Karim Husami

Journalist for 8 years in print media, with a bachelor degree in Political Science and International Affairs. Masters in Media communications.

Spotify tests a TikTok-like vertical video feed in its app

Spotify might be involving itself on the vertical video market, reportedly beta testing a scrollable feed of clips to accompany its catalogue of streamable music, after seeing several apps like Instagram and YouTube replicating TikTok’s style with a vertical short video feed. As such, the company has been testing a new feature in its mobile […]

China tells Alibaba, Baidu cloud units to prevent telecoms fraud

The cyberspace administration and police department related to China’s industry ministry said on Tuesday, it had summoned the cloud units of both Alibaba and Baidu Inc. urging them to better prevent telecom network fraud. according to a report in Reuters quoting the country’s industry ministry sources. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) cybersecurity […]

Huawei to boost Malaysia digitization through new innovation center

In an effort to boost Malaysia’s digitization, Chinese telecom giant Huawei seeks to accelerate the country’s digital economy transformation by building the country into a regional digital hub, Huawei said in a press release on Tuesday. The company unveiled its newly refurbished and upgraded Huawei Customer Solution Innovation Center (CSIC) as part of a commemoration […]

Sony PlayStation accused of gender discrimination by former employee

After months of having multiple major publishers including Activision Blizzard, Ubisoft, and Riot being the subject of discrimination and harassment accusations, now comes Sony Interactive Entertainment’s turn as they are facing a lawsuit of their own. The lawsuit has been brought forward by former PlayStation employee Emma Majo, who is seeking other women who feel […]

Russia demands foreign tech companies to set up local offices by 2022

Russian authorities are planning to manage the work of big foreign tech companies, by demanding they set up shop within its borders. As such, the Russian government decided that a group of foreign companies must open physical branches in the country before the end of 2021, otherwise, they will face sanctions and possible injunctions, according […]

“Game-changing" Thermometer by TriMedika to prevent cross-infection

TriMedika, a medical technology manufacturer providing clinical devices for hospitals worldwide, showcased its “game-changing” thermometer at the ABHI UK Pavilion at MEDICA 2021. the purpose of the thermometer is to prevent cross-infection in hospitals. TriMedika’s vision is to improve patient care globally with technology that protects patients, which is inspired by first-hand experience of the […]

Nvidia reveals FTC has expressed concerns over $40 billion Arm deal

American semiconductor company Nvidia revealed on Wednesday that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has expressed concerns over the company’s $40 billion deal to acquire Arm that was announced in September last year, after the UK and European watchdogs did so as well. The FTC’s revisal of the deal has been occurring for several months. […]

Apple is currently developing a self-driving car for 2025, reports say

Many obstacles have faced Apple’s heavily rumored electric vehicle; however, the iPhone maker seems to be proceeding with project “Titan,” and completing “much of the core work” on its secretive autonomous EV targeting 2025 as a possible launch date, a report by Bloomberg found. These developments come following years of reported changes to the project, […]