Economy

Widely used social network Twitter Inc. (TWRT) says that it’s worried over the safety of its staff in India after Indian police visited its offices in India on May 27. The police said they made the visit as part of an ongoing investigation whereby the social media company is being probed for allowing manipulated information […]

Facebook Inc. (FB) owned online messaging platform WhatsApp has sued the government of India over new privacy measures set to be implemented by the state in the course of the week. According to the lawsuit filed in a high court in New Delhi, WhatsApp is accusing the government of India of trying to break privacy […]

The Indian Information Technology Ministry has wrote to major social media companies requesting them to drop the term ‘Indian Variant’ when making reference to a new strain of COVID-19 virus which was first detected in the country. This variant was first identified by World Health Organization (WHO) in India last year, WHO named the coronavirus […]

United States based multinational technology company Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) confirmed that it investigated allegations suggesting the company’s founder Bill Gates had some involvement with an employee of company. This incidence is suspected to have occurred around 20 years ago however Microsoft came to hear of it in 2019. After the rumors started making rounds, the […]

U.S President Joe Biden has revoked an executive order signed by his predecessor President Trump which ordered regulators to limit liability protection for social media companies. The White House revoked these orders which had been issued to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Following this revocation, the Center for Democracy and Technology hailed President Biden for […]

The government of United States has asked Mexico to look into allegations of labor rights violations at a plant of General Motors (GM) factory located in Mexico. The administration of President Biden reached the government of Mexico on May 12 requiring it to examine and provide a report on the matter. Katherine Tai, United Sates […]

The President of South Korea Moon Jae-in says that he will be using his last year in office as the last chance to find a permanent peace deal between North Korea and South Korea which have remained fierce rivals since time immemorial. The President made the sentiments on May 10 while giving his speech in […]

The Chinese internet watchdog, Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) says that it will start banning some mobile app notifications as part of measures China’s administration is taking to reduce the influence of technology companies have over day to day lives of Chinese citizens. For a while now, China’s government has been complaining over the growing […]

China has condemned the G7 following a summit held by G7 foreign ministers which expressed support for Taiwan which China claims it lies in part of its territories. The ministers further termed China as a bully when it comes to matters between China and Taiwan. China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin has come out fiercely […]