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TikTok est depuis plusieurs mois dans le collimateur des autorités américaines, de nombreux responsables estimant que la plateforme de vidéos courtes et divertissantes permet à Pékin d'espionner et de manipuler ses 170 millions d'utilisateurs aux Etats-Unis

Social Media

US Congress to take on TikTok ban bill — again

The US House of Representatives will again vote Saturday on a bill that would force TikTok to divest from Chinese parent company ByteDance.

AFPApril 18, 2024

Saudi Telecom announced in September it had paid 2.1 billion euros ($2.3 billion) for a 9.9 percent share in Telefonica, causing concern in Madrid.

Business

Spain takes stake in Telefonica after Saudi deal concerns

Spain's government has acquired a three-percent stake in telecoms giant Telefonica following concerns over a Saudi firm taking a piece of a company.

AFPMarch 26, 2024

Smartphone makers are promoting AI-infused devices at the Mobile World Congress

Tech & Science

Smartphone makers bet on AI to boost sales

The trend was on display at the telecom industry's biggest annual show, the four-day Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.

AFPFebruary 26, 2024

A video created by Open AI's newly released text-to-video 'Sora' tool plays on a monitor

Tech & Science

‘It’s frightening’: YouTubers split over OpenAI’s video tool Sora

Reactions to the tool, called Sora, have ranged from head-over-heels enthusiasm to alarm over the future direction of the industry.

AFPFebruary 21, 2024

Pakistan suspended mobile phone and data services nationwide on Thursday for election day, in a move a digital rights group said was 'inherently undemocratic'

Tech & Science

Pakistan suspends mobile service for election day

Pakistan suspended mobile phone and data services nationwide on Thursday for election day, in a move a digital rights group said was “inherently undemocratic”....

AFPFebruary 8, 2024

Apple, headed by Tim Cook, is keen to lock users into its ecosystem, but EU rules are making it open up

Business

Apple ready to open iPhone tap-to-pay to rivals — in the EU

Apple is prepared to open the iPhone’s ability to tap-to-pay to rivals — in the EU — after coming under fire for keeping users...

AFPJanuary 19, 2024

A man inspects a hole in the cabin of a Boeing airplane, the result of a fuselage panel blowing off mid-flight

Tech & Science

iPhone survives 16,000-foot fall from Alaska Airlines flight

The phone was sucked out of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Friday when a fuselage panel blew off, leaving a gaping hole.

AFPJanuary 8, 2024

Australian communications company Optus was hit by a major service outage on Wednesday

Business

Telecoms outage cuts off millions of Australians

More than 10 million Australians were cut off from internet and phone services on Wednesday after unexplained outages struck one of the country’s largest...

AFPNovember 8, 2023