Category: Tech

(CNN): Hundreds of employees at Google and its parent, Alphabet (GOOGL), have launched a union, a rare step for the tech industry that also represents the biggest and most organized challenge yet to the company’s executive leadership. Announced Monday morning, the Alphabet Workers’ Union will be run by employees and open both to full-time workers… Continue reading Google workers form company’s first-ever union

(BBC): Tesla reported record deliveries of its electric cars in the last three months of 2020, coming within a whisker of achieving the half-million target for the year set by its chief executive, Elon Musk. The California-based manufacturer’s annual sales rose by 36% after a final quarter that exceeded analysts’ expectations, delivering a total of… Continue reading Tesla almost hits 500,000-car delivery target for 2020 despite pandemic

Kathmandu: Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) has taken forward the process of placing satellites in space as part of the government’s policy of installing its own satellites in space within the next two years. NTA has stated that the process of regulation and security of ground satellite installation, legal structure, framework, business structure, technical requirements and… Continue reading Nepal begins process of placing its own satellite in space

PHOENIX (AP): The Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville led to phone and data service outages and disruptions over hundreds of miles in the southern U.S., raising new concerns about the vulnerability of U.S. communications. The blast seriously damaged a key AT&T network facility, an important hub that provides local wireless, internet and video service… Continue reading Nashville bombing spotlights vulnerable voice, data networks

WASHINGTON (Reuters): The U.S. government on Monday appealed a Dec. 7 order by a U.S. judge that blocked the U.S. Commerce Department from imposing restrictions on Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok that would have effectively barred its use in the United States. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington issued an order after U.S. Judge… Continue reading U.S. government appeals judge’s order blocking TikTok restrictions

(BBC): Next year could be uncomfortable for the bosses of the world’s biggest technology firms. Efforts are accelerating to curb the power of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google’s owner Alphabet. Authorities, particularly in the US and Europe, are already getting tougher over competition issues and that is likely to be a key battleground in 2021.… Continue reading Tech trends in 2021: Fast planes and homeworking

HONG KONG (AP): China is ramping up its scrutiny of the practice of community group buying, summoning some of the nation’s largest tech companies for discussions as part of an anti-monopoly push. Community group buying allows groups of people living in the same town or region to buy groceries and other items in bulk at… Continue reading Closer look by Beijing at group buying and big tech

SYDNEY (Reuters): Facebook Inc said on Thursday it has removed the page of Australian celebrity chef turned conspiracy theorist Pete Evans for spreading misinformation about COVID-19, the tech giant’s latest move to police false content about the pandemic. Evans, a former judge on prime time Australian cooking shows with a large catalogue of cookbooks, has… Continue reading Facebook removes Australian celebrity chef’s page for COVID-19 conspiracies

Kathmandu: Apple plans to close Apple’s retail stores in California and London. Apple is closing its stores in markets affected by the rapid rise in Corona virus infections. The day after the decision to close Apple stores in the Los Angeles area, Apple announced on its website that it would close all 53 stores in… Continue reading Apple closing its outlets in London and California

(Reuters): Netflix Inc’s video streaming services were down for more than 1,000 users on Tuesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Downdetector.com showed there were nearly 1,300 incidents of people reporting issues with the video streaming service. The website’s live outage map showed that… Continue reading Netflix streaming down for more than 1,000 users – Downdetector.com