India’s homegrown telecom titan Bharti Airtel fulfilled its centralized goal and conducted India’s first cloud-gaming session in a 5G environment, successfully demonstrating its capabilities in delivering high-speed 5G internet. It is not a secret that cloud gaming will become one of the largest use cases of 5G networks as it provides a mixture of high […]
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After almost 6 years since YouTube’s launch, the video streaming site now boasts 50 million Music and Premium subscribers. The milestone marks a 30 percent increase from December of last year, which indicates that a great number of users are willing to enhance their free YouTube experience by paying to subscribe to the premium version. […]
Joan MacDonald’s health was in shambles at age 71. She was overweight and on numerous medications with high cholesterol, rising blood pressure and kidney trouble. Her daughter, a fitness coach, warned that she’d wind up an invalid if she didn’t turn things around. She did, hitting the gym for the first time and learning to […]
Ireland’s privacy watchdog has fined WhatsApp a record 225 million euros ($267 million) after an investigation found it breached stringent European Union data protection rules on transparency about sharing people’s data with other Facebook companies. The Data Protection Commission said Thursday that it was also ordering WhatsApp to take “remedial actions” to change the way […]
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators have ordered ride-hailing platforms to correct unfair market tactics amid a broad crackdown on the internet sector that has spooked investors and shaved billions off the valuations of some of China’s biggest technology companies. The transport ministry, internet watchdog and other regulators on Wednesday ordered 11 such platforms by year’s […]
Texas is one step further from passing a law cracking down on tech giants trying to moderate political content online. The bill outlaw’s social media companies that have over 50 million users, which include Facebook and Twitter, to censor users and content that is geared towards a political side. Hence, any Texas resident unable to […]
A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has requested that telecommunications and social media companies preserve the personal communications of hundreds of people who may have somehow been connected to the attack. It’s a sweeping public demand from Congress that is rare, if not unprecedented, in its breadth and could put the […]
Google is appealing a 500 million euro ($591 million) fine issued by French regulators over its handling of negotiations with publishers in a dispute over copyright. The dispute is part of a larger battle by authorities in Europe and elsewhere to force Google and other tech companies to compensate publishers for content. “We disagree with […]
The U.S. government’s highway safety agency wants detailed information on how Tesla’s Autopilot system detects and responds to emergency vehicles parked on highways. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made the detailed request in an 11-page letter sent to the electric car maker that was dated Tuesday. The letter is part of a wide-ranging investigation […]
Apple is receiving major backlash after prohibiting its staff from creating a Slack channel dedicated to discussing pay equity. The tech giant’s HR team justified the ban by explaining that even though discussing it is “aligned with Apple’s commitment to pay equity,” it does not stand with Slack’s own terms and regulations. “Slack channels are […]