Category: <span>Tech News</span>

Washington’s crackdown on WeChat will disrupt communications between millions of people in the United States and their friends, families and business partners in China. But the app had not managed to reproduce in the US its success in China as the dominant smartphone-based payments platform. The US Commerce Department announced partial bans on Friday on...

The EU is looking to give itself sweeping new powers to crack down on US tech giants, EU commissioner Thierry Breton revealed to The Financial Times in an interview Sunday. Breton told the FT the new powers the EU is seeking include punitive measures such as forcing tech companies to break off and sell their European operations...

TikTok is to be removed from all U.S. app stores this weekend following an executive order signed by President Trump. The President has also signed an executive order targeting WeChat, which will not be available from any app stores. According to sources cited in Financial Times, people who currently use the apps will be not be forced to...

Amazon Music is set to take on Apple and Spotify on yet another front after launching its own streaming service for podcasts. The tech giant announced the initial roll out of its podcasts business on Wednesday to users of Amazon Music in the US, UK, Germany and Japan. The audio service will be offered to users at...

Trevor Noah’s Day Zero Productions and Comedy Central Studios are producing the series, which will see him going head-to-head with some of the biggest names in the gaming world. After all, Noah claims to be the best non-professional FIFA player on the planet. The Daily Show show host will put his self-professed gaming skills to the test in Player...

Facebook has launched a new partnership with the NHS in order to encourage more people to donate blood during the coronavirus pandemic. Launching across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, people between 18 to 65 can sign up to receive notifications about opportunities to donate blood at local centers. It will be promoted on the news...

Sweden’s global number one music streamer Spotify is urging EU competition authorities to probe Apple’s One bundled subscription services as it steps up its antitrust criticisms of the US tech titan. “Once again, Apple is using its dominant position and unfair practices to disadvantage competitors and deprive consumers by favoring its own services,” said Spotify...

An Apple One bundle to be available later this year, likely after the launch of keenly expected new iPhone models, will start at $15 monthly and include a freshly launched fitness service tied to Apple Watch. Apple on Tuesday said it is packing TV, music, news and more in a subscription bundle as it increases...

The new watch, which Apple showed off at its annual hardware event on Tuesday, marked a departure from Apple’s typical lineup. Rather than simply offering one watch and discounting older models, Apple debuted two watches: one premium version, the Series 6, and one lower-cost version, the Apple Watch SE.  The higher-end Series 6 has several new...

Airmeet,  a startup that offers a platform to host virtual events, said on Tt has raised $12 million in a new financing round as the Bangalore-headquartered firm demonstrates accelerating growth in its user base. Sequoia Capital India  led the $12 million Series A financing round in one-year-old Airmeet. Redpoint Ventures and existing investors Accel India,  Venture Highway, Global Founders...