The move also marks a milestone for the Chamber of Digital Commerce itself, which has until now focused more on domestic advocacy of fair policy regarding Blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation.
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US lifts laptop restriction for Emirates flights
Emirates airline has reportedly said the cabin ban on laptops no longer applies on its flights to the United States.
Compliance with new US airline security could end laptop ban
The new measures, announced yesterday, include enhanced overall passenger screening, heightened screening of personal electronic devices, increased security protocols around aircraft and in passenger areas, and expanded canine screening.
Apple announces $1 billion fund to promote US manufacturing
Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced that Apple is creating a fund to promote advanced manufacturing in the United States, and seeding it with $1 billion to start.
Emirates to hand out free tablets on US-bound flights
Emirates has announced that it will start lending first and business class passengers free tablets, in response to the U.S. ban on electronic devices on United States-bound flights.
NSA data centre suffers ‘meltdowns’, is delayed by a year, report says
A massive data centre being built by the National Security Agency in Utah has been plagued by “chronic electrical surges” that have destroyed equipment and delayed its opening for a year.
Microsoft received 37,000 end-user data requests in first half of year
Judges and police investigators are on track to submit about the same number of requests to Microsoft for end user data this year as they did in 2012, according to figures released Friday.
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When fate stepped in the way of Fady Sleiman’s dream of becoming a pilot, it opened up an entirely new road – one that would eventually bring him to the position of corporate CIO for the Middle East and Africa at General Electric.
Encrypted email vendor: Don't trust private data to companies with physical ties to the US
Two encrypted email services have shut down because they feel threatened about having to turn over customer information to the government.