Heathrow airport to fast-track vaccinated passengers
London's Heathrow airport said Wednesday it plans to offer fast-track lanes for fully vaccinated arriving passengers, as the UK government winds down its pandemic curbs.
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China's Huawei scores 4G patent deal for VW cars
Huawei has struck a licensing deal that will allow use of its 4G technologies in connected vehicles manufactured by Volkswagen Group, the Chinese tech giant said on Wednesday.
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China fines internet giants in anti-monopoly cases
Companies including internet giants Alibaba and Tencent were fined Wednesday by anti-monopoly regulators in a new move to tighten control over their fast-developing industries.
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Chinese Tesla challenger debuts in Hong Kong with $1.8 bn IPO
Shares in electric carmaker XPeng debuted in Hong Kong on Wednesday, as Chinese-based firms trading in the United States seek to avoid the glare of Beijing's regulators by listing closer to home.
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US-listed Chinese shares slump in wake of Beijing crackdown
Shares of Didi Chuxing plunged Tuesday after Beijing required app stores to pull the Chinese ride-hailing program as part of a widening crackdown on technology companies.
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Samsung Electronics says Q2 operating profit to jump more than half
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics forecast an expectations-beating jump of more than 53 percent in second-quarter operating profit Wednesday, thanks to strong chip prices and operations resuming at a key US factory.
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Security
Biden: US damage appears minimal in big ransomware attack
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that damage to U.S. businesses in the biggest ransomware attack on record appears minimal, though information remained incomplete. The company whose software was exploited said fewer than ...
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Engineering
Still waiting at an intersection? Banning certain left turns helps traffic flow
When traffic is clogged at a downtown intersection, there may be a way to reduce some of the congestion: Eliminate a few left turns.
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