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Indonesian minister accuses TikTok of violations
Indonesian officials scrutinise TikTok for allegedly breaching in-app transaction bans despite its major e-commerce influence.

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House punts on AI with directionless new task force
The House of Representatives Establishes AI Task Force The House of Representatives has formed a Task Force on artificial intelligence with the aim of ensuring America maintains its leadership in this strategic domain. Speaker Mike Johnson emphasised the significance of this…

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China hatches a plan of running single-stack IPv6 network by 2030
In 2017, China adopted a massive action plan for the future of the Internet, which aims to revolutionize the way the country uses the Internet.There have been many reports on the Internet about China’s massive IPV6 format system overhaul. Many have predicted that China will make…

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ARIN’s new fee to be proportional to the IPV4 block size
ARIN, the American Registry for Internet Numbers has announced a new fee transfer processing fee to be paid by the recipient. This fee will be effective from the 1st of January 2023 and has been decided based on the decision of the ARIB Board of Trustees. The key highlight of…

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Singapore to impose green fuel levy on flights from 2026
Singapore unveils ambitious blueprint: Sustainable Aviation Fuels mandated, emission cuts targeted, aiming for net-zero aviation by 2050.

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Alibaba bets on overseas e-commerce unit
Alibaba focuses on global expansion amid slow domestic growth, boosted by strong international e-commerce revenue.

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The EU now formally investigate TikTok’s compliance with the Digital Services Act
The DSA is the EU’s online governance and content moderation rulebook, and since Saturday it has been widely applied to (possibly) thousands of platforms and services. An investigation into Tiktok The areas of concern for the Commission in its investigation into TikTok relate to…

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Europe’s Digital Services Act applies in full from February 18
The EU’s relaunched e-commerce rules are fully applicable from tomorrow, potentially setting new legal obligations on thousands of platforms and digital businesses. What is DSA The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a huge EU effort to establish an online governance framework for…

Institutional
Biden slowed the transition to EVs to appease automakers
Sources first told The New York Times that the administration’s shift on tackling climate change was intended to placate automakers and unions. New legislation The Biden administration is reportedly working on legislation to give automakers breathing room by requiring them to…

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Meta: An additional 30% fee for promoting posts via iOS
Meta imposes a 30% fee on advertisers promoting posts through iOS apps, aligning with Apple’s App Store policies.

Institutional
Apple faces a fine of $539 million over Spotify’s antitrust claims
$539 million may sound like a lot, but by the time the EU updated its objections last year, a much larger fine approaching $40 billion (or 10 percent of Apple’s annual global turnover) was already on the table. Root of the problem A report in the Financial Times early Sunday said…

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Italy watchdog forces TikTok to remove ‘French scar’ videos
AGCOM forced TikTok to remove “French scar” videos, highlighting global scrutiny on social platforms for child safety.

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Microsoft to train 2 million people in AI skills in India
Microsoft CEO Nadella urges India to invest in AI for economic growth, emphasising training 2 million individuals in AI skills.

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Air Canada lost lawsuit over its ChatBot offering a false information
Air Canada has argued that its AI-powered customer chatbots are solely responsible for their actions, but that argument won’t hold up in civil court.Now, the airline must refund a customer who was given the wrong ticket compensation information. Inaccurate information The 2022…

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Top tech stories today: February 15, 2024
Apple Vision Pros are being returned, and China’s retail giant Alibaba may be brought down to size, among other tech news to know today.

Institutional
Top tech stories today: February 12, 2024
1. Virgin Media probed over digital switchover rules Ofcom is investigating Virgin Media over its compliance with rules to protect vulnerable customers during the digital switchover. The telecoms industry is currently changing landline services from analogue to digital. BBC News…

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$112.5 million Ripple (XRP) hack may have involved an insider
Blockchain analytics firm Hacken has reported the discovery of a pre-existing XRP wallet connected to the personal wallet of Ripple chairman.

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Capacity Middle East 2024 unites key ICT players for future-proofing digital infrastructure
The leading digital infrastructure event, Capacity Middle East 2024, takes place from February 6 to 8, with pre-event activities scheduled on February 5, at the Grand Hyatt Dubai Conference & Exhibition Centre in the UAE. Capacity Middle East, the region’s premier gathering for…

Institutional
Ignore Uncle Sam’s cybersecurity goals? Careful about getting hurt!
Critical cybersecurity performance goal If you are responsible for infosec at a US hospital or other healthcare organization, and you treat the government’s new “voluntary” cybersecurity performance goals (CPGs) as, well, voluntary, you’re ignoring the writing on the wall. “The…

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Bitcoin reaches $44,000 high, faces resistance: returns to $42,000
Bitcoin surged to nearly $44K before facing strong resistance and retracting to $42K as the US Federal Reserve maintains monetary policy.
