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Two Saudi Arabian airlines said they would buy almost 80 Boeing Co. BA 2.00% 787 Dreamliners, part of a broader plan to boost travel to the oil-rich kingdom. U.S. administration officials said the deal announced Tuesday was worth a combined $37 billion and included options to take the sale up to 121 aircraft. The jets would be powered by U.S.-made General Electric Co. GE 2.55% engines.…

Karnataka has sought to relax its factories law to provide for extended working hours to drive investments in electronics manufacturing and help existing units such as Wistron expand further, as well as attract the likes of Foxconn to set up shop.The state’s legislature last month passed a Bill to amend the Factories Act, 1948, proposing to increase the time an employee can work on the shopfloor in a day to 12 hours from nine, with breaks. Without a break, it can be up to six hours in a day.The amendment has retained the…

The White House on Tuesday welcomed a bill that would allow the United States to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement.The bill was backed by Mark Warner, a senior US senator from the Democratic party, and John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, in a rare act of political entente by US lawmakers."We applaud the bipartisan group of senators, led by Senators Warner and Thune, who today introduced the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk…

After a dramatic competition that pitted US cities against one another, years of contested planning, and claims of unwavering commitment despite the pandemic, Amazon now says its plan for a second headquarters, aka HQ2, is on pause. The company said today that it will delay construction of more than half of the millions of square feet of space in a campus planned for Arlington, Virginia, including a twisting tower meant to become a signature landmark for the city. Amazon, which is still in the process of laying off more…

President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with Nigerians over the difficulties being experienced as regards the implementation of the naira redesign policy. He reiterated that the policy is aimed at boosting the economy and tightening the loopholes associated with money laundering, adding that ahead of the 25 February elections, “the new monetary policy has also contributed immensely to the minimisation of the influence of money in politics”. Mr Buhari stated this Thursday during a national broadcast addressing…

Rode only dipped into headphones last year, but now it's ready to unveil its first headset — and this time it's courting gamers in addition to creatives. The NTH-100M takes the familiar design of the NTH-100 but adds a detachable condenser microphone. It's too early to say if the hardware is truly "broadcast-grade," as Rode claims, but the company's reputation for mics bodes well if you want quality audio when you're chatting with teammates or hosting a livestream. You can even buy the boom mic separately (as the NTH-Mic)…

Buying and playing Steam apps on Linux couldn't be easier. Image: Jack WallenIn the end, I found PikaOS to be quite a lovely experience and had me happily gaming with Steam. If you're looking for a new Linux distribution capable of serving as your only desktop operating system, this could be the one.  Buying and playing Steam apps on Linux couldn't be easier. Image: Jack WallenIn the end, I found PikaOS to be quite a lovely experience and had me happily gaming with Steam. If you're looking for…

At CES 2023 in Las Vegas, Audio-Technica showed live streamers and content creators that it’s been thinking about them, today unveiling StreamSet, two new models of wired streaming headsets based on the iconic M50x professional monitor headphones, but with the added bonus of a built-in condenser microphone. Audio-Technica Dubbed by Audio-Technica as the “world’s first streaming headsets,” two models are available: the analog ATH-M50xSTS, which comes with a two-meter cable with a 3.5mm headphone input (with a…

PLANCHÓN, Peru—More than a decade ago, Leonardo Racua was one of the first people in Peru to agree to help preserve the Amazon rainforest in exchange for cash from the sale of carbon credits. He built a thatched-roof home in the country’s southern Madre de Dios state and harvested Brazil nuts that fall from massive trees deep in the jungle. It wasn’t until last year that Mr. Racua received an $8,000 payment, his first cash from the sale of carbon credits.  The money was his share of nearly…

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETIf you're looking for a starter drone, I highly recommend checking out the all-new DJI Mini 3, and an entry-level version of the very capable Mini 3 Pro). I like the portability and freedom that the compact sub-249g drone offers.The Mini 3 takes many of the good bits of the Mini 3 Pro, adds more battery life, and drops the starting price by $200. DJI Mini 3 specsTake-off Weight: 248gMax Horizontal Speed: 16 m/sMax Flight Time: 38 mins with Intelligent Flight Battery/51 mins with…