Google, Facebook, Twitter rapped for not doing enough in EU fake news fight
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook, Google and Twitter were reprimanded by the European Commission on Friday for not doing enough to tackle fake news plaguing the election campaign to the European Parliament, seven months after promising to do more. ?More needs to be done to strengthen the integrity of their services, including advertising services,? the Commission?s digital chief Andrus Ansip, ...
Google, Facebook, Twitter rapped for not doing enough in EU fake news fight
BRUSSELS: Facebook, Google and Twitter were reprimanded by the European Commission on Friday for not doing enough to tackle fake news plaguing the election campaign to the European Parliament, seven months after promising to do more. "More needs to be done to strengthen the integrity of their services, including advertising services,? the Commission?s digital chief Andrus Ansip, Justice Commissioner ...
PTCL Bridging The Gap By Connecting Pakistan
PTCL has gone through massive transformation since its inception and is now focused to provide a digital lifestyle, along with innovative telecom services to customers as well as the businesses in Pakistan. Currently the largest fixed-line network of the country, PTCL offers a powerful array of telecom products and services, including high-speed broadband internet, CharJi wireless internet, Smart TV ...
WhatsApp, security and spyware, whats and hows
According to a recent analysis of the software by the security firm Lookout, Pegasus can "subvert" the device?s security and "steals the victim?s contact list and GPS location, as well as personal, Wi-Fi, and router passwords stored on the device." This delivery was "particularly scary," said security researcher John Dickson of the Denim Group, because it infected devices without ...
Huawei: Rags to riches story, or Chinese Trojan horse?
SHANGHAI (AFP) - Chinese army technician Ren Zhengfei founded Huawei with just $5,000 in seed money, according to company lore, but 32 years later it is at the centre of a titanic tug-of-war between the United States and China for world technological supremacy. Here are answers to key questions on the company?s meteoric rise and the uncertain future it ...
EU Adopts Tool To Impose Sanctions In Response To Cyberattacks
Brussels, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th May, 2019 ) :The on Friday adopted a tool to punish those who launch cyberattacks that cripple hospitals and banks, sway elections and steal secrets or funds. "The Council (of EU countries) established a framework which allows the EU to impose targeted restrictive measures to deter and respond to cyberattacks," the ...
Italian Competition Authority Suspects Google Of Abusing Dominant Position In Market
ROME (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th May, 2019) The Italian Competition Authority ( ) has launched proceedings into , claiming that by preventing an Italian 's app being integrated into 's Android Auto the tech giant has abused its dominant position in the . "Thanks to the Android operating system, occupies a dominant position in the ...
Russian Antitrust Watchdog To Announce Samsung Price-Fixing Fine In Coming Months
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th May, 2019) Russia's state antitrust regulator, the Federal Antimonopoly Service, will say in summer what fine Samsung has to pay for fixing prices on its gadgets, the agency's deputy chief said Thursday.
WhatsApp spyware attack: What happened, and who is to blame?
According to a recent analysis of the software by the security firm Lookout, Pegasus can ?subvert? the device's security and ?steals the victim's contact list and GPS location, as well as personal, Wi-Fi, and router passwords stored on the device.? The infection could take root with a simple call through WhatsApp. This delivery was ?particularly scary,? said security researcher ...
Dutch Probe China's Huawei For Possible Spying: Report
The Hague, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th May, 2019 ):Dutch intelligence services are investigating Huawei for possibly spying for the Chinese government by leaving a "back door" to data of customers of major telecoms firms, a report said Thursday. The probe, reported by De Volkskrant newspaper, comes as a series of western countries weigh the risks of ...
China Warns US Against Trade Harm Over Huawei Ban
Beijing, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th May, 2019 ):China warned the United States on Thursday against further harming trade ties after President Donald Trump effectively barred Chinese telecom giant Huawei from the US market, escalating tensions between the world's top economic powerhouses.
Samsung's Galaxy S10 5G Goes On Sale In U.S.
SEOUL, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th May, 2019 ):Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that its Galaxy S10 5G went on sale in the United States to run on Verizon's network in Chicago and Minneapolis, stepping up the rollout of the 5G smartphone in the global market. The South Korean tech giant launched its first 5G smartphone on ...
Huawei ban clouds U.S.-China trade talks, tech sector
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - A U.S. bid to block China?s Huawei Technologies from buying vital American technology threw into question prospects for sales at some of the largest tech companies and drew a sharp rebuke from Beijing, further ratcheting up tensions over trade. Shares of Huawei?s U.S. suppliers fell on fears the Chinese firm would be forced to stop buying ...
Video game rivals Microsoft and Sony team up in cloud
Microsoft?s Azure cloud computing platform will be used by the two rivals to support game and digital content streaming services, according to a statement from the companies. Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox have for years battled as the two leading video game consoles, with exclusive titles often used as weapons to win the loyalty of players. He added that ...
PayPal declines to come to Pakistan, IT secretary tells senators
ISLAMABAD: PayPal will not be coming to Pakistan despite the government?s efforts to convince the American company, which operates a worldwide online payment system that supports online money transfers, to introduce its services in the country, a Senate committee was told on Thursday. PayPal must have the backing of the government that it can secure the interests of the ...
China warns US against Huawei ban
BEIJING: China warned the United States on Thursday against further harming trade ties after President Donald Trump effectively barred Chinese telecom giant Huawei from the US market, escalating tensions between the world?s top economic powerhouses.
US, European police claim busting cybercrime gang
The ?organised crime network behind $100m in malware attacks? targeted ?more than 41,000 victims, primarily businesses and their financial institutions?, Europol said. The alleged leader of the GozNym criminal network, Alexander Konovolov, 35, of Tbilisi, who goes by the online name ?NoNe?, was arrested in the former Soviet state of Georgia, the US Department of Justice said. Konovolov recruited ...
SpaceX postpones launch of its first internet network satellites
WASHINGTON (AFP) - SpaceX postponed a launch of 60 satellites into low-Earth orbit that was scheduled for Thursday night, possibly until next week, citing a need for software updates. The second stage of the rocket will begin to release them one hour after launch, at an altitude of 270 miles (440 kilometers), and then the satellites will use their ...
Software Updates Completed On 737 MAX Airliners After 2 Deadly Crashes - Boeing
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th May, 2019) Boeing said in a press release that it has completed the updated Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) software updates for its 737 MAX aircraft following the crashes of two of them killing 346 people. The Federal Aviation Administration failed to recognize the critical safety risks of Boeing's 737 MAX flight-control ...
Huawei becomes flashpoint in China-US economic showdown
One day after the US moved to block Huawei from the US market and banned the export of US technology and materials to the company, China warned Washington Thursday against further harming trade ties. At the same time, Canada suffered a fresh blow when Beijing formally arrested two Canadians who have been detained for months on national security grounds, ...
