Seeking an edge, US landlords turn to tenant experience apps
NEW YORK -- The firm that sold Chelsea Market to Google for $2.4 billion has joined three large brokerages, among others, to back software designed to meet the growing demands of a millennial workforce that is changing how office space is leased and managed.
Apple threatens to terminate Epic’s developer account
Apple Inc. threatened to remove Epic Games Inc.’s developer account, cut off its developer tools and limit its ability to supply key graphics technology to other apps in the latest skirmish in a battle over app store fees.
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.
Privacy lapses could be part of tech antitrust cases
ANTITRUST authorities probing Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google have struggled with scrutinizing companies whose products are popular and free. Now they may have a solution: Use privacy as a test.
Mapping a virus: South Koreans turn to online tracking as cases surge
SEOUL -- As the new coronavirus spreads in South Korea, private software developers have set up websites and apps to help people track cases and shun places where infected people have been in the hope of avoiding the fast-spreading virus.
Twitter says hackers saw messages from 36 accounts, including Netherlands official
Twitter said on Wednesday that the hackers who breached its systems last week likely read the direct messages of 36 accounts, including one belonging to an elected official in the Netherlands.
ByteDance chief reconsiders TikTok options after new China rules
As Donald Trump threatened to ban the US operations of the hit app TikTok, Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd.’s choices seemed to be limited to...
‘More power than traditional media’: Facebook, Twitter policies attacked by senators
WASHINGTON — Republican senators on Tuesday attacked the chief executives of Facebook and Twitter for what they called censorship of President Trump and his allies during the US election while Democrats bemoaned the spread of misinformation on social media.
Internet overseers weigh privacy of website owners
SAN FRANCISCO — The group overseeing Internet addresses is scrambling to balance the privacy of website owners and the right to know who is...
Line partners Mizuho, Tencent in fintech drive
TOKYO -- Japanese chat app operator Line Corp. will set up a bank with Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and also partner China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. to offer mobile payment services -- plans which saw its stock rise 13% on Tuesday.
China wants to beat NASA
China is working on a super-powerful rocket that would be capable of delivering heavier payloads into low orbit than NASA, a leading Chinese space expert was quoted as saying Monday.