News
Huawei profits up but urges US to drop “loser’s attitude”
Huawei Technologies called on Washington to drop the “loser’s attitude” after posting 25% increase in profits, despite weaker network sales. Read more…
Month: March 2019
Features
Friday Futures: life in space, live for 1,000 years
Friday Futures this week: life in space; living for 1,000 years; soft robots; diabetes breakthrough; moon mission to South Pole; time. Read more…
Views
If Facebook can target me why can’t it target evil?
If Facebook and others can target me with ads, with pinpoint accuracy, in real time, then why can’t they do the same to stop evil live-streaming content? Read more…
Off the Wire
Cybercriminals most likely caught on servers and networks
Survey reveals that IT managers are more likely to catch cybercriminals on their organisation’s servers and networks than anywhere else. Read more…
News
China’s state newspaper capitalising on human censors
People.cn, the online unit of China’s People’s Daily, is boosting numbers of human internet censors backed by AI to help firms vet content on apps and adverts Read more…
News
China offers new proposals on tech transfer in US trade talks
China has made proposals in talks with the United States on a range of issues that go further than it has before, including on forced technology transfer. Read more…
Off the Wire
Lenders turn to psychometrics to determine credit risk
App uses psychometrics so lenders can evaluate borrowers in cases when there’s no access to credit history, bank accounts or other relevant personal data. Read more…
News
SmarTone’s 5G plan subject to spectrum prices, heavy weather
SmarTone aims to launch 5G services next year, but still has several challenges to overcome – namely, expensive spectrum and heavy rain. Read more…
Off the Wire
Aruba introduces ‘Experience Edge’ platform in Hong Kong
Aruba has introduced the Experience Edge – a platform which intuitively assimilates existing mobile, cloud and IoT data into a single, simple system. Read more…
News
US pushing Chinese owners of Grindr gay dating app to sell
The Chinese owner of Grindr, the popular gay dating app, is seeking to sell after a US government national security panel raised concerns about its ownership. Read more…