WhatsApp, Facebook’s messaging service was given a one-month ultimatum by France’s data protection authority CNIL, which instructed it to cease …
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Noon brings top US products to the Middle East with eBay tie-up
noon, the Middle East’s homegrown digital marketplace, is bringing the global marketplace of eBay closer to customers in the region with a new partnership.0 3414
Toshiba, Western Digital settle legal dispute over $18B chip unit sale
According to reports, both firms have agreed to withdraw all claims against each other which ensures “all parties are aligned” on the sale to a consortium led by Bain Capital.
Survey: 92% of staff attempt unauthorised access
One Identity, a Quest Software business specialising in Identity and Access Management (IAM), has released results of a global survey …
Dubai fund invests $47M into farming tech startup Indigo
The farming technology start-up Indigo has reportedly announced that it received an additional $47 million investment from the Investment Corporation …
Eugene Kaspersky: We would never spy for Russia
Founder and CEO of Moscow-based anti-virus software company Kaspersky Lab Eugene Kaspersky said that he would quit and move the business out of Russia if intelligence agencies ever asked his company to spy for it.
US charges three Chinese nationals with Moody’s, Siemens data breach
US prosecutors have charged three Chinese nationals affiliated with a cybersecurity company in China with hacking into Siemens AG, Trimble and Moody’s Analytics to steal business secrets, according to a report by Reuters.
Indian firms poised to bridge tech skills gap in US
Over one hundred companies with origins in India are responsible for creating more than 100,000 jobs and $17.9 billion in investments across the United States.
Mozilla drops Yahoo, makes Google the default browser
Alphabet’s Google has reclaimed the spot as the default search engine on Mozilla’s Firefox Internet browser in the US and other regions.
Bill Gates pledges $80 million to Arizona Smart City project
One of Microsoft founder and former CEO Bill Gates’ conglomerates has reportedly invested $80 million on a Smart City project in a 25,000 acres of land west of Phoenix, Arizona.
Qualcomm plans to reject Broadcom’s $103B acquisition bid
US chipmaker Qualcomm is reportedly drawing up plans to reject rival Broadcom’s $103 billion bid as early as this week.