Europe’s tech chief Margrethe Vestager on Friday warned iPhone maker Apple against using privacy and security concerns to fend off competition on its App Store, reasons CEO Tim Cook gave for not allowing users to install software from outside the Store. Vestager, who is also the European Commission’s executive vice president, last year proposed rules
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Lego bricks can tend to be a problem at times, especially if you have accumulated a huge pile of the plastic blocks and have no idea what to build. However, there is an app that can help solve that issue. Brickit uses an AI-powered camera to rapidly scan the pile of bricks and then suggest
Need to download videos from Facebook? You can easily share videos on Facebook via the “Share” button. But what if you wanted to share that video with someone offline? This process is a little more work. If you are wondering how to download a video on your Android or iPhone, here’s an easy way to
iPhone’s networking functionality reportedly has a new flaw that leads to disabling its Wi-Fi support completely if connected to a specific public Wi-Fi network. This flaw is said to affect any iPhone, and resetting the device’s network settings does not seem to solve the problem. Reverse engineer and Secret Club founder Carl Schou says that
iPhone 13 series may support faster wireless charging, the latest leaks have suggested. The phone is said to come with a larger wireless charging coil which would allow for better heat dissipation and fast charging speeds compared to the previous generation iPhone 12 series. The leak also claims that portrait mode video feature will be
In this article BZ YMM GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese regulators have opened a cybersecurity review into U.S.-listed Boss Zhipin and subsidiaries of Full Truck Alliance. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said the probe had been opened to “prevent national data security risks” as the crackdown on the country’s technology sector continues. Yunmanman and Huochebang,
In this article UBER LYFT A ride share driver picks up passengers at O’Hare Airport on April 10, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson / Getty Images After a dramatic decline in traveling this past year, people are moving again. Yet, despite offering cash incentives, rideshare giants Uber and Lyft are still struggling to bring drivers
In this article DIDI Traders work during the IPO for Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global Inc on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor in New York City, U.S., June 30, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters GUANGZHOU, China — China’s government has opened a new battlefront with the country’s technology giants, looking to target their
Sefa Ozel | E+ | Getty Images LONDON — Nexperia, a Dutch chip firm owned by China’s Wingtech, confirmed on Monday that it plans to acquire the U.K.’s largest chip producer, Newport Wafer Fab. It comes after two people close to the deal told CNBC on Friday that the acquisition would be formally announced early
Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Instagram wants to be more like TikTok. TikTok is extending the length of its videos to be more like YouTube. Roku seems to be following the Netflix playbook and investing in original video. The streaming wars are generally discussed as a competition between the large global legacy media
The Pleo app pictured on a smartphone next to one of the fintech firm’s corporate cards. Pleo LONDON — There’s a new fintech unicorn in town. Danish start-up Pleo, which sells corporate expense management software and linked “smart” payment cards, has boosted its valuation to $1.7 billion in a $150 million equity financing round. The
Shares in ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing crashed as much as 25% in pre-market trading on Tuesday, less than a week after the Chinese app listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The company’s share price fell to $12.06 at 4:46 a.m. Tuesday in pre-market trading, down from $15.53 at the last market close. The fall
Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. Getty Images Ann Hiatt remembers Jeff Bezos didn’t like to sit down for long. As the Amazon CEO’s executive assistant from 2002 to 2005, Hiatt was charged with keeping track of Bezos’ whereabouts. At that time, the fast-growing internet retailer had moved into an Art Deco-style building that was
In this article DSY-ZA Still from Disney’s latest Pixar film “Luca.” Disney While most Americans are breathing a sigh of relief as they return to normal activities outside the home in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the streaming video industry may not be quite as excited for a return to reality. Comcast‘s NBCUniversal, ViacomCBS,
Amazon on Monday got a new chief executive: Andy Jassy, the mastermind behind its lucrative cloud computing division, who succeeds company founder Jeff Bezos. Here’s a look at the business Jassy is taking over and the challenges that await him on the job. More than the ‘everything store’ Bezos incorporated Amazon exactly 27 years ago.
Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centered on US information technology firm Kaseya, its chief executive said on Monday. Fred Voccola, the Florida-based company’s CEO, said in an interview that it was hard to estimate the precise impact of Friday’s attack because those hit were mainly customers
Computer systems of several companies across the world, including 800 physical grocery stores of Sweden’s Coop, that were shut down after attacked by REvil ransomware could take weeks to recover, cyber security experts said. Hackers from the REvil cybercrime gang compromised systems of IT firm Kaseya and malware trickled down to its resellers and reached
An Asian industry group that includes Google, Facebook, and Twitter has warned that tech companies could stop offering their services in Hong Kong if the Chinese territory proceeds with plans to change privacy laws. The warning came in a letter sent by the Asia Internet Coalition, of which all three companies, in addition to Apple,
Western Digital (WD) devices running My Cloud OS 3 have been found to be vulnerable due to the existence of a zero-day flaw. The new security loophole, which was discovered by security researchers, has come into the limelight just days after another serious vulnerability led to some users having their data wiped from WD My
Twitter no more enjoys liability protection against user-generated content in India as the US microblogging giant has failed to comply with new IT rules, the Indian government said in a court filing. The statement is the first time Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration has officially said Twitter has lost its immunity after repeatedly criticising the company for
Vast powers concentrated in the hands of a few corporations, the spread of fake information and news, threats to privacy, election process and democracy were some of the key issues researchers, policymakers, and users in the US underscored about the social media ecosystem recently. The Social Media Summit at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) had