Kremlin urges Russia’s IT to develop rival to videoconferencing app
MOSCOW, Apr 8, 2021, TASS. Zoom’s decision to pull the plug on Russian state agencies’…
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Peter Thiel calls bitcoin a Chinese financial weapon and suggests a US ban on TikTok
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 8, 2021, SCMP. Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel warned about bitcoin’s potential…
Russia drops threat to block Twitter
MOSCOW, Apr 5, 2021, Bloomberg. Russia backed off a threat to block Twitter Inc., saying…
US not prepared to compete in AI era: Experts
TAIPEI, Apr 4, 2021, Taiwan News. The U.S. is in danger of losing its technological…
Indonesia targets to produce 600,000 electric cars in 2030
JAKARTA, Apr 3, 2021, ANTARA. The Industry Ministry is targeting to produce 600 thousand units…
[Analytics] Technologies will continue to transform workplaces in post-Covid-19 world
Businesses and staff have seen efficiencies and other benefits offered by greater use of AI…
AI cameras tested at station in Kyoto to identify people with disabilities in bid to assist
KYOTO, Apr 1, 2021, The Mainichi. A railway company and an information technology firm in…
Taiwan tried to sneak a high-tech radar onto its main island outpost
TAIPEI, Mar 30, 2021, Forbes. The Taiwanese military accidentally let slip a secret—and it hints…
Hyundai Motor to suspend production in S. Korea due to chip shortage
SEOUL, Mar 29, 2021, Reuters. South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co 005380.KS plans to temporarily suspend…
[Analytics] A cautionary tale for China’s ambitious chipmakers
In 2019, the U.S. sanctioned two major Chinese telecom firms, temporarily cutting them off from…
[Analytics] Impact of innovations by China continues to spread
During the two sessions in Beijing, the annual gathering of China’s top legislative and political…
Tuvalu to become the world’s first paperless society using blockchain technology
FUNAFUTI, Mar 14, 2021, RNZ. The tiny Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu is planning to…
China’s Long March 7A rocket launches on 1st successful flight
BEIJING, Mar 13, 2021, Space.com. China’s new Long March 7A rocket successfully launched its first…
Two-year trial of mobile money gets underway in cash-crazy Vietnam
HANOI, Mar 10, 2021, VN Express. Vietnamese authorities have begun a two-year trial of mobile…
Russia hits Twitter with slowdown, vows block unless content pushing suicide, drugs erased
MOSCOW, Mar 10, 2021, TASS. The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and…