China is framing rules to ban Internet companies whose data poses potential security risks from listing outside the country, including in the United States, according to a person familiar with the matter. The ban is also expected to be imposed on companies involved in ideology issues, said the person, declining to be identified as the
How open API standards will transform financial services Open standards will have a huge impact on driving innovation in banking. Learn the status in the U.S. – and the bold new opportunities open standards are set to usher in. Register here The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register
Forget watercooler conspiracies or boardroom battles. There’s a new war in the office. As companies nudge their staff to return to communal workspaces, many workers don’t actually want to – more than 50 percent of employees would rather quit, according to research by EY. While HR teams worry over the hearts and minds of staff,
Instagram will launch advertising on its Shop feature globally, the Facebook-owned app said on Tuesday, as it seeks to earn more money from brands hoping to reach new customers. Instagram Shop is a tab on the photo and video sharing app that lets users browse items such as clothes and beauty products and in some
Apple Watch has maintained its leadership in terms of global smartwatch shipments in the second quarter of 2021 ending in June and its active user base has now surpassed the 100 million mark, according to a report by market research firm Counterpoint. The overall market of smartwatches is also reported to have grown 27 percent
Gamescom 2021 has kicked off with its Opening Night Live event showcasing a host of new games as well as revealing more details about previously unveiled games. Release timelines for several titles ranging from huge triple AAA ones to games from niche studios were announced at the event hosted by Geoff Keighley. Horizon Forbidden West
Apple CEO Tim Cook attends Apple’s “Ted Lasso” Season 2 Premiere at Pacific Design Center on July 15, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin | FilmMagic | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook received more than five million shares of Apple stock this week, selling most of the stock for more than $750 million, according
Britain said on Thursday it was pursuing data partnerships with countries including the United States, Australia, South Korea, and other fast-growing markets to break down barriers and boost trade after Brexit. Data adequacy partnerships mean organisations would not have to implement costly compliance measures to share personal data internationally when doing business, the digital ministry
Mi TV 5X was launched alongside the Mi Band 6 at the dedicated Xiaomi Smarter Living 2022 event on Thursday. The new television range is an upgrade to the Mi TV 4X range that was unveiled last year. The Mi TV 5X comes with 40W speakers with Dolby Atmos support. It integrates Adaptive Brightness that
How open API standards will transform financial services Open standards will have a huge impact on driving innovation in banking. Learn the status in the U.S. – and the bold new opportunities open standards are set to usher in. Register here The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register
Enterprise security and network appliance vendor F5 has released patches for more than two dozen security vulnerabilities affecting multiple versions of BIG-IP and BIG-IQ devices that could potentially allow an attacker to perform a wide range of malicious actions, including accessing arbitrary files, escalating privileges, and executing JavaScript code. Of the 29 bugs addressed, 13
Facebook is considering building products and features related to nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, the digital assets that have taken off with the rise of blockchain technology. “We’re definitely looking at the number of ways to get involved in the space because we think we’re in a really good position to do so,” Facebook executive David
Mi Smart Band 6 was launched in India at Xiaomi’s Smarter Living 2022 virtual event on Thursday. The new fitness band is the successor to the Mi Smart Band 5 that the Chinese company introduced last year. The Mi Smart Band 6 carries a bigger AMOLED touch display that is around 50 percent more screen
Snapchat has brought its next-generation Scan to the homescreen to let people easily access augmented reality (AR) based utility to identify dogs, food, and plants and can use their camera to solve math equations. The Scan feature last received an update in 2019 to let users experience its AR advancements. Snapchat parent Snap also partnered
City Block Builder is a city building simulator in the “tycoon” genre of games, developed by Benglauru-based studio Tentworks. The game is launching at PAX West, which starts September 3, and it has also been selected for a showcase at Gamescom 2021, which is currently underway. The small indie team at Tentworks says it took
How open API standards will transform financial services Open standards will have a huge impact on driving innovation in banking. Learn the status in the U.S. – and the bold new opportunities open standards are set to usher in. Register here The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register
May.26 — Nearly nine years after astronauts last launched into space from U.S. soil, NASA and SpaceX are teaming up for a historic launch. Two astronauts will take off for the International Space Station on Wednesday, marking the first time SpaceX will send actual humans into space. Bloomberg’s Emily Chang looks at the just how
Today I discuss an attack vector conducive to cross-organizational spread, in-home local propagation. Though often overlooked, this vector is especially relevant today, as many corporate employees remain working from home. In this post, I contrast in-home local propagation with traditional vectors through which a threat (ransomware in particular) spreads throughout an organization. I discuss the
Zoom has added some new features with its latest update this week for desktop, iPad, and Zoom Phone. These include a new Focus Mode, the ability to transfer meetings from mobile to desktop, limiting screen-sharing for meetings with external participants, and automatic reactions from gesture recognition for iPad users, who can now use ‘Raise Hand’
Mi Bands have been very popular in India because of how affordable they are and their features. These bands have also been quite accurate when it comes to fitness tracking, in our experience testing them. The new Mi Band 6 features SpO2 tracking, which was a highly anticipated feature. Xiaomi has also added a bigger
Apple slows down older iPhone handsets as their batteries age to prevent unexpected shutdowns. The company hadn’t disclosed this when it first started doing it, and faced much outrage when it was discovered. It then apologised, offered reduced price battery replacements, and gave users control of this so-called Performance Management feature. Now, a report claims