Technology
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‘Your basis to live is checked at each and every step’: India’s ID system divides opinion
Keir Starmer is considering Aadhaar as model for UK, but detractors warn of ‘digital coercion’ and security br…
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‘Your basis to live is checked at each and every step’: India’s ID system divides opinion
Keir Starmer is considering Aadhaar as model for UK, but detractors warn of ‘digital coercion’ and security br…
- Asia Pacific, Elon Musk, Myanmar, Satellites, South and Central Asia, Technology, US Congress, US politics
US Congress committee investigating Musk-owned Starlink over Myanmar scam centres
Provision of internet access to scam centres being investigated as Starlink swiftly becomes Myanmar’s biggest …
- Asia Pacific, Elon Musk, Myanmar, Satellites, South and Central Asia, Technology, US Congress, US politics
US Congress committee investigating Musk-owned Starlink over Myanmar scam centres
Provision of internet access to scam centres being investigated as Starlink swiftly becomes Myanmar’s biggest …
- Asia Pacific, Blogging, China, Digital media, Donald Trump, Hong Kong, Media, Newspapers & magazines, Technology, US news, US politics, World news, Xi Jinping, YouTube
‘Americans are democracy’s equivalent of second-generation wealth’: a Chinese journalist on the US under Trump
Once a stalwart of Hong Kong’s journalism scene, Wang Jian has found a new audience on YouTube, dissecting glo…
- Asia Pacific, Blogging, China, Digital media, Donald Trump, Hong Kong, Media, Newspapers & magazines, Technology, US news, US politics, World news, Xi Jinping, YouTube
‘Americans are democracy’s equivalent of second-generation wealth’: a Chinese journalist on the US under Trump
Once a stalwart of Hong Kong’s journalism scene, Wang Jian has found a new audience on YouTube, dissecting glo…
- Asia Pacific, Business, China, International trade, Mining, Mobile phones, Smartphones, Technology, US news, Weapons technology, World news
China steps up control of rare-earth exports citing ‘national security’ concerns
Tightened grip on minerals used in smartphones and fighter jets coincides with tense US-China trade talksBusin…
- Asia Pacific, Digital media, Health, Health & wellbeing, Internet, Japan, Mental health, Smartphones, Social media, Technology, Young people
‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use
Authorities in Japan are taking action against excessive phone time – but what is it like to restrict scrollin…
- Afghanistan, Business, Censorship, Freedom of speech, Internet, Mobile phones, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Technology, Telecommunications industry, Telecoms, World news
‘It felt like we had gone back centuries’: Afghans express relief after internet restored
For 48 hours Afghanistan had been cut off from mobile and internet services in a Taliban-imposed shutdownJust …
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South Korea raises cyber threat level after huge data centre fire sparks hacking fears
National cyber security centre raises alert level to ‘caution’ as technicians race to restore government syste…
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Afghanistan hit by communications blackout after Taliban shuts internet
Telecoms disrupted nationwide after authorities cut fibre-optic connections in several provinces to prevent ‘v…
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Trump celebrates TikTok deal as Beijing suggests US app would use China’s algorithm
Comments from Chinese official in Madrid have raised questions over who could control the algorithm that power…
- Digital media, Facebook, Instagram, Law, Media, Meta, Nepal, Social media, South and Central Asia, Technology, TikTok, WhatsApp, World news
At least 19 killed in ‘gen Z’ protests against Nepal’s social media ban
Many demonstrators say they are also on the streets over corruption and nepotism they allege is rampant At lea…
- Artificial intelligence (AI), Asia Pacific, Business, China, Espionage, Robots, Taiwan, Technology, Technology sector
Taipei City council in the dog house over Chinese-made patrol robot
Opposition councillor in Taiwanese capital accuses authorities of sending ‘Trojan horse’ into citizens’ daily …
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Japanese town wants residents to limit smartphone use to two hours a day
Draft ordinance in Toyoake has triggered a backlash from locals, with some calling it an attack on individual …