President Trump said he will not try to immediately shut down TikTok as he had previously threatened, but said the Chinese-owned app will be “out…

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Monday joined other senators in backing an American company to purchase Chinese-owned video app TikTok’s…

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SINGAPORE – Singapore will make some incoming travelers wear an electronic monitoring device to ensure that they comply with coronavirus quarantines as the city-state gradually…

Read More Singapore to make travelers wear electronic tags to enforce quarantine

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German body in charge of regulating auditors is examining the work of EY, the auditor that approved the books of collapsed…

Read More German regulator examines auditor EY over Wirecard accounts

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank said on Monday that tests had begun to trial payments via Facebook Inc’s messaging service WhatsApp in…

Read More Brazil's central bank says Whatsapp payment tests have begun

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese artificial intelligence company Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology Co., Ltd., also known as Xiao-i, has filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc,…

Read More Chinese artificial intelligence company files $1.4 billion lawsuit against Apple

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – A potential shotgun wedding to Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) for TikTok’s U.S. operations provoked an outcry on Chinese social media as well…

Read More Microsoft talks to buy TikTok's U.S. operations spark ire in China

A British teenager was one of three hackers named by US officials as being responsible for the attack on Twitter last month. On July 15,…

Read More British teen charged over Twitter hack named by US officials

TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp on Monday said it spent 398 billion yen ($3.8 billion) buying back 63.2 million shares between July 1 and…

Read More SoftBank spent $3.8 billion on buybacks in July, August

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said it will push ahead with talks to acquire the U.S. operations of Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok, a potential…

Read More Microsoft says in talks to buy TikTok's U.S. operations from China's ByteDance

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Zoom Video Communications will shift to a partner-only model in mainland China from Aug. 23, the company said on Monday. Users in…

Read More Zoom to shift to 'partner-only' model in China

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has agreed to give China’s ByteDance 45 days to negotiate a sale of popular short-video app TikTok to…

Read More Exclusive: Trump to give TikTok's Chinese owner 45 days to agree sale – sources

BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Monday that 28-nanometre chips for mobile devices using the Beidou navigation system are in mass production, and mass manufacturing…

Read More China says chips for mobile devices using Beidou navigation system in mass production

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – TikTok owner ByteDance has accused Facebook of plagiarism and smears although it did not elaborate on the accusation. The Chinese firm also…

Read More TikTok owner ByteDance accuses Facebook of 'plagiarism and smears'

Apple’s Face ID face-recognition technology has made unlocking the company’s iPhone X and 11 smartphone series a breeze. That is, until the coronavirus pandemic, which…

Read More Unlock your iPhone with Face ID while wearing a mask

Singapore is only expected to have island-wide 5G coverage by 2025, but 5G Android smartphones are already in the market. While most 5G phones currently…

Read More Tech review: Huawei nova 7 SE is a 5G mid-range smartphone

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Republican senators back a plan by China’s ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok after President Donald Trump said on…

Read More Republican senators back plan to sell TikTok's U.S. operations

HBO Max still isn’t available directly on Roku or Amazon’s Fire TV streaming devices — more than two months after the service’s launch — as…

Read More How to Watch HBO Max on Roku or Amazon Fire TV: Streaming Workarounds for Now

Whispers of a delayed launch for the next-generation iPhone due to the ongoing public health crisis are nothing new, but Apple has finally confirmed reports…

Read More iPhone 12 release date: Apple finally confirms the news nobody wanted to hear

If your Sky Q box hasn’t received the latest software update – easily the biggest redesign in years – then rest assured, the wait is…

Read More Your Sky TV box will get an update this month as blockbuster features slowly roll-out

There’s not long left until we finally find out exactly what Samsung has in-store for millions of Galaxy Note fans. The South Korean firm is…

Read More Galaxy Note 20 released this week: 3 things we want to see, and 1 thing we don’t

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the…

Read More Exclusive: TikTok's Chinese owner offers to forego stake to clinch U.S. deal – sources

(Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) will keep a stake in its chip company Arm Holdings Ltd, even if it sells part of it to…

Read More SoftBank to maintain stake in Arm after partial sale: Nikkei

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the…

Read More Exclusive: TikTok's Chinese owner offers to forego stake to clinch U.S. deal – sources

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) Taiwan contract manufacturers Foxconn (2317.TW), Wistron Corp (3231.TW) and Pegatron Corp (4938.TW) have applied for India’s $6.65 billion…

Read More Apple's Taiwan suppliers, Samsung apply for India's smartphone scheme

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) Taiwan contract manufacturers Foxconn (2317.TW), Wistron Corp (3231.TW) and Pegatron Corp (4938.TW) have applied for India’s $6.5 billion…

Read More Apple's Taiwan suppliers, Samsung apply for India's local smartphone scheme

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Apple Inc AAPL.N removed 29,800 apps from its Chinese app store on Saturday, including more than 26,000 games, according to data from…

Read More Apple removes thousands of game apps from China store: research firm

San Francisco: Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok, the Chinese-owned video app, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions, as President Donald…

Read More Microsoft said to be in talks to buy TikTok as Trump weighs curtailing app

EE has added a new feature, known as Set Up Safe, to all of its Pay Monthly customers nationwide. The free service is designed to…

Read More EE fixes one of users’ biggest concerns as it rolls out safety feature to millions

Sky is believed to be planning an increase for NOW TV viewers, which could see them paying an extra £12 a year. If the rumoured…

Read More Sky set to raise prices for NOW TV customers next month: how much MORE you’ll have to pay