AT&T and Verizon say they will implement temporary safeguards. FAA and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made the request over concerns about aviation safety. 5G signals may interfere with sensitive aircraft electronics and could disrupt flights. The companies will not deploy 5G around airports for six months, similar to approach adopted in France.

Aibo is a $3,000 electronic dog with a camera-embedded snout and sensor-packed paws. Aibo's artificial intelligence-driven personality is minutely shaped by the whims and habits of its owner. As pandemic-led isolation triggers an epidemic of loneliness, Japanese are increasingly turning to "social robots" for solace and mental healing.

India's antitrust watchdog orders an investigation into how Apple runs its App Store. The order from the Competition Commission of India says its initial view is that the Cupertino, Calif., company has violated some of the country's antitrust laws.

A pair of researchers from the University of Montreal published a pre-print research paper on creating “more intelligent artificial agents” by imitating the human brain. The big idea is all about giving artificial intelligence agents more agency. According to the researchers, serious efforts have started focusing on the neural mechanisms of social interaction.

Twitter has completed the sale of its mobile ad platform, MoPub. The company said it's redirecting its resources toward performance-based ads, SMB and commerce. Twitter reiterated its plans to further the development of its own owned and operated products. The sale of MoPub also represents an opportunity for Twitter to invest in new areas of its business.

Mercedes-Benz unveils its Vision EQXX concept electric car. The vehicle would run for 620 miles before needing to recharge. It would beat the range of the Lucid Air Dream Edition and Tesla Model S Long Range Plus by more than 100 miles. The battery is half the size of and 30 percent lighter than the one in the QS.

Facebook suspended Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for 24 hours, a day after Twitter permanently suspended her account after she spread COVID-19 misinformation. The Georgia Republican has become a lightning rod of controversy on Capitol Hill, from her confrontations with fellow lawmakers to her endorsement of political violence on social media.

Samsung is planning extensive support for NFTs beginning with its 2022 TV lineup. The company says it will introduce the world’s first TV screen-based NFT explorer and marketplace aggregator. The platform will let you browse, purchase, and display your favorite art.

It was the sixth consecutive quarter that the world's most valuable automaker posted record deliveries. Tesla shares were up 10% to a one-month high in early trading Monday.

U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday, with Apple Inc hitting a $3 trillion market capitalization and Tesla Inc posting bumper delivery numbers, giving investors cheer on the year's first trading day. Apple became the first company to reach that milestone and its shares ended higher.

NFTs existed before 2021, but this year they went mainstream, as overall trading volume surged, hitting $10.67 billion in the third quarter of the year. New trends such as generative artwork and collective world-building have emerged, while big brands like Adidas and Visa are also in the market. We've rounded up the year's biggest NFT influencers on Twitter, taking into account their impact, the size of their following, and the diversity of their voices.

Sometimes the centre of gravity in tech is very clear - everything is about PCs, or the web, or smartphones. But at other times, there are lots of things going on and none of them are The Thing, and all of them are full of questions. we enter 2022 there are lots of areas where trillion dollar questions are wide open. These are the questions I wonder about at the moment.

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