Special Status Of Hong Kong With US Ended By Trump, Sanctions China

In addition to ending the special trade status for Hong Kong, United States president Donald Trump also signed an executive order to impose stricter sanctions targeting Chinese businesses and officials in reaction to the new Chinese national security law being imposed in Hong Kong at the beginning of this month. While condemning the move, China…

Lawsuit Filed Against Google Over Allegations Of Tracking In Apps Despite Users Opting Out

A lawsuit seeking class action status has alleged that even after users of alphabet Inc’s Google’s apps follow the company’s recommended settings for stopping monitoring of what they are doing, the company continues to record the activities of on hundreds of thousands of mobile apps. The law suit against Google has been filed by the…

UK Telecos Need To Remove Huawei Parts From 5G Networks By 2027

In a reversal of sorts, the United Kingdom has directed all telecom companies of the country to remove all components and equipment from the Chinese telecom equipment making giant Huawei from their 5G networks by 2027. This has renewed a clash between London and Beijing. Additionally, after the end of the current year, UK telecom…

Google purchases 7.7% stake in Reliance Industries’ Jio platform for $4.5 billion

On Wednesday, India’s Reliance Industries stated, Alphabet Inc’s Google has decided to purchase a 7.7% stake in its digital business for $4.5 billion. The development marks yet another U.S. tech giant backing Reliance Industries’ digital business following Facebook Inc doing so in April 2020. In a webcast at the company’s annual shareholders meeting, Reliance Industries’…

Britain to decide today on banning Huawei from 5G networks

In a momentous decision British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to ban China’s Huawei from Britain’s 5G network on Tuesday. The development comes at a time when the Chinese company is facing heightened scrutiny over allegations that it can hand over sensitive data to Chinese intelligence following Beijing’s enacting a National Intelligence Law which…

Video Sharing App TikTok First Banned And Then Unbanned From Mobiles Of Amazon’s Employees

The Chinese video sharing app TikTok was first banned and then unbanned within hours from the mobile phones of its employees by Amazon last week. The largest e-copmmerce company of the world said that the move was done by mistake. There was widespread attention for the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok by the move by…