Facebook news goes dark in Australia as content payment dispute grows
SYDNEY — Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc. pages on Thursday after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise and dramatic escalation of a dispute with the government over paying for content.
TikTok’s US ad business roars back as Trump’s threats recede
ACCUSED by the Trump administration of being a front for the Chinese government, TikTok’s ad business looked bleak last July.
Printed in days, a house: New York firm takes 3D printing to the next...
MOST HOMES are built block by block, or brick by brick. But a demo house in Calverton, New York, was constructed scan by scan — its walls made using a giant three-dimensional printer.
Kaspersky says threats targeting e-learning platforms are rising
INTERNET SECURITY firm Kaspersky said cyberattacks on the education sector continue to rise as schools pursue a hybrid model of learning amid a pandemic crisis.
SolarWinds hack was ‘largest and most sophisticated attack’ ever — Microsoft president
WASHINGTON — A hacking campaign that used a US tech company as a springboard to compromise a raft of US government agencies is “the...
Clubhouse says reviewing data protection practices after report points to flaws
SHANGHAI — US audio app Clubhouse said it is reviewing its data protection practices, after a report by the Stanford Internet Observatory said it contained security flaws that left users’ data vulnerable to access by the Chinese government.
Tech startup Teko rolls out appliance after-sales system
Teko Solutions Asia Inc. recently announced the nationwide integration of its appliance after-sales service system, Complete Order Management System (COMS), with all the leading brands of Concepcion Industrial Corp. (CIC), an air conditioning, appliance, and industrial solution provider. Among the said brands are Carrier, Condura, Midea, Toshiba, and Kelvinator.
Twitter investors look past warning of slower user growth, eye rising ad sales
TWITTER, INC. on Tuesday beat Wall Street targets for quarterly sales and profit and followed its social media peers to forecast a strong start to 2021 as ad spending rebounds from a rock bottom.
Apple iPhone 12 mini sales slow as smaller smartphones lose appeal — report
APPLE, INC.’s iPhone 12 mini US sales were just 5% of overall sales of its new phones during the first half of January, industry data provider Counterpoint said on Tuesday, adding to signs of muted demand for the new smaller version of its flagship device.
Converge, Globe top Netflix’s internet speed index in PHL
WITH a speed of 3.2 megabits per second (Mbps), Converge ICT Solutions, Inc. and Globe Telecom, Inc. have topped the list of telcos in the Philippines that provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience.
Huawei keen on helping PHL increase renewable energy use
CHINESE multinational technology company Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. wants to help the Philippines achieve its goal of increasing the use of renewable energy in the country.
AI startup raises $4 million in seed round, partners with LBC Express
Expedock, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered supply-chain startup, raised $4 million in its seed round and closed an enterprise deal with LBC Express.