カテゴリー: Technology sector
Beijing says domestic tech companies must seek explicit government approval for accepting US investmentBusiness live – latest updatesChina has blocked Meta’s $2bn (£1.5bn) acquisition of an AI startup as it cracks down on US investments in domestic tec…
Campaigners criticise use of ‘vulnerable’ devices at Salisbury Cathedral and Parthenon despite their removal from sensitive UK government sitesSecurity cameras guarding Magna Carta are provided by a Chinese CCTV company whose technology has allegedly a…
Opposition councillor in Taiwanese capital accuses authorities of sending ‘Trojan horse’ into citizens’ daily livesTaipei City council has come under fire after admitting that a robot dog it bought to help patrol city streets using surveillance cameras…
Beijing is keen to showcase country’s prowess in robotics, say observers – but some are sceptical about real-world useA quick left hook, a front kick to the chest, a few criss-cross jabs, and the crowd cheers. But it is not kickboxing prowess that conc…
President rebukes tech firm after reports it will switch assembly of iPhones for US market from China to IndiaDonald Trump has admonished Apple and its chief executive over the tech firm’s reported plans to source production of US-bound iPhones from In…
YouTube robotics tutorials helped 17-year turn his concern for his grandmother into a device that alerts carers if Alzheimer’s patients fall or wander offIn the blissful summer that Hemesh Chadalavada spent with his grandmother in 2018, the pair watche…
‘Anti-spying’ raids on consulting firms and attacks on tech companies are being driven by party ideology, says academic Chris MarquisTo many western investors, China under president Xi Jinping is a tough nut to crack. While Chinese leaders insist that …
Income of Rishi Sunak’s wife from Indian tech firm to reach £13m for financial yearThe prime minister’s wife, Akshata Murty, will receive nearly £6.7m in dividend payments from her shares in the technology company Infosys this summer.India’s second big…
Tech dealmaker reported to be unreachable 10 days ago in latest case of a top executive going missing during Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption driveThe Chinese billionaire tech banker Bao Fan, who was reported missing 10 days ago, is cooperating with Chines…
Cities near Foxconn plant draw up plans to isolate migrant workers who are returning to home townsCities in central China have hastily drawn up plans to isolate migrant workers fleeing to their home towns from the country’s largest iPhone factory, amid…
Huawei executive warns of ‘massive losses’ in tech sector as tensions rise over strict lockdownsA top Huawei executive has broken ranks to warn that China’s stringent zero-Covid policy may trigger “massive losses” for the tech industry, putting the cou…
US justice department suspended fraud charges against chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms giant The Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei hopes that the US justice department’s decision to abandon its efforts to extradite Meng Wanzhou may mar…
Tatmadaw signed deal worth £74,050 with Aberdeen-based Veripos, according to UNThe Myanmar army, which has been accused of carrying out crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing of the country’s Muslim community, procured tens of thousands of pounds…