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12:35pm, 5th March, 2020

Big tech firms ask Seattle employees to work from home over coronavirus fears

Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday joined Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc and Microsoft Corp in recommending employees in the Seattle area to work from home, after many were infected with the coronavirus in the region.

Facebook pulls out of South by Southwest festival over coronavirus fears

9:37pm, 2nd March, 2020

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Facebook pulls out of South by Southwest festival over coronavirus fears

Facebook Inc is pulling out of this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) music and tech festival over growing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, a spokesperson for the company said on Monday.

Coronavirus fears pull U.S. chip index into a correction

6:46pm, 25th February, 2020

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Coronavirus fears pull U.S. chip index into a correction

Wall Street's main semiconductor benchmark tumbled into correction territory on Tuesday in its deepest four-day rout since the financial crisis, as the coronavirus spread further around the world and deepened fears about the global economy.

Hughes fears Indian closure, bank disruptions over unpaid fees

7:58am, 23rd February, 2020

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Hughes fears Indian closure, bank disruptions over unpaid fees

U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems may have to shut its Indian operations due to unpaid levies owed to the government, which could put thousands of banking services at risk, a company letter seen by Reuters showed.

3:47am, 23rd February, 2020

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U.S. firm Hughes fears Indian closure, bank disruptions over unpaid fees: letter

U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems may have to shut its Indian operations due to unpaid levies owed to the government, which could put thousands of banking services at risk, a company letter seen by Reuters showed.

Royal capital to 'smart city': Myanmar's Mandalay gets high-tech makeover, sparks 'spy' fears

2:03am, 4th August, 2019

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Royal capital to 'smart city': Myanmar's Mandalay gets high-tech makeover, sparks 'spy' fears

Once a seat of kings, the city of Mandalay in northern Myanmar has seen turbulent chapters in its 162-year history – the fall of Burma's last royal dynasty and decades of colonial rule. Now, officials are attempting to transform the former royal...

Firefox maker fears DarkMatter 'misuse' of browser for hacking

7:24pm, 4th March, 2019

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Firefox maker fears DarkMatter 'misuse' of browser for hacking

Firefox browser-maker Mozilla is considering whether to block cybersecurity company DarkMatter from serving as one of its internet security gatekeepers after a Reuters report linked the United Arab Emirates-based firm to a cyber espionage program.

Europe calls for facts not fears in Huawei security row

2:28pm, 26th February, 2019

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Europe calls for facts not fears in Huawei security row

Facts not fears should decide the future of telecoms network security in Europe, industry leaders and policy chiefs said this week, brushing off U.S. calls for a ban on Chinese vendors.

Huawei plan to fix British security fears due in H1 this year: executive

10:44am, 21st February, 2019

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Huawei plan to fix British security fears due in H1 this year: executive

Huawei will present a plan to address British security concerns about its equipment by the end of the first half of this year, a senior company executive said on Thursday, following criticism the Chinese firm has not moved fast enough to fix the issu...

Australia bans China's Huawei from mobile network build over security fears

8:17pm, 22nd August, 2018

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Australia bans China's Huawei from mobile network build over security fears

Australia's government on Thursday banned major Chinese telecoms firm Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from supplying equipment for its planned 5G mobile network, citing risks of foreign interference.