The American giant Google announced on Tuesday that Brazil would be the first country to test a system using artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically block smartphones using the Android system in the event of theft. The largest country in Latin America was not chosen by chance: there are nearly two …
Read More »Tech: Google denounces Italian spyware used to hack smartphones
Google denounced and condemned software from an Italian company specializing in communications surveillance used to hack into smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan. Google engineers explain that the victims, users of Android (Google) and iOS (Apple) smartphones, received a link to install malicious applications, which then make it possible to spy …
Read More »Tech: Google announces $1bn investment in Africa
The internet giant Google has announced an investment of $1bn in Africa over five years to help boost the continent’s digital transformation. It marks the biggest investment by the US tech company in Africa and the countries to benefit include Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. One of the plans …
Read More »Thailand to start collecting tax from foreign tech firms
Thailand on Wednesday will start collecting value added tax (VAT) from foreign technology companies and expects to raise at least 5 billion baht ($154.70 million) in additional revenue each year, a senior official said. Foreign platforms providing electronic services in Thailand will have to register for VAT payments, senior finance …
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