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China says US damaging global trade with Huawei sanctionsChina has accused Washington of damaging global trade with sanctions that threaten to cripple tech giant Huawei and said it will protect Chinese companies.
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Rising star in Detroit departs suddenly for Silicon ValleyThe chief financial officer at General Motors, Dhivya Suryadevara, is leaving Detroit for Silicon Valley in a surprise departure for Jack Dorsey’s startup, Stripe.
Dolphin stampede greets Southern California whale watchersSome 300 dolphins were caught on camera Sunday stampeding across the ocean near Dana Point.
Android phones to track quakes; California gets alert systemGoogle says Android phones will be used to sense earthquakes around the world and may one day be able to provide global warnings, with the first mass alert system unveile...
In Europe, Pompeo warns of China, Russia authoritarianismU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the Czech Republic at the start of a four-nation tour of central and eastern Europe expected to focus on threats to the region p...
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MTA asks Apple's help to solve iPhone mask issuesNew York's mass transit agency wants Apple to come up with a better way for iPhone users to unlock their phones without taking off their masks, as it seeks to guard again...
Plants cropping up in lost Michigan lakes where dams failedA nonprofit organization wants to gain ownership of four Michigan dams, including two that failed in storms on May 19.
Huawei: Smartphone chips running out under US sanctionsAn executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei says it is running out of processor chips to make smartphones due to U.S. sanctions.
President Trump bans dealings with Chinese owner of TikTokPresident Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear ...