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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission slammed Googles misinformation and said the company would not be required to share additional user data with the news media or charge Australians to use its free services unless it chooses to do so . (Photo of Google CEO Sundar Pichai | Flickr - Nguyen Hung Vu)

Google slammed for spreading 'misinformation' to counter Australian...

The tech giant in an open letter claimed it would be forced to hand over users' search data to news media companies.

17 Aug 2020 2:07 PM IST

A woman picks up her order from a locker at a MUY restaurant, a Colombian fast food chain that is planning to turn its branches into automated restaurants, in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. The chain has opened its first contactless storeÂ in a commercial district of Bogota, where many restaurants have been forced to shut down because of a ban on sit-down dining. (Photo | AP)

Fast food chain in Colombia turns to automation to get business back...

The machines also track how much of each ingredient is being requested, helping the company to avoid purchasing more...

15 Aug 2020 7:24 PM IST

Trumps order contends there is credible evidence leading him to believe that ByteDances take-over of Musical.ly threatens to impair the national security of the United States. (Photo | AFP)

Trump pushes TikTok to sell its interest in Musical.ly with fresh...

The order states that ByteDance must sell its interest in the karaoke video US app Musical.ly that it bought and merged...

15 Aug 2020 6:00 PM IST

Facebook said it would not collect any fees from paid online events that educators, entertainers, or others can host due to a fresh addition to the platform, but that Apple declined to back off from its standard share of transactions which are handled through the App Store. (Photo | AFP)

Apple won't give an inch over its app store commission, Facebook...

The comments come in the wake of a lawsuit from Fortnite maker Epic Games that accused Apple of abusing its monopoly...

15 Aug 2020 4:51 PM IST

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology published a programme that outlines incentives that focus on electronics manufacturing (of which semiconductors are a subset). However, none of the above has translated into a significant shift that puts India at a comparative advantage when it comes to semiconductor manufacturing. (Photo | Pixabay - Mika Mamy)

Tech This Week | Forget TikTok, what India must focus on is...

Where India could have leverage with China is not in manipulating ByteDance's revenues but if it got into the...

15 Aug 2020 4:04 PM IST

Like other tech giants including Google, Facebook and Apple, Amazon is the target of government investigations in places such as the United States and Europe, accused of dominating the markets and blocking competition. (Photo | AFP)

Canadian authorities investigate Amazon for misuse of its market...

The Competition Bureau seeks to determine whether Amazon influences consumers to purchase its own products over those of...

15 Aug 2020 3:26 PM IST

The new title goes on sale on Tuesday, initially for PCs, with an Xbox version to come. It is something of a take-off for the French company Asobo, founded by 12 gaming friends in 2002 in an apartment in the southwestern city of Bordeaux. (Photo | Xbox.com)

Microsoft Flight Simulator game gets a French update, set to take off...

French developers Asobo Studio seek to render the piloting experience lifelike, in the first update to the Microsoft...

14 Aug 2020 12:37 PM IST

The plan for separate lanes runs contrary to the school of thought that systems being tested are getting better and soon will be able to navigate the same lanes as those with cars driven by humans. (Representative Image | AFP)

Plans for special lanes for autonomous cars raises questions on...

Many companies are not yet confident their systems can perform under a range of unpredictable conditions, hence the push...

14 Aug 2020 12:14 PM IST

An industry group that includes Google, Microsoft, Reddit, Pinterest and Twitter has met with federal agencies including the FBIs foreign influence task force to step up coordination on election interference. (Photo | AP)

Google joins other internet platforms to shield US election from...

A coordinated effort is being made by online platforms to curb the spread of disinformation and thwart efforts to...

14 Aug 2020 11:36 AM IST

The legal challenge by employees of ByteDances TikTok US operations will be focused on worker rights, not on the national security claims underlying Trumps order. (Photo | AP)

Trump's order on TikTok puts 1,500 jobs at risk, staff get ready to...

As the President's executive order prohibits any transaction by any person with TikTok, its US employees stand to lose...

14 Aug 2020 11:13 AM IST

Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, has filed a federal lawsuit against Apple. The tech giant has in recent months come under fire for the tight grip it has on the App Store, with the issue coming up during a heated congressional antitrust hearing last month.

Fortnite gets pulled off app store, files lawsuit against Apple for...

Google Play Store too removed the game as Epic Games' latest update bypasses app stores on payments, depriving them of...

14 Aug 2020 10:46 AM IST

Cartier, which did not immediately comment on the issue, is the latest in a long line of foreign brands whose marketing campaigns in China have gone awry. (Representative Image | Pexels - Ketut Subiyanto)

Cartier mocked for online ad showing gay men as father-son in bid to...

Users on Weibo ridiculed the jewellery firm for showing two men of similar age as father and son, bound by love,...

13 Aug 2020 5:50 PM IST