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“It was difficult to maintain a poker face when the leader of a big US tech firm I was chatting to said there was a definite tipping point at which the firm would exit the UK,” writes a BBC technology editor: Many of these companies are increasingly fed up. Their “tipping point” is UK regulation […]
By Zoe Kleinman Technology editor 1 hour ago Image source, Getty Images It was difficult to maintain a poker face when the leader of a big US tech firm I was chatting to said there was a definite tipping point at which the firm would exit the UK. I could see . . .
Cory Doctorow, author, digital rights advocate, and co-editor of the blog Boing Boing, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for his next book, called The Internet Con: How To Seize the Means of Computation. “The book presents an array of policy solutions aimed at dismantling the monopolistic power of Big Tech, making the internet a more […]
BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) – China on Monday announced export controls on some drone-related equipment, saying it wanted to safeguard “national security and interests” amid escalating tension with the United States over access to technology. The restrictions on equipment including some drone engines, lasers, communication equipment and anti-drone systems would take effect on Sept. 1, […]
President Joe Biden is planning to sign an executive order to limit critical US technology investments in China by mid-August, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing people familiar with the internal deliberations. From the report: The order focuses on semiconductors, artificial intelligence and quantum computing. It won’t affect any existing investments and will only prohibit certain […]
Asian stock markets: Tesla fell 10%, Netflix slid 8.4%; more reporting next week Yuan range bound after strong official fixing
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CBC.ca: A government program meant to attract highly skilled tech workers from the U.S. closed for applications the day after it launched when it hit its maximum number of applicants. Last month, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced a new work permit for H-1B visa holders in the U.S. […]
[1/2]Miniatures of people with computers are seen in front of North Korea flag in this illustration taken July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) – A North Korean government-backed hacking group penetrated an American IT management company and used it as a springboard to target cryptocurrency companies, according to two sources familiar with […]
WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) – China does not want a trade or tech war but will definitely respond if the United States imposes more curbs on its chip sector, China’s ambassador to Washington said on Wednesday. Ambassador Xie Feng told the Aspen Security Forum China did not shy away from competition, but the way it […]
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan is taking on the world’s biggest technology companies — and losing. From a report: Khan failed Tuesday in her latest effort to block a big-tech deal when a federal judge denied her agency’s bid to block Microsoft from closing its purchase of videogame publisher Activision Blizzard. The FTC suffered […]