Zoom and Linkedin join tech giants in pausing requests from Hong Kong July 7, 2020 Microsoft’s Linkedin and Zoom are the latest tech companies to reveal they will be pausing all requests to review user data from authorities in Hong Kong, in light of new laws in the region. Zoom said it has paused processing of all data requests from and related to Hong Kong, while Linkedin said it has [...]
Peter Thiel’s Palantir confidentially files to go public July 7, 2020 Data analytics firm Palantir said it has confidentially filed paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public. Palantir is planning public listing of the Class A common stock, but has not disclosed the size of the listing. It is not known whether Palantir will pursue a traditional initial public offering or [...]
Deutsche Bank signs multi-year strategic deal with Google July 7, 2020 Deutsche Bank has today agreed a 10-year strategic partnership with Google that will see the tech giant overhaul the bank’s outdated back-end technology. Google beat out bids from Microsoft and Amazon among others for the deal, which will give Deutsche access to cloud services and drive fintech innovation between the two companies. The deal is [...]
Micro Focus shares drop as it swings to $1bn loss July 7, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has pushed Micro Focus to a $1.03bn loss, causing concerns for investors as tech businesses struggle through the crisis. Micro Focus reported a pre-tax loss of $1.03bn for the six months to the end of April, compared to a profit of $1.4bn for the same period last year. Shares in the London-listed [...]
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Tiktok exits Hong Kong as US ponders banning the app July 7, 2020 Tiktok is to remove its app from Hong Kong, as other technology firms say they will stop processing data requests from authorities in the city state. Tiktok, which is owned by Chinese giant Bytedance, said it had made the decision to exit the region after China approved fresh national security law for the region last [...]
Scammers can create fake Facebook and Google ads ‘within hours’ July 6, 2020 Lax controls on Google and Facebook enable scammers to create and post adverts for fake businesses within just a few hours, according to an investigation. Harry Rose, editor of Which magazine, said it was “worryingly easy for fraudsters to create adverts promoting scams for fake products and services”. Which created two linked fake companies – [...]
Whatsapp and Telegram suspend user data review requests from Hong Kong authorities July 6, 2020 Encrypted messaging services Telegram and Facebook’s Whatsapp said today they had “paused” accepting requests from Hong Kong authorities to review user data. China’s parliament last week passed the national security law in Hong Kong, pushing the city state towards a more authoritarian approach to monitoring its citizens and internet censorship. Previously Hong Kong enjoyed relatively [...]