Category: Tech

U.S. Considers Restrictions on Ant Group and Tencent’s Payment Systems

The U.S. government is considering imposing restrictions on the digital payment platforms of China’s Ant Group and Tencent Holdings Ltd….

Pakistan Bans TikTok for Immoral and Indecent Content

Pakistan has banned the online short video sharing platform TikTok on the grounds that it contains “immoral and indecent” content….

U.S. Government Appeals Court Decision Suspending Trump’s TikTok Ban

The U.S. government on Thursday appealed a court ruling that suspended the Trump administration’s ban on the Chinese video-sharing app…

Microsoft Leads Workplace Culture With New Rules, Employees Will Be Able To Work From Home Permanently

Software maker Microsoft announced Friday that it will allow more employees to work from home permanently. In a notice to…

Experts Find Most Retweeters of Zhao Lijian's Illustrated Tweets Are Fake Accounts

Experts Find Most Retweeters of Zhao Lijian’s Illustrated Tweets Are Fake Accounts

Israeli cybersecurity firm Cyabra discovered that behind Zhao Lijian’s tweets was an elaborate propaganda war. The Australian Army illustration, which…

U.S. Government Won’t Extend TikTok’s Divestment Order, But Negotiations Continue

President Trump in August ordered Beijing-based byte-hopping company TikTok to divest assets of short-form video app TikTok in the U.S….

Chinese Professor Mao Bo Pleads Guilty in Huawei Technology Theft Case

Bo Mao, a Chinese professor accused of stealing technology for Huawei, pleaded guilty Friday to lying to federal agents, closing…

U.S. Department of Justice Indicts Chinese Couple for Stealing Semiconductor Trade Secrets

Yu Haoyang, a Chinese-American couple living in Massachusetts, and their company have been indicted in federal court for allegedly stealing…

Two U.S. Departments Ban Hong Kong Internet Browsing Experts Expect More to Come

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau’s websites lock Hong Kong IP addresses, making it difficult for…

Public-Private Partnership in Space: NASA and Blue Origin Test Rocket for Future Manned Spacecraft

The U.S. commercial space company Blue Origin, in cooperation with NASA, launched a reusable unmanned suborbital rocket Tuesday (Oct. 13)…