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United States Touts Purge Of Chinese Tech For ‘Clean Internet’
‘Madness’ says Chinese state-backed media, as America pushes ahead with ‘clean Internet’ plan, with purge of Chinese tech from US networks
Canon Suffers Ransomware Attack, With 10TB Of Data Stolen – Report
Report suggests Canon has been crippled with a ransomware attack with allegedly 10TB of data, including private databases, stolen
TikTok Selects Ireland For First European Data Centre
Ireland to get another data centre after the Chinese-owned short video app TikTok announces first European server facility
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United States Touts Purge Of Chinese Tech For ‘Clean Internet’
‘Madness’ says Chinese state-backed media, as America pushes ahead with ‘clean Internet’ plan, with purge of Chinese tech from US networks
The Tech Of Policing: Part 1: The Digital Police
In this first part of a three-part series, Silicon UK considers how UK police forces are using technology today? With significant advances from drones to AI-based data analytics, constabularies have an array of tools to choose from. How are these technologies being used on the frontline to keep citizens safe?
Amazon Gains FCC Approval For $10 Billion Broadband Satellite Project
Watch out SpaceX and OneWeb, as Amazon’s Project Kuiper gains official approval from the FCC for 3,200 broadband satellites
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Elon Musk Urges More Nickel Mining
Tesla boss urges mining corporations to product more nickel, as demand for electric vehicles (EVs) continues to grow worldwide
Apple Pledges To Be Carbon Neutral By 2030
Green pledge sees Apple join other tech firms such as Microsoft and Amazon, by pledging to not to add carbon emissions to the atmosphere by 2030
