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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...
Silicon Valley perks up its ears for buzzy audio chat startup
May 24, 2020 (AFP)
The invitation-only platform called Clubhouse lets people drop in on conversations ranging from weighty topics such as artificial intelligence to light-hearted ...
Alibaba profit tumbles, but revenue surprises despite virus
May 22, 2020 (AFP)
The Hangzhou-based company said net profit fell to 3.16 billion yuan ($447 million) in January-March, compared to 25.83 billion yuan over the same period last y...
Australian scientists set Internet speed record using single optical chip
May 22, 2020 (UPI)
Using a single chip, researchers achieved the fastest Internet data speeds ever recorded, 44.2 terabits per second -- speeds capable of downloading a thousand H...
Huawei's ambitions unbowed despite US pressure
May 21, 2020 (AFP)
If the United States hoped to stop the company in its tracks, it hasn't yet. An escalating US effort to block supplies of vital semiconductors to a company it v...
Facebook to embrace remote work in post-pandemic shift
May 21, 2020 (AFP)
Zuckerberg devoted a live-streamed "town hall' meeting with employees to how a remote-work trend compelled by the pandemic is being embraced by employees withou...
Singapore slammed for 'cruel' Zoom death sentence
May 20, 2020 (AFP)
Malaysian drug trafficker Punithan Genasan was Friday sentenced to hang in a hearing conducted remotely due to restrictions in place to combat the spread of the...
Former Disney exec named TikTok boss
May 19, 2020 (AFP)
Mayer's surprise jump from one of the entertainment industry's most venerable companies is another victory for buzzy upstart TikTok, which has seen a surge in p...
Huawei to fund new tech hub at Imperial College London: report
May 18, 2020 (AFP)
The institution did not confirm or deny the reports when contacted by AFP, and said an announcement about the project would be made on Tuesday. "Imperial, like ...
Amazon hit from all sides as crisis highlights growing power
May 17, 2020 (AFP)
Amazon has become the most scrutinized company during the health emergency. It has boosted its global workforce to nearly one million and dealt with protests ov...
Amazon contractors hit hard by pandemic
May 17, 2020 (AFP)
The 42-year-old California single mother is among the legion of drivers for Amazon's third-party delivery firms which have been struggling amid surging demand f...
Facebook buys animated graphics startup GIPHY
May 15, 2020 (AFP)
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the news site Axios said the California-based tech giant was paying $400 million. GIPHY is a platform and search engin...
US, states gearing for antitrust case against Google: report
May 15, 2020 (AFP)
The report, citing anonymous sources, said the case may also address how Google uses its dominant search business to stifle competition. The US Justice Departme...
Singapore's Temasek joins Facebook-backed Libra
May 15, 2020 (AFP)
Temasek was among three new members announced for the association, including cryptocurrency investment firm Paradigm and private equity group Slow Ventures, bot...
Australia media group wants tech giants to pay $400m a year
May 14, 2020 (AFP)
Australia last month announced plans to force Google, Facebook, and other internet firms to share advertising revenues earned from news content featured by thei...
China launches two satellites for IoT project
May 13, 2020 (XNA)
The satellites, Xingyun-2 01 and 02, were launched by a Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) carrier rocket at 9:16 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center ...
Rocky road ahead for 'sharing economy' platforms amid pandemic
May 13, 2020 (AFP)
These companies are now bleeding more cash than ever, shedding workers and scaling back expectations for profitability amid heightened uncertainty about consume...
China tech giant Tencent's net profit jumps during pandemic
May 13, 2020 (AFP)
The Shenzhen-based company, one of the largest listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange, said net profit rose 29 percent from a year earlier to 28 billion yuan ($...
Twitter says many employees may work remotely 'forever'
May 12, 2020 (AFP)
The San Francisco-based company said it was among the first to move to telework in March as a result of the health crisis and that it will continue that policy ...
ApiJect Systems awarded $138M for syringes for COVID-19 vaccine
May 12, 2020 (UPI)
According to the Pentagon, the contract was spearheaded by the DoD's Joint Acquisition Task Force in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Se...
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