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Aquarian Space and American Binary plan to bring encrypted internet to Solar System
Sep 27, 2022 (SPX)
The White House-see Presidential Memo dated May 4, 2022-and most of the U.S. intelligence community are advocating for everyone in the world to begin upgrading ...
Apple to make iPhone 14 in India in shift away from China
Sep 26, 2022 (AFP)
The iPhone supply chain is based mainly in China but the country's zero-Covid policies and tensions with the United States have hurt production, analysts say. "...
Indonesia investigating Google over app store payment system
Sep 16, 2022 (AFP)
The US internet giant has been under legal scrutiny in a number of countries over its stipulation that its billing system be used by all buyers on Google Play. ...
EU wants tough rules on 'internet of things' products
Sep 15, 2022 (AFP)
"Computers, phones, household appliances, virtual assistance devices, cars, toys... each and every one of these hundreds of million connected products is a pote...
TikTok search results rife with misinformation: report
Sep 14, 2022 (AFP)
Toxicity and false claims are a "significant threat" at TikTok, which is becoming a go-to online venue for young people to search for information, according to ...
Europe's battle with Big Tech: billions in fines and tough laws
Sep 14, 2022 (AFP)
In the past few years, the EU has slapped eye-watering fines on Apple and Google in tax and competition cases, and drawn up a landmark law to curb the market do...
Google, Meta face record fines in South Korea over privacy violations
Sep 14, 2022 (AFP)
Investigations into the two US tech giants found they had been "collecting and analysing" data on their users, and monitoring their use of websites and applicat...
Voice-operated smartphones target Africa's illiterate
Sep 09, 2022 (AFP)
In Ivory Coast, a so-called "Superphone" using a vocal assistant that responds to commands in a local language is being pitched to the large segment of the popu...
Brazil fines Apple $2.4 mn, prohibits sale of iPhone without charger
Sep 06, 2022 (AFP)
In an official notice, Brazilian authorities ordered "the immediate suspension of the distribution of iPhone brand smartphones, regardless of model or generatio...
Irish data watchdog fines Instagram 405 mn euros over children
Sep 05, 2022 (AFP)
"We adopted our final decision last Friday and it does contain a fine of 405 million euros," the DPC said in a statement. Full details of the decision will be p...
Floods cripple Indian tech hub Bangalore
Sep 05, 2022 (AFP)
The southern metropolis of around 8.5 million people boomed in the 1990s, with its myriad outsourcing and software companies now employing millions in the "back...
Twitter says it is actively testing edit button
Sep 01, 2022 (AFP)
The trial of "Edit Tweet" will begin with internal employees, then be expanded out to the platform's "Twitter Blue" subscription population, the company said. "...
UW researchers bring first underwater messaging app to smartphones
Aug 30, 2022 (SPX)
The visual nature of these hand signals limits their effectiveness at distance and in low visibility. Two-way text messaging is a potential alternative, but one...
Ex-security chief accuses Twitter of hiding major flaws
Aug 23, 2022 (AFP)
In a complaint filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and published in part Tuesday by The Washington Post and CNN, Peiter Zatko also accused Twit...
Solomon Islands secures $66 mn Chinese loan for Huawei deal
Aug 19, 2022 (AFP)
It is the first large-scale financing the country has received from Beijing since they signed a secretive security pact in April. The island nation's growing fi...
Alibaba, ByteDance share algorithm details with Chinese regulator
Aug 16, 2022 (AFP)
The country's internet watchdog on Friday published a list of 30 algorithms that companies use to gather information on users and promote content or services. A...
Google outage reported by tens of thousands of users
Aug 09, 2022 (AFP)
"User reports indicate Google Maps is having problems since 9:36 PM EDT (0136 GMT)," Downdetector tweeted. More than 40,000 users, including in New York City an...
Alibaba quarterly revenue flat for first time ever in June
Aug 04, 2022 (AFP)
Alibaba's performance is widely seen as a gauge of Chinese consumer sentiment, given its market dominance, and its revenue growth has slowed markedly over the p...
Instagram sidelines TikTok-like features following complaints
Jul 29, 2022 (AFP)
Celebrity sisters Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner were some of the most vocal users to have posted messages on social media this week calling for the company to...
US tech titans stumble after pandemic boom
Jul 29, 2022 (AFP)
A crowded period of quarterly financial releases from the world's biggest tech firms has been marred by misses and uncertainty -- making it clear that the boom ...
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