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The subtle rise of a China, U.S. tech cold war

Stakes have been mounting between two of the world’s major superpowers; however, the matter has shied away from ideologies and nuclear weapons and has moved matters into a realm etched into the very fabric of our everyday life: technology. Noticeably everything sharply ignited by former U.S. president Donald Trump’s blacklisting of Chinese tech titan Huawei […]

ByteDance debunks rumors of selling TikTok’s AI Technology

Tiktok’s Chinese caretaker company ByteDance debunks any implications of selling Tiktok’s advanced artificial intelligence technology to other companies. Succeeding a published report by the Financial Times stating the Beijing-based company ByteDance will be selling its prominent Tiktok’s AI technology to well thought of list of clients.   Allegedly, the client list includes a distinct range […]

EXPLAINER: Why China is investigating tech firms like Didi

Chinese regulators have clamped down on the country’s largest ride-hailing app, Didi Global Inc., days after its shares began trading in New York. Authorities told Didi to stop new registrations and ordered its app removed from China’s app stores pending a cybersecurity review. The government said it was acting to prevent security risks and protect […]

As US companies scramble to hire, workers enjoy upper hand

With the economy growing rapidly as it reopens from the pandemic, many employers are increasingly desperate to hire. Yet evidence suggests that as a group, the unemployed aren’t feeling the same urgency to take jobs. Many people who are out of work are either seeking higher pay than they had before or are still reluctant […]

Pandemic-era Mobile World Congress tech fair kicks off

A major wireless technology trade fair kicked off in Barcelona on Monday with scaled-back attendance and beefed-up health and safety measures, changes that reflect the new reality for industry conventions in the pandemic era. Mobile World Congress was canceled at the last minute last year because of COVID-19 concerns. Its 2021 revival makes it one […]

Break them up? 5 ways Congress is trying to rein in Big Tech

Groundbreaking legislation is advancing in Congress that would curb the market power of tech giants Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple and could force them to untie their dominant platforms from their other lines of business. Hostility toward Big Tech has grown in recent years with the belief that its size and swagger have stifled competition, […]

Blockchain technology in telecoms looks to grow even further

The Blockchain technology Market in the Telecom Industry was valued at $157.9 million in 2020 and is expected to reach $2759.8 million by 2026, registering a CAGR of approximately 61.45 percent over the forecast period (2021 – 2026). The onset of the pandemic has highlighted the criticality of telecom infrastructure. The global health emergency is […]

Google delays phase out of tracking tech by nearly 2 years

Google will delay by nearly two years the phase out of Chrome web browser technology that tracks users for ad purposes, saying that it needs more time to develop a replacement system. The tech giant on Thursday moved its deadline to remove so-called third-party cookies to late 2023 rather than January 2022 as was initially […]

eSIMs – The digital nomad’s tech essential

The shift to remote working has forced many organizations to rethink whether an employee’s proximity to the office should still be a key factor for certain roles. In theory, technology allows us to work from anywhere in the world, but just how easy is it to manage a global workforce? According to analyst company Gartner, […]