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TikTok denies sharing Indian user data with Chinese govt

Bhuvan Baggam Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 01:58 PM

TikTok on Tuesday denied sharing information on Indian users with the Chinese government, after New Delhi banned the wildly popular app citing national security and privacy concerns.   Read more »

After deadly clash, India bans 59 Chinese mobile apps over 'security'

Jalees Andrabi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 07:20 AM

India on Monday banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including the wildly popular TikTok and WeChat, over national security and privacy concerns two weeks after a deadly Himalayan border clash between the nuclear-armed neighbors. Read more »

YouTube hit with discrimination suit by black video artists

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 12:02 PM

A lawsuit filed this week in federal court accuses YouTube of discriminating against African American video makers and viewers by factoring in race when it comes to filtering or monetizing content. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Still under GCQ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 05:00 AM

Metro Manila is still a hotbed of COVID-19, the Palace said Tuesday. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

Laptop demand soars

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 09:15 PM

Delivery riders prepare a laptop behind stacks of similar gadgets at a store on Gilmore Avenue, a popular computer hub in Quezon City on Saturday. Read more »

Dahil sa online class: Mga bilihan ng murang PC dinagsa ng mga estudyante

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 06:41 PM

Ang mga estudyante na naghahanap ng magagamit para sa online classes ang ilan sa mga namimili sa Gilmore sa Quezon City, ayon sa mga nagbebenta roon.    Read more »

DepEd to have 1.3M tablets, computers in 2020 as education sector shifts to COVID-19 new normal

Jaehwa Bernardo and Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 09:39 PM

The DepEd needs to ensure that teachers and students have internet-capable equipment to make the most of the DepEd Commons, an online platform that can be used for virtual classes. Read more »

With few computers, Romania and Bulgaria face homeschool hurdles

Mihaela Rodina with Diana Simeonova, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 12:42 PM

DAROVA, Romania - Maria Avadanei is exhilarated: after receiving a tablet as a donation, she can finally take her online lessons. Read more »

Digital eye strain: Doctor warns vs prolonged gadget use amid lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 12:28 PM

Dr. Cheryl Arcinue said that our eyes tend not to blink when in front of phones, computers and other gaming devices for a long time which can cause digital eye strains. Read more »

Huawei chip unit orders up more domestic production as U.S. restrictions loom -sources

Josh Horwitz, Reuters
Posted at Apr 16 07:14 PM

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is gradually shifting production of chips designed in-house away from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) and towards a mainland Chinese firm in preparation for more US restrictions, sources familiar with the matter said. Read more »

Nintendo online gaming network back after major outage

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 01:58 PM

Gamers breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday after the end of a network outage that affected Nintendo's online games, with internet-based systems under increasing pressure from people staying home over coronavirus. Read more »

Honeywell unveils plan for 'most powerful' quantum computer

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 04 08:29 AM

The company said it had achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing, which uses subatomic particles to speed up processing, and would launch the new computers within 3 months. It released a scientific paper describing the accelerated quantum capability. Read more »

Bob Iger steps aside as Disney CEO, hands off to company insider

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 07:04 AM

Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday chief Bob Iger was handing off the top executive post after building the media-entertainment powerhouse into the undisputed Hollywood leader.  Read more »

Google vs EU: a decade-long saga goes to court

Alex Pigman, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 21 12:57 PM

Google and the EU have a big day in court Wednesday as the search engine giant enters a new phase of a legal saga that began a decade ago. Read more »

Google HR chief stepping aside as worker activism rises

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 11 12:12 PM

Google on Monday confirmed that head of human resources Eileen Naughton was stepping away from her job as "vice president of people operations" at the internet company.  Read more »

Apple unveils revamped map app to challenge Google

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 10:02 AM

Apple on Thursday said it has finished rolling out an overhauled map app in the US in another attempt to challenge Google's popular smartphone navigation software.  Read more »

US arrests 3 in alleged $722-M cryptocurrency fraud

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 07:10 AM

US authorities arrested 3 men in an alleged fraud that raised $722 million from investors lured by fake bitcoin mining earnings, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.   Read more »

Child's play: Coding booms among Chinese children

Danni Zhu, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 10 01:37 PM

A growing number of children in China are learning coding even before they enter primary school, a trend fueled by parents' belief that coding skills will be essential for Chinese teenagers given the government's technological drive.  Read more »

Firings spark dissent in Google ranks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 27 07:50 AM

Google on Monday fired 4 employees on the grounds they violated data security policies, prompting ire among colleagues concerned it was retaliation for worker organizing. Read more »

Robochef: Sony cooks up new AI unit for food revolution

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 20 03:16 PM

Cooking robots and tastier recipes: Japanese electronics giant Sony on Wednesday launched a new artificial intelligence unit they hope will change the way we cook and eat. Read more »