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Technology giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has facial recognition technology which can specifically pick out members of China's Uighur minority, surveillance industry researcher IPVM said in a report.

Novartis said on Thursday it had entered into an agreement to acquire U.S.-based neuroscience company Cadent for up to US$770 million, gaining full rights to Cadent's neuroscience portfolio.

Twitter Inc is reversing changes made to its retweet function intended to curb the spread of misinformation during the U.S. presidential election, the company said.

Behind the corporate battle for French media company Lagardere, there's a political tug-of-war involving the country's richest man, a media magnate and President Emmanuel Macron.

U.S. airlines are on the brink of receiving a four-month extension of a government assistance program that is expected to provide another US$17 billion to fund payroll costs, congressional aides told Reuters.

RAZER Fintech, the fintech arm of gaming hardware and software firm Razer, is partnering buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) service provider Rely to provide BNPL services in South-east Asia for merchants registered under Razer's business-to-business solution, Razer Merchant Services (RMS).

MANILA: The World Bank said on Thursday (Dec 17) its board had approved two projects worth US$900 million to support the Philippines' efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, improve competitiveness, and build resilience against shocks and natural disasters. The first is a US$600 million ...

Facebook Inc and Alphabet's Google, the two biggest players in online advertising, used a series of deals to consolidate their market power illegally, Texas and nine other states alleged in a lawsuit against Google on Wednesday.

Online publishers including Genius Media Group and news website The Nation alleged in a lawsuit seeking class-action status on Wednesday that Alphabet Inc's Google has unlawfully stifled advertising competition, hurting their businesses.

TAIPEI: The American Institute in Taiwan on Thursday (Dec 17) decried "disinformation" from politicians about food safety, amid a contentious decision by the island's government to allow imports of US pork treated with a leanness-enhancing additive. President Tsai Ing-wen's decision in August to ...