Huawei quits oldest sports sponsorship deal after 9 years

Chinese telecom giant Huawei announced it is ending its oldest major sporting sponsorship deal in the world when it ends its contract with Australian rugby league team Canberra Raiders after nine years, blaming a "continued negative business environment." https://ift.tt/3hHyKD2

Shares in telecom firm SoftBank Corp fall 3% as parent slashes stake

Shares in wireless carrier SoftBank Corp fell 3% on Monday after parent SoftBank Group Corp said it would sell up to 22% of the telco's shares, which could slash its holding in the carrier to 40%. https://ift.tt/2YOGdJa

Huawei focusing on cloud business which still has access to US chips: Report

Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is focusing on its budding cloud business, which still has access to U.S. chips despite sanctions against the company, to secure its survival, the Financial Times newspaper reported. https://ift.tt/2EOmHp6

How to ensure your iPhone has the latest OS features

There are two ways to do that and in this how-to guide, we will tell you both the methods. https://ift.tt/2Eww8d5

US Telecoms Giant Bug Causes Global Internet Outages

A bug involving US-based telecoms giant CenturyLink briefly interrupted internet service in several global markets Sunday, affecting popular streaming services, gaming platforms, and webcasts of... https://ift.tt/2EJgKd8

Kymeta raises $85M led by Bill Gates as it prepares to launch a flat panel antenna for cellular and satellite broadband connections (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)

Todd Bishop / GeekWire:
Kymeta raises $85M led by Bill Gates as it prepares to launch a flat panel antenna for cellular and satellite broadband connections  —  Bill Gates is boosting his bet on next-generation satellite broadband technology, leading a new $85 million funding round for Kymeta as the Redmond, Wash. …

OnePlus Nord with 48MP main camera to go on sale today at 1pm via Amazon

OnePlus Nord comes in two colour variants -- Gray Onyx and Blue Marble. It comes with a starting price of Rs 27,999. https://ift.tt/2DgTZNa

Xiaomi Redmi 9 to go on its first sale today via Amazon

Redmi 9 is a budget category phone that comes equipped with the latest MIUI 12 and houses a 5,000mAh battery. https://ift.tt/3hJC5Sa

Redmi 9 to Go on Sale in India Today for the First Time

Redmi 9 is set to go on sale in India today. The latest Redmi phone that was launched in the country last week will be available for purchase for the first time through Amazon and Mi.com at 12pm... https://ift.tt/3bn0GtP

How the startup Farmers Business Network is trying to disrupt the largely brick-and-mortar $40B US farm supply business, while agri giants refuse to play along (Jacob Bunge/Wall Street Journal)

Jacob Bunge / Wall Street Journal:
How the startup Farmers Business Network is trying to disrupt the largely brick-and-mortar $40B US farm supply business, while agri giants refuse to play along  —  Farmers Business Network faces pressure from big suppliers as it tries to grow its online platform

Report claims data breach at Paytm Mall; firm denies

The perpetrator of the breach has demanded 10 ETH (Ethereum) in cryptocurrency, according to Cyble. This is approximately equivalent to $4,000 according to data based on cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase. https://ift.tt/34MN9dB https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Moto G9 to Go on First Sale in India Today

Moto G9 will be available for purchase through its first sale in India today at 12pm (noon) through Flipkart. The new Motorola smartphone debuted in the country last week. https://ift.tt/3lugWxA

Tie-ups, tech will help us touch base in India, South Asia: Pine Labs CEO Amrish Rau

CEO Amrish Rau says new solution will allow UPI payment via QR code without scanning it https://ift.tt/2ERuPox https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Study, work from home may light up festive online sales

Sales may increase 30% boosted by smartphones, appliances and electronic accessories this year https://ift.tt/32H5vKi https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday that was historic for two reasons

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  Plenty of clouds remained Sunday when SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched. [credit: Trevor Mahlmann ]

As a strengthening low pressure system crossed the Florida peninsula on Sunday, weather conditions at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station were poor all day. There were intermittent showers and plenty of lightning.

By mid-morning, SpaceX had already canceled one launch from Florida, a mission carrying five dozen Starlink satellites. But the company held out hope for getting the second flight of a planned doubleheader off on Sunday evening, and by the time the clock ticked down on the SAOCOM-1B mission, weather conditions began to marginally improve.

At 7:18 pm ET (23:18 UTC) launch-site weather had only just turned green, so a thrice-used Falcon 9 first stage took off on its fourth flight. And a historic one it was as SpaceX launched a rocket for the 100th time, and flew a rare polar corridor mission from Florida for Argentina's space agency.

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