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Adobe cuts off Venezuela clients, citing US sanctions
Caracas, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — The software company Adobe says it is cutting off its accounts in Venezuela, the latest repercussions of U.S. financial sanctions targeting President Nicolás Maduro.
US seeks to blacklist Chinese artificial intelligence firms
Washington, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) - The United States is blacklisting a group of Chinese tech companies that develop facial recognition and other artificial intelligence technology that the U.S. says is being used to repress China's Muslim minority groups.
Discovery of 20 new moons puts Saturn ahead of Jupiter
Cape Canaveral, OCT 8. (AP/UNB) — The solar system has a new winner in the moon department.
Prince Harry to sue 2 UK tabloids over alleged phone hacking
London, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — Prince Harry is suing The Sun and the Daily Mirror, two of Britain's most popular tabloid newspapers, over alleged phone hacking.
PayPal drops out of Libra, Facebook's payments project
New York, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — PayPal has pulled out of Facebook's digital currency project, known as Libra, a blow to the social media company that has faced stronger-than-expected scrutiny over its proposed creation of an alternative payments system.
Iranian hackers said to target presidential campaign
Washington, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — Microsoft said Friday that hackers linked to the Iranian government targeted a U.S. presidential campaign, as well as government officials, media targets and prominent expatriate Iranians.
NASA sets 1st all-female spacewalk after suit flap in spring
Cape Canaveral, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — The first all-female spacewalk is back on, six months after a suit-sizing flap led to an embarrassing cancellation.
Indian telecom industry leader lauds Huawei's technology
New Delhi, Oct. 4 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Chinese telecom company Huawei's products have a "leading edge" over its competitors, an Indian telecom industry leader said here Thursday.
Samsung ends smartphone phone production in China
Seoul, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — Samsung Electronics said Friday it has ended the production of smartphones in its last factory in China.
Aussie scientists identify 96-mln-year-old pterosaur fossil, dubbed "iron dragon"
Sydney, Oct. 4 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Australian palaeontologists on Friday announced the discovery of an entirely new species of pterosaur which they say lived roughly 96-million-years ago and had a wingspan of over four meters -- earning it the name "iron dragon."