Tencent’s WeChat Pay and Alibaba’s affiliate Alipay have long dominated digital payments in China, but they have always faced new challengers. The latest entrant in online payments is Douyin, TikTok’s Chinese version.
The short video ap…
Ankara has imposed advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest after they failed to appoint local representatives in Turkey under a new social media law, according to decisions published on Tuesday.
Under the law, which critics…
Two British hospitals are using blockchain technology to keep tabs on the storage and supply of temperature-sensitive COVID-19 vaccines, the companies behind the initiative said on Tuesday, in one of the first such initiatives in the world…
Audi is having to slow production because of a computer-chip shortage it is calling a "crisis upon a crisis".
Boss Markus Duesmann said it was now aiming to make 10,000 fewer cars in the first quarter of the year and putting more than 1…
WhatsApp has extended the deadline by which its two billion users must either accept its updated terms and conditions or stop using the service.
The original cut-off date was 8 February, but users now have until 15 May to take action.
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Two former Obama administration officials have emerged as front-runners for the top antitrust job at the U.S. Department of Justice under the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden, according to two sources with knowledge of …
Amazon will open two new logistics centres in Italy this year, investing over 230 million euros ($278 million), the world’s largest online retailer said on Monday.
With the two new hubs- a distribution centre in the north-western city o…
At first glance the silicone wristband could be mistaken for one that tracks your heart rate when you are doing exercise.
However, the wearable technology, called a Moodbeam, isn't here to monitor your physical health. Instead it allows…
Messaging platform Signal says it has resolved technical problems which have hampered its service over the past few days, after seeing a rush of new users.
On Friday, some users reported messages failing to send on both the mobile and d…
Fibocom to Be The First in Providing Engineering Samples of 5G Module Based on MediaTek Chipset Platform
Fibocom (Stock Code: 300638), a leading global provider of IoT (Internet of Things) wireless solution and wireless communication mo…
AI-driven solution allows users to train a machine learning model directly on billions of limited-compute power devices
ONE Tech, a global leader in edge AI technology, today announced the launch of the MicroAI™ Atom Software Developmen…
Today, Huawei speaks at The New Energy Economy Webinar as part of the World Future Energy Summit Back to Business Webinar Series. Hariram Subramanian, CTO of Huawei Smart PV shares the future trends in Smart PV for 2025.
The World Futur…
Microsoft says it’s planning to fix a bizarre Windows 10 bug that could corrupt a hard drive just by looking at an icon. Security researcher Jonas L first warned about the bug earlier this week, describing it as a “nasty vulnerability.” At…
Medium is acquiring Paris-based startup Glose for an undisclosed amount. Glose has been building iOS, Android and web apps that let you buy, download and read books on your devices.
The company has turned reading into a multiplayer expe…
Samsung’s future phones will also not come with charging bricks, the company has revealed, but it’s leaving itself some wiggle room. In a Q&A about why it’s no longer including headphones and a charging brick in the box, Samsung says it be…
A Swedish court has dismissed an appeal by Huawei against its exclusion from the country’s 5G network roll out, paving the way for the 5G spectrum auction scheduled for next week to proceed as planned.
The Chinese telecom group had earl…
The dream of using your phone to unlock your car door (instead of carrying around a bulging key fob) may be one step closer today: Samsung has announced partnerships with Audi, BMW, Ford, and Genesis to do just that, saying the feature may…
Search and advertising giant Google closed its deal to buy fitness tracking company Fitbit, the companies said on Thursday, even as U.S. and Australian competition regulators said they were continuing probes of the $2.1 billion transaction…
Pension fund managers and religious investors on Friday asked top social media companies to step up their content control efforts to reduce the threat of violence ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden next week.
Th…
After Facebook's suspension of some Ugandan accounts, followed by the authorities' shutdown of social media and then the entire internet, the BBC's Dickens Olewe looks at the wider implications for Uganda, and elsewhere in Africa.
Faceb…
Samsung is announcing the $199.99 Galaxy Buds Pro today, its most premium set of true wireless earbuds yet. They feature an in-ear design similar to the Galaxy Buds Plus but are aesthetically inspired by the Galaxy Buds Live. The Buds Pro …
Samsung's new flagship Galaxy S smartphone works with its stylus for the first time.
The S Pen is an optional add-on for the Galaxy S21 Ultra. But the move will fuel speculation the firm will phase out its separate Note handset range.
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US president-elect Joe Biden has been given his new official presidential Twitter account, but has been forced to start it with zero followers.
The Biden campaign is unhappy with the move, which marks a change from the previous transiti…
Many would-be traders are concerned about the security and safety of personal funds and data, and are therefore hesitant to start trading
“The rise of the digital age has resulted in an information overload and often a lot of this infor…
Alphabet Inc’s Google said it would support President-elect Joe Biden’s efforts to pass a new U.S. immigration law and would help cover application fees for immigrants seeking lawful work under a threatened government program.
Google sa…
Amazon on Wednesday launched Amazon Academy, a service that will aim to help students in India prepare for entry into the nation’s prestigious engineering colleges. The American firm is the latest entrant to this market where scores of sta…
Apple Inc on Wednesday said it was putting $60 million into a fresh round of projects aimed at challenging systemic racism, including its first foray into venture capital funding to back entrepreneurs of color.
Apple said it would inves…
Gaming company Razer has made what they claim is world's smartest face mask - complete with a built-in microphone.
The prototype, revealed at the tech convention CES, claims to amplify the users' voice - to prevent muffled speech.
Th…
YouTube has become the latest social network to suspend President Trump.
The Google-owned service has prevented his account from uploading new videos or live-streaming material for a minimum of seven days, and has said it may extend the…
We've all been there - brain fog makes us forget our password and after eight frantic attempts, we have just two left.
That's the situation for programmer Stefan Thomas but the stakes are higher than most - the forgotten password will l…
After a brief stint as the wealthiest person on the planet, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk is again the second-richest person in the world after his fortune fell by nearly $14 billion in one day.
Shares of his electric-vehicle maker, Tesl…
It has taken a while, but the latest generation of smartwatches are intelligent, powerful and—most importantly—a solid value. There was a time when it was hard to justify wearing a smartwatch because older models mostly just duplicated som…
Oral-B’s Virtual Experience at 2021 Consumer Electronics Show Puts the Power to Control Health in Consumers’ Hands with the Oral-B iO™
Research highlights how Oral-B iO can be a first line of defense against gum disease at home
During …
TCL Announces its Google TV Launch at CES2021 to Offer Very Best Content with Superb Viewing Experience
TCL Electronics (1070.HK , one of the dominant players in the global TV industry and a leading consumer electronics company, has ann…
The number of new users installing messaging app Signal every day is on track to cross 1 million, putting it closer to levels seen by larger rival WhatsApp, following an update to the Facebook Inc-owned (FB.O) app's privacy policy.
Abou…
WhatsApp has enjoyed unrivaled reach in India for years. By mid-2019, the Facebook-owned app had amassed over 400 million users in the country. Its closest app rival at the time was YouTube, which, according to the company’s own statement…
Platforms and infrastructure providers dump Parler, Microsoft unveils a new Surface and a Chinese fitness app raises $360 million. This is your Daily Crunch for January 11, 2021.
The big story: Parler sues Amazon after going offline
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Facebook has shut down accounts it says are linked to the Ugandan government, only days before elections for a new president and parliament.
The social media giant said a network connected with the ministry of information had been using…
Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service is already being used by a handful of people across the UK.
The company began rolling out a limited trial last month, it has emerged, after Ofcom granted it a licence in November.
It wi…
An exciting new robotics kit that is both highly versatile yet simple to use is being launched onto the market by ed-tech pioneers pi-top
Already billed as one of the “coolest” new computer devices of last year by Microsoft’s Jeff Teper…
Lenovo seems to have gotten the memo that the real money in the augmented reality space is going to be made in enterprise. Ahead of tomorrow’s CES kick off, the hardware company announced the impending arrival of the ThinkReality A3, a p…
Domestic smartphone shipments in China in 2020 fell 20.4% from the previous year, government data released on Monday showed,
as the number of handsets delivered to consumers dropped to 296 million from 372 million in 2019.
The figure…
WhatsApp is forcing users to agree to sharing information with Facebook if they want to keep using the service.
The company warns users in a pop-up notice that they "need to accept these updates to continue using WhatsApp" - or delete t…
US President Donald Trump has been permanently suspended from Twitter "due to the risk of further incitement of violence", the company says.
Twitter said the decision was made "after close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTru…
Parler has hit back after Amazon pulled support for its so-called "free speech" social network.
Parler is suing the tech giant, accusing it of breaking anti-trust laws by removing it.
Parler had been reliant on the tech giant's Amazo…
Wi-Fi is about to get a lot better. Many of this year’s new phones, laptops, TVs, routers, and more will come with support for Wi-Fi 6E, a new upgrade to Wi-Fi that’s essentially like expanding your wireless connection from a two-lane road…
CES is just days away, but plenty of laptop companies are already unveiling their 2021 lineups. One of Acer’s first new releases is the Chromebook Spin 514, powered by AMD’s Ryzen 3000 mobile processors.
You can spec the Spin 514 up to …
Tesla is now taking orders for a cheaper Standard Range version of the Model Y. The new variant, whose availability was reported by Electrek, has a cheaper starting price of $41,990 compared to $49,990 for the Long Range model. The discoun…
Michelle Obama calls on Silicon Valley to permanently ban Trump and prevent platform abuse by future leaders
In a new statement issued by former First Lady Michelle Obama, she calls on Silicon Valley specifically to address its role in…