Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced the company was banning political ads on Wednesday, saying, ‘We … [+] believe political message reach should be earned, not bought.’ Getty Images for Chrome Hearts Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s decision to abolish all political ads from the platform on Wednesday earned it goodwill from its critics—and a yawn from …
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Computer chipmaker Xilinx Inc. spooked investors today after saying its current-quarter revenue will likely fall well short of expectations. The company said it’s expecting third quarter revenue of between $710 million to $740 million, some way short of Wall Street’s forecast of $844.9 million. The reason? The ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China, …
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In only his first year as CEO of WPP, Mark Read has been voted by his peers as the industry’s most influential person (according to Econsultancy’s Top 100 Digital Agencies report, sponsored by MiQ and set to be released on Friday). Nick Watt, Econsultancy’s Head of Partner Content, took the opportunity to talk to Read …
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Germany‘s new ‘security catalog’ — which is expected to be released later this week — will not exclude Huawei from supplying equipment for the country’s 5G mobile networks, Reuters reports. The US blacklisted Huawei back in May over its alleged ties with the Chinese government and imposed export sanctions on the company’s products. The US …
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Image copyright Activision Blizzard US gaming publisher Activision Blizzard has reversed its decision to withhold prize money from a player who expressed support for the Hong Kong protests. Professional gamer, Ng Wai “Blitzchung” Chung, said in Mandarin, “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age,” on a live broadcast after a tournament. He was banned for …
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Update: In a hot piece of end of Friday news Blizzard officially responded to the controversy. You can read the lengthy attempt at spin on their blog, but long story short Blitzchung is getting his money back and everyone’s bans are being reduced to six months. People don’t like that this still implies calling for …
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Agence France-PresseOct 12, 2019 15:44:52 IST Gaming company Blizzard Entertainment said Friday China had nothing to do with its decision to punish an e-sports champion who voiced support for Hong Kong protestors, but eased the controversial sentence. Activision Blizzard booth at E3. Image: AP After a week of backlash from players, employees, and US politicians, …
Athena Solomon K, a student of the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru has moved to court to seek a ban on popular messaging app Telegram. She says that Telegram has become a mouthpiece for spreading vulgar and sexual content that contains women and children. Athena said that Telegram allows anonymous posting of messages …
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This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Chinese technology giant Huawei was the second-largest smartphone maker in the world at this time last year, but its fortunes have taken a downturn in 2019. The US government hit the firm with a trade ban last spring, but a …
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Huawei up before we go bankrupt EMBATTLED TECH GIANT Huawei has received an unlikely ally in the form of Microsoft boss Brad Smith. Smith, president and chief legal officer at of Microsoft, has called on the US government to end the ban on Huawei and its subsidiaries, which prevents US firms from supplying parts or software. This …
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Long before President Donald Trump threatened to cut off Huawei’s access to U.S. technology, the Chinese telecom equipment maker was pouring money into research that reduces its need for American suppliers. Huawei’s founder says instead of crippling the company, the export curbs are making it a tougher competitor by forcing managers to focus resources on …
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces an emergency executive action to ban the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes in New York State. New York Governor’s Office New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that he plans to pursue emergency regulations this week to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. If successful, New York would be the second …
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