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Court suspends part of Slovakia's phone-tracking law to fight virus spread
"Part of the suspended law was not sufficiently clear and allowed personal data processing."
May 14 2020 6:46AM
Amazon.com asks for federal law against price gouging during national emergencies
After being criticized for not acting quickly enough to curb rapacious sellers.
May 14 2020 6:46AM
US attorneys general ask Amazon for data on COVID-19-linked worker deaths, infections
Along with evidence of the company's compliance with paid sick leave laws.
May 13 2020 6:23AM
Ericsson raises forecasts for 5G subscriptions
As pandemic increases demand for connectivity.
May 12 2020 9:01AM
Google announces company holiday on May 22 to stem virus burnout
Asks employees to take a day off to address work-from-home-related overcook..
May 10 2020 8:52PM
Facebook's Libra appoints HSBC legal chief Stuart Levey as CEO
After Mastercard, Visa and PayPal ditch the project.
May 7 2020 12:49PM
Zoom adds ex-Trump adviser, tech lobbyist to PR push
Attempts to fix security reputation.
May 7 2020 12:31PM
China's Alibaba launches 'outlet' platform to shift luxury overstock
Targets younger consumers.
May 7 2020 12:27PM
Fitbit starts study to test if devices can detect irregular heart rhythms
As wearables firm is being acquired by Google-parent Alphabet Inc.
May 7 2020 6:49AM
Microsoft to invest US$1 billion in Polish cloud project
As Poland seeks to become regional tech centre.
May 6 2020 1:00PM
Lebanese government to manage mobile networks ahead of new tender
After the latest contracts expired.
May 6 2020 6:54AM
WHO says apps can't replace 'boots-on-the-ground' in virus fight
"Shoe-leather epidemiology" still important.
May 5 2020 6:50AM
Intel buys Moovit transit app for $1.4bn
To help develop robotaxis.
May 5 2020 6:50AM
Apple updates its 13-inch MacBook Pro
Updated keyboard, extra storage.
May 5 2020 6:04AM
Match-fixing corruption threat hits Australian online games
Police reveal they had charged five men.
May 4 2020 2:02PM
Fax-loving Japan to introduce online system for reporting coronavirus
Plans to go nation-wide within two weeks.
May 4 2020 1:32PM
Tencent buys 5 percent stake in Australian buy-now-pay-later firm Afterpay
Shareholding in the Australian firm was worth about $390 million.
May 4 2020 6:32AM
Intel in talks to buy Israel's Moovit public transit app for US$1bn
Financial news website Calcalist reported on Sunday.
May 4 2020 6:32AM
Orange in talks with Apple on French contact-tracing app
Say French company's CEO Stephane Richard.
May 1 2020 1:00PM
Global smartphone output to plunge by record 16.5 percent in June quarter - TrendForce
Despite supply chains resuming after weeks of shutdown.
May 1 2020 12:53PM
