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India making public source code of its contact-tracing app Aarogya Setu
India said it was making public the source code of its coronavirus contact-tracing app Aarogya Setu for Google’s Android smartphones. Read more…
Month: May 2020
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Data privacy law updates eyed by Singapore regulators
Singapore’s data privacy regulators are proposing that the country’s data privacy law could use two new updates. Read more…
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Instant messaging users reach 4.3bn in 2020 driven by payment services
The number of instant messaging users will reach 4.3 billion in 2020, largely driven by increased r remote communication in COVID-19 crisis. Read more…
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Trump threatens to shut down social media while using social media!
Donald Trump has threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies after Twitter suggested people check the president’s claims. Read more…
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Teleinfo Media Thailand moves outsourced call center service to the cloud
Teleinfo Media (TMC) Thailand, today announced that it has expanded its usage of the Cloud-based Tikal Call Center. Read more…
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Korean media firm d’strict creates digital waves, and new business models
A giant wave is the latest installation by d;strict on the LED facade of South Korea’s largest digital billboard, the SMTown Coex Artium. Read more…
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SmarTone arrives fashionably late to Hong Kong’s 5G party
SmarTone launched 5G in HK Thursday, almost two months after its rivals, but says the delay gave it time to get the customer experience right Read more…
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Chinese expand use of health tracking QR codes, privacy concerns grow
China’s health tracking QR codes, a key part in the country’s successful containment of coronavirus, now look set to play a much broader role Read more…
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Airtel’s promoter Bharti Telecom sells 2.75% stake to raise $1.15bn
Bharti Airtel’s promoter company Bharti Telecom sold a 2.75% stake in the telecom operator to raise over $1.15bn from institutional investors Read more…
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Volunteer Kawal army in Indonesia helps fight coronavirus with data, web
The Kawal COVID-19 group’s 800 volunteers have emerged as an increasingly important source of information and guidance fighting coronavirus. Read more…