Technology

March 1, 2021
Bitcoin extends retreat from record high to hit lowest in 20 days
(Reuters) - Bitcoin dropped 6.39% to $43,165.78 on Sunday, losing $2,944.20 from its previous close.

February 28, 2021
Queensland skies light up as Chinese space junk burns up in atmosphere
(Reuters) - Social media in Queensland, Australia lit up on Thursday night, matching the flashing night sky as users posted short videos of what experts later said was debris from a Chinese rocket burning up as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere.

February 28, 2021
Japan's Mizuho suffers problems at ATMs, preventing use of some services
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Mizuho Bank is suffering problems at its ATMs, preventing customers from accessing some services, the lender said on its website on Sunday.

February 27, 2021
Reliance partners with Google, Facebook for digital payment network bid
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s conglomerate Reliance Industries has partnered with Facebook Inc, Google and fintech player Infibeam to set up a national digital payment network, Economic Times newspaper reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources.

February 26, 2021
Brazil regulator approves 5G spectrum auction rules, no Huawei ban
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s telecoms regulator Anatel approved rules on Thursday for a spectrum auction for 5G networks this year without any curbs on China’s Huawei Technologies Co as an equipment supplier.

February 26, 2021
ByteDance agrees to $92 million privacy settlement with US TikTok users
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - ByteDance has agreed to a $92 million class-action settlement to settle data privacy claims from some U.S. TikTok users, according to documents filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Illinois.