In a statement European business groups have said, EU business must “prepare for the worst” over digital decoupling between the U.S. and the Chinese economy, which could significantly impact EU businesses in China. In a statement the European Chamber of Commerce in China and MERICS, a Berlin-based think tank said, U.S.-China political, trade and financial…
In a statement, Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc said, they had taken down more than dozen disinformation networks used by state-backed groups and political entities in multiple countries to deceive users on their platforms. As part of that effort, they had identified and suspended more than 3,500 accounts between them, which used fake identities and…
On Friday, BMW stated, it has sold 2.52 million Rolls-Royce, BMW, and Mini vehicles in 2019, topping the premium category car group, ahead of Daimler. On Thursday, Daimler had reported that it had sold 2.34 million Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in 2019 – its ninth consecutive year of record sales. In a statement BMW said in…
In a statement, Facebook Inc stated, it has tweaked its approach towards political ads and has introduced limited changes, which includes an option for users to turn off certain ad-targeting tools. Facebook has defied critics’ demands of barring political ads in its platform which often spew out fake news. Facebook, the world’s biggest social network,…
At CES, the big technology industry show, Toyota unveiled its plans to develop a “Woven City”, which will be built at the site of a factory that is planned to be closed. The “Woven City” is a reference to Toyota’s early beginnings as a loom manufacturing company. The city will serve as a home to…
In a complaint filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Amazon Inc has accused U.S. President Donald Trump of having a bias and exerting “improper pressure” in the awarding of a $10 billion cloud computing contract to its rival, Microsoft Corp. Amazon’s complaint states, Trump had launched a “repeated public and behind-the-scenes attacks to…
This conclusion was made by Sabine Lautenschlaeger, director at the European Central Bank, to an audience in Sydney. On Wednesday, Sabine Lautenschlaeger, European Central Bank director stated, the majority of London-based banks relocating to the Eurozone due to Brexit, have made “reasonable progress” in preparing the move. “We have urged and pushed them (banks) to…
Political intelligence gathered from the databases of social media giants are the new tools for campaign strategists. In a first public view of how U.S. technology companies, including Google and Facebook, are yanking advertisements that break their online political ads rules. The duo also provided unprecedented insight into opponents’ online marketing, enabling them to capitalize…
Federal authorities have issued a statement saying, “Americans should be aware that foreign actors, and Russia in particular, continue to try to influence public sentiment and voter perceptions through actions intended to sow discord”. Hours before U.S. voters went to polls, Facebook Inc has blocked 115 user accounts following a tip off by U.S. authorities…
A draft agreement is being circulated among foreign ministers on the area of cybersecurity, the details of which is likely to be published this coming Saturday. Following high-profile hacking attacks in Southeast Asia, nations in the region are hoping to enter into joint agreements on cybersecurity with Russia. The draft agreement, which aims to formalize…
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