The Tech Cold War’s ‘Most Complicated Machine’ That’s Out of China’s Reach

The Tech Cold War’s ‘Most Complicated Machine’ That’s Out of China’s Reach

SAN FRANCISCO – President Biden and many Washington lawmakers are currently concerned about computer chips and China’s ambitions with basic technology. But a huge machine that was sold by a Dutch company has turned out to be an important lever for politics – and shows how unrealistic a country’s hopes for building a completely self-sufficient … Read more

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 27, 2021

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 4, 2021

Check out the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 27, 2021. Sign up to receive these updates in your inbox every Sunday by subscribing to our weekly GeekWire email newsletter. The most popular stories on GeekWire Amazon adds two … Read more

Didi app pulled from app stores in China after suspension order – TechCrunch

Didi app pulled from app stores in China after suspension order – TechCrunch

China has ordered app store operators to remove Didi’s app from their stores, at the latest as tensions between the country’s largest ride-hailing giant and local regulators escalate. The app has disappeared from several stores, including Apple’s App Store in China, TechCrunch can confirm. The country’s cyberspace administration, which revealed the order on Sunday, said … Read more

Today in History for July 4th

Northern California wildfires force evacuations

Highlights of This Day in History: America’s Declaration of Independence; Former Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die the same day; Israel’s invasion of Entebbe; West Point opens; Lou Gehrig’s departure from baseball; Neil Simon born. (4th of July)

FaZe Clan suspends players allegedly involved in crypto pump-and-dump scheme

Jon Fingas

The FaZe Clan is teetering with drama once again, and this time the damage could last longer. Decrypt notes that FaZe has fined four players for allegedly participating in a pump-and-dump scheme with the Save the Kids cryptocurrency project. The eSports team has suspended Jarvis (pictured), Nikan and Teeqo and permanently removed Kay from the … Read more

As Delta Variant Spreads, Iran’s President Warns of Fifth Wave

As Delta Variant Spreads, Iran’s President Warns of Fifth Wave

Here’s what you need to know: A sidewalk cafe in Tehran last month. Coronavirus cases in Iran have increased by 21 percent over the past two weeks.Credit…Morteza Nikoubazl/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on Saturday warned that the country could see a fifth wave of coronavirus infections as the highly contagious … Read more

Astronomy professor Emily Levesque looks out at massive stars and back at history of her profession

Astronomy professor Emily Levesque looks out at massive stars and back at history of her profession

Emily Levesque an Bord von NASAs SOFIA, dem Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, das im Grunde ein fliegendes Teleskopflugzeug ist, das aus einem Infrarotteleskop besteht, das in einer speziell modifizierten Boeing 747 eingebaut ist. Das Flugzeug soll in die Stratosphäre fliegen und dann seine Hecktür öffnen and während des Fluges, damit das Teleskop in großen … Read more

Best charcoal grills in 2021

Best charcoal grills in 2021

CNN — Es gibt nichts Schöneres als den Geruch und Geschmack eines Holzkohlegrills im Sommer. Holzkohlegrillen erfordert etwas mehr Zeit und Aufmerksamkeit, um alles richtig zu machen. Wenn Sie sich also für einen Holzkohlegrill zum Grillen entscheiden, wissen alle, dass Sie es ernst meinen. Aus diesem Grund ist es auch wichtig, einen Holzkohlegrill zu kaufen, … Read more

iOS 15 public beta arrives, Android App Bundles to replace APKs, app consumer spend hits new record – TechCrunch

Google Play slashes commissions, Apple sued over scammy apps, YouTube launches a TikTok clone in the US – TechCrunch

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices … Read more