Apple readies new iPhones with pro-focused camera, video updates
APPLE, Inc.’s next iPhone lineup will get at least three major new camera and video-recording features, which the company is betting will be key enticements to upgrade from earlier models.
NortonLifeLock to buy Avast for as much as $8.6 billion
NORTONLIFELOCK, Inc. agreed to buy Avast Plc in a deal valued at as much as $8.6 billion, giving the US cybersecurity company access to one of the biggest customer bases in the industry.
How Sweden became the Silicon Valley of Europe
STOCKHOLM — As Klarna’s billionaire founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski prepares to stage one of the biggest-ever European fintech company listings, a feast of capitalism, he credits an unlikely backer for his runaway success: the Swedish welfare state.
From Middle East to India, women ‘violated’ in Pegasus hack
BANGKOK/BEIRUT — Dozens of women across India, the Middle East, and North Africa who were likely targeted for surveillance by governments using Pegasus spyware are now at a heightened risk of being blackmailed or harassed, tech experts and victims said.
U.S. FTC says Facebook misused privacy decree to shut down ad research
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission criticized Facebook Inc on Thursday for making "misleading claims" to explain why it had...
UK considers blocking Nvidia takeover of Arm over security
THE UK is considering blocking a takeover of Arm Ltd. by Nvidia Corp. due to potential risks to national security, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Ease of doing business, infrastructure to boost small firms’ digital shift
INVESTING in infrastructure and improving business conditions are critical components in accelerating the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines, an industry expert said.
Huawei to invest in PHL tech startups
SHENZHEN-BASED multinational company Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. plans to invest $100 million in technology startups in Asia-Pacific countries, including the Philippines.
Tencent vows fresh gaming curbs after ‘spiritual opium’ attack zaps $60B
SHANGHAI — China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. said on Tuesday it would further curb minors’ access to its flagship video game, hours after its shares were battered by a state media article that described online games as “spiritual opium.”
Google’s new Pixel phones feature a processor designed in-house
GOOGLE is making a bigger bet on smartphones by joining rivals Apple, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in designing the device’s most critical component in-house: the main processor.
Chinese crypto addresses sent $2.2 billion to scams, darknets in 2019-2021 — report
NEW YORK — Chinese cryptocurrency addresses sent more than $2.2 billion worth of digital tokens to addresses tied to illegal activity such as scams and darknet operations between April 2019 and June 2021, according to a report from blockchain data platform Chainalysis released on Tuesday.
Tencent tumbles after China media calls online gaming “spiritual opium”
By Brenda Goh and Samuel Shen
SHANGHAI, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings Ltd shares were on track to fall by their most in a decade on Tuesday after a...