Category: Technology
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Protecting digital privacy
The US Supreme Court, in a ‘narrow’ 5-4 decision, has held that the government and law enforcement need a warrant to gain access to cell phone records pertaining to..
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Bithumb Loses $31.5 Million
South Korea’s leading crypto exchange Bithumb lost 35bn won ($31.5m) worth of virtual coins in a recent hack. The incident has been the second time that Bithumb’s..
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China-based hacking group targets satellites
US-based cybersecurity firm Symantec Corp has alleged that a China-based hacking group has used malware to extract data from sensitive systems such as satellite operators..
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Autonomous Robots – Friend or Foe?
Some of the world’s leading robotics and artificial intelligence pioneers are calling on the United Nations to ban the development and use of killer robots..
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Google invests half a billion dollars
Tech giant Google said it will invest $550 million in China’s second-largest e-commerce firm, JD.com. With this, Google aims to push deeper into online commerce..
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Cryptocurrency and the SEC
Crypto coins surged in valuation after a top US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulator said crypto transactions aren’t subject to federal securities rules..
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Mercari Inc
Mercari Inc, a Japanese start-up, has emerged as the most successful start-up of 2018. It is the first company in Japan to achieve the “unicorn” status. A start-up is a young company..
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Vietnam: security or surveillance?
Vietnamese legislators have passed a new cybersecurity law that will require tech companies to open offices in the country, localise data, and give the government access..
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Tesla cuts 9% of workforce
Electric car maker Tesla Inc CEO, Elon Musk, has announced that the company is laying off about 9% of its workforce as part of a comprehensive organizational restructuring..
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Automation’s big threat
Citibank has suggested that in the span of next five years, it will be letting go of nearly half of its technology and operations staff. This is largely because automation is taking..