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Amazon closes $8.5B deal to acquire Hollywood studio MGM.
Amazon announced it has closed its acquisition of Hollywood studio MGM. Two days after European regulators said the deal “would not significantly reduce competition”...
Russian space chief: Sanctions could imperil space station.
MOSCOW: The head of Russia’s space program said that the future of the International Space Station hangs in the balance. After the United States,...
The US, EU sign data transfer deal to ease privacy concerns
BRUSSELS: The European Union and the United States made a breakthrough in their years-long battle over the privacy of data. That flows across the...
India to investigate Amazon and Flipkart over alleged illegal discount practices
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has launched a massive investigation into eCommerce giants Amazon and Flipkart who were allegedly involved in unethical anti-competitive...
What to expect next as US-China trade deal gets inked
Investors across the globe can now expect a "fair and reciprocal trade" said US President Donald Trump as his country’s deal with China finally got...
War censorship exposes Putin’s leaky internet controls
BOSTON: Long before waging war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin was working to make Russia’s internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control...
South Korea chip inventory climbs the fastest in 27 years
In January, South Korea's semiconductor inventory increased at its quickest rate in in 27 years. Highlighting a protracted tech recession that is holding back...
Jiuzhang Quantum Computing Device Achieves Breakthrough in AI Speed
Jiuzhang Quantum Computing Device Achieves Breakthrough in AI Speed Jiuzhang, a quantum computing device developed by scientists in China, has achieved a significant breakthrough...
Toyota invests $394 million in Californian taxi maker
Japanese auto giant Toyota has recently invested $394 million into the “flying taxi” of Joby Aviation—a Californian-based aerospace company. Toyota is set to manufacture a...
Canadian robot detected nCov earlier than health officials
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have recently confirmed that the initial alert about the virus outbreak came...
Tesla eyes building a Cybertruck factory in central USA
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said that he is searching for a site in the central United States that could serve as...
Tech giant Apple to open first store in India next year
Apple has been given the green light to open its first Indian store by 2021 after it received a special approval from the Government...
US study finds massive errors in face recognition
Amid widespread deployment of
facial recognition systems for tightened security, a recent study of the US
government showed that this AI (Artificial Intelligence)-based
technology can actually produce...
UK regulator revokes license of Russia-backed broadcaster RT.
LONDON UK: Britain’s communications regulator revoked the license of the state-funded Russian broadcaster RT amid concern that its coverage of the war in Ukraine...
Pinterest surpasses Snapchat in the US after gaining 82m users
Based on the latest
estimates of eMarketer, Pinterest ended 2019 with a boom in the number of its
users that totaled to 82.4 million.
The market tracker...
TV makers stun CES 2020 with super HD units
Televisions will no longer just be viewing appliances as TV manufacturing giants showcased super high definition models that can serve as hubs to control...
MBSB Bank, Prec ink pact to drive cashless business transactions among...
PKNS Real Estate Sdn Bhd (Prec) and MBSB Bank Bhd (MBSB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work together. To promote cashless...
Facebook bans deceptive, modified media
Facebook’s Global Policy Management President Monika Bickert said they have removed modified images and videos that were intended to deceive millions of users.
She said...
Hyundai to produce flying taxis for Uber
Hyundai Motor Company is set to produce flying cars for ride-hailing giant Uber as part of the latter’s aim to provide air taxis by...
Emirati app ‘Totok’ returns to Google Play Store after spying charges
The Middle East’s messaging application called “Totok” is again available for download at the Google Play Store following the denial of spying accusations against...
Microsoft claims mimic websites from North Korean hack group
Microsoft was
delighted to announce that it had taken control over 50 websites that were
operated by a hack group in North Korea.
This
after the American technology...
Apple’s acquisition of weather app Dark Sky is sad news for...
The popular weather predicting app Dark Sky announced in a blog post on Tuesday that it has been acquired by Apple, noting that it...
Germany seeks to boost renewable energy and cut Russian imports.
BERLIN Germany: The German government unveiled a major package of reforms. To boost the production of renewable power, and meet its climate goals. And...
Japanese tech giant Softbank launches 5G service
The Tokyo-based multinational technology company, SoftBank Corp., has joined the ultra-fast 5G race in Japan as it officially launched its wireless offerings last week.
It...
Japan and South Korea to continue discussions over export controls
During their marathon session last week, the governments of Japan and South Korea have both agreed to continue their talks about their ongoing trade...
Singapore bank stocks hit by Credit Suisse crisis
SINGAPORE: Local bank stocks fell when the market started yesterday morning. Due to concerns that the crisis enveloping Switzerland's second-largest bank and a succession...
Volkswagen hit with $34 Billion fine over diesel scandal; shares plan...
The world’s largest carmaker, Volkswagen, disclosed that it will spend a sum of $34.69 billion equivalent to 31.3 billion euros to pay fines and...
Facebook files lawsuit against marketing firm for illegal access of users’...
World’s largest social media site Facebook sued a marketing company named oneAudience, that it accused of “improperly” accessing users’ personal information without their authorization.
Facebook...
A “Prototype City of the Future” will rise in Japan, says...
Toyota Motor Corporation, a Japan-based multinational automotive manufacturer, recently shared the good news of transforming a 175-acre former car factory into a “Prototype City of...
IBM partners with new chipmaker Rapidus to make up lost ground
TOKYO: IBM Corp. claims that it is collaborating with Rapidus a recently established chipmaker sponsored by the Japanese government. To assist it to produce...
SK Hynix to invest US$11bil in new South Korea chip plant
SEOUL: SK Hynix Inc, the world's second-largest memory chip maker, said it will invest 15 trillion won ($10.9 billion) over the next five years...
EV-related stocks advance after Tesla gets approval to import electric vehicles...
KUALA LUMPUR: Following the Ministry of International Trade and Industry's (Miti) approval of Tesla's application to import battery electric vehicles (BEVs) into Malaysia. The...
Internet speed slows down globally due to coronavirus
Billions of people around the world have been raising concerns over the limitations of internet speed, connectivity and capacity amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The growing...
India launches first-ever robot astronaut
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) stole the limelight in the technology sector this week as it unveiled its first half-humanoid robot that is...
Google Merchant Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Google Ads policy updates
Google Merchant Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Google Ads policy updates
At April 14, 2020
The impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is evolving every day and we are...
2 South Korean electronics giants close plants due to virus cases
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and LG Innotek have separately announced the temporary closure of their manufacturing plants in South Korea after workers tested positive...
Taiwan fears impact of US chip restrictions
TAIPEI: According to a Taiwanese economic official recent US efforts to lessen reliance on Taiwan's cutting-edge technology may have an effect on Taiwan's chip...
Facebook releases new messaging app exclusive for couples
Facebook has launched an application called “Tuned” which allows couples to message each other privately.
The app, which was created by
Facebook's New Product Experimental (NPE)...
Cyberattack in Ukraine war affected thousands across Europe.
A cyberattack targeting a satellite network used by Ukraine’s government and military agencies shortly after Russia’s invasion also knocked offline tens of thousands of...
Silicon Valley Bank SVB run exposes rifts in venture capital world
SAN FRANCISCO: The failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has exposed differences within the typically close-knit venture capital (VC) industry. With some investors blaming...
Intel unveils $88B chipmaking expansion plan for Europe.
LONDON UK: U.S. chipmaker Intel unveiled plans on Tuesday to invest up to 80 billion euros ($88 billion) across Europe. As part of an...
Global semiconductor equipment sales to hit record US$108.5bil this year
PETALING JAYA: The Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturers Industry, based in the US. Predicts that global sales of all semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers...
UK gov’t denies claims about overpriced HS2 railways
The Government of the United Kingdom downgraded Deputy Chair Lord Berkeley’s claims that the development of the High Speed 2 (HS2) project has an...
Mitsubishi denies alleged use of emission defeat devices
Japanese auto giant Mitsubishi Motors Corp defended that it had not committed fraud and used illegal defeat devices in its diesel engines.
This after German...
Apple will pay $500M in iPhone-throttling settlement
United States’ technology giant Apple has agreed to pay up to half a billion dollars to settle litigation claiming that it slowed down old...
South Korean exports jump as employees worldwide work from home
The outbound shipments of teleconferencing equipment and components from South Korea have soared to 10% in the past weeks as many employees around the...
Court rules Turkey’s Wikipedia block as unconstitutional
The high court of Turkey has
ruled that the government’s two-year-old ban on Wikipedia is unconstitutional.
Following a 10-6 vote in favor
of the multilingual online encyclopedia,...
Nintendo hit by coronavirus; production gets delayed
Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has confirmed feeling the heat of the novel coronavirus as it disrupts the production and deliveries of some of its...
2 Taiwanese electronic companies enter world’s top PC vendors
Taipei-based Acer Inc. and Asustek Computer Inc. once again made it to the list of the world’s top 10 computer manufacturers in terms of...
Despite criticisms, Facebook maintains policy on political ads
Social media site Facebook announced that it would stick on its policy allowing political ads on its platform despite criticisms that politicians only use...
Smart tech maker Wyze admits leak of customer data
US-based smart home technology
company Wyze Labs Inc. has confirmed the leakage of databases of its millions
of customers.
The leak was first reported by
Twelve Security, a...
SpaceX launches 3 visitors to the space station for $55M each
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida USA: SpaceX launched three rich businessmen and their astronaut escorts to the International Space Station on Friday. For more than a...
TM, ZTE Malaysia team up to build hybrid cloud 5G core...
KUALA LUMPUR: To create a hybrid cloud 5G core network, Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) and ZTE (M) Corp Sdn Bhd have partnered. TM and...
Mobile games download spike amid coronavirus quarantine
The demand for mobile games has surged as millions of people in China are quarantined and stuck indoors amid fears of the spreading coronavirus...
Huawei’s lawsuit challenging US purchase ban rejected
Chinese technology giant Huawei loss its legal challenge of the constitutionality of a US law that restricts federal agencies from purchasing its products.
A US judge...
Russian President claims lead on hypersonic weapons, surpassing US
From merely catching up with the United States
in the past, President Vladimir Putin of Russia claims that their country is
now the world leader on...
Gaming giant Minecraft offers free educational lessons amid coronavirus lockdown
With more and more schools worldwide being shut as part of the governments’ efforts to contain the coronavirus, the Western game Minecraft is offering...
China’s TCL to stop release of BlackBerry phones
TCL communications announced that it will stop the production of BlackBerry devices beginning this August as the licensing agreement officially ends.
In 2016, the Chinese...