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No deal on global digital tax this year: OECD
Oct 12, 2020 (AFP)
"The glass is half full: the package is nearly ready but there is still no political accord," said Pascal Saint-Amans, head of tax policy at the Paris-based Org...
Next-gen smartphones to keep their cool
Oct 08, 2020 (SPX)
Many electronic devices use graphite films to draw away and dissipate the heat generated by their electronic components. Although graphite is a naturally occurr...
Web Summit to be held... on the Web
Oct 08, 2020 (AFP)
The event drew 70,000 people to Portugal's capital Lisbon last year, but organisers hope to boost participation by going online, targeting 100,000 participants ...
New algorithm sharpens focus of world's most powerful microscopes
Oct 08, 2020 (SPX)
However, real-life scientists have recently developed a true "enhance" tool: one that improves the resolution and accuracy of powerful microscopes that are used...
Investor urges Disney to spend on streaming, not dividends
Oct 07, 2020 (AFP)
Loeb, founder of Third Point hedge fund, made his pitch in a letter to Disney chief executive Bob Chapek and the board of directors. Loeb reasoned that skipping...
New space service to revolutionise photography at sporting events
Oct 07, 2020 (SPX)
The service, which can be used at mass sporting events of all kinds including running, cycling and triathlons, means when a person passes a specific milestone o...
Nanoracks delivers customized space camera to the International Space Station
Oct 07, 2020 (SPX)
"An immersive series titled 'The ISS Experience' would not be complete without taking viewers along for the ultimate ride: a spacewalk outside the International...
Copyright, computer code debated in Google-Oracle court clash
Oct 07, 2020 (AFP)
Oral arguments were heard in a decade-old legal battle between the two Silicon Valley giants stemming from Oracle's claim that Google illegally copied parts of ...
US lawmakers call for shake-up of Big Tech 'monopolies'
Oct 07, 2020 (AFP)
But the report by the House Judiciary Committee failed to win the endorsement of Republican members, highlighting a partisan divide despite widespread criticism...
Decade-long Oracle-Google copyright case heads to top US court
Oct 06, 2020 (AFP)
The top court scheduled oral arguments in the case which dates back to a lawsuit filed in 2010 by Oracle seeking billions from Google over its use of Java progr...
Apple sets unveil for Oct 13 amid 5G iPhone speculation
Oct 06, 2020 (AFP)
The event comes a month after Apple disappointed some fans with a September event which unveiled new service bundles but no new smartphone. Apple, which has hab...
Lawmakers slam Big Tech 'monopolies' in new report
Oct 06, 2020 (AFP)
But the report by the staff of the House Judiciary Committee failed to win the endorsement of Republican members, highlighting a partisan divide despite widespr...
'I selfie, therefore I am': Instagram 10 years on
Oct 02, 2020 (AFP)
On October 6, 2010 two Americans, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, launched Instagram as a social network dedicated to photo sharing. The novelty? The app offere...
AFP launches fact-checking programme with TikTok
Oct 01, 2020 (AFP)
Under the agreement, AFP fact-check teams will verify potentially false and misleading videos posted on the TikTok platform in countries including the Philippin...
Senate panel issues subpoenas for Big Tech CEOs
Oct 01, 2020 (AFP)
The Commerce Committee agreed unanimously to call Jack Dorsey of Twitter, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Sundar Pichai of Google parent Alphabet. The move come...
Trump official says TikTok must become US firm
Sep 30, 2020 (AFP)
Mnuchin's comments come amid uncertainty over a US-brokered deal to reorganize ownership of the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app which US officials have ...
Google unveils new Pixel handsets with 5G wireless
Sep 30, 2020 (AFP)
The new Pixel 5 will start at $699 for US customers and its reduced-price Pixel 4a with 5G at $499, the California tech giant announced at a streamed event. The...
Amazon unveils payment by hand-waving
Sep 30, 2020 (AFP)
The system called Amazon One was touted as "a fast, convenient, contactless way for people to use their palm to make everyday activities like paying at a store,...
Weibo parent Sina and search engine Sogou latest to delist from US
Sep 29, 2020 (AFP)
Chinese search engine Sogou confirmed Tuesday it would be taken private by tech giant Tencent, in a deal that values the New York-listed firm at around $3.5 bil...
Amazon defends warehouse safety following report on injuries
Sep 29, 2020 (AFP)
A report released by the Center for Investigative Reporting's Reveal project found Amazon fulfillment centers recorded 14,000 serious injuries in 2019 requiring...
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