdown.

5G

Scam alert: Anti-5G device with ‘quantum protection’ sold for RM1,820 actually just a 128MB USB drive

British consumer rights authorities are taking action against a UK company selling simple USB drives as expensive anti-5G device, calling it a scam.

Internet

Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia

False alerts about a man shot dead at a coronavirus checkpoint, old footage of a supermarket stampede in reports of panic buying, and a 2015 video of a police raid on a brothel recirculated with a misleading claim.

Smartphones

In the US, camera phones increasingly expose racism

From the death of a black man in Minneapolis to a racist incident in Central Park, camera phones are increasingly being used as a weapon against racism even when justice doesn't always follow.

BRANDED

Shoot Ultra Clear 108MP image with OPPO Reno3 Pro, the best smartphone camera in 2020

THESE days, you don’t need sophisticated camera equipment anymore when you have smartphones that can offer you the same quality and level of experience. 

YouTube

YouTube CEO responds to Trump order threatening web protections

YouTube boss Susan Wojcicki responded to US President Donald Trump’s executive order on May 28, saying the online video giant supports a wide variety of opinions and runs its service in a neutral way.

Facebook

Facebook, Twitter chart divergent paths in face of Trump threats

Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc have both sparked the ire of Donald Trump, but the social networks have taken nearly opposite approaches to politics and the president.

China

Drone maker XAG in drive to automate rice farming in China amid labour shortage, Covid-19

XAG, one of China’s largest makers of agricultural drones, expects its JetSeed direct seeding system to become more widely adopted. Competition with DJI in China remains heated, as the world’s biggest maker of commercial drones sharpens its focus on industrial applications.