Italy’s government to drop emergency legislation on 5G golden powers: lawmakers
The Italian government has dropped plans to pass an emergency decree strengthening its powers on deals regarding the rolling out of fifth-generation (5G) telecom services,...
U.S. lawmakers challenge Facebook over Libra cryptocurrency plan
U.S. lawmakers quizzed Facebook on Wednesday over its planned cryptocurrency, after a bruising first bout a day earlier when senators from both parties condemned the...
Poland proposes tightening 5G security standards
Poland has proposed tightening its cyber security standards and could ban certain products or suppliers from key parts of a future 5G network, the country’s...
German finance minister: Libra cryptocurrency must wait for regulatory clarity
Facebook cannot go ahead with its plans to launch its digital coin Libra until all regulatory issues are dealt with, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz...
France says Facebook’s Libra not yet viable as G7 minister meet
France said on Wednesday the conditions were not ripe for Facebook to go ahead with plans for its Libra digital coin, as G7 finance ministers...
Spotify launches an in-app Disney Hub to lure more fans
Spotify Technology SA said on Wednesday it will devote a prominent spot in its music streaming app to Walt Disney Co’s extensive music library with...
ZTE says Italy’s new powers to intervene in 5G will delay deployment
Chinese telecom equipment firm ZTE Corp warned on Wednesday that the Italian government’s newly strengthened power to intervene in the development of fifth-generation telecoms networks...
‘Wizard’ cybersecurity expert charged with record hack of Bulgarian tax agency
A 20-year-old Bulgarian cybersecurity worker has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a hacking attack that stole millions of taxpayers’ personal and financial data,...
Chip allowing brain-computer communication to come ‘before the end of next year’ – Elon Musk
Neuralink CEO Elon Musk says his company is working to connect the human brain with a machine interface before the end of the year. He...
Amazon in EU antitrust spotlight over use of merchant data
Amazon on Wednesday became the target of an antitrust investigation by the European Union over its use of merchants’ data, underlining the increasing regulatory scrutiny...