The communications regulator’s decision to investigate competition in the provision of mobile broadband services is “perhaps the most important regulatory process that Icasa has ever undertaken”, an industry body said.

The arrest last week in Canada of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, China’s iconic company, is a watershed event.

A coalition of human rights groups and activists, including former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, are demanding more details on the search giant’s potential plans to build out its China business.

Facebook has played down the importance of a patent application linked to technology that could predict a user’s future location.

Smartphone maker OnePlus has unveiled a new super-fast-charging phone built in collaboration with motoring firm McLaren.

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