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China slams Facebook's state media rules

Jun 05, 2020 (AFP)

Pages managed by news agency Xinhua and the fiery nationalist tabloid Global Times are now labelled "China state-controlled media", after a policy change by the...

Zoom earnings soar as video meets become pandemic norm

Jun 03, 2020 (AFP)

Zoom said it made a profit of $27 million on revenue that leapt 169 percent to slightly more than $328 million in the fiscal quarter that ended April 30. In the...

5 Emerging Trends for Mobile App Development

Jun 03, 2020 (SPX)

But whenever you are looking for mobile app development solutions, the top-notch mobile application development agency is here to support you with this task and...

Facebook and PayPal invest in Indonesian start-up Gojek

Jun 03, 2020 (AFP)

The new investment "will support Gojek's mission to boost Southeast Asia's digital economy, with a focus on supporting payments and financial services in the re...

Smart film lets windows switch autonomously

Jun 03, 2020 (SPX)

The proposed 3D hybrid nanocomposite film with a highly periodic network structure has empirically demonstrated its high speed and performance, enabling the sma...

With delays, France rolls out virus tracing app

Jun 02, 2020 (AFP)

Governments across the world are launching similar apps to France's StopCovid to warn users if they have recently come into contact with someone who tests posit...

EU embarks on overhaul of big tech rules

Jun 02, 2020 (AFP)

The European Commission asked for feedback, including from the public and EU governments, before it unveils a new law at the end of the year, to be known as the...

Activists rip Facebook's Zuckerberg over Trump comments

Jun 02, 2020 (AFP)

The criticism came following a discussion involving the Facebook CEO and leaders of rights organizations to discuss the platform's hands-off policy on Trump's p...

Global smartphone sales plunge 20% in pandemic-hit quarter

Jun 01, 2020 (AFP)

The Gartner survey found a 20.5 percent drop in the first three months of the year. The plunge came amid heightened economic uncertainty and government-ordered ...

Britain pushing US to form 5G club to cut out Huawei: report

May 29, 2020 (AFP)

The reported proposal comes ahead of a planned G7 summit that US President Donald Trump hopes to host next month. Britain has allowed the Chinese global leader ...

Twitter has more tools to use against Trump, if it chooses

May 29, 2020 (AFP)

The messaging platform has a range of "enforcement" options for dealing with content in violation of its policies, each of which carries its own potential risks...

Virus tracing apps: Which countries are doing what

May 29, 2020 (AFP)

The technology could help avert new surges in COVID-19 infections that might overwhelm hospitals battling an outbreak that has killed more than 350,000 people w...

Britain pushing US to form 5G club of nations to cut out Huawei

May 29, 2020 (AFP)

The issue is expected to feature at a G7 summit that US President Donald Trump will host next month against the backdrop of a fierce confrontation with China th...

Amazon offers permanent jobs to 125K temp hires

May 28, 2020 (AFP)

Amazon expanded its workforce with 175,000 new positions in March as restrictions on movements shuttered real-world shops and had people staying home to avoid t...

Nellis AFB to test 5G network beginning in January 2021

May 28, 2020 (UPI)

"The Defense Department recognizes 5G technology is vital to maintaining America's military and economic advantages," Dr. Joseph Evans, DOD technical director f...

Twitter-Trump clash intensifies political misinformation battle

May 28, 2020 (AFP)

Twitter on Tuesday targeted tweets in which the president said that mail-in voting would lead to fraud and a "rigged election" in November, the first time the p...

Section 230: the internet's wobbly cornerstone

May 28, 2020 (AFP)

Section 230 -- which the White House is seeking to curtail as part of its war with Silicon Valley -- was included in the 1996 Communications Decency Act to prot...

Indian firm launching 5G satellite constellations to provide high-speed internet amid delayed trials

May 27, 2020 (Sputnik)

In a bid to speed up and at least begin the first 5G network services in India, a Pune city-based start-up called Vestaspace Technology has announced the launch...

Facebook wallet for Libra digital coins renamed 'Novi'

May 26, 2020 (AFP)

The rebranding replaces the original name of "Calibra" for the Facebook digital wallet which would work with the planned virtual currency. The Novi digital wall...

Qatar virus tracing app stirs rare privacy backlash

May 25, 2020 (AFP)

Like other governments around the world, Qatar has turned to mobile phones to trace people's movements and track who they come into contact with, allowing offic...