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S. Korea fines Google almost $180 mn for market abuse
Sep 14, 2021 (AFP)
The penalty came weeks after South Korea passed a law banning major app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing software developers to use their p...
China to target biggest payment app Alipay in tech crackdown: FT
Sep 13, 2021 (AFP)
Alipay -- with more than one billion users in China and other Asian nations including India -- was told to spinoff its profitable micro loan business, the Finan...
Facebook shields VIPs from some of its rules: report
Sep 13, 2021 (AFP)
The program, referred to as "cross check" or "XCheck," shields millions of elite users from rules that Facebook claims to apply equally at the social network, a...
Texas bans social networks booting users over politics
Sep 10, 2021 (AFP)
Political conservatives have accused Facebook, Twitter and other social media giants of stifling their voices, providing no evidence to support the claims. Soci...
Apple takes app payment hit in Epic court fight
Sep 10, 2021 (AFP)
In a ruling with significant potential to alter the digital economy, Apple will no longer be allowed to force developers to use its tightly-controlled sales too...
Facebook and Ray-Ban debut 'smart' shades
Sep 09, 2021 (AFP)
The "Ray-Ban Stories" shades can take pictures and video upon the wearer's voice commands, and the frames can connect wirelessly to Facebook's platform through ...
X-ray street vision
Sep 08, 2021 (SPX)
The ability to digitally "erase" unwanted occluding objects from a cityscape is highly useful but requires a great deal of computing power. Previous methods use...
Tycoon JD.com founder steps back as China tech scrutiny deepens
Sep 07, 2021 (AFP)
Richard Liu, who founded the firm in 1998, will "devote more time to formulating the company's long-term strategies", JD.com said in a statement late Monday. Li...
'Dune' brings galactic-scale blockbuster to Venice
Sep 03, 2021 (AFP)
It brought a cavalcade of A-listers to the city's glitzy Lido island, along with fans packing the waterfront for the arrival of Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Osca...
Ireland fines WhatsApp for breaching EU privacy laws
Sep 02, 2021 (AFP)
Ireland's Data Protection Commission was entrusted with the case because Facebook's European headquarters are situated in the country. "And following this reass...
US sues Google; Twitter stars profit from subs; Google appeals French fine
Sep 02, 2021 (AFP)
Bloomberg cited an unnamed person familiar with the matter as saying the Justice Department could file the litigation by the end of the year. Google did not imm...
YouTube Music tops 50 million subscribers
Sep 02, 2021 (AFP)
YouTube Music trails rivals Spotify, Amazon and Apple but has been gaining ground, according to market tracker Midia Research. YouTube is a subsidiary of Google...
Universal Studios makes China debut with soft opening
Sep 01, 2021 (AFP)
The park hosts rides inspired by blockbuster film franchises including Harry Potter and Jurassic World and is part of a larger Universal-themed resort that incl...
S. Korea bans app payment monopolies in world first
Aug 31, 2021 (AFP)
The bill was approved by 180 votes to nil in the National Assembly, making South Korea the first major economy to pass legislation on the issue, in a move that ...
App store antics: Legal screws tighten for Google, Apple
Aug 31, 2021 (AFP)
In 2008, he sold his car to start a company building apps for the fledgling iPhone. He's since found success making what he self-deprecatingly calls "boring" ap...
S. Korea set to ban app payment monopolies in world first
Aug 31, 2021 (AFP)
A bill set for a vote in the national assembly would make the South the first major economy to pass legislation on the issue, in a move that could set a precede...
China limits children's online gaming to three hours a week
Aug 30, 2021 (AFP)
Gamers under 18 will only be allowed to play online between 8:00 pm and 9:00 pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, state news agency Xinhua said, in what it des...
Will the curse of 'Dune' be lifted in Venice?
Aug 28, 2021 (AFP)
The cast list is exciting enough, including Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Oscar Isaac and Javier Bardem. But what has sci-fi fans really feverish is ...
China sets rules on computer codes that guide consumers
Aug 27, 2021 (AFP)
The measures are part of a broader crackdown by Beijing on the tech sector and mega-apps including gaming, personal finance and ride-hailing. Algorithms must no...
Apple's Tim Cook gets $750mn bonus payout
Aug 27, 2021 (AFP)
The Thursday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed Cook's bonus was granted in some five million Apple shares, which were subsequently cashe...
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