Search results for "IT"

FCC Wants to Ban TikTok, Urges Google, Apple to Action

Brendan Carr, the FCC commissioner, wrote to Apple and Google on Tuesday and asked them to ban TikTok from their app stores due to its record of sneaky data practices. This follows BuzzFeed News’s revelation last week that employees of TikTok in China had access to the data of users residing in the US up until January. […]

Russia Fines Foreign Firms for Alleged Data Storage Violations

Video streaming service Twitch, social network Pinterest, holiday rental company Airbnb and United Parcel Service (UPS) were all fined by a Moscow court on Tuesday for allegedly refusing to store Russian citizens’ personal data in Russia. Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in a simmering dispute that has […]

Siemens to Buy U.S. Software Company Brightly in $1.58 Billion Deal

Siemens is buying U.S. tech company Brightly Software from private equity owner Clearlake Capital for $1.58 billion, the German engineering group said on Monday, its latest move to broaden its software credentials and grow faster than rivals. Siemens Smart Infrastructure, which offers digital systems to manage buildings’ security and energy consumption, is buying Brightly to […]

The Dark Side of the Metaverse

If you have ever opened a videogame chat lobby, you know what toxic behavior sounds like across the microphone. You will inevitably hear some flattering remarks targeting your family members or their respective private parts. While these issues have always been there, and most gamers are used to the occasional inappropriate remark or hurtful comment, […]

Monkeypox Case Count Rises to More Than 3,400 globally, WHO Says

More than 3,400 confirmed monkeypox cases and one death were reported to the World Health Organization as of last Wednesday, with a majority of them from Europe, the agency said in an update on Monday. WHO said that since June 17, 1,310 new cases were reported to the agency, with eight new countries reporting monkeypox […]

The Impact of Telecommunications on Our Society

The telecom evolution has been happening at a considerably fast pace. Civilizations flourished around the latest advances in technologies that allowed communications between distant parties. From smoke signals to pigeons and hawks, wireless communications went through several stages of evolution until reaching the current global connectivity we enjoy. The impact of telecommunications on society has […]

Fight Over Funding Threatens EU Deal on New Climate Laws

A dispute over how to shield low-income citizens from European Union policies to put a price on pollution is threatening to prevent the bloc’s countries from agreeing a raft of new green measures. Environment ministers from the EU’s 27 member countries meet on Tuesday to attempt to agree joint positions on more ambitious laws to […]

U.S. Tech Industry Frets About Handing Data to States Prosecuting Abortion

The technology industry is bracing for the uncomfortable possibility of having to hand over pregnancy-related data to law enforcement, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overturn the Roe v. Wade precedent that for decades guaranteed a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion. As state laws limiting abortion kick in […]

Moths as Precursors for Future Bio-Inspired Noise Cancellation Devices

The technology has been undoubtedly evolving at a very fast pace. The evolution owes to the work of scientists and engineers who come up with innovative out-of-the-box ideas that efficiently solve many complex problems. As a main source of inspiration, nature consists of the main reference where God’s creations are meticulously studied to transfer their […]

Toyota, Suzuki Take Hybrid Route in India for Local, Global Markets

Toyota Motor Corp and Suzuki Motor Corp on Friday said they would begin production of hybrid vehicles in India, a category that Toyota has said is currently best suited to such markets. A Toyota plant in southern India would in August begin building a hybrid sport utility vehicle (SUV) developed by Suzuki, the companies said. […]