Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a new electric compact SUV, the EQA, as part of its plan to take on Tesla Inc; the move also sees the carmaker increase its lineup of emission-free vehicles as it races to meet targets in Europe and China. The EQA is the first of several electric models the company plans on…
Facebook-owned messaging giant WhatsApp has been asked by the Indian government to withdraw its planned alteration of its privacy policy that has faced widespread backlash, claimed multiple reports in India. According to the reports, India’s technology ministry the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology asked the WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart to withdraw the proposed change…
In a statement on Tuesday, India’s Ministry of Technology said, it has told Facebook Inc-owned WhatsApp to withdraw the recent changes in its privacy policy since it they take away choice from Indian users. “The proposed changes raise grave concerns regarding the implications for the choice and autonomy of Indian citizens,” said Ministry of Technology…
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing U.S agencies to assess security risks linked to Chinese-made drones used by American government fleets, prioritizing their removal. The executive order directs all U.S. agencies to outline the security risks posed to the existing government drone fleet from drones built by Chinese companies or by…
A great deal of confusion and backlash from users of WhatsApp over fears that the messaging app could share a wide range of user data with its parent company Facebook forced the messaging app to delay an announced privacy policy update about sharing of user data. “We’ve heard from so many people how much confusion…
On Monday, U,S. registered mobile games developer Huuuge Inc stated, it expects to raise up to $150 million from issueing new share issue as part of its planned initial public offering (IPO) in Warsaw. The development comes in the wake of consumers surging for online entertainment in the wake of coronavirus-induced COVID-19 lockdown measures. Polish…
On Monday, Vietnam awarded a license to a unit of Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Co Ltd to build a $270 million plant which will produce tablets and laptops, said the Vietnamese government in a statement. Foxconn’s plant will be developed by Fukang Technology and will be located in the northern province of Bac Giang. It will…
With a sudden surge in downloads and users, the messaging platform Signal faced technical crisis and said that it was experiencing “technical difficulties” even as the firm attempted to upgrade its servers and network. There has been a surge globally in the downloads of the app in recent days after announcement by the Facebook owned…
With the aim of preventing grooming on the platform, the short video sharing app TikTok will impose “groundbreaking” new restrictions on children on the platform and the new rules will be particularly severe for those users who are under the age of 16 years, the Chinese owned company said. Those children users of the platform,…
With users migrating to other messaging platforms following privacy concerns stemming from Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp update, Facebook said, it will delay the update. WhatsApp users are concerned that the Facebook owned messaging app is watering down its privacy policy in the update. Earlier this month, WhatsApp notified users through a notification that it was preparing…
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