The co-creator of Facebook-backed libra defended the cryptocurrency on Wednesday after a number of recent high-profile companies abandoned the effort. Libra ran into issues Friday after Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, eBay and Mercado Pago bolted. Boo... Read more
Chinese state-run television network CCTV said it was suspending the current broadcast arrangements for the NBA’s preseason games in China. Tencent, which owns the digital streaming rights for NBA in China, said it would also “temporarily suspen... Read more
In Online marketing, having the skill of writing product quality review is critical. However, useful product review simply helps you promote the sale of the newly launched product. A good product review should be useful and engaging so people ca... Read more
The U.S. and the U.K. have signed a first-of-its-kind agreement that will allow law enforcement agencies in the countries to access data from tech companies more quickly in criminal investigations. In a press release late Thursday, the Justice D... Read more
Robots could be the future of food delivery in Asia. Companies in Japan and China have begun trials for indoor food delivery robots. China’s biggest food delivery company, Meituan Dianping, is testing its unmanned robots in about 10 offices and... Read more
Zuckerberg blasts Elizabeth Warren’s plan to break up Facebook and says it’s an ‘existential’ threat
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the company’s challenges in two hours of leaked audio from internal meetings published in part by The Verge on Tuesday. The audio from two July Q&A meetings with employees provides a glance into Zuckerb... Read more
With the U.S. 2020 presidential election looming, Facebook on Tuesday said it will not fact check or remove content posted posted by politicians even if it is in violation of the company’s rules. The company will treat speech from politicians as... Read more
Buyer interest in Apple’s latest iPhone line up is lower than the previous year despite a more affordable price point, an annual survey by Piper Jaffray found. While Apple’s new iPhone 11 starts at $699, $50 less than last year’s iPhone XR, cust... Read more
Facebook takes another crack at smart home market with Portal TV, combining video chat and streaming
Facebook on Wednesday unveiled a new video chat and streaming device called Portal TV, as the social network pushes to seek traction in the smart home market. The device comes with a camera and microphones and allows users to make video calls fr... Read more
France is taking aim at big U.S. tech firms again — this time in the direction of Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency libra. Speaking at an OECD conference in Paris Thursday, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said libra would put the soverei... Read more
