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TikTok offers Australian government access to algorithm and source code
TikTok has told an Australian government committee that it will allow government officials to review its algorithm and test its source code. Read more…
Month: September 2020
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India plans massive incentive scheme for production of batteries
India plans to offer $4.6 billion in incentives to companies setting up advanced battery manufacturing facilities. Read more…
Views
The Dark Web exposes deep flaws within the cybersecurity industry itself
Cybersecurity and the Dark Web are issues that are part of our new normal and we are happy to follow what the experts say. Read more…
Views
TikTok – end of old social media and start of a new era of social networks
Is it possible that the traditional social network concept has reached its limits? Is TikTok changing the whole social platform landscape? Read more…
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India’s Airtel, Vodafone Idea preparing networks for 5G technology
Indian telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have started preparing their respective networks for 5G technology. Read more…
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Former head of Cambridge Analytica banned for unethical services
The former head of now-defunct political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica has been banned for letting staff offer “unethical services”. Read more…
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Taiwan caught up in China-US trade tensions – President offers support
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen promised to help the island’s key semiconductor industry caught up in China-US trade tensions. Read more…
Features
Singapore extends national digital identity program with facial verification
Four million Singaporeans can now access digital government services online using facial verification implemented by GovTech. Read more…
Off the Wire
Singapore firms lack up-to-date security strategies for remote working
Research reveals that 48% of organisations in Singapore do not have an up-to-date security strategy or solutions posed by remote working. Read more…
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Billing is the backbone of customer service – just ask the customer
The latest report on customer service in the telecoms industry makes for depressing reading. Telecoms is even worse than ISPs. Read more…
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DisrupTor targets vendors and buyers of illicit goods on the Dark Web
Law enforcement agencies announce coordinated operation known as DisrupTor which targeted vendors and buyers of illicit goods on the Dark Web Read more…
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Jio renews aggression to poach postpaid wireless subscribers from rivals
India’s leading telecom operator Reliance Jio is once again getting aggressive with its offerings to poach subscribers from rival telcos. Read more…
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Philippines police and military deny links to removed Facebook accounts
Philippine police and military denied links to Facebook accounts taken down that had interferred in Asian and American politics. Read more…
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Thailand starts legal action against Facebook, Twitter, Google over content
Thailand’s digital ministry will start legal action against Facebook, Twitter and Google for ignoring some requests to take down content. Read more…
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Huawei wants US to reconsider restrictions hurting global supply chains
Huawei said its supply chain was under attack from the US and called on it to reconsider trade restrictions hurting suppliers globally. Read more…
Views
Social media is fragmenting and it is difficult to know where it will end
Social media used to be nice. It used to be where you found stories of your cousins’ holiday and pictures of adorable cats. Read more…
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Heart monitors, kettles & exercise bikes connecting to corporate networks
Heart monitors, kettles and exercise bikes and other devices are found to be regularly connecting to corporate networks in Hong Kong. Read more…
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India’s space department to spoil telco 5G plans for 26 GHz mmwave band
India’s Department of Space (DoS) is set to spoil Indian telecom operators’ 5G-related plans to develop certain 5G use cases in the country. Read more…
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Intel gets permission to supply ‘certain products’ to Huawei
Intel Corp has received licences from US authorities to continue supplying certain products to Huawei Technologies. Read more…
Features
The media and video industry in India is booming, fueled by the pandemic
The media and video industry in India has undergone more change in the last six months than it has seen in the last 30 years. Read more…