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Senate Republican Leader Backs Legislation To Force Chinese Divestment of TikTok.

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U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday called for legislation to force TikTok’s parent company, China’s ByteDance, to divest the short video app used by 170 million Americans. “Requiring the divestment of Beijing-influenced entities from TikTok would land squarely within established constitutional precedent,” McConnell said, adding “it would begin to turn back the tide …

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Google’s Contemplated Mega Deal Would Prompt New Fight With Regulators.

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Google parent Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab contemplated acquisition of marketing software company HubSpot (HUBS.N), opens new tab would likely spark opposition from regulators even as many experts agree it would not curb competition, and would require the technology giant to open a new front in its battle with antitrust watchdogs. Reuters reported last week …

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US lawmakers strike deal on data privacy legislation.

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Two key U.S. lawmakers said on Sunday they struck a deal on draft bipartisan data privacy legislation that would restrict consumer data that technology companies can collect and give Americans the power to prevent selling of personal information or compel its deletion. The agreement between Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell, who chairs the Commerce Committee, and …

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MTN Executive Advocates For AI-Human Partnership For Business.

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Chief Information Officer (CIO) of MTN Ghana, Bernard Acquah has said that the future survival of businesses in Africa will depend largely a strategic collaboration between humans and artificial intelligence (AI). He has therefore urged businesses in Ghana to quickly adopt and adapt to data and AI to give them an urge over competition and …

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Google To Delete Incognito Search Data To End Privacy Suit.

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Google has agreed to delete a vast trove of search data to settle a suit that it tracked millions of US users who thought they were browsing the internet privately. If a proposed settlement filed Monday in San Francisco federal court is approved by a judge, Google must “delete and/or remediate billions of data records” …

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Apple Asks US Appeals Court To Reverse Apple Watch Import Ban.

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Apple urged a U.S. appeals court on Friday to overturn a U.S. trade tribunal’s decision to ban imports of some Apple Watches in a patent dispute with medical-monitoring technology company Masimo. Apple told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that the U.S. International Trade Commission’s decision was based on a “series of …

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Byju’s, Apple, Amazon Initiate Fresh Rounds Of Layoffs: Tech Giants Cite Strategic Downsizing.

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The tech industry continues to reel under layoffs as more and more companies are sacking staff from across departments. Amazon, Apple, and Byju’s are some big names that have already laid off their staff in the past few weeks. Most companies have attributed the usual reasons, such as overhiring during the pandemic era, strategic shifts, …

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Samsung Flags 10-Fold Rise In First-Quarter Profit As Chip Prices Recover.

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Samsung Electronics estimated on Friday its first-quarter operating profit would rise more than 10-fold, topping market expectations, as chip prices have started to rebound from a severe downturn thanks to a boom in artificial intelligence. But the guidance was not enough to cheer investors who sent Samsung shares down 1.3% early on Friday, in line …

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Apple Supplier Foxconn Sees Growth In Q2 After Dip In Q1 Revenue.

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Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker and the biggest assembler of Apple’s iPhone, said on Friday it expected a rise in second quarter revenue after the previous quarter underperformed market expectations. The first quarter is traditionally quieter than the previous one, the season when Taiwan’s tech companies race to supply smartphones, tablets and …

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