カテゴリー: Technology
Supreme court justice ‘reserves judgment’ in case of Meng Wanzhou, whom the US is trying to extradite on charges of fraudThe Canadian court tussle over the arrest of a Huawei telecoms executive has been put in limbo after a judge adjourned the case tha…
Meng Wanzhou trial begins amid growing tensions between Canada and ChinaThe closely watched case of Meng Wanzhou is due to start in Vancouver as the Huawei executive battles extradition amid growing tensions between Canada and China.The hearings, sched…
Problem arises in translation of leader’s name from BurmeseTech giant ‘sincerely apologises for offence this has caused’ Facebook has blamed a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appearing as “Mr Shithole” in posts on its platform when…
Hospitals, banks and travel companies to get broadband after five-month shutdownInternet is to be partially restored in Kashmir after an unprecedented five-month blackout, but only for institutions providing “essential services”, while social media sit…
Seven million people are still unable to go online after a ban first imposed from Delhi last AugustFor many in Kashmir, it has been more than 150 days of agony. The internet blackout which was imposed on the disputed Himalayan region by the Indian gove…
Amazon have arrived in force in rapidly expanding Hyderabad, with designs on the currently almost non-existent Indian e-commence marketThe futuristic lobby of the new Amazon building in Hyderabad feels as though it should have a permanent orchestra bla…
By employing drones and facial recognition against the opposition, Narendra Modi seems heedless of civil liberties and justiceThe anger is extraordinary for its depth and ferocity. In protests that have spread across the world’s largest democracy, Ind…
NSO Group malware may have been used to access WhatsApp messages for ‘state-on-state’ espionageThe mobile phones of at least two dozen Pakistani government officials were allegedly targeted earlier this year with technology owned by the Israeli spyware…
As internet use has surged, especially in developing world, so have attempts to switch off flow of informationOn Thursday, internet shutdowns came to the capital city of the world’s largest democracy.The suspension of data services, phone calls and tex…
Directive is likely to be a blow to US multinational companies like HP, Dell and MicrosoftChina has ordered that all foreign computer equipment and software be removed from government offices and public institutions within three years, the Financial Ti…
Ministry claims change will ‘protect the legitimate rights and interest of citizens in cyberspace’ but critics say it’s dystopianAll mobile phone users in China registering new SIM cards must submit to facial recognition scans, according to a new rule …
Lee Se-dol retires from Chinese strategy game after playing against Google algorithmThe only human ever to beat Google’s algorithm at the ancient Chinese strategy game Go has said he decided to retire because machines cannot be defeated.Lee Se-dol’s fi…
Facebook’s decision to allow politicians to promote content already rated false by factcheckers has been widely condemnedSri Lankan civil society groups are sounding the alarm about Facebook’s policies in advance of the 16 November presidential electio…