📉 Huawei's decline shows why China will struggle to dominate
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Huawei's decline shows why China will struggle to dominate. Two years ago the telecom giant was set to control global 5G, but now its goal is survival. Beijing's belligerence is to blame. One of the biggest geopolitical developments of the last two years has been the quiet decline of Huawei Technologies Co. (Hal Brands via Bloomberg)
Elon Musk mocks President Biden after SpaceX completes first all-civilian mission. SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk mocked President Joe Biden on Sunday for neglecting to praise his aerospace company's historic, all-civilian mission to orbit. Musk recently said he would prefer to stay out of politics. (Lora Kolodny via CNBC)
Pfizer, BioNTech say Covid-19 vaccine is safe for young children, generates immune response. Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech SE said their Covid-19 vaccine was found to be safe and generated a strong immune response in children aged 5 to 11 years in a late-stage study, bringing the prospect of broader vaccination coverage closer. (Jared S. Hopkins via Wall Street Journal)
Guess How Many People Worked From Home Last Year. About six months ago, a colleague asked me to guess what percentage of Americans were still working from home. I was still spending eight hours a day making calls just a few feet from my fridge. (Elaine Godfrey via The Atlantic)
iPhone 13 deals are extra aggressive this year, here's why. “You get free iPhone upgrades for life!” “You get a $500 gift card for switching carriers!” I can almost hear Oprah shouting the many competing offers from all the carriers — AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon — as soon as the Apple “California Streaming” event was over. (Gloria Sin via The Verge)
AI Can Write Code Like Humans-Bugs and All. Some software developers are now letting artificial intelligence help write their code. They're finding that AI is just as flawed as humans. Last June, GitHub, a subsidiary of Microsoft that provides tools for hosting and collaborating on code… (Will Knight via WIRED)
Xata is a database service for serverless apps. Meet Xata, a startup with a new take on managed databases. The company runs your database for you and turns it into an API so that you can query and update it from your serverless app. Xata has raised a $5 million funding round. Its product is not yet ready for prime time but the company is sharing details. (Romain Dillet via TechCrunch)
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