Google announces new subsea cable 'Equiano', connecting Africa and Europe

Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday announced a new subsea cable dubbed "Equiano" that will connect Africa with Europe, as it boosts its cloud computing infrastructure.

UK's Johnson says Huawei must not jeopardize intelligence-sharing

Boris Johnson, the front-runner to be Britain's next prime minister, said Britain should not allow its relationship with Chinese networks firm Huawei to jeopardize intelligence-sharing with allies including the United States.

Tesla says single battery module caused car fire in Shanghai, has changed vehicle settings

Electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla Inc said on Friday a single battery module caused a car to catch fire in Shanghai and it had revised its vehicle settings to further protect its batteries following an investigation into the incident.

Tesla said single battery module caused car fire in Shanghai

Electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla Inc said on Friday that it has found no systematic flaws in its vehicles following investigation of a vehicle that caught fire in Shanghai.

India's Flipkart to replace 40% of its delivery vans with EVs

Walmart Inc's Indian unit Flipkart said late Thursday it plans to replace nearly 40% of its current fleet of delivery vans with electric vehicles (EVs) by March 2020, as part of its efforts to cut down on its carbon footprint.

Vietnam's Vingroup in deal with Fujitsu unit, Qualcomm to make 5G phones

Vingroup JSC, Vietnam's biggest-listed firm by market value, said on Friday it had signed a deal with Qualcomm and a unit of Japan's Fujitsu Ltd to produce 5G smartphones in the country.

Five Japanese automakers sign on to SoftBank-Toyota self-drive venture

Five Japanese automakers including Suzuki Motor Corp and Mazda Motor Corp on Friday said they would each invest 2% in the on-demand, self-driving car service venture set up by SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor Corp.

Toshiba Memory says central Japan chip plant to resume full production by mid-July

Toshiba Memory Corp, the world's second-biggest producer of NAND flash memory chips, said on Friday its plant in central Japan will resume full production by mid-July.

Faces for cookware: data collection industry flourishes as China pursues AI ambitions

In a village in central China's Henan province, amid barking dogs and wandering chickens, villagers gather along a dirt road to trade images of their faces for kettles, pots and tea cups.

Apple Music hits more than 60 million subscribers, trailing Spotify

Apple Inc on Thursday confirmed than the company's streaming music service has more than 60 million subscribers, trailing rival Spotify Technology SA's 100 million premium subscribers.

Twitter to deemphasize, label politician tweets that break rules

Twitter Inc said on Thursday it would identify and deemphasize tweets that broke its rules but came from important sources such as politicians, in order to strike a balance between free expression and accountability.

FDA warns of cybersecurity risk to certain Medtronic insulin pumps

The U.S. Food and Drug administration said on Thursday that certain insulin pumps of Medtronic Plc were being recalled due to a potential risk of them being hacked.

Iran seizes 1,000 bitcoin mining machines using subsidized power

Iranian authorities have seized about 1,000 bitcoin mining machines in two abandoned factories, state television reported, after warnings that the activity had led to a spike in consumption of government-subsidized electricity.

Twitter to deemphasize, label politician tweets that break its rules

Twitter Inc said on Thursday it would identify and deemphasize tweets that broke its rules but came from important sources, such as politicians, in order to strike a balance between free expression and accountability.

Exclusive: Western intelligence hacked 'Russia's Google' Yandex to spy on accounts - sources

Hackers working for Western intelligence agencies broke into Russian internet search company Yandex in late 2018 deploying a rare type of malware in an attempt to spy on user accounts, four people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Bitcoin sell-off accelerates, breaking below $11,000

A pullback in prices of bitcoin deepened on Thursday, falling over 16% to below $11,000 after jumping to 18-month high of nearly $14,000 earlier this week amid optimism about the widening usage of digital currencies.

Japan Display to receive $100 million investment from Apple as part of bailout deal

Japan Display Inc said on Friday it would receive a $100 million investment from a customer, which a source said was Apple Inc , as part of a bailout deal led by a Chinese investment firm for the smartphone screen maker.

Twitter to put notice on politician tweets that break its rules

Twitter Inc said on Thursday it would identify and deemphasize tweets that broke its rules but came from important sources, such as politicians, in order to strike a balance between free expression and accountability.

Breach at Cloud Solution Provider PCM Inc.

A digital intrusion at PCM Inc., a major U.S.-based cloud solution provider, allowed hackers to access email and file sharing systems for some of the company’s clients, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. El Segundo, Calif. based PCM [NASDAQ:PCMI] is a provider of technology products, servi...

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Google Cloud absorbs Alphabet cybersecurity firm Chronicle

Alphabet Inc announced on Thursday that its year-old cybersecurity company, Chronicle, would be absorbed by its Google Cloud division because customers have been seeking an integrated offering.