A series of powerful earthquakes struck Central Japan overnight, triggering tsunami warnings in the region and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes. The largest quake reached a magnitude of 7.5....
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Samsung Electronics will cut memory chip production after estimating a 96% drop in its quarterly operating profit. The chip-making giant said sales had dropped sharply due to a slow global economy and less demand after Covid. Sam...
Electronics giant Samsung says it plans to invest around 300tn won ($230.8bn; £189.6bn) over 20 years in the South Korea government's push to develop a mega semiconductor hub in the country. This will be put towards building five ch...
Rishi Sunak's first address as UK prime minister...
Over the next five years, three new heavy-lift rockets will put thousands of satellites into low earth orbit as part of Amazon's Project Kuiper. The project aims to provide broadband connections using a constellation of 3,23...
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Samsung has announced a range of new Galaxy smartphones, offering improved cameras and the option of a stylus. The firm talked up the use of recycled materials such as repurposed fishing nets and used water bottles. Its ...
Teams are working desperately to clear ash from Tonga's main airport runway in an effort to get vital supplies to the region following a volcanic eruption. Some 200 people with wheelbarrows and shovels are sweeping the site so fl...
Coldplay will stop recording music as a band in 2025, frontman Chris Martin has revealed. Martin made the announcement on Radio 2 on Wednesday, in a clip trailing ahead to his Christmas Show with Jo Whiley on the same c...
The social media platform TikTok is making a big push into shopping. The video sharing app is famous for its short lip sync videos, dance routines and humour. And its popularity has soared during the pandemic. T...
US Olympic gymnast Sunisa Lee has said she was pepper-sprayed in a racist drive-by attack in Los Angeles. In an interview with Pop Sugar, the gold winner and first US-Hmong Olympian said she and a group of Asian friends were...
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Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong has been released from a South Korean prison and is now on parole. He served 207 days in jail - just over half the sentence he received after being convicted of bribery and embezzlement in January. ...
Samsung has said it is aiming to take foldable smartphones "mainstream" with the launch of its Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Fold 3. ...
Flows of personal data from the EU to the UK will continue, after the European Commission adopted two "data adequacy" decisions. The decisions include a sunset clause, which runs out after four years. They will...
Reddit is "sunsetting" its annual Secret Santa gift exchange and Reddit Gifts, with this year's being the last. The service allowed verified Reddit users to send a £20 gift to another randomly selected user. ...
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Scientists in the US have developed a paint significantly "whiter than the whitest paint currently available". Tests carried out by researchers at Purdue University on their "ultra-white" paint showed it refle...
US President Donald Trump has confirmed the White House coronavirus task force will be winding down, with Vice-President Mike Pence suggesting it could be disbanded within weeks. \\\"We are bringing our country back,\\\" Mr Trump said du...