Category: Technology

Microsoft’s search engine, Bing is the latest American technology service to be censored in China. It has been ordered by the government of China to block this search engine despite Microsoft’s effort to work in accordance with government policies. Censorship in China is implemented by the PRC’s ruling party…

France fines the tech giant 50 billion Euros under the EU’s new privacy regulations, the General Data Protection Regulation, which was implemented in May 2018. Google is the first major tech company to be fined since the induction of GDPR rules. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation in EU law on data…

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Monsanto can claim patents on its genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds, a victory for the U.S. company that is expected to encourage biotechnology firms to step up investment in the country. Monsanto is a multinational agricultural and biotechnology corporation…

Research has shown that quantum computers pose a security threat to even the most sophisticated encryption algorithms. Some US experts think it could take at least 20 years for quantum-proof encryption to be widely deployed. In cryptography, encryption is the process of encoding a message or…

B-TEMIA and Lockheed’s proprietary wearable technology provides users with robotised mechanical support to restore, maintain or enhance the mobility of users, with applications in the medical, industrial and military fields. B-TEMIA is a bio-robotics technology company founded in 2010. The proprietary technology…

One of Australia’s oldest newspaper owners, Fairfax Media ltd., was taken over by Nine Entertainment Co., forming the country’s largest media conglomerate. Nine Entertainment Co. must now compete with Silicon Valley tech giants like Facebook and Amazon who are growing in popularity in Australia. Fairfax Media Ltd…

China’s state news agency unveiled the world’s first AI anchorman that can read the news in English and Chinese at the World Internet Conference. Artificial intelligence (AI), is the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings..

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said a censored version of its search engine being developed for China has undergone several successful internal tests. The chief executive’s comments mark the first time Google has officially confirmed the existence of the heavily criticized search engine, dubbed Project Dragonfly. In 2006, Google launched Goodle.cn in China offering a version…

On Monday, the New York-based technology company, IBM launched it’s IBM Security Connect, a new platform designed to bring vendors, developers, AI and data together to improve cyber incident response and abilities. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American…

Facebook said it has removed hundreds of United States-based accounts and pages for violating its anti-spam policies. The social media giant’s announcement comes just a month before the US congressional midterm elections. Social media company Facebook has been under scrutiny..