7 years ago038BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese telecoms carrier said it had begun closing virtual private networks (VPNs) and other tools that can bypass the so-called Great Firewall, which state authorities use to filter and block traffic between Chinese and overseas servers.
A spokesman for Guangzhou Huoyun Information Technology Ltd, which operates...
7 years ago052Chinese bike-sharing start-up Ofo said on Thursday it has raised more than $700 million in its latest funding round that was led by Alibaba Group and two others, in the largest such fund-raising in the business that has drawn keen investor interest.
Ofo said in a statement that besides Alibaba, the series E funding was led by Hony...
7 years ago084Taiwan plans to spend T$1 billion ($32.73 million) every year over a period of five years on artificial intelligence research centers, the government said, in a move that will help its technology firms enter the fledgling sector.
"The importance of AI for Taiwan is apparent through its semiconductor companies. Right now, they have an...
7 years ago071Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) said on Sunday it will start selling a refurbished version of the recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in South Korea on July 7, using batteries different from those that caused some handsets to catch fire last year.
Samsung said in a statement it will offer 400,000 phones, dubbed the Galaxy Note 7...
7 years ago073Wipro Ltd (WIPR.NS), India's third-largest software services exporter, said on Wednesday that more than half its workforce in the United States consists of locals after it hired more than 1,600 people in the last six months.
The statement comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has asked federal agencies to review a visa program that...
7 years ago071Tech giant IBM is building a blockchain-based platform for seven big European banks, including HSBC and Deutsche Bank, that is aimed at simplifying trade finance transactions for small- and medium-sized companies.
Trade finance was identified by a survey of banks carried out by IBM and the Economist Intelligence Unit last year as one...
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Mobile Payment Technologies Market Analysis & Trends - Industry Forecast to 2025" report to their offering.
The Global Mobile Payment Technologies Market is poised to grow at a CAGR of around 21.1% over the next decade to reach approximately $2.28...