President Joe Biden signed on Monday a $1 trillion infrastructure bill to reconstruct the country’s foundation from roads, electricity and expanding access to broadband internet. The President’s latest legislation will be the heftiest federal funding for infrastructural framework in more than a decade. The program incorporates a $65 million funding to enhance broadband accessibility to […]
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Google announced Tuesday plans to invest $750 million in Australia’s tech future in the upcoming five years, ten months after threats of pulling the search engine out of the country. This year has put the Big Tech giant’s affiliation with the Australian government under the spotlight, as Google threatened to extract its search engine from […]
The Cyber Administration of China (CAC) uncovered on Sunday a draft rule requiring tech firms listing in Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) to succumb to a cyber security review for share sales jeopardizing national security. Beijing’s watchdog has played its card in its overdue battle with its tech sector, with a maneuver that will endanger […]
Silicon Valley’s chip production is lurching to enlarge its investments in Chinese semiconductor firms, as Washington’s rising tension of upholding its status in global innovation could be overthrown by Beijing’s bid for chip-sector sovereignty. One of the companies joining the semiconductor progression is Intel Corp. The chip manufacturer is backing Chinese company Primarius Technologies Co., […]
Do you ever feel mentally drained, sleepy or anxious after video conferencing? Well, you’re not alone. While video chat has helped many businesses stay connected, there’s a new ailment that’s sweeping online workers. “Zoom fatigue” first seemed like a passing problem, but long-term hybrid working could be detrimental to workforces without video call respite. The […]
A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts pulled up Thursday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. It took 21 hours for the flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to the glittering outpost. The one German and three U.S. astronauts said it was an emotional moment when they first spotted the space station […]
Chinese shoppers spent $139.1 billion during this year’s annual Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza, breaking last year’s record even though spending slowed during the coronavirus pandemic. Alibaba tallied 540.3 billion yuan ($84.5 billion) in spending over the festival that spanned Nov. 1 to Nov. 11, the company said Thursday, a growth of 14% compared to a […]
Britain’s Prince Harry has sharply attacked the failure of social media companies to challenge hate online, revealing that he warned the chief executive of Twitter ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots that the site was being used to stage political unrest. Harry made the comments Tuesday in an online panel on misinformation in California. […]
European lawmakers have pioneered efforts to rein in big technology companies and are working to strengthen those rules, putting them ahead of the United States and other parts of world that have been slower to regulate Facebook and other social media giants facing increasing blowback over misinformation and other harmful content that can proliferate on […]
Japanese electronics maker Sony and TSMC of Taiwan said Tuesday they plan to jointly build a computer chip plant in Japan with an initial investment of $7 billion. The plant in the southwestern city of Kumamoto will be the first foundry in Japan for TSMC, one of the world’s leading chipmakers. Construction will start next […]