Facebook to apply state media labels on Russian, Chinese outlets
Facebook Inc will start labeling Russian, Chinese and other state-controlled media organizations, and later this summer will block any ads from such outlets that target...
Toyota to launch hydrogen fuel cell venture with Chinese auto firms
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it would launch a new China joint venture with Chinese auto companies to develop fuel cell systems....
China says social media firms should not selectively create obstacles for media
China said on Friday that social media companies should not selectively create obstacles for media agencies, responding to Facebook Inc’s decision to start labeling state-controlled...
Singapore plans wearable virus contact tracing device for all
Singapore plans to give a wearable device that will identify people who had interacted with carriers of coronavirus to all of its 5.7 million residents,...
TikTok owner ByteDance shuts down overseas news aggregator TopBuzz
ByteDance, owner of the global hit short-video app TikTok, has shut down its artificial-intelligence-based news aggregator TopBuzz, one of the company’s earliest products aimed at...
Australia fines Sony $2.4 million for refusing refunds on faulty PlayStation games
A court has ruled that a unit of Japan’s Sony Corp broke the consumer law by denying customers refunds for faulty PlayStation games and ordered...
GM Cruise tries to poach Zoox engineers as company for sale
Self-driving technology company Cruise, a unit of General Motors Co’s , is trying to poach engineers from struggling rival Zoox Inc, according to an email...
Expecting a spike in bitcoin? Investors say it may take time
Investors expecting a sudden surge in bitcoin’s price, after it underwent a technical adjustment three weeks ago that reduced the rate at which new coins...
Twitter disables Trump video tribute to Floyd over copyright complaint
Twitter Inc has disabled U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign tribute video to George Floyd on its platform, citing a copyright complaint....
Toshiba expects drop of 15.7% in annual profit, limited coronavirus impact
Toshiba Corp expects annual operating profit to drop 15.7%, it said on Friday, as a recent portfolio overhaul helps the industrial conglomerate limit the impact...