Blast hits chemical plant in eastern China

Chinese officials reported a blast at a chemical plant in eastern China on Saturday, triggering a fire and leaving at least nine injured.

The explosion occurred at a chemical facility inShandong province, according to China’s official Xinhua news agency. The blast has not resulted in any deaths, the news agency reported.

Big plumes of smoke and a raging fire could be seen in photographs posted by the government, which said that 150 firefighters were battling the blaze.

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How to delete saved messages and texts on iOS

First, open the Messages app, and go to a conversation if you aren't looking at one already. Tap and hold the message you want to remove, then tap More... in the pop-over menu that appears. Tap the circle next to the message (or messages) you want to delete so a blue checkmark icon appears. Finally, tap the trash can icon in the lower left, then confirm that you want to delete the message when prompted.

Delete an entire conversation

Perhaps you really don't want that entire conversation between you and that bot that sends you iCloud login codes. To remove entire conversations from your phone, return to the main Messages screen, then swipe right to left across the conversation you want to delete. Next, tap the red Delete button that appears.

How to connect an Apple Display to a USB-C MacBook

There are several DisplayPort (and HDMI) cables, but they all require a monitor to have an adapter plug. Apple's monitors have either a hard-wired Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt cable (which uses the same form factor as Mini DisplayPort) with a jack on the end.

One potential solution is to get a Mini DisplayPort adapter. Monoprice makes a female-to-female Mini DisplayPort coupler to chain cables, but it consistently receives negative reviews as it apparently only works with the 1.0 standard, rather than the widely supported newer 1.2 standard that's required for newer monitors.

Why you can't find your product key after upgrading to Windows 10?

When you use the free upgrade to Windows 10 or pay for a digital retail version, you don't get a product key. Instead, your computer uses what Microsoft calls a digital entitlement.

"Upon upgrading to Windows 10, the activation state from a prior version of Windows (be it Windows 7, Windows 8 or a prior build of Windows 10) is seamlessly carried over,"  a Microsoft spokesperson told PCWorld. "Once activated, a digital entitlement for your PC's hardware is created in the Windows 10 activation service.This entitlement can be used by the same PC again for re-activation of the same Edition of Windows 10 in the future."

It looks like the product key is on its way out, at least as far as users are concerned. After installation, your version of Windows 10 should just activate in the background in a few moments or a few days at the most. You can check your activation status by going to Settings > Update & Security > Activation.

Walden International plans to set up tech startup fund

Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Walden International plans to step up investments in India and is waiting for clearances to start a local fund to back hardware and technology startups.

"We are currently investing from our overseas fund in India and at certain point of time in the future we will have a local fund. We are waiting for some government clearances," said Lip Bu Tan, chairman of the firm that manages investment of $2.6 billion through various funds.

Walden International has hired semiconductor industry veteran Ganapathy Subramaniam as a venture partner to invest in Indian startups.

IBM launches Linux-only mainframe system LinuxONE

NEW DELHI: International Business Machines has launched Linux-only mainframe servers called LinuxONE.

The severs include LinuxONE Emperor for large enterprises and Rockhopper for mid-size businesses.

IBM claimed LinuxONE Emperor can scale up to 8,000 virtual machines or thousands of containers, which would be the most for any single Linux system.