Last week we reported on the military coup in Myanmar, with the undemocratic government installed in the region having requested a blackout on social media platforms until 7th February. Facebook and its associated services were outlined by the government, with many ISPs and networks in the country acquiescing to demands. Facebook was targeted in particular […]
Bangkok (2 February 2021) – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced the appointment of Mr. Harry Lee as President of Thai Samsung Electronics. Mr. Lee will leverage over two decades of experience across various business groups to steer the company’s growth and oversee all business units’ operations in Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos. He will […]
One of the largest global smartphone makers, China’s Xiaomi, has filed a legal complaint in a US court, urging the government to strike it from a blacklist of firms allegedly tied to China’s military while denying any such links. Xiaomi demanded that it be removed from the list on Friday, telling a Washington, DC district […]
Last year we were tracking developments involving the Australian government and Google, who were at a loggerheads with regard to the News Media Bargaining Code that the former was proposing. The Code would seek for news publishers in the country to have more say over how content is distributed, as well as their share of […]
When Apple confirmed during its iPhone 12 press conference that its new flagship devices would ship without a charger in the name of the environment, the company faced a bit of backlash. Even competitors took a few jabs at the company for its decision, but now its biggest competitor, Samsung, is doing the same with […]
WhatsApp said it will push back a planned policy update to give users time to review its terms amid fears the Facebook-owned platform will share private data with its parent company, helping to drive a mass migration from the app. The chat application announced on Friday that it would delay the update until mid-May, blaming […]
Welsh IT engineer James Howells is not giving up his attempts to retrieve a lost hard drive from a local garbage dump which could potentially endow him with $280 million. Howells, 35, told CNBC that the long lost storage device contains the cryptographic “private key” which serves as the only way to unlock the 7,500 […]
Pinterest has said that it will restrict keywords used by Donald Trump supporters, joining the ranks of other sites and apps that have deplatformed the US president, claiming his messages could incite violence. The imageboard platform, best known for its cooking recipes and interior design tips, confirmed that it has been limiting hashtags related to […]
