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The latest news and industry commentary on communication and collaboration platforms and the businesses building them.
Interpol group delays criticism of encryption after objections
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The international police organisation Interpol put off plans to condemn the spread of strong encryption after objections by tech companies and civil...
Exclusive: China’s ByteDance moves to ringfence its TikTok app amid U.S. probe – sources
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – ByteDance has stepped up efforts to separate its social media app TikTok from much of its Chinese operations, amid a U.S. national sec...
Senate Democrats unveil privacy bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic senators proposed legislation on Tuesday that would set penalties for online companies like Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc if ...
Workers at Israeli surveillance firm NSO sue Facebook for blocking private accounts
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A group of employees from Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group filed a lawsuit against Facebook on Tuesday, saying the social media giant had unfairly bl...
EU countries fail to agree on privacy rules governing WhatsApp, Skype
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU efforts to create a level playing field between telecoms operators and Facebook’s WhatsApp and Microsoft unit Skype stalled on Friday after memb...
Microsoft Teams surpasses 20 million daily active users; rival Slack shares slip
Reuters – Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday its workplace messaging app, Teams, has more than 20 million daily active users, up from 13 million users in July.
SoftBank to create $30 billion tech giant via Yahoo Japan, Line Corp deal
TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Corp plans to merge internet subsidiary Yahoo Japan with messaging app operator Line Corp to create a $30 billion tech group, as it strives to comp...
ByteDance CEO urges TikTok diversification as U.S. pressure mounts: internal note
BEIJING (Reuters) – The founder and CEO of TikTok owner ByteDance will focus on adding users of the popular video app in countries outside of its strongest markets, according...
Exclusive: Interpol plans to condemn encryption spread, citing predators, sources say
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The international police organisation Interpol plans to condemn the spread of strong encryption in a statement Monday saying it protects child sex p...
Where US presidential candidates stand on breaking up Big Tech
Reuters – In the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, America’s big tech companies are being challenged on many fronts from across the political spectrum, from ant...
Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra and digital wallet Calibra
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook Inc revealed lofty plans to establish a cryptocurrency called Libra in June, but the project quickly ran into trouble with sceptic...