Technology

A combined operation led by the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) on November 30 rescued a girl in Barangay Pasil, Cebu City, who had reportedly been subjected to months of online sexual exploitation and torture at the hands of her own mother. Officials from the NBI Cebu District Office, the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking, and the Department …

According to a statement released by Parlement Technologies on Thursday, December 1, the parent company of the social media platform Parler and American artist Kanye West, now known as Ye, have mutually agreed to terminate the sale of Parler. Mid-November, this decision was made in the best interest of all parties, the corporation said in a statement. “Parler will continue …

People with firsthand knowledge said that Facebook owner Meta reached out to EU antitrust officials in an attempt to settle probes into its use of consumer data and the integration of its classified ads service with its social network. According to the persons, there have been extremely basic negotiations that have made no progress to date. Meta and the European …

US prosecutors requested a judge on Thursday, December 1, to dismiss bank fraud and other charges against Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, whose arrest in 2018 soured relations between the US and China. The accusations against Meng will be dropped on December 1, 2022, four years after her detention on a US warrant in Canada, as …

There has been an upsurge in the number of layoffs in the technology industry, with 1,270 locals losing their jobs between July and mid-November, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng told the Singaporean Parliament on Monday (Nov 28). Eight out of ten had non-technical positions such as sales, marketing, and corporate functions. Dr. Tan stated that around seven out of ten …

The Biden administration has prohibited the certification of Huawei Technologies and ZTE’s new telecommunications equipment because they represent “an intolerable danger” to US national security. The US Federal Communications Commission said on November 25 that it has adopted the final regulations, which prohibit the sale or import of surveillance equipment manufactured by Chinese companies Dahua Technology Co, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital …

Microsoft is set to face an EU antitrust probe as authorities deepen their scrutiny of the company’s tactics in a case sparked by Salesforce.com’s workplace messaging software Slack, according to individuals familiar with the situation. The previous year, Slack filed a complaint with the European Commission, alleging that Microsoft improperly merged its workplace chat and video service Teams into its …

The local smartphone manufacturer narzo just opened its 50th store on November 19 in Las Pias. During the ribbon-cutting event held on the third floor of SM Southmall, the four-month-old company welcomed new consumers from the South with activities, prizes, and freebies to recognize its offline milestone success. Notably, the inauguration of the 50th store coincides with the launch of …

According to a statement released by the firm on Wednesday, all paid activity on Twitter associated with Volkswagen brands have been suspended until further notice. Following Elon Musk’s takeover of the platform, Volkswagen, which owns Audi along with VW, Seat, Cupra, Lamborghini, Bentley, Ducati, and Porsche, announced earlier this month that it had recommended to the brands that they pause …

The Verge got a recording of an internal Twitter meeting in which new owner Elon Musk participated. Musk discussed his plans for “Twitter 2.0,” specifically its messaging functions, during a meeting on November 22, according to the site. Musk stated that he desires encrypted texting, video chats, and voice calls. Musk was quoted by The Verge as saying, “We want …