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Facebook evades EU ban on WhatsApp data use

Facebook escaped a possible EU ban on its use of WhatsApp customer data but faces...

India’s Paytm targets $2.2bn through IPO

Paytm, the Indian digital payments pioneer backed by SoftBank Group, is seeking approval for a $2.2...

Netflix plans to offer video games in push beyond film and TV

Netflix, marking its first big move beyond TV shows and films, is planning an expansion...

Google recruits 12 Mena start-ups to online accelerator

Google has selected 12 start-ups from six countries, representing seven different sectors, to join the...

Didi warns of negative impact after it is forced to remove 25 more apps

Didi Chuxing said it faces a negative impact after it complied with a Chinese order...

French regulator fines Google $592m over copyright row

Google was fined €500 million ($592.2m) by French authorities after the company failed to comply...

Facebook, Twitter vow to tackle racial abuse of England footballers

Facebook and Twitter said Monday they were scrambling to take down racially abusive comments directed...

Alphabet’s YouTube launches TikTok rival Shorts in more than 100 countries

Alphabet-owned YouTube has rolled out the beta, or test, version of Shorts – its short-form...

UAE unveils coder training campaign with tech giants Google and Amazon

The UAE has signed a deal with a host of technology giants, including Google and...

Microsoft set to buy cyber security company RiskIQ amid rise in global attacks

Microsoft has agreed to acquire RiskIQ, a security software maker, as the technology company tries...

German start-up Volocopter partners with Canada’s CAE to train air taxi pilots

The electric vertical take-off and landing, or eVTOL, partnership aims to develop the “pilot workforce...

China's online regulator orders removal of 25 Didi mobile apps

China's cyberspace administration will remove 25 mobile apps operated by Didi Global from app stores...

Twitter promises to ‘fully comply’ with India's internet rules

Twitter has pledged to “fully comply” with India’s new internet regulations, caving in a dispute...

Governments and oil majors must support sustainable aviation fuels, Iata chief says

Governments and oil majors must redirect their focus and investment to support sustainable aviation fuels...

Visa users spend $1bn of cryptocurrencies in first half of 2021

More than $1 billion was spent by Visa users on products and services through cryptocurrency-linked...

Samsung’s second-quarter profit likely to rise 53% on higher chip sales

Samsung Electronics, South Korea's largest company, said its second-quarter operating profit is expected to surge...