UK regulator to fine Facebook over data protection breaches

LONDON -- Britain’s information regulator said on Wednesday she intends to fine Facebook FB.O for breaches of data protection law as her office investigates how millions of users’ data was improperly accessed by consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

Google Cloud rolls out new data analytics, security solutions

GOOGLE CLOUD, the cloud-computing arm of tech giant Google, has launched new solutions for its smart data analytics and security portfolios including memory encryption for cloud-based workloads and the BigQuery Omni solution meant to provide a “unified analytics experience.”

China would rather see TikTok US close than a forced sale — sources

Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikTok’s US operations by its Chinese owner ByteDance, and would prefer to see the short video app shut down in the United States, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.

Lawmakers detail Big Tech’s abuses, press for reform

A US House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four big technology companies found they used “killer acquisitions” to smite rivals, charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into “oppressive” contracts in the name of profit.

World’s hottest PC game could get locked out of China

THE WORLD’s hottest video game is set to be shut out of the biggest market. A Chinese gaming association said in an announcement posted online...

Home DNA testing takes off in Japan

DNA TESTING at home in Japan is starting to gain traction as more people age and seek answers about their risks for diseases.

Race for ‘smart’ hits fever pitch at Consumer Electronics Show

SAN FRANCISCO -- Giving gadgets brains will be a hot theme at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) set to open in Las Vegas, with...

Google said to be fined record $5 billion by EU

GOOGLE will be fined around €4.3 billion ($5 billion) by the European Union over Android apps, setting a new record for antitrust penalties, according to a person familiar with the EU decision.

HSBC flips crime-spotting tool to scope new business

LONDON -- British bank HSBC has converted a financial crime-spotting algorithm it was forced to build in the wake of a money-laundering scandal into one that can scope out new business opportunities, bank executives said.

Baidu unveils AI chip

Baidu, Inc. has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) chip to run intensive computing in everything from data centers to autonomous driving, as the Chinese search giant prepares to launch its first self-driving vehicles in Japan.

Mobile game sparks #NotMyDiablo outrage

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Inc. shares were hammered as video gamers took to social media to criticize a new mobile game that they say failed to live up to the storied franchise.

No Uber or Airbnb in South Korea: Red tape, risk-aversion hobble start-ups

SEOUL -- When Choi Ba-da pitched his car-sharing firm Luxi to Hyundai Motor officials in 2017, he told them there would be no future for South Korea’s top automaker if it failed to embrace emerging technologies.
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