Apple suppliers slide on China anxiety, threat from Huawei
By Brenda Goh and Ben Blanchard SHANGHAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China’s widening curbs on iPhone use by government staff intensified a sell-off in global tech stocks on Friday on fears Apple…
British officials say AI chatbots could carry cyber risks
By Raphael Satter and Martin Coulter (Reuters) – British officials are warning organisations about integrating artificial intelligence-driven chatbots into their businesses, saying that research has increasingly shown that they can…
South Korea to toughen punishments for technology leaks in chips, displays
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Monday it will toughen sentencing for stealing industrial secrets, after concerns that current regulation was not strong enough to deter…
Digital ID program in Korea has still a long way to go
South Korea has promoted the digitisation of administration across departments. Earlier this year, the incumbent Yoon Suk-yeol administration promised to back the government bodies with digital platforms, renovating public services with emerging…
Israeli tech startups flock to US amid uncertainty at home
By Steven Scheer and Emily Rose JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A growing number of Israel’s tech startups are incorporating in the United States, attracted by deep pocketed U.S. funds and pro-business…
The new geo-political balances will be played out on rare earth elements
Last February, MP Materials Corp and Sumitomo Corporation announced an agreement to diversify and strengthen supplies of rare earths to Japan. Under this agreement, SC will be the exclusive distributor of California-based…
EU to analyse US tech curbs in China, says issue also key to Europe
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission will analyse the U.S. ban on new U.S. investment in China in sensitive technologies as the issue is also important…
Contact Channels: Public Administration’s digitalization challenge
The public administration is on the right track in integrating online and offline contact channels. Accomplishing the health emergency, which has undoubtedly accelerated this process, the public sector has begun…
Privacy group challenges Ryanair’s use of facial recognition
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – Digital rights group NOYB on Thursday filed a complaint against Ryanair, alleging that the airline is violating customers’ data protection rights by using facial…
AI being used for hacking and misinfo, top Canadian cyber official says
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hackers and propagandists are wielding artificial intelligence (AI) to create malicious software, draft convincing phishing emails and spread disinformation online, Canada’s top cybersecurity official…