Australia to Block Under-16s from YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram in Landmark Social Media Crackdown
July 30, 2025 – Australia is set to enforce a sweeping social media ban for users under 16 starting December 10, with YouTube now included in the crackdown despite earlier exemptions. The government’s new rules will prohibit minors from creating accounts on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X, and YouTube, marking a significant escalation…
Samsung Electronics Plans to Establish Semiconductor Plant near Tokyo
May 17, 2023 – In a surprising move, South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics has announced plans to establish a state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing plant near Tokyo. This venture comes amidst reports indicating that the Japanese government is considering providing subsidies worth around 15 billion Japanese yen (approximately 77 million Chinese yuan or 11.5 million US…
Alibaba Cloud’s DNS Formal Verification Paper Selected for ACM SOSP’23
October 27, 2023 – Recently, a collaborative research paper between Alibaba Cloud (Alibaba’s cloud computing subsidiary) and Peking University titled “Automated Verification of an In-Production DNS Authoritative Engine” has been accepted for presentation at the prestigious ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP) 2023. This paper introduces a groundbreaking approach to formal verification technology, which…
Microsoft’s Win11 Outlook Update: Customized Attachment Saving Coming in January 2023
December 05, 2023 – Microsoft’s plans for the upcoming mid-January update to the Win11 version of its Outlook client are causing a buzz among enterprise users. The highlight of this update is the ability for users to customize the file-saving path when downloading email attachments. In the current version of Win11’s Outlook, when users click…
Porsche Champions e-Fuels as Lifeline for Internal Combustion Engines
August 27, 2024 – Porsche Unveils Ambitious Vision for e-Fuels as a Game-Changer in the Automotive Landscape In a bold move, Porsche has emerged as a forerunner in the pursuit of synthetic fuels, also known as e-fuels, projecting them as a significant alternative to gasoline within the next decade. This optimistic outlook stems from the…
Humanoid Robots Could Generate a $7 Trillion Market in 25 Years, Says Citi Analyst
December 5, 2024 – In recent years, with the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence technology, humanoid robots have gradually transitioned from being a figment of science fiction to becoming a tangible reality. Recently, Rob Garlick and Wenyan Fei, analysts at Citi Global Insights, discussed the development prospects of the humanoid robot industry over the next…
ByteDance Welcomes French Tycoon Xavier Niel to Its Board
September 02, 2024 – According to the official English website of TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, Philippe Laffont, the founder of Coatue Management, has stepped down from the company’s board. Meanwhile, Xavier Niel, the French billionaire and founder of Iliad Telecom Group, has joined the ByteDance board. Xavier Niel, a French businessman with a strong presence…
HMD Global Announces Debut of First-Ever HMD Phone, Marking the End of an Era for Nokia
February 01, 2024 – In a recent announcement, Jean Francois Baril, the CEO of HMD, revealed the launch of the company’s own-brand smartphones, marking a significant milestone in the company’s journey. According to reports, HMD is set to unveil its first-ever HMD-branded smartphone at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in February. This move also signifies…
Inside Meta’s “Avocado” AI Model: Zuckerberg Takes Charge, Alibaba’s Qwen Involved in Distillation
December 11, 2025 – Meta is undergoing a pivotal strategic transformation. According to sources familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg, after months of building a high – cost AI team, Mark Zuckerberg has started to get personally involved in the day – to – day research and development. He is driving the company to…
ByteDance Names Ex-Warner Bros. Executive as Global General Counsel
June 04, 2024 – On June 3rd, ByteDance announced through its official TikTok website that John Rogovin has been appointed as the company’s Global General Counsel. Prior to his departure in 2022, Rogovin served as the General Counsel at Warner Bros. for over twelve years, overseeing the studio’s legal affairs worldwide. This encompassed Warner Bros.’…