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China boosts satellite internet with successful test launch
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (76+ words) chinadailyasia. com YANGJIANG, Guangdong - China on Saturday launched a Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket from the sea, sending a test satellite into its planned orbit to promote satellite internet technology. The SD-3 rocket blasted off at 7: 32 pm (Beijing Time) from…...
Social media giants under probe for not complying with Australia's U-16 ban
1+ week, 5+ day ago (251+ words) CANBERRA - The Australian government said on Tuesday that it is investigating five social media platforms for failing to comply with the country's world-first social media ban for children younger than 16. In its first report on the social media minimum age…...
Meta, You Tube found liable in landmark US social media addiction trial
2+ week, 3+ day ago (244+ words) LOS ANGELES - A US jury in Los Angeles on Wednesday found Meta Platforms and Google's You Tube liable in a "social media addiction" trial, in which a woman claimed that her depression and anxiety stemmed from compulsively using social media…...
China's Bei Dou Navigation Satellite System to undergo in-orbit upgrade
4+ week, 2+ day ago (188+ words) BEIJING - The Bei Dou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) will soon be subjected to an in-orbit upgrade to enable it to provide higher quality services, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office (CSNO). This upgrade will see adjustments made to optimize…...