Tech
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China eases data security deadline pressure for multinational companies
Chinese regulators have eased some deadline pressure on multinational companies struggling to comply with new rules requiring them to seek approval to export user data, according to lawyers advising …
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Australia has not received advice to ban TikTok from govt devices -Treasurer
Australia has not received advice from its security agencies to follow the example of the United States, the European Parliament and Canada to ban Chinese video-sharing app TikTok from government dev…
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European Parliament officially approve ban of TikTok
The European Parliament has decided to ban Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok from staff phones for security reasons, an EU official said on Tuesday, the latest EU institution to do so. The ban w…
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YouTube says fixed issues with TV, main app after users report problems
Alphabet Inc’s YouTube said it had fixed issues with its main app and YouTube TV after thousands of users reported problems with accessing the video-streaming site on Monday. Outage-tracking website …
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Zoom jumps on AI bandwagon, forecasts upbeat 2024 profit targets
Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Monday it will integrate more artificial intelligence into its products and forecast annual profit above Wall Street estimates, sending the company’s shares up 8…
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Shareholders drag Tesla, Musk to court over self-driving safety claims
Tesla Inc and its Chief Executive Elon Musk were sued on Monday by shareholders who accused them of overstating the effectiveness and safety of their electric vehicles’ Autopilot and Full Self-Drivin…
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White House dishes out ultimatum for flushing TikTok from federal devices
The White House on Monday gave government agencies 30 days to ensure they do not have Chinese-owned app TikTok on federal devices and systems. In a bid to keep U.S. data safe, all federal agencies mu…
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Apple forced to pay $12.1m fine for alleged app market abuse in Russia
U.S. tech giant Apple has paid a 906 million rouble ($12.12 million) fine in a Russian antitrust case alleging abuse of its dominance in the mobile apps market, Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service …
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Canada bans TikTok on staff devices in another setback for the Chinese app
Canada is banning Chinese social media app TikTok from all government-issued devices effective Tuesday, according to a report in the National Post on Monday, citing official communication to an inter…
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Snap to roll out chatbot using OpenAI’s tech
Social media firm Snap Inc said on Monday it is rolling out an experimental chatbot feature running on OpenAI’s GPT technology for some users of its photo messaging app Snapchat.