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Since the launch of the Digital Silk Road, as part of the Belt and Road Initiative in 2015, Chinese tech giants global reach has grown across a range of sectors. Representational Image

China's new data security initiative has implications for India

Chinese foreing minister Wang Yi's announcement came a month after the United States launched its new Clean Network...

10 Oct 2020 5:26 PM IST

The VingaJoy SP-6560 Wireless Bluetooth speaker fits in your fist and can be carried anywhere.

Dhamakedaar like a firecracker the VingaJoy SP-6560 wireless speaker

It's astonishing how the little pocket speaker packs such a big punch, like the 'Diwali atom bomb' it seems to resemble.

5 Oct 2020 10:13 PM IST

Weaken/remove encryption, and Facebook will instantly be branded Orwellian. Enforce encryption, and it becomes a lot harder to deal with bad actors on the platform. There are no winners here.

Tech This Week | Facebook services integration comes with trade-offs

Once WhatsApp and Instagram (and Oculus) became sufficiently big, it was time to integrate these properties into the...

4 Oct 2020 10:32 PM IST

Google has also begun insisting that apps must sell digital content only through its Play Store will have to use the Google Play billing system and pay 30 per cent of in-app purchases revenue as a fee. Many Indian startups have raised concerns around this Google move, which copies Apples App Store policy for which the iPhone-maker is facing many antitrust cases.

Google sends notices to Zomato, Swiggy, on IPL promos violating' Play...

Zomato spokesperson said that the company will be replacing Zomato Premier League with another promotion by the weekend.

1 Oct 2020 12:01 AM IST

Sogous announcement comes a day after Chinese internet giant Sina Corpwhich owns the countrys massive Twitter-like Weibosaid it would go private as well. (Photo | Weibo and Sogou icons)

As tech war heats up, China's Twitter-like Weibo and search engine...

Sogou confirmed it would be taken private by tech giant Tencent, in a deal that values the firm around $3.5 billion.

29 Sept 2020 9:48 PM IST

The company chose palm recognition, according to Dilip Kumar, vice president of Physical Retail & Technology, because its more private than other biometric technology, and a person would be required to purposefully flash a palm at the Amazon One device to engage.

Amazon will soon allow users entry to Seattle stadiums, offices with a...

The company expects to roll out Amazon One as an option in other Amazon stores in the coming months.

29 Sept 2020 6:05 PM IST

Beverly Hills Polo Club (BHPC) approached the Competition Commission of India, claiming that Amazon had been indulging in anti-competitive practices.

Tech This Week | The need for anti-trust reform

Earlier this month, CCI dismissed an anti-trust case against Amazon.

29 Sept 2020 4:57 PM IST

The Trump administration order had sought to ban new downloads of TikTok (owned by ByteDance) from midnight (0400 GMT Monday) but would allow use of TikTok until November 12, when all usage would be blocked. The judge denied TikToks request to suspend the November 12 ban. (Photo | AFP)

Temporary relief for TikTok as judge halts Trump's download ban till...

District Judge Carl Nichols has issued a temporary injunction at the request of TikTok.

28 Sept 2020 5:14 PM IST

Shaming people who get sick or dont follow the rules in a public health crisis has been a thing since well before coronavirus, researchers say. But the warp speed and reach of social media in the pandemic era gives the practice an aggressive new dimension.

Boy do they like to come after you! Social media won't let you live...

Several people who did not wear masks and subsequently got infected with COVID-19 have been hounded on social media.

26 Sept 2020 7:21 PM IST

Thousands of Google employees walked out of work in protest in 2018 after The New York Times revealed Android creator Andy Rubin received $90 million in severance even though several employees had filed misconduct allegations against him. Shareholder lawsuits followed, and in 2019 Google launched a board investigation over how it handles sexual misconduct allegations. (Photo | AFP)

Google parent settles sexual misconduct lawsuit with $310M pledge...

Alphabet Inc. said Friday that it will prohibit severance packages for anyone fired or under investigation for...

26 Sept 2020 6:16 PM IST

Chinese authorities have not indicated whether they will agree to a transfer of TikToks technology to Oracle. But official newspapers criticised the proposed deal this week as bullying and extortion.

ByteDance applies for Chinese licence to sell TikTok stake to Oracle

Beijing tightened control over technology exports last month to gain leverage over Washington's bid to force a sale of...

25 Sept 2020 12:03 AM IST

TikToks petition speculated that the president was retaliating because of reports the app was used by his critics to snatch up tickets to a Trump rally in Tulsa to which they had no intention of goingan event which belly flopped with significantly fewer people in attendance.

Trump's order banning TikTok could be blocked by judge

Until July 1, when rumours of a ban first began to circulate, TikTok was adding some 424,000 new US users each day.

24 Sept 2020 11:31 PM IST