Global firms push for open 5G systems workable with multiple vendors
WASHINGTON • More than 30 technology and telecommunications firms have unveiled an alliance to press for “open and interoperable” 5G wireless systems that…
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Hackers Trick 3 British Private Equity Firms Into Sending Them $1.3 Million
In a recent highly targeted BEC attack, hackers managed to trick three British private equity firms into wire-transferring a total of $1.3 million to the bank…
Tech firms in Malaysia want RM250mil aid set aside for them
KUALA LUMPUR: About 40% of technology startups and social enterprises may fold from June this year if assistance is not rendered to the local startup…
2C2P sets up VC arm to make strategic investment in payments firms in…
Singapore- and Bangkok-headquartered payments processing company 2C2P has established a VC arm to make strategic investments in payments and related sectors.…
Pikom says Covid-19 stimulus not helping tech firms
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The government’s Prihatin stimulus package does not contain enough support for businesses and employees in the technology sector, the…
MDEC Launches Campaign with Tech Firms to Mitigate Covid-19 Impact
Following the two-week movement control order (MCO) to combat the COVID-19 threat in the country, the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has launched…
Feds see opening on encryption as tech firms sign on to protect children
Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, Snap and Roblox have agreed to adopt 11 voluntary principles to prevent online child sexual exploitation, government…
Facebook pulls down hundreds of fake accounts tied to marketing firms
Facebook removed hundreds of accounts and pages tied to deceptive campaigns from Egyptian and Indian marketing firms in February, the company said Monday. The…
Malaysia-based tech firms learn how they can GAIN from MDEC’s programme
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 100 local and regional tech entrepreneurs and digital ecosystem partners gathered at the recently held Global Growth Acceleration (GGA)…
Tech firms saw 50% rise in online child sexual abuse content in 2019
The number of photos and videos of child sexual abuse online surged over 50% in 2019, according to a Friday report from The New York Times. Nearly 70 million…