Senators gave final congressional approval Thursday to a bill barring imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove they were produced without forced labor, overcoming initial hesitation from the White House and what supporters said was opposition from corporations. The measure is the latest in a series intensifying U.S. penalties over China’s alleged systemic […]
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At a table scattered with tools and wires, volunteer repairers sit across from the owners of an assortment of inoperable electronics. The volunteers at a free “repair cafe” in Copenhagen disassemble and diagnose gadgets while the customers watch, each doing their part for the environment – one broken blender, radio or laptop at a time. […]
When looking at any timeline’s history, you will find a turning point along its development; either it propels the timeline into the next frontier or brings it to a screeching halt. Modern technology’s explosion into the data age was set in 2007. A year that set the tone for generations to come, birthing giants, affecting […]
Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse by governments, police and others. “This change will represent one of the largest shifts in facial recognition usage in the technology’s history,” Jerome Pesenti, vice president of […]
Chinese tech giant Huawei’s sales fell 32% from a year earlier in the first nine months of 2021 under U.S. sanctions and following the sale of its Honor smartphone brand, according to figures released Friday. Huawei Technologies Ltd.’s smartphone and other consumer-oriented businesses have been “significantly impacted” but sales to phone carriers and other commercial […]
British lawmakers grilled Facebook on Thursday over how it handles online safety as European countries move to rein in the power of social media companies. Facebook’s head of safety said the tech giant supports regulation and has no business interest in providing people with an “unsafe experience.” Representatives from Google, Twitter and TikTok also answered […]
U.S. Big Tech legion seems to be torn between two economic powerhouses. In a battle for dominion between the East and the West, Big Tech companies are forfeiting from the Chinese market to prevent getting caught in the conflict, except for Apple, according to the BBC. Last week, Microsoft announced news of shutting down its professional […]
More than 70 percent of China’s 5G smartphones are driven by the country’s expanded network coverage and ampler models’ options, resulting in an 8.1 percent rise in sales for fifth-generation network devices. China, a country with a mindset focused on usurping the U.S. from its throne as the world’s largest economy, is impressively playing the […]
In its first significant action under a new director, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ordering Apple, Amazon, PayPal and other tech giants to reveal how their proprietary payment networks function. Apple Pay, Google Pay and other payment systems created by big tech companies now dominate large portions of e-commerce and person-to-person payments. CFPB Director […]
Members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee confronted Sunday Amazon’s lead executives in a letter accusing them of misleading the Congress and potentially lying about the e-commerce giant’s business habits. The letter, signed by five Committee members, is taking into consideration “whether a referral of this matter to the Department of Justice for criminal investigation […]