The coronavirus has disrupted the global economy, but it is the prospect of Europe becoming a casualty in the US-China tech war that keeps the president of the European Chamber in China “awake at night”.
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A new rule allows US companies to work with China’s Huawei to develop standards for 5G and other cutting-edge technologies.
One week before Appleās annual developer conference, the financial heart of its App Store is under renewed attack from antitrust regulators and exasperated developers.
Qualcomm on Tuesday said it is putting 5G technology into chips for smartphones that will sell for as little as R5 000 and that will come to market in the second half of this year.
Apple on Tuesday found itself the target of two EU antitrust investigations into its App Store and Apple Pay as regulators said its terms and conditions and restrictions may violate the bloc’s competition rules.
Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service rolled out a system across Brazil on Monday that will allow users to send money to individuals or local businesses within a chat, attaching payment as they would a photo or video.
Bitcoin slid below $9 000 on Monday for the first time since May, joining a downdraft in global equities amid growing concern about the risks of a second wave of coronavirus infections.
Facebook fired an employee who had criticised CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by US President Donald Trump this month.
The Chinese Beidou navigation network will be completed this month when its final satellite goes into orbit, giving China greater independence from US-owned GPS.
Three US lawmakers have asked Zoom to clarify its data-collection practices and relationship with the Chinese government after the firm said it had suspended user accounts to meet demands from Beijing.