Any request for user data from the Hong Kong law enforcement authorities will not be processed by Facebook and its messaging service WhatsApp while the company conducts an assessment of the controversial security law passed by the Chinese government and now implemented on the city. They would “pause” conducting any review of requests for information…
The “big four” accountancy firms of the United Kingdom has been asked by the regulator to make their auditing operations stricter so that there is improvement in oversight of corporate finances. Accounting scandals have in recent years caused collapse of large companies in the country such as the case of Carillion and BHS. KPMG, PwC,…
A new study that was conducted for more than a year has predicted that unless there is urgent government intervention to prevent he loss of habitat of the Australian koalas, these lovable animals will become extinct before 2050 in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. An estimate of the government that there are 36,000 koalas in…
An extension of a halt in issuing of green cards as well as a suspension of visas for foreign workers being allowed in the United States till 2020 announced by President Donald Trump. The new visa policy announced by Trump is expected to affect a high-skilled tech workers, non-agricultural seasonal helpers, au pairs and top…
The relationship between the European Union and China had sourced in recent months after the EU had alleged that China has spread disinformation about the novel coronavirus pandemic and about China’s role in managing the emergence of the pandemic and its spread to the rest of the word. The two sides are now trying to…
Following a record borrowing by the United Kingdom government in May, the total debt of the country has now exceeded the worth of its economy. The government borrowed £55.2bn in May this year which was nine times larger than the borrowing of the government in the same month a year ago. It was also the…
Spurred by the ongoing global debate about racism that originated in the United States following the death of a black man while being forced to the ground by a white policeman, companies have also been induced to reassess and review the aspect of stereotypes in their products, branding and advertisements. This is currently being done…
After it came under the scanner of the authorities in the United States over security concerns, Chinese-owned short video app TikTok now is set to be face regulatory scrutiny in Europe. The data processing activities and privacy practices across the European Union of the ByteDance-owned app will now be investigated by the e European Data…
Allegations against the video conferencing company Zoom had temporarily shut down the account of a United States based group that supports human rights in China after the group had organized an event on the platform to remember the Tiananmen Square massacre of China. The group described the incident of blocking their account as outrageous. The…
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill which aims to provide more than $22.8 billion in aid to U.S.-based semiconductor manufacturers. The development comes at a time when the Trump Administration is making efforts to spurr the construction of chip factories in the United States. Chip factories come with a hefty price…
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