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Sanctions-hit Huawei plans components plant in Europe
Dec 18, 2019 (AFP)
President Donald Trump has ordered American firms to cease doing business with Huawei, but Liang Hua rejected US allegations that the company is a tool of Chine...
UK watchdog 'concerned' over dominant digital giants
Dec 18, 2019 (AFP)
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), revealing interim findings of a market study into online platforms and digital advertising, said the average Briton...
Apple, Google, Amazon eye common standard for smart home devices
Dec 18, 2019 (AFP)
The major digital assistants could operate on a common technology standard under a plan announced Wednesday by Amazon, Apple and Google and other industry partn...
Netflix seeing strong subscriber growth in Asia, Latin America
Dec 17, 2019 (AFP)
In a regulatory filing this week, Netflix offered the first detailed look at its finances from various regions around the world, The figures showed nearly 14.5 ...
US lawmakers fault regulators on T-Mobile-Sprint tie-up
Dec 16, 2019 (AFP)
House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler and Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Frank Pallone expressed their concerns in a letter to Federal Commu...
Twitter backs overhaul of social media to stem disinformation
Dec 12, 2019 (AFP)
Dorsey on Tuesday announced he would fund an independent team of five architects, engineers, and designers -- dubbed Bluesky -- to develop an "open and decentra...
Communications device offers huge bandwidth potential
Dec 11, 2019 (SPX)
Several countries are building futuristic communication systems using higher frequency electromagnetic waves to transfer more data at faster rates, but they hav...
Facebook firm on message encryption despite pressure
Dec 10, 2019 (AFP)
The comments from the leading social network come weeks after officials from the US, Britain and Australia called on Facebook to allow authorities to circumvent...
Amazon alleges Trump abused power in huge Pentagon contract
Dec 09, 2019 (AFP)
The technology giant is challenging the awarding of a $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing contract to Microsoft, alleging "unmistakable bias" in the process. T...
The wacky, big-money world of pet influencers
Dec 08, 2019 (AFP)
Grumpy Cat, Lil Bub, Boo the Pomeranian and Doug the Pug are just some of the internet's star animals, who do everything from support worthy causes to promote m...
US probe finds Cambridge Analytica misled Facebook users on data
Dec 06, 2019 (AFP)
The Federal Trade Commission said its investigation launched in March 2018 concluded that the now-defunct political consulting firm "engaged in deceptive practi...
Huawei cancels new phone launch in Taiwan after China row
Dec 05, 2019 (AFP)
On its official Taiwan Facebook page Wednesday Chinese company Huawei said the launch of its Mate 30 Pro smartphone and its GT 2 digital watch had been cancelle...
Huawei moves to overturn 'unlawful' US subsidy ban
Dec 05, 2019 (AFP)
Huawei's petition said the ban -- imposed last month against the company and its Chinese rival ZTE on national security grounds -- failed to substantiate claims...
TikTok drops 'blunt' cyberbullying policy
Dec 04, 2019 (AFP)
People deemed "susceptible to harassment or cyberbullying based on their physical or mental condition" had the reach of their posts restricted, German site Netz...
Instagram to require birth dates in move to block underage use
Dec 04, 2019 (AFP)
The move aims to help Instagram comply with a US law and its own policies that require any user to be at least 13. "Asking for this information will help preven...
Google co-founders step down as Pichai named Alphabet CEO
Dec 04, 2019 (AFP)
Pichai will take over from Page as CEO of the holding firm, a Silicon Valley titan that includes Google as well as units focused on "other bets" in areas includ...
Google's Sundar Pichai named CEO at parent firm Alphabet
Dec 03, 2019 (AFP)
Pichai will take over from Larry Page, a co-founder of the internet firm, at the parent company which includes Google as well as units focusing on "other bets" ...
Huawei to shift research from hostile US to Canada: founder
Dec 03, 2019 (AFP)
Speaking with the Globe and Mail newspaper at Huawei's headquarters in Shenzhen, Ren said the company is also considering building new factories in Europe to ma...
T-Mobile launches 5G service across US
Dec 02, 2019 (AFP)
The number three US carrier said its 5G network covers 200 million people and "goes through walls," outperforming the limited 5G deployment of larger rivals Ver...
China introduces mandatory face scans for phone users
Dec 01, 2019 (AFP)
In September, China's industry and information technology ministry issued a notice on "safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of citizens online", whi...
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