Tag Archives: technology
US says advanced hackers have demonstrated ability to hijack “multiple” industrial control systems
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advanced hackers have demonstrated the ability to "gain full system access" to multiple industrial control systems, the U.S. government said in an alert issued Wednesday. The U....
Apr 13, 2022
WhatsApp wins approval to expand Indian payments service to 100 million users – sources
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp has won regulatory approval to more double the number of users of its payments service in India to 100 million, two sources familiar...
Apr 13, 2022
Meta to take nearly half of sales made by its metaverse creators as fees
(Reuters) - Facebook parent Meta Platforms will charge creators around 47.5% on sales of digital assets and experiences made inside the company's virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds. The overall c...
Apr 13, 2022
China warns of NFT-related financial risks
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China warned on Wednesday of financial risks associated with non-fungible tokens (NFTs), as three industry bodies jointly issued guidelines to prevent the digital asset market fro...
Apr 13, 2022
Russian Netflix users sue streaming giant for leaving market -RIA
(Reuters) - Russian users of Netflix have launched a class action lawsuit against the streaming giant for leaving the Russian market, demanding 60 million roubles ($726,000) in compensation, the RIA n...
Apr 13, 2022
Nexo and Mastercard launch ‘world first’ crypto-backed payment card
LONDON (Reuters) - Crypto lender Nexo said it has teamed up with global payments company Mastercard to launch on Wednesday what it calls the world's first "crypto-backed" payment card. It signals the ...
Apr 13, 2022
UK watchdog closes online gaming probe as Sony, Nintendo make pledges
(Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator on Wednesday closed its investigation into online gaming after securing pledges from Sony and Nintendo over how they automatically renew subscriptions of cu...
Apr 13, 2022
China denounces Taiwan’s efforts to protect tech industry
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Wednesday denounced Taiwan's efforts to prevent Chinese companies from poaching talent and stealing chip secrets as a provocative "smear", saying this could not prevent in...
Apr 13, 2022
Google to invest $9.5 billion in U.S. offices, data centers this year
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it plans to invest about $9.5 billion across its U.S. offices and data centers this year, up from $7 billion last year. Google said the investment w...
Apr 13, 2022
Board of Singapore startup Zilingo suspends chief executive pending probe
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The board of Singapore-based fashion technology startup Zilingo said on Wednesday its major investors had authorised suspension of its chief executive and co-founder, Ankiti Bose...
Apr 13, 2022
