Top Trending news from the world of technology….
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U.S lawmakers introduce bills to Undo big tech’s monopoly
In order to challenge & undo big tech’s monopoly, U.S lawmakers introduced not one but five bipartisan bills in the U.S congress on Friday. If these bills are passed and become acts then it will have deep ramifications on the way big tech companies operate. Big tech companies include companies like Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Facebook. To know more about this news, click here.
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Chinese Rover Zhurong Takes a historic selfie
China’s first ever rover on the red planet has probably done something that NASA’s rover has not done so far. Take a beautiful selfie on a Red Planet. Yes, Chinese Rover Zhurong has pulled off this unique act. By doing so, it has become the first rover to take a selfie on the red planet.
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Facebook makes another acquisition in the VR space
It is no secret that for several years Facebook has been investing quite heavily in the VR & AR space. Keeping up with this strategy, the social media giant has just acquired VR shooter game development studio. The name of the acquired company is BIG Box VR. Facebook hasn’t shed light on terms of the deal.
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Romania bans Huawei
Romania has become the latest country to impose ban on Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei in participating in 5G trail. On Friday, Romanian President Klaus lohannis signed a bill that calls for ban on the Chinese company on security grounds. According to reports, this controversial bill has the backing of Washington Dc.
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Amazon will overtake Walmart by 2022
A JP Morgan survey has claimed that Amazon is on track to overtake Walmart to become America’s largest retailer by 2022. The report claims that Amazon’s GMV is already growing faster than the industry rate and this is sufficient to surpass Walmart by next two years. Amazon is already the America’s largest online retailer.