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Chinese ride-hailing company DiDi resumes new user registration

Chinese ride-hailing company DiDi announced on Monday that it had resumed new user registration, adding that it would take adequate measures to ensure platform safety a

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China releases new quantum computing software

China has released a new quantum computing programming software named "isQ-Core" and deployed it to the country's superconducting quantum hardware platform.It represent

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Chinese regulator moves to allow online users to switch off algorithms

China steps up effort to protect personal data. /CFPUsers should be allowed to conveniently switch off algorithms that recommend internet content to them, China's cyber

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Samsung reveals new folding and flip phones in bid to take niche handsets mainstream

The launch of the company's new folding phone - the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 - follows a disastrous initial product release, when reviewers found the device was regularly breaking and branded it "unusable".

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Construction management platform Remato raises $1.7M Seed from Passion Capital

Small and medium-sized construction businesses in Europe and the US tend not to be run on digital platforms, leaving a $1.6 trillion industry relatively untouched. publicly-listed Procore (NYSE: PCOR)

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Uganda UN envoy phone wiretapped

The mobile phone of Uganda's permanent representative to the United Nations in New York, Mr Adonia Ayebare, was targeted for hacking by a licensed user of spyware Pegasus, local media reported.Accord

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Ride-hailing giant Didi to be removed from app stores over user privacy violation

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said on Sunday it has notified app stores to remove Chinese ride-hailing platform Didi Chuxing due to "serious" violations

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India Slams Twitter for Not Complying With New IT Rules

India's technology minister said on Tuesday that Twitter Inc had deliberately defied and failed to comply with the country's new IT rules, which became effective in lat

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China tops world in PCT international patent applications: CNIPA

00:38 Chinese applicants filed the highest number of international patent applications in the world through Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in 2020, reaching 69,000, China National Inte

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German firm develops eye-scanning app that can test for COVID-19

00:57 Semic RF, a firm based in Munich, Germany, is hoping to roll out a mobile app that can test for COVID by evaluating scans of the user's eyes. Check out The China Report, our new

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Facebook: Data on 530 million users 'scraped' before September 2019

A reported data leak affected 530 million Facebook users. /CFP Facebook Inc. on Tuesday said a recently reported data leak affecting potentially 530 million users stemmed from a misuse of a fe

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Digging into the Alkami Technology IPO

It appears that the slowdown in tech debuts is not a complete freeze; despite concerning news regarding the IPO pipeline, some deals are chugging ahead. This morning, we’re adding Alkami Technol

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Sentry adds performance monitoring for React Native, Android and Xamarin

Sentry, the company that helps developers catch bugs before they result in downtime, has added support for React Native, Android and Xamarin to its Performance Monitoring software. The company, which

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Italian watchdog fines Facebook 7 million euros over improper data use

Italy’s competition watchdog said on Wednesday it had fined Facebook 7 million euros ($8.5 million) for not complying with a request by the regulator to correct imprope

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Chinese regulator fines Vipshop 3 million yuan over unfair competition

A Vipshop warehouse in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 18, 2020. /CFP China's State Administration for Market Regulation, the country's top market regulator, on Monday fined appa

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Save 25% with Extra Crunch Group Membership

We’re excited to announce Group Membership for Extra Crunch. The feature allows you to easily manage seats and payments for your team through a self-service interface. If your team joins through Group

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After pulling in around $80 million last year in revenue, LA’s StackCommerce is acquired by TPG’s Integrated Media Company

The Los Angeles-based commerce and content platform StackCommerce has been acquired by the Integrated Media Company, a holding company set up by the massive private equity fund, TPG, to acquire new me