American President Donald Trump has been threatening an imminent ban on TikTok. TikTok is one of the most popular applications in the world. The United…
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European Union could shut misbehaving tech firms out of single market
Thierry Breton, the European Union commissioner for international market and services, explained the proposals for tackling a variety of problems associated with ‘Big Technology’. The…
Amazon criticized over ‘Black Lives Don’t Matter’ caps
A barrister has criticized Amazon for selling hats with the slogan “Black Lives Don’t Matter”. It was marketed as being elegant and a “nice present”.…
WeChat: Judge Blocks United States attempts to ban downloads of Chinese app
A federal judge in the United States has blocked the Trump administration’s order to ban downloads of the Chinese messaging app WeChat in the country,…
Trump gives Tik-Tok Oracle deal his ‘blessing’ after threatening to ban downloads
United States President Donald Trump has given his “blessing” to a deal in which Oracle Corp would take over US operations of the video-sharing app…
Twitter beefs up security for United States election candidates
In the upcoming United States election, twitter has automatically activated extra account protection for politicians. Election-related accounts will have to make an immediate change to…
TikTok and WeChat: United States to Ban App Downloads
The United States Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from the United States. App stores on Sunday and will bar…
Byte-Dance says TikTok’s proposed deal with Oracle
Byte-Dance says TikTok’s proposed deal with Oracle will need both Chinese and United States approval. China has urged the United States to respect fair competition…
Chinese and Malaysian hackers charged by United States
The Department of United States Justice has charged five Chinese and two Malaysian men with hacking more than 100 companies. The two Malaysian businessmen “conspired”…
Ex-Google boss says United States ‘dropped the ball’ on Innovation
According to former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt, In the battle for technology supremacy between the United States and China, the US has “dropped the…