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Microsoft nears takeover of 'Call of Duty' maker
AFP, Published on 22/09/2023
» LONDON - Xbox-owner Microsoft has closed in on its $69-billion takeover of "Call of Duty" video-game maker Activision Blizzard after the UK said Friday that a revamped deal addressed regulatory concerns.
Megacity Chengdu extends Covid lockdown
Published on 08/09/2022
» The Chinese megacity of Chengdu has extended a week-long lockdown in most downtown areas after Covid-19 cases increased, underscoring the government’s commitment to eradicating the virus even as the economic and social costs climb.
Hacker offers to sell data of 48m Covid app users
Published on 12/08/2022
» BEIJING: A hacker has claimed to have obtained the personal information of 48.5 million users of a Covid health code mobile app run by the city of Shanghai, the second claim of a breach of public data in the city in just over a month.
China cracks down on 'harmful' financial news
Published on 28/08/2021
» China has begun a two-month campaign to crack down on commercial platforms and social media accounts that post finance-related information that is deemed harmful to its economy.
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.
Trump touts 'fantastic' TikTok deal with Walmart and Oracle
AFP, Published on 20/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - Popular video app TikTok announced Saturday it has proposed an agreement with Oracle as its US technology provider and Walmart as a commercial partner, a potential deal US President Donald Trump touted as "fantastic."
China warns US against 'dangerous moves' on Taiwan: Xinhua
AFP, Published on 07/08/2020
» WASHINGTON - Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe warned his US counterpart in a phone call Thursday to avoid firing up bilateral tensions, a day after Washington angered Beijing by announcing it would send a senior official to visit Taiwan.
Bytedance: The Chinese company behind global TikTok craze
AFP, Published on 27/11/2019
» BEIJING: The Chinese billionaire behind teen phenomenon TikTok is a 36-year-old tech guru whose eye for youth trends and pioneering use of AI has blasted the app to global success -- while working hand-in-glove with censors to control content within China.
Alibaba founder Jack Ma to step down in 2019, pledges 'smooth transition'
AFP, Published on 10/09/2018
» SHANGHAI - Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma announced on Monday he would step down as head of the pioneering Chinese e-commerce giant in one year, a departure already drawing comparisons to the retirement of late Apple founder Steve Jobs.
Googlers bristle at censoring search for China: report
AFP, Published on 04/08/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - Word that Google is crafting a search engine to meet China's draconian censorship rules has sparked widespread employee anger at the company which has responded by limiting workers' access to documents about the project, a report said Friday.