Big Tech rebuffs US consumer watchdog plans to supervise digital wallets
By Douglas Gillison (Reuters) – A U.S. watchdog’s plan to supervise companies like Apple and Alphabet’s Google that provide digital wallets and payment apps risks stifling innovation and keeping some…
Keep your new year’s resolutions using these apps
New year’s resolutions: As we have entered a new year, thoughts of the past flood our minds – achievements, shortcomings and the little-used folding treadmill in the garage. January reminds…
Thai PM: digital wallet scheme to be rolled out by May
By Panarat Thepgumpanat, Orathai Sriring and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s plan to kick-start its economy via a $14.3-billion ‘digital wallet’ handout programme will proceed by May, Prime Minister…
TikTok owner ByteDance in talks with Tencent, others to sell gaming assets
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) – TikTok owner ByteDance said on Tuesday it is in talks with multiple prospective buyers of its gaming assets, including the world’s largest video…
China issues national standards for automotive chips
By Beijing newsroom BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s industry ministry on Monday issued plans for a set of national standards for semiconductors used in the automotive sector. China will formulate more…
BlackRock sets lower fee for spot bitcoin ETF compared to peers
By Niket Nishant (Reuters) – BlackRock has set a fee of 0.30% for its planned spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, which is notably lower than those charged by some peers. The…
New Vulcan rocket sends privately-built Moon lander to space
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A robotic lander built by a private company was bound for the moon on Monday in an attempt to make the first U.S. lunar…
Meeting Stamus Networks in Black Hat Europe 2023
During my visit to Black Hat Europe 2023, I had the chance to meet Éric Leblond, the co-founder and the Chief Technology Officer and Mark Durrett, the Chief Marketing Officer.…
Britain’s BT to turn street cabinets into EV charging points
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – BT, Britain’s biggest telecoms group, said it would convert the first of its street cabinets traditionally used to house cabling to an electric vehicle…
Honda considers $14 billion plan for EV production in Canada
By Divya Rajagopal and Juby Babu (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co is considering building an electric vehicle plant in Canada in a near-2-trillion-yen ($13.83 billion) project that could possibly include…