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Italian, Spanish and Polish Wikipedia pages shut down ahead of controversial copyright law

By James Farrell Jul 4, 2018

The Polish, Spanish and Italian language pages of Wikipedia were temporarily shut down Wednesday in protest against European Union legislation that would overhaul internet copyright laws. In late June, critics of the new legislation had called…

Policy

After lynchings, Indian government tells WhatsApp it must help stop spread of deadly fake news

By James Farrell Jul 4, 2018

India’s information technology ministry warned Facebook Inc.-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday that the spread of fake news on its platform in the country has been an accomplice to a slew of beatings and lynchings. Indian Today…

Apps

Airwallex gets an $80M boost to ease cross-border payments

By Mike Wheatley Jul 4, 2018

Australian financial technology company Airwallex Pty Ltd. said Tuesday that it has closed on a massive $80 million funding round led by its backers Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Sequoia China. The Melbourne-based firm’s Series B…

Infra

OSX.Dummy malware targets cryptocurrency fans on Slack and Discord

By Duncan Riley Jul 3, 2018

A new form of macOS malwares is being distributed in a novel way by targeting Slack and Discord cryptocurrency fans with fake messages. The malware, dubbed OSX.Dummy by Remco Verhoef, founder of network security…

Emerging Tech

Baidu ups its bet on AI with new chips, a developer platform and self-driving buses

By Mike Wheatley Jul 3, 2018

China has made no secret of its desire to lead the world in artificial intelligence, and early Wednesday in Beijing one of its top technology companies took another step toward helping it reach that…

Infra

UK National Health Services shares confidential medical data through ‘coding error’

By Duncan Riley Jul 3, 2018

Confidential medical information relating to 150,000 patients of the United Kingdom’s National Health Service has been released because of what has been described as a “coding error” in software provided by a third-party vendor.…

Infra

Commerce Department partially lifts ban on ZTE ahead of permanent order

By Duncan Riley Jul 3, 2018

The U.S. Department of Commerce has temporarily lifted a portion of its ban on ZTE Corp. accessing U.S. technology as a deal brokered by the Trump administration moves closer to fruition despite attempts to block…

Infra

Micron stock falls after Chinese court bans sale of its memory chips

By Mike Wheatley Jul 3, 2018

U.S. flash memory chip maker Micron Technology Inc. saw its share price take a pummeling today on the news that a Chinese court has temporarily banned it from doing business in that country. Micron’s…

Emerging Tech

Uber in merger talks with Middle East ride-hailing startup Careem

By Duncan Riley Jul 3, 2018

Uber Technologies Inc. is aiming to consolidate its international operations ahead of an initial public offering, with the ride-hailing giant said to be in talks with Middle Eastern startup Careem Networks FZ. Bloomberg reported that…

Cloud

Diane Bryant leaving as Google Cloud COO after less than a year

By Robert Hof Jul 3, 2018

In a surprise move, Google Cloud Chief Operating Officer Diane Bryant has left the company after serving only seven months on the job. The departure of Bryant (pictured), first reported by Business Insider, was…

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Italian, Spanish and Polish Wikipedia pages shut down ahead of controversial copyright law

Airwallex gets an $80M boost to ease cross-border payments

OSX.Dummy malware targets cryptocurrency fans on Slack and Discord

Baidu ups its bet on AI with new chips, a developer platform and self-driving buses

UK National Health Services shares confidential medical data through ‘coding error’

Commerce Department partially lifts ban on ZTE ahead of permanent order

Micron stock falls after Chinese court bans sale of its memory chips

Uber in merger talks with Middle East ride-hailing startup Careem

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