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European Coronavirus App Platform Gaining Traction with Governments
A European technology platform to support smartphone apps that can help trace people at risk of infection by the new coronavirus is gaining support...
Alibaba to Invest $28 Billion in Cloud Services After Coronavirus Boosted Demand
Alibaba Group has said it’ll invest 200 billion yuan (approximately $28 billion) in its cloud infrastructure over three years, a plan that follows a...
Apple Expands Services Business to Markets in Africa and Beyond
Apple has just said it would expand its App Store, Apple Music and other services to dozens of new markets in Africa, the Middle...
Flaw in Iphone and Ipads May Have Allowed Hackers to Steal Data for Years
Apple is planning to fix a flaw that a security firm said may have left more than 500 million iPhones and iPads vulnerable to...
Apple Says ‘No Evidence’ Iphone Mail Flaw Was Used Against Customers
Apple has said that it has found "no evidence" a flaw in its Email app for iPhones and iPads has been used against customers,...
Ireland Should Consider Forcing Google and Facebook to Pay Media for Content – PM
The government of the Republic of Ireland should seriously consider following Australia’s bold move to require tech giants such as Facebook and Google to...
Showdown Looms Between Silicon Valley and US States Over Contact Tracing
US states promoting apps that could prove essential to ending the coronavirus lockdown may be headed for a showdown with the two Silicon Valley...
Germany Flips to Apple-Google Approach on Smartphone Contact Tracing
Germany has changed course over which type of smartphone technology it wanted to use to trace coronavirus infections, backing an approach supported by Apple...
Apple and Google Ban Use of Location Tracking in Contact Tracing Apps
Apple and Google have said they’d ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system the two are...
European Union Looks for Evidence to Rein in US Tech Giants
Tech giants such as Facebook and Amazon could face tougher rules as EU regulators seek evidence to curb their role as gatekeepers to the...
Apple Reopening 25 More Stores in America, will Soon Top 100 Worldwide
Apple will this week reopen more than 25 of its branded stores in the US, the company has said, continuing a gradual process that...
Apple-Google Contact Tracing App Draws Interest in 23 Countries, Some Hedge Bets
Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple and Google, the companies announced as they released...