2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (457+ words) Samsung Electronics Co launched a publicity campaign for its foldable phones, touting its hardware advantage and its early entry into the segment as it seeks to fend off a major challenge from Apple Inc. Apple on Wednesday unveiled the Duo,…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (584+ words) Apple Inc yesterday unveiled its latest generation of iPhones, including a widely anticipated foldable version called Duo. Apple CEO John Ternus, who took over from Tim Cook on Tuesday last week, introduced the latest lineup at the company’s headquarters in…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (517+ words) Australia has proposed legislation that would allow social media users to opt out of platforms’ algorithms, a potentially far-reaching step that deepens regulatory efforts worldwide to rein in Big Tech and limit online harm. Under the Labor government’s draft Digital…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (831+ words) Would you pay ￡20 (US$27) a month for the chance of making a friend, on the understanding that an algorithm — not you – gets to decide who you’ll meet? Driven by the decline of “third spaces” such as youth centers and pubs,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (586+ words) Eight months after implementing a ban on under-16s accessing social media services like TikTok, Australia finds its younger users are returning in droves, new data from Qustodio showed. As of last month, 26 percent of children aged 13 to 15 were on TikTo,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (399+ words) The government would soon require digital service providers to stop automatically renewing subscriptions, and allow users to manually select and confirm renewals by checking a clearly labeled box, the Executive Yuan said yesterday. The issue was first raised by Chinese…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (350+ words) Brazil’s data protection agency on Wednesday ordered Discord to suspend live streams, accusing the messaging platform of failing to protect children and adolescents after a teen girl was allegedly incited to commit suicide during a broadcast. In a case described…...

1+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (133+ words) Taipei Times - All Front Page Taiwan News Business Editorial & Opinion Sports World News Features Bilingual Pages Mobile Internet slows, streets clear in northern Taiwan resilience drill Mobile Internet services today slowed in northern Taiwan as an urban resilience drill was…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (537+ words) The government yesterday slowed mobile Internet coverage for a large swathe of the central part of Taiwan proper for the first time during annual war games, simulating communication disruption in the event of a Chinese attack or natural disaster. Taiwan,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (303+ words) The Legislative Yuan yesterday passed an amendment to the Cable Radio and Television Act (有線廣播電視法) to ease a ban on government investment in cable television system operators, allowing the government to hold up to a 1 percent indirect, noncontrolling stake for…...