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TikTok has over 40 million American users.

As pressure mounts on US to ban TikTok since India's move, White House...

A group of 24 influential Republican congressmen have urged Trump to ban TikTok and other Chinese mobile applications...

16 July 2020 8:33 PM IST

The US has led a worldwide campaign to convince foreign governments, particularly those in allied nations, to bar Huawei from their advanced telecommunications networks, arguing that allowing it into those systems would lead to violations of their citizens privacy. In this picture, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo waves as he leaves a news conference at the State Department in Washington,DC on July 15, 2020. (Photo | AFP)

Not just Huawei equipment, now US vows to keep out employees of...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said a visa ban would be imposed on Huawei staff. The company's website says it has...

16 July 2020 7:13 PM IST

The top EU court said, however, that another arrangement known as standard contractual clauses, could stand, giving companies an alternative framework, as these were backed up by GDPR, the EUs strict rules on data privacy that can result in massive fines to companies.

EU-US data pact does not conform to GDPR: Top EU court junks privacy...

It will no longer be assumed that tech firms like Facebook will adequately protect European users' privacy when it sends...

16 July 2020 5:21 PM IST

The hacking assumes significance given the backlash against Twitter after it placed fact-check labels on President Donald Trumps tweets in May, angering him and conservatives who say the social networking platform stifles their voices and magnifies liberal opinion.

Biden, liberal voices targeted in Twitter hacking ahead of election...

The list of Twitter accounts commandeered include Jeff Bezos, Barack Obama, Uber, Bill Gates, Elon Musk and bitcoin...

16 July 2020 4:53 PM IST

App-based businesses with a focus on localised content supported by regional language interfaces are the future. These digital startups hold the key to the growth of Indias digital economy and they require government assistance to become national champions.

Government must galvanise India's app ecosystem to pare down Chinese...

Quick disbursal of the Rs 20,000 crore Startup India corpus to app-based businesses is key, not reliance on large firms...

16 July 2020 8:05 AM IST

Every time someone searches for certain keywords associated with disaster relief, a prompt will direct them to the relevant information and sources of help available on Twitter, a statement said. (Photo | US Air Force - Kimberly Goff))

Twitter launches search prompt to get you help during natural...

The social network has partnered with the National Disaster Response Force to expand its efforts towards handling...

15 July 2020 7:15 PM IST

Huawei is, along with Nokia Corp. of Finland and Swedens LM Ericsson, a leader in development of fifth-generation telecommunications technology. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Foxy1219).

China accuses Britain of unthinkingly towing US line on Huawei

Chinese officials accuse Washington of misusing national security concerns to block a rising competitor to US tech...

15 July 2020 6:48 PM IST

Jio Platforms has over 20 startup partners with whom it has developed various technologies including 4G and now 5G, Mukesh Ambani told shareholders at an annual general meeting. (Image | Flickr - Christoph Scholz)

Jio developing Indian 5G solution, says Ambani amid ban on Chinese...

It will be ready for trials as soon as 5G spectrum is available, Ambani said while India faces pressure to leave Huawei...

15 July 2020 5:58 PM IST

Reliance no doubt seeks to capture a bigger user base for digital services and ecommerce by offering an inexpensive smartphone. (Representative Image)

Google to develop entry-level smartphone for Reliance

The two firms will also develop an Android-based smartphone operating system.

15 July 2020 5:02 PM IST

Jio Platforms which is set to offer a wide range of services from music streaming to online retail and payments is expected to use its 388 million mobile phone subscribers as the cornerstone of an e-commerce and digital services business to rival Amazon and Walmarts Flipkart. Jio has become Reliances growth engine, combining with the companys fast-growing retail arm to help in offsetting the decline in oil and petrochemicals. (Photo | AFP)

Google invests Rs 33,373 crore in Jio for 7.7 pc stake

With this deal, Reliance has sold 32.84 per cent stake in Jio Platforms Ltd and has raised a total of Rs 1,52,055.45...

15 July 2020 4:21 PM IST

This year alone, major players including Facebook, Intel, Qualcomm and others have ploughed some $15 billion into Jio Platforms. (Photo | Instagram - Reliance Jio)

Google looks to pick up USD 4 billion stake in Jio, says report

The Bloomberg report came a day after Google's chief executive Sunder Pichai said it would invest USD 10 billion in...

14 July 2020 8:09 PM IST

Fresh capital will help Flipkart further grow its e-commerce marketplace in India as the worlds second-largest internet market begins to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, Flipkart said. (Photo | Facebook - Flipkart)

Walmart infuses Flipkart with Rs 9,000 crore funding to stay ahead as...

The fresh equity round values Flipkart, where Walmart acquired a majority stake for USD 16 billion two years ago, at USD...

14 July 2020 7:33 PM IST