Microsoft updates terms on data privacy amid EU probe

Microsoft said it was updating the privacy provisions of its commercial cloud contracts after European regulators found its deals with European Union institutions failed to protect data in line with EU law.

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US expected to grant Huawei 90-day license extension today: Sources

The Trump administration is set to issue a 90-day extension of a license on Monday allowing U.S. companies to continue doing business with China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, two sources familiar with the deliberations said.

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SoftBank to create $30 billion tech giant with Yahoo Japan, Line Corp merger

The companies aim for a definitive agreement by next month in a transaction that will see SoftBank Corp and Naver form a 50:50 venture that will control Z Holdings, which will in turn operate Yahoo Japan and Line.

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Microsoft updates terms on data privacy amid EU probe

Microsoft said it was updating the privacy provisions of its commercial cloud contracts after European regulators found its deals with European Union institutions failed to protect data in line with EU law.

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US expected to grant Huawei 90-day license extension today: Sources

The Trump administration is set to issue a 90-day extension of a license on Monday allowing U.S. companies to continue doing business with China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, two sources familiar with the deliberations said.

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SoftBank to create $30 billion tech giant with Yahoo Japan, Line Corp merger

The companies aim for a definitive agreement by next month in a transaction that will see SoftBank Corp and Naver form a 50:50 venture that will control Z Holdings, which will in turn operate Yahoo Japan and Line.

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Government has a warning for WhatsApp users: 9 things to know

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Government has a warning for WhatsApp users: 9 things to know

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SoftBank's Yahoo Japan to Merge With Line App Operator

Line will be delisted after SoftBank and Naver make a tender offer, with the merger expected to happen in October 2020.

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Microsoft Ending Support for Cortana on Android, iOS on January 31

Microsoft is pulling the plug on its Cortana mobile app for both Android and iOS devices in regions such as the UK, Canada, Australia and several other countries.

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WhatsApp Hit by Critical Security Vulnerability Triggered by Specially-Crafted MP4 File

WhatsApp has been hit by a security vulnerability that allows hackers to target victims using a specially-crafted MP4 file.

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TikTok Owner ByteDance Plans to Launch Music Streaming Service: Report

TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology is in talks with big music labels - Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music - for global licensing deals to include their songs on its new music subscription service, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

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9 things Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees in his email

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9 things Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees in his email

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WeWork reportedly planning to layoff thousands as it attempts to reverse its fortunes

WeWork could lay off as many as 6,000 employees as part of painful cost-cutting measures to turn its business, the New York Times reported.

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WhatsApp in 2019: All the New Features the Chat Service Added This Year

WhatsApp has had a busy year – it finally brought the Business app for iPhone users, and introduced a new Group Privacy Setting to curb spam invites. Here's a list of all the new features WhatsApp added in 2019, from those that made their way to the stable app, to those on the WhatsApp beta as well.

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TikTok Hits 1.5 Billion Downloads on App Store and Google Play, With India Leading the Chart: Sensor Tower

TikTok has reached 1.5 billion downloads worldwide on the App Store as well as Google Play and India leads the chart with 466.8 million or about 31 percent of all unique installs.

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TikTok Starts Testing 'Links in Bios' and Videos, Giving Users Ways to Monetise

As mentioned, the TikTok feature is being tested with a few subset of influencers in the US for now.

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Bill Gates Officially Passes Jeff Bezos as World's Richest Person: Bloomberg Billionaires Index

The Microsoft co-founder had briefly topped Bezos as the world's richest man last month after Amazon's lacklustre Q3 results.

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Google Bid to End Oracle Copyright Suit to Be Heard by US Supreme Court

Oracle and Google, two California-based technology giants with combined annual revenues of more than $175 billion, have been feuding since Oracle sued for copyright infringement in 2010 in San Francisco federal court.

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Google Scales Back Its Culture of Transparency, as All-Hands Meetings Become Monthly

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the weekly meetings will be narrower in scope, in addition to being less frequent.

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Apple Bans Vaping Apps From App Store

Apple has pulled 181 vaping-related apps from the App Store worldwide.

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Apple Warns of Risks From German Law to Open Up Mobile Payments

Apple said on Friday moves in Germany to force it to open up its Apple Pay mobile payments system to rivals could hurt data protection and the security of financial information.

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