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Over 40 NGOs urge end to internet shutdown on E.Guinea island
Aug 14, 2024 (AFP)
Last month, authorities arrested dozens after residents spoke out over damage caused by the use of dynamite in mining operations and infrastructure projects on ...
Elon Musk's X faces privacy complaints in Europe over data use
Aug 12, 2024 (AFP)
The complaints filed by the European Center for Digital Rights -- also known as Noyb ("None of Your Business") -- come after Ireland's Data Protection Commissio...
E-commerce tycoon Huang tops China's rich list
Aug 09, 2024 (AFP)
Huang, the founder of PDD Holdings -- which owns Temu and Chinese retail app Pinduoduo -- is now worth $48.6 billion, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index said. He ...
Apple makes changes to App Store after EU warning
Aug 08, 2024 (AFP)
The EU said the App Store terms prevented app developers from freely steering consumers to alternative ways to pay, making Apple the first ever tech firm to fac...
US orders FTX, Alameda to pay $12.7 bn to victims
Aug 08, 2024 (AFP)
A US court in New York ordered the payments in the wake of a massive fraud scheme perpetrated by ex-FTX leader Sam Bankman-Fried, said the Commodity Futures Tra...
Protecting Confidential Information with Mobile Scanners
Aug 05, 2024 (SPX)
Mobile scanners like the Scanner App are becoming more and more popular among business users. This is because modern mobile devices have powerful cameras and hi...
Everyday Tech from Space: Smartphone Cameras Have Space Origins
Aug 05, 2024 (SPX)
Where Did It All Start? A NASA engineer named Eugene Lally first coined the concept of digital photography during the 1960s. He worked at the Jet Propulsion Lab...
TikTok, bowing to EU, withdraws rewards programme
Aug 05, 2024 (AFP)
TikTok Lite arrived in France and Spain -- the only EU countries where it is available -- in April this year. Users aged 18 and over can earn points to exchange...
US judge rules Google is monopoly in key anti-trust case
Aug 05, 2024 (AFP)
The court decision against a "big tech" giant could alter how the sector operates in future. District Court Judge Amit Mehta found that Google had a monopoly fo...
AI and cloud in spotlight as big tech earnings roll out
Aug 02, 2024 (AFP)
While it is important to stay on the cutting edge by investing in AI, the market wants financial engines of tech firms going strong to pay for it, according to ...
Innovative Imaging Method Reduces Microscopy Time and Radiation
Aug 02, 2024 (SPX)
Traditionally, scanning transmission electron microscopes (STEMs) use a highly focused beam of electrons across samples, creating images point by point. At each...
US lawsuit says TikTok violated young users' privacy
Aug 02, 2024 (AFP)
It was Washington's latest legal broadside launched at TikTok, which is also battling a US law for its Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the video platform or el...
Apple logs higher sales, quarterly profit beats forecast
Aug 01, 2024 (AFP)
The iPhone maker reported a $21.4 billion profit in the three months ending in June, on $85.8 billion in revenue over the period. The revenue is a new record fo...
UK's Starmer warns social media firms to uphold law over misinformation
Aug 01, 2024 (AFP)
Addressing the nation from his Downing Street office and residence, Starmer pointed the finger at the role of the firms in two nights of violence after Monday's...
Amazon quarterly profit doubles as cloud business grows
Aug 01, 2024 (AFP)
The e-commerce giant's sales of $148 billion fell just shy of lofty market expectations, however, and shares slid more than four percent to $176.50 in after-mar...
Meta shares rise after earnings top expectations
Jul 31, 2024 (AFP)
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said revenue in the quarter was $39 billion, about 22 percent higher than the same period a year earlier. "W...
US Senate passes first major online child safety bills in years
Jul 30, 2024 (AFP)
Social media giants like Meta and X have been confronting a torrent of political anger for not putting in guardrails to thwart online dangers for children, incl...
Trump offers tech sector policy flips ahead of election
Jul 27, 2024 (AFP)
The presidential hopeful has, however, remained steadfast in some areas that are likely to be of concern to major US tech companies. Here is a rundown of Trump'...
Gaming sector recovery on flamboyant display at ChinaJoy expo
Jul 26, 2024 (AFP)
China is the world's largest market for video games, but the sector has been through a tough time in recent years thanks to a government crackdown that restrict...
Meta oversight board wants deepfake rules for AI Age
Jul 25, 2024 (AFP)
The independent board, which is referred to as a top court for Meta content moderation decisions, said it came up with the recommendation after reviewing two ca...
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