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Ruling on Trump ban marks defining moment for Facebook panel
AFP, Published on 05/05/2021
» WASHINGTON - Facebook's independent oversight board rules Wednesday on the platform's ban of former US president Donald Trump in a case that could set a precedent for how social media handles harmful content from world leaders.
Google prevails over Oracle in key Supreme Court copyright case
AFP, Published on 05/04/2021
» WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Monday handed Google a major win in a long-running copyright battle with Oracle, ruling that the use of the Java programming language for the Android mobile operating system was "fair use."
China summons tech giants over 'deep fakes', internet security
AFP, Published on 18/03/2021
» BEIJING - Chinese authorities on Thursday said they had summoned 11 tech companies including Tencent, Alibaba and TikTok owner ByteDance for talks on "deep fakes" and internet security, as regulators try to reel in the country's runaway digital sector.
Huawei listed anew as threat to US national security
AFP, Published on 13/03/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO - US regulators on Friday listed Huawei among Chinese telecom gear firms deemed a threat to national security, signalling that a hoped for softening of relations is not in the cards.
Privacy faces risks in tech-infused post-Covid workplace
AFP, Published on 21/02/2021
» WASHINGTON: People returning to work following the long pandemic will find an array of tech-infused gadgetry to improve workplace safety but which could pose risks for long-term personal and medical privacy.
Massive US tech show becomes a digital event
AFP, Published on 11/01/2021
» WASHINGTON - The 2021 Consumer Electronics Show kicked off Monday as a virtual event, aiming to showcase technology innovations from around the world in an event forced by the pandemic to go online.
Alibaba 'dismayed' by Uighur facial-recognition software
AFP, Published on 18/12/2020
» SHANGHAI: Chinese tech giant Alibaba has sought to distance itself from a face-recognition software feature devised by its cloud computing unit that could help users to identify members of the country's Muslim Uighur minority.
Parents of gunned-down teen bring him back in AI election video
AFP, Published on 28/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - When the parents of a teen murdered in America's deadliest high school shooting were approached by an advertising agency to digitally resurrect their son for an election video, they didn't hesitate for a moment.
Governments ‘use pandemic to crack down on online dissent’
AFP, Published on 14/10/2020
» Governments around the world are using the pandemic as a justification to expand surveillance and crack down on dissent online, resulting in a 10th consecutive annual decline in internet freedom, a human rights watchdog report said Wednesday.
Trump vows to block any TikTok deal that allows Chinese control
AFP, Published on 21/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - A deal to restructure ownership of the popular video app TikTok was thrown into doubt Monday by President Donald Trump, who vowed to block any deal that allows its Chinese parent firm to retain any control.