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Tencent consortium buys another 10% in Vivendi music unit
Dec 18, 2020 (AFP)
UMG has a valuation of around 30 billion euros ($36.7 billion), Vivendi said, making the deal worth some 3.0 billion euros. The Tencent consortium took a 10-per...
How EU and US are trying to rein in tech giants
Dec 18, 2020 (AFP)
Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft -- dubbed the GAFAM -- are accused of not paying enough taxes, unfair competition, stealing media content and thre...
Google hit with third antitrust lawsuit, by new state coalition
Dec 17, 2020 (AFP)
The suit by antitrust enforcers from 38 US states and territories is in line with, but goes beyond a case filed by the US Justice Department against Google and ...
Huawei to open first network equipment factory outside China
Dec 17, 2020 (AFP)
At least 200 million euros ($245 million) will be invested to get the facility in the eastern town of Brumath up and running, creating 300 jobs initially. Locat...
Texas leads US states suing Google for anti-competitive practices
Dec 16, 2020 (AFP)
"This Goliath of a company is using its power to manipulate the market," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a brief Twitter video announcing the suit. He...
Quantum insulators may improve speed of digital information transfer
Dec 16, 2020 (UPI)
For the first time, researchers have generated the QAH effect in a multilayered insulator, creating a kind of multilane highway, across which electrons can trav...
Australia watchdog sues Facebook over 'misleading' VPN app
Dec 16, 2020 (AFP)
The platform could face a fine if found guilty of deceiving users, as Australia takes an increasingly assertive stance towards powerful US tech titans. The Aust...
EU unveils new rules to curb tech giants
Dec 15, 2020 (AFP)
The landmark proposals -- which come as Silicon Valley faces increasing global scrutiny -- could shake up the way Big Tech does business by menacing some of the...
Massive outage hits Google services worldwide
Dec 14, 2020 (AFP)
The outage began shortly before 4:00 am Pacific time (1200 GMT) and lasted about 45 minutes, according to the Silicon Valley-based internet giant. Services that...
Reddit snaps up TikTok rival Dubsmash
Dec 14, 2020 (AFP)
In a statement, Reddit said it had been drawn to Dubsmash -- which reports over a billion video views a month -- because of its commitment to diversity and prom...
Draft EU rules propose mammoth fines, bans for tech giants
Dec 14, 2020 (AFP)
The EU Commission is gearing up to present its long-trailed Digital Services Act and its accompanying Digital Markets Act to lay out strict conditions for inter...
In your face: a compact RGB scanning projector for wearable displays and smart glasses
Dec 14, 2020 (SPX)
However, existing prototypes of smart glasses and wearable displays suffer from certain limitations that hinder their commercialization, such as bulkiness, batt...
Tech giants will need to inform EU of takeover plans
Dec 14, 2020 (AFP)
The EU is set to present on Tuesday its new Digital Services Act and its accompanying Digital Markets Act to lay out strict conditions for internet giants to do...
EU flexes muscle against big tech 'gatekeepers'
Dec 12, 2020 (AFP)
The EU wants the Digital Services Act and its accompanying Digital Markets Act to set strict conditions for internet giants to do business in the bloc's 27 coun...
Airbnb doubles in US market debut, gaining elite status
Dec 10, 2020 (AFP)
Shares opened at $146, a dizzying rise after the San Francisco-based firm priced them at $68 for its initial public offering. They closed at $144.71, a jump of ...
Facebook antitrust suits seek to divest Instagram, WhatsApp
Dec 09, 2020 (AFP)
Separate suits filed by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state officials called for the divestment of Instagram and WhatsApp, services which are ...
SpaceX wins $885 million for Starlink broadband service
Dec 07, 2020 (UPI)
The win provides new funding to Starlink, which recently provided free public testing in limited areas of the northwestern United States and Canada. The money a...
Researchers unveil world's first pocket-sized DNA 'tricorder'
Dec 07, 2020 (UPI)
The device, which recalls the "tricorder" used in the Star Trek universe, combines a mobile handheld DNA sequencer with a new iPhone app called iGenomics. The a...
TikTok keeps ticking in US as deadline for asset sale passes
Dec 05, 2020 (AFP)
Talks between TikTok parent ByteDance and government negotiators were continuing despite the missed deadline set by the Committee on Foreign Investment to carry...
Salesforce to buy Slack in $27.7 bn software megadeal
Dec 02, 2020 (AFP)
San Francisco-based Salesforce will mesh Slack messaging technology with its platform for managing marketing and sales teams. "Together, Salesforce and Slack wi...
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