US prepares $1bn fund to replace Huawei ban kitUS prepares $1bn fund to replace Huawei ban kit

The American government is proposing legislation that would provide rural mobile operators with access to up to $1 billion in public funding to replace infrastructure made by firms such as Huawei across their networks.

Chinese vendors have largely been excluded from the US market, with major carriers opting to use radio equipment from Ericsson,

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Amazon Echo Show 5 vs Lenovo Smart Clock: which is better in the bedroom?

Is there a smart device for every room of your home? Amazon and Lenovo sure hope so. Despite the worries about having always-listening devices sat in your bedroom, both companies have built gadgets for that specific location – the Amazon Echo Show 5 and Lenovo Smart Clock are headed to your boudoir.

Yes, Amazon already has the Echo Spot for this

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Amazon has announced that its virtual assistant Alexa will soon be able to mimic the voice of the actor Samuel L Jackson among other celebrities.

The firm intends to charge a fee for the feature, with each voice costing $0.99 (80p).

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Facebook says it will treat all posts by politicians as "newsworthy content" that should "be seen and heard".

The company said politicians would be exempt from its fact-checking scheme which is designed to reduce the spread of fake news and misinformation.

It said it did not want to be the "referee" in political debates or

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Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok censors material that is politically sensitive to the Chinese government, the Guardian newspaper has claimed.

It said it had viewed the site's

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