TikTok Says Removing Graphic Clip Circulating on Its Platform

Popular short-video app TikTok said on Monday it was removing a clip of a suicide circulating on its platform and was banning accounts that were repeatedly trying to upload the clip.

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TikTok Parent ByteDance to Hand Out Cash Bonuses to Staff Amid US Pressure

TikTok owner ByteDance said on Tuesday it would hand out cash bonuses to employees working to help it "overcome challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and changing macro environment".

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Inaction has been fatal, says UNHCR, as dozens of Rohingya refugees perish at sea

Dozens of Rohingya refugees are believed to have died in the Andaman sea after spending more than 200 days afloat, owing to a “collective unwillingness” of countries to take them in, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said. 

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Truecaller Introduces Filters For Spam Messages on iPhone, Revamps Spam Calls Detection

Truecaller will now allow iPhone users to filter spam messages. The company has also revamped caller ID and spam calls detection on iPhone, with the aim of making Truecaller a lot more reliable for iOS users. India is number eight on the list of countries most affected by spam SMSes in 2019, as per a report.

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WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange fights extradition to the U.S. in top London court

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will fight his extradition to the U.S. this week, after failing to delay the hearing on Monday. 

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Bosnian Tesla fan impatient for Cybertruck release builds a lookalike

A Bosnian fan of both Ford trucks and Elon Musk's Tesla could not just sit on his hands waiting for the electric carmaker to release its Cybertruck, expected from late 2021. Instead he came up with his own version of the futuristic vehicle.

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Bosnian Tesla fan impatient for Cybertruck release builds a lookalike

A Bosnian fan of both Ford trucks and Elon Musk's Tesla could not just sit on his hands waiting for the electric carmaker to release its Cybertruck, expected from late 2021. Instead he came up with his own version of the futuristic vehicle.

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Mulan Under Fire for Filming in Xinjiang, Calls for Boycott Renewed: Reports

Disney’s Mulan is under fire again after its release on Disney+, with the film’s credits revealing that it was partly shot in the Chinese province of Xinjiang. Over 11 million Muslim Uyghurs live in Xinjiang, where the Chinese government has been accused of serious and widespread human rights abuses, according to The Guardian.

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PUBG Ban: PUBG Corporation to Take Over PUBG Mobile From Tencent Games in India

PUBG Corporation has decided to no longer authorise the PUBG Mobile franchise to Shenzhen-based Tencent Games in India and take on all its publishing responsibilities within the country, the company said in a statement on Monday.

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Australian watchdog to examine competition between Apple and Google app stores

Australia's competition regulator said it would look into the use of and sharing of data by apps and the extent of competition between Apple Inc's and Google's app stores.

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China unveils global data security initiative, says some countries bullying others

The announcement, by State Councillor Wang Yi, comes a month after the United States said it was purging "untrusted" Chinese apps under a program dubbed "Clean Network".

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HarmonyOS can match 70-80% of Android performance: Huawei

Huawei's operating system, HarmonyOS, can now match 70-80 per cent of the performance features of Google Android operating system, a top executive of the company has said amid tightening US restrictions on the Chinese tech giant.

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Amazon fined by UK regulator over tardy documents release in Deliveroo probe

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) finally cleared Amazon's stake purchase in August - 16 months after the company led a $575 million fundraising in Deliveroo.

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Australian watchdog to examine competition between Apple and Google app stores

Australia's competition regulator said it would look into the use of and sharing of data by apps and the extent of competition between Apple Inc's and Google's app stores.

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China unveils global data security initiative, says some countries bullying others

The announcement, by State Councillor Wang Yi, comes a month after the United States said it was purging "untrusted" Chinese apps under a program dubbed "Clean Network".

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HarmonyOS can match 70-80% of Android performance: Huawei

Huawei's operating system, HarmonyOS, can now match 70-80 per cent of the performance features of Google Android operating system, a top executive of the company has said amid tightening US restrictions on the Chinese tech giant.

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Amazon fined by UK regulator over tardy documents release in Deliveroo probe

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) finally cleared Amazon's stake purchase in August - 16 months after the company led a $575 million fundraising in Deliveroo.

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Australian Watchdog to Examine Competition Between Apple, Google App Stores

Australia's competition regulator on Tuesday said it would look into the use of and sharing of data by apps and the extent of competition between Apple Inc's and Google's app stores.

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Xiaomi Redmi 9 Pro with up to 6GB of RAM and Snapdragon 720G to go on flash sale today via Amazon

Redmi Note 9 Pro comes with a starting price of Rs 13,999. It is equipped with a 6.67-inch FHD+ DotDisplay and is backed by 5,020mAh battery.

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Xiaomi Redmi 9 Pro with up to 6GB of RAM and Snapdragon 720G to go on flash sale today via Amazon

Redmi Note 9 Pro comes with a starting price of Rs 13,999. It is equipped with a 6.67-inch FHD+ DotDisplay and is backed by 5,020mAh battery.

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Four new iPhones, two Watches, and more: All the products Apple may launch in 2020

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Four new iPhones, two Watches, and more: All the products Apple may launch in 2020

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China launches global data security initiative as U.S. pressure on its tech firms grows

China launched a global data security initiative on Tuesday, outlining principles that should be followed in areas from personal information to espionage.

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