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President Trump Warns No Extension To TikTok Sale Deadline
Sell up or shutdown. ByteDance's 15 September deadline to sell TikTok operation will not be extended, President Trump warns
SMIC In ‘Complete Shock’ Over US Sanctions Threat
Shares in Chinese chip maker SMIC have plummeted over concerns it will get dragged into US-China tech cold war and put on a trade blacklist
Warner Music Warns Of Three-Month Payment Card Hack
Attackers made off with full payment card details from Warner Music Group e-commerce sites from April to August of this year, company tells customers
Tablet Sales Skyrocket As Lockdown Drives Demand
European consumers flock to tablets amidst sudden need for education and leisure devices, leading to segment's first growth spurt in six years
Palantir Opens Books To Investors Ahead Of NYSE Listing
Controversial loss-making data intelligence company to lay out its business to investors ahead of unusual direct listing on New York Stock Exchange
Amazon Deletes Thousands Of ‘Fake’ Reviews After Probe
Amazon deletes tens of thousands of reviews from its sites after two studies focus on use of fraudulent five-star reviews to promote substandard products
US Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Coming ‘Within Weeks’
US Justice Department pushes ahead with competition lawsuit against Google as some within the department battle for more time to strengthen their case
US Estimates £1.4bn Bill To Remove Huawei, ZTE Gear
US telecoms regulator the FCC estimates rural US carriers will face a bill of at least £1.4bn to remove Chinese equipment as trade war intensifies
The Tech Of Charity
How do charities use technology to manage their organizations and, raise their funds? In an environment dominated by COVID-19, how can charities leverage technology to maintain fundraising and offer new ways of giving?
Intel Unveils 11th Gen Core CPU, And Redesigns Logo
Chip giant conducts only its third brand refresh in the past 51 years, as it unveils its 11th generation Core PC processor
Amazon Gains FAA Drone Delivery Approval
Critical certificate issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), nudges actual Amazon drone deliveries one step closer
Npm Removes Data Theft Code
Popular JavaScript developer tool removes malicious package that tried to steal data, in latest attack on software supply chain
Electric Vehicle Maker Xpeng Shares Soar On New York Debut
China-based maker of high-tech electric vehicles Xpeng sees shares rise more than 40 percent amidst heavy investor demand driven by Tesla share surge
Amazon Goes Electric With Order For 1,800 Mercedes-Benz Vans
Amazon orders 1,800 Mercedes-Benz electric vans for its European delivery fleet, including the UK and Germany, as it aims to become carbon-neutral by 2040
Elon Musk’s Net Worth Surpasses $100bn
Tech entrepreneur Musk's fortune briefly surpasses $100bn amidst a fivefold increase in the share price of electric carmaker Tesla so far this year
Santander Online Service Crashes Ahead Of Bank Holiday
Santander UK customers unable to access accounts online for hours on Friday amidst bank holiday weekend preparations and end-of-the-month surge
New Zealand Calls In Spy Agency To Deal With Exchange Attacks
New Zealand has called in its GCSB intelligence agency to work with the country's stock exchange after denial-of-service attacks continued for a fourth day in a row
Carmakers Urge FTC Intervention After Defeat In Qualcomm Appeal
Tesla, Ford, Honda, HP, and Intel ask the US tech regulator to carry on its case against Qualcomm after US court quashes Qualcomm licencing injunction
Apple To Reopen Some US Stores – Report
Open, close, open, close, open. A small number of Apple's retail stores in the United States will reportedly reopen at the end of August
The Tech Of Crime Part 2: Policing And Data
Much of the work being done today to fight crime is analyzing the vast quantities of data every police force now collects. How are these big datasets being analyzed? And how are the insights gained impacting on practical policing?
TikTok Launches Legal Action Against US Executive Order
TikTok prepares to sue US government over 6 August order that banned deals with the company after 45 days, as it holds talks on selling off US operations
Microsoft To Enables TLS 1.3 By Default In Windows 10 Test Builds
Windows 10 Insider Preview test builds to have TLS 1.3 enabled by default, as Microsoft begins broad Windows 10 rollout of more secure encryption protocol
Amazon’s Head Of Consumer Heads For Retirement
Jeff Wilke is to retire from the company next year after 22 years with Amazon, leading its worldwide e-commerce and physical retail business since 2016
Facebook Considers ‘Kill Switch’ On Political Ads After Election
Facebook is wary of its platform being used to contest the US election results in November and is reportedly looking for ways to mitigate interference
Apple Tells Judge Fortnite Row ‘Of Epic’s Own Making’
Apple tells court Fortnite can return to App Store as soon as Epic removes its independent payment system, amidst antitrust row over app commissions
Facebook Voices Support For Data Portability Law
Facebook says it would support dedicated data portability legislation in the US as an antitrust measure, ahead of key regulatory meeting next month
Apple Becomes First US Company Valued At $2 Trillion
Wall Street has gained its first ever American company valued at a whopping $2 trillion, in the form of iPhone maker Apple
Microsoft To Retire Veteran Browser Internet Explorer
Beginning of the end for web veteran Internet Explorer, as Microsoft announces gradual retirement of the legacy web browser
United States Tightens Export Screw On Huawei
Trump administration expands its restrictions on Huawei, and bans suppliers from selling it chips that utilise US technology