BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has long positioned himself as a global internet entrepreneur, largely eschewing Chinese government involvement, but U.S. demands to sell his crown jewel TikTok are testing the boundaries with Beijing. FILE PHOTO: Tik Tok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a […]
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Google has announced a number of improvements coming to Chromebook owners worldwide. With the latest upgrade to Chrome OS, users will no longer have to memorise Wi-Fi passwords as they move between devices. Connecting your Chromebook to a new Wi-Fi network will save the password to your profile, the blog […]
As US-China relations reach a boiling point, Washington has started to screen Chinese students at airports for technology theft. When Boston Logan International Airport’s announcement asked Keith Zhang to come to the boarding desk, he thought it was a regular boarding check. But when he saw two armed American officers […]
Does it feel good to be the man who killed Hollywood? “No,” said Reed Hastings, who nurtured Netflix into the Godzilla of the entertainment world. “But, of course, we haven’t killed Hollywood.” At 59, the slender, gray-haired Mr. Hastings remains a mystery in the industry he dominates. “He’s a complete […]
Screenshot: Microsoft One of the first places I flew in Microsoft Flight Simulator was the Grasberg Mine, an open pit mine high in the Sudirman Mountain Range of Indonesia. At least, I tried to—turns out it wasn’t there. The absence of a remote mine from a popular video game wouldn’t […]
Nintendo is marking 35 years since the original release of the Super Mario Bros. video game in Japan with new updated versions, playable on the Switch console. Super Mario 3D All-Stars is a special games bundle marking the anniversary containing updates of three classic games – 1996’s Super Mario 64, 2002’s […]
A pharmacist displays a box of Dexamethasone at the Erasme Hospital amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Germany. Reuters Corticosteroids are a class of drugs that suppress out-of-control immune-system responses. They may improve survival rates for patients with severe cases of COVID-19, according to new research. Based on […]
Global Electronic Medical Record Systems Market to Reach $38. 8 Billion by 2027. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Electronic Medical Record Systems estimated at US$26 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$38. New York, Sept. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — […]