Technology

Tech companies fight to protect international talent pool in the US

On June 6, 2020, the Trump administration issued a new visa law for international students. This move comes to ban students from staying in the US if they fail to attend at least one in-person course. Google, Facebook, and Microsoft considered the decision as harm to their businesses. They have joined a lawsuit filed on […]

Who is going to secure the leadership in 6G deployment

Samsung is paving the way to secure its leadership in the deployment of 6G technology.The South Korean company is committed to lead the standardization of 6G and is planning to collaborate with various stakeholders across industry, academia, and governments. Samsung aims to provide the peak data rate of 1,000 Gbps and a user experience data […]

EU court cancels US data-sharing pact over snooping concerns

LONDON (AP) — The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday that an agreement that allows thousands of companies — from tech giants to small financial firms — to transfer data to the United States is invalid because the American government can snoop on people’s data. The ruling to invalidate Privacy Shield will complicate business for […]

3 ways that technology will enhance banking services

Technology is fundamental to the retention of customers, for one simple reason. Technology facilitates and drives the development of services, expected by the tech savvy client. People are always looking for ways to make their payment processes faster, safer and more convenient. Fintech adoption has rapidly escalated amid the pandemic, which has meant that banking […]

US targets $1.3 billion in French imports in tech tax clash

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday announced plans to impose taxes on $1.3 billion in French imports — hitting handbags and makeup but sparing cheese and wine — in retaliation for France’s digital services tax on U.S. technology giants. But the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said the levies would be delayed […]

Amazon says email to employees banning TikTok was a mistake

Roughly five hours after an internal email went out Friday to Amazon employees telling them to delete the popular video app TikTok from their phones, the online retailing giant appeared to backtrack, calling the ban a mistake. “This morning’s email to some of our employees was sent in error,” Amazon emailed reporters just before 5 […]

Germany seizes server hosting pilfered US police files

BOSTON (AP) — At the behest of the U.S. government, German authorities have seized a computer server that hosted a huge cache of files from scores of U.S. federal, state and local law enforcement agencies obtained in a Houston data breach last month. The server was being used by a WikiLeaks-like data transparency collective called […]

Opponents of 5G networks set fire to Cyprus' mobile antennas

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A small group of people who oppose 5G mobile telephone technology is likely responsible for arson attacks against four mobile telephone antenna installations in Cyprus’ coastal town of Limassol, a Cypriot police official said Friday. Police spokesman Christos Andreou told The Associated Press that law enforcement authorities have agreed with telecommunication […]

Best corporate gifts for tech lovers

Finding the best corporate gifts for tech lovers isn’t always easy, especially when you’re looking for cool tech gifts for guys and girls on a certain budget. In this article, we will be listing the best tech gifts under $250 that you should know about. Whether you want to reward a co-worker, please your manager, […]